Corretta Douglas discussed the wisdom she would give the world if it was her final opportunity in a “last lecture” Monday night.The speech took place in Dodson Auditorium in front of an audience of about 35 people.The computer science undergraduate instructor coordinator spoke about her life experiences growing up in Mississippi and Alabama and how those experiences impacted her life.”I don’t know what it is about Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, but something is wrong with our school systems,” Douglas said. “We need to do something to fix them.”Douglas identified setting high goals as one way to improve schooling. She also said goal-setting was one of the most important ideas she wanted the audience to take with them.She said she would advise the world to be patriotic, hard-working, humble, disciplined and frugal.”Take advantage of the opportunity to learn something new,” Douglas said. “If you have special talents, reach out to help young people.”Douglas also spoke about the differences in student lifestyles from when she was in college and today.”The challenges faced by students today are difficult for me to understand and empathize with very often,” Douglas said. Students today live in a time and place that is very different from when she was in school, Douglas said. Students’ lives are also more complicated today, she said.Douglas told the audience to create a cheerful home, to identify role models, to not hesitate to nurture loved ones and to act as role models.It’s important to develop high standards, especially with regard to education, Douglas said.The lecture was a part of the University’s Last Lecture series, put on by the Student Activities Board.The series gained national prominence in 2007 when cancer stricken Carnegie-Mellon computer science professor Randy Pausch’s last lecture on “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams” became an Internet sensation.—–Contact Jacob Most at [email protected]