MANSFIELD, PA— More than 400 people, including Mansfield 
University students, faculty and staff plus community members, attended a lecture presentation by Maci Bookout of the MTV series “Teen Mom” at Decker Gymnasium on October 16.
In a multi-media lecture, “The Struggles of a Teen Mom and Beyond,” Bookout talked about becoming a mother at age 16 and how teen motherhood made her even more determined to follow her dreams, continue her education and juggle the role of being a mother while bettering herself.
After the presentation, more than 150 people attended a question and answer session and had the chance to meet Bookout.
MTV had a crew on campus filming her lecture with plans to air the footage in January 2015
This event was sponsored by the Student Activities Office and funded by student activity fees.