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LeVar Burton speaks at Augsburg College on Feb. 13

Auggies, public聽invited to presentation on聽education, innovation, and聽imagination

(MINNEAPOLIS) 鈥揂ctor, director, writer, producer and educator LeVar Burton, best known for his roles in Roots, Star Trek and Reading Rainbow, will share with the Augsburg community the importance of turning STEM into STE(A)M 鈥 integrating science, technology, engineering and math with the arts and design.

Burton will present on聽Feb. 13 for Scholarship Weekend,聽鈥淵ou Can be Anything: The Importance of Education, Innovation, and Imagination.鈥

The Scholarship Weekend event is built upon the successful model used during 2015, in which Bill Nye 鈥淭he Science Guy鈥 spoke to a packed house of more than 2,000 prospective students, their families, members of the Augsburg community, and the public.

During the 2015 Scholarship Weekend, more than 175 students had the opportunity to be challenged by deep questions of planetary science, climate change, evolution, environmental awareness, and more.

TICKET INFORMATION

All tickets are general admission with seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. A presale will be held for Augsburg College students, faculty, and staff.

Tickets for Augsburg College Students:

  • Presale Begins: 10 a.m., Monday, November 16, 2015
  • Presale Ends: 11:59 p.m., Monday, November 30, 2015
  • Price: $12.00/ticket. (An Augsburg College Augnet login will be required to gain access to the presale.)

Tickets for Augsburg College Faculty/Staff:

  • Presale Begins: 10 a.m., Monday, November 16, 2015
  • Presale Ends: 11:59 p.m., Monday, November 30, 2015
  • Price: $28.00/ticket (An Augsburg College Augnet login will be required to gain access to the presale.)

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Bill Nye ticket presale for Augsburg community opens Nov. 24

Bill Nye 鈥淭he Science Guy鈥 will share his love for science when he speaks Feb. 14 at Augsburg College鈥檚 Scholarship Weekend in an address that is open to the general public. Nye, who will talk about 鈥淗ow Science Can Save the World,鈥 will speak with academic depth and humor about planetary science, climate change, evolution, environmental awareness, and more.

鈥淲e鈥檙e excited to host Bill Nye during our Scholarship Weekend when bright students from across the United States visit campus to compete for our top academic scholarships,鈥 said Augsburg College President Paul C. Pribbenow. 鈥淲e want to give these scholarly, prospective Auggies the chance to grapple with some of the world鈥檚 deepest questions so they can experience what Auggies are called to do each and every day.鈥

During the 2014 Scholarship Weekend, nearly 100 students and the public had the opportunity to be challenged by questions of compassion and humanity posed in a talk by His Holiness the 14th聽Dalai Lama.

Nye, a mechanical engineer and seven-time Emmy Award winner as host and head writer of 鈥淏ill Nye the Science Guy,鈥 will speak from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Feb. 14, in Augsburg College鈥檚 Si Melby Gymnasium (715 23rd Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55454). Doors will open at 10 a.m. Continue reading “Bill Nye ticket presale for Augsburg community opens Nov. 24”