Due to unforeseen circumstances, Andrea Mitchell’s November 18 2025, Omnibus Speaker Series presentation at Purdue University Fort Wayne has been canceled.
Purdue Fort Wayne University news release:
Andrea Mitchell Omnibus series visit canceled
Fort Wayne, Indiana (October 20, 2025) — Due to unforeseen circumstances, Andrea Mitchell’s Nov. 18 Omnibus Speaker Series presentation at Purdue University Fort Wayne has been canceled.
The series will return after the start of the new year with two exciting guests, Atlanta Hawks executive Melissa Proctor on Feb. 12, and podcaster and citizen journalist V Spehar on March 23.
Proctor’s dream was to become the first female coach in the NBA, but is now the executive vice president and chief marketing officer for the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena, serving in both positions since 2016. Proctor’s journey was detailed in her book “From Ball Girl to CMO.” She began her rise working for Turner Broadcasting System in 2010.
Known for “Under the Desk News,” Spehar started out working in the culinary and hospitality industries. While lying under a desk during the Jan. 6 Insurrection in 2021, Spehar created a short video addressed to then-Vice President Mike Pence. The video took off, and Spehar found a niche simply explaining current events.
The Omnibus Speaker Series is underwritten by a generous contribution from the English-Bonter-Mitchell Foundation, which has sponsored every season since the series’ 1995 introduction.
For more information on the other 2025-26 speakers – and the series itself – visit PFW.edu/omnibus.
About Purdue University Fort Wayne
Purdue University Fort Wayne is the largest university in northeast Indiana and is part of the Purdue University system. Purdue Fort Wayne is uniquely positioned to serve the region as a crossroads of intellectual, social, economic, and cultural advancement. Rigorous academics are combined with a focus on student success across prestigious degree programs taught by more than 300 full-time faculty. More than 7,400 students of diverse ages, ethnicities, and nationalities pursue their education on the nearly 600-acre campus. A majority of the Mastodon Alumni Community’s 55,000+ living members reside and work in Indiana, which contributes significantly to the state’s economy, vitality, and intellectual strength. The university is a member of the Horizon League athletics conference, and fields 14 NCAA Division I sports teams. For more information, visit pfw.edu.
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