SCPC and Institute of Diversity Present: Georgia Tech’s MLK Lecture featuring Dr. Mae Jemison

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Tuesday January 22, 2019 - Wednesday January 23, 2019
      7:00 pm - 7:59 pm
  • Location: Georgia Tech's Ferst Center for the Arts
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  • Fee(s):
    Free
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Contact

For questions or accommodations, please email etc@scpc.gatech.edu.

Summaries

Summary Sentence: The Student Center Programs Council and Institute Diversity are proud to present Georgia Tech's MLK Lecture, Dr. Mae C Jemison. Dr. Jemison is an American engineer, physician and NASA astronaut who became the first woman of color to go into space

Full Summary: 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 tickets.studentcenter.gatech.edu for FREE on Monday, January 7, 2019 at 10am.  Seats are limited.

For questions or accommodations, please email etc@scpc.gatech.edu.

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The Student Center Programs Council and Institute Diversity are proud to present Georgia Tech's MLK Lecture, Dr. Mae C Jemison. 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 tickets.studentcenter.gatech.edu for FREE on January 7, 2019.

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
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Invited Audience
Faculty/Staff, Public, Undergraduate students
Categories
Student sponsored
Keywords
2019 MLK Celebration, MLK celebration 2019, speaker, lecture, SCPC, 2017 Institute Diversity Events, Student Center
Status
  • Created By: mgardner31
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Jan 3, 2019 - 2:18pm
  • Last Updated: Jan 14, 2019 - 10:09am