Georgia Tech's MLK Lecture with Dr. Mae Jemison

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Tuesday January 22, 2019 - Wednesday January 23, 2019
      6:30 pm - 7:59 pm
  • Location: Ferst Center for the Arts
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  • Fee(s):
    Free
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Summaries

Summary Sentence: The Student Center Programs Council and Institute Diversity are proud to present Georgia Tech's MLK Lecture, Dr. Mae C Jemison.

Full Summary: Dr. Jemison is an American engineer, physician and NASA astronaut who became the first woman of color in the world to go into space when she flew aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992. Serving six years as a NASA astronaut, Dr. Jemison is an icon of both the women's rights and civil rights movement, inducted into both the National Women's Hall of Fame (1993) and the International Space Hall of Fame (2004). 
The lecture will be on Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019, at 7:00pm at Georgia Tech's Ferst Center for the Arts. Doors will open at 6:30pm. Dr. Jemison will honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy and discuss her experiences with students, faculty, staff, and community members.  Tickets will be available at https://gatech.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1443 for FREE on January 7, 2019.

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Faculty/Staff, Public, Undergraduate students
Categories
Seminar/Lecture/Colloquium
Keywords
MLK, free, Ferst Center for the Arts, mae jemison, lecture
Status
  • Created By: mgardner31
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Nov 19, 2018 - 4:27pm
  • Last Updated: Nov 19, 2018 - 4:28pm