The Character Education Partnership Welcomes Michigan Governor John Engler & Dr. Jack London

WASHINGTON - Oct. 20, 2014 - PRLog -- Washington, D.C. – October 17, 2014 – The Character Education Partnership (CEP), a national advocate and leader for the character education movement, is pleased to announce that former Michigan Governor, John Engler & Dr. Jack London will speak during its first annual ‘Call to Character Gala’.

CEP’s ‘Call to Character Gala’ which will culminate its 21st annual National Forum on Character Education on Saturday, Nov. 1st from 6:30 – 9:30 pm at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, DC. Interested parties are encouraged to register online.

The gala will address the important issues of “Character Beyond the Classroom” and will feature Mr. Engler, who is currently president of the Business Roundtable, and Dr. London, the executive chairman and chairman of the board for CACI. Following the evening program, Dr. London will feature his new book Character: The Ultimate Success Factor, which he will be signing. In his book he discusses a variety of factors that form our abilities and influence the events in our lives, and how there is only one thing that creates genuine success: Character.

Gala guests are invited to attend stimulating breakout sessions including “Military Character: Challenges and Solutions” where a panel of top military experts, which includes representatives from the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines, will focus on today’s challenges and the military’s emerging strategies to enhance the character of its personnel. This provocative discussion will include many takeaways of lessons learned, best practices, what works and what needs to be done in the future.

Character Education Partnership is a national advocate and leader for character in education. Based in Washington, DC, it is a nonprofit committed to fostering effective character education in our nation’s public, private and charter schools. It provides vision, leadership and resources for school, families and communities to develop ethical future-adults committed to building a just and caring world. For more information about how schools can improve through high-quality character education, visit character.org. Engage CEP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charactereducationpartnership