Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, retired four star general, and former presidential candidate Wesley Clark will present "War and the Media," as part of the UNLVCSUN Spring Lecture Series on March 17 at 7 p.m. in Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall at UNLV.

The lecture is free and open to the public.

During his presentation, Clark will draw from his extensive military and political career to offer insight into current military conflicts around the world and their implications. He will also speak of the pivotal role international and military strategies play in the increasing presence of American business in the global market.

Clark retired as one of the nation's most highly decorated military officers since President Eisenhower, reaching the position of NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, where he led a unified force to victory in the alliance's first major combat action. As commander of NATO's forces during the Kosovo conflict, he was instrumental in saving more than 1.5 million Albanians from ethnic cleansing without a single Allied casualty.

Among his many military decorations, Clark has been awarded five Defense Distinguished Service Medals, the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, and the Purple Heart. In August of 2000, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, for his outstanding service and leadership.

In September of 2003, Clark entered the race for the Democratic presidential nomination and commanded national attention as a voice for positive change, solid policy agendas, and principled leadership.

Clark is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated first in his class. He holds a master's degree in philosophy, politics and economics from Oxford University where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.

As the student government for UNLV undergraduate students, the mission of UNLVCSUN is to enhance the college experience by offering necessary services, awarding leadership, service and academic scholarships, planning and implementing activities and programs, presenting academic and culturally enriching lectures, and serving as the voice of students to the university as well as local and state governments .

UNLVCSUN's lecture series, funded through student fees, brings credible national politicians, filmmakers and dignitaries to UNLV.