Pursuing the Extraordinary: An Evening with Mae Jemison
Venue: Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
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Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Event Types: Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free
Virginia Tech Student Affairs presents "Pursuing the Extraordinary: An Evening with Mae Jemison" on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at the Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech.
Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to go into space, has shifted her trailblazing focus to paving the way for human interstellar travel. Her talk "Pursuing the Extraordinary" will share her personal experience as a space voyager, and her plans for her new Endeavour, the 100 Year Starship, a global initiative seed funded by DARPA to ensure the capabilities for human travel to another star within the next 100 years. Dr. Jemison believes pursuing an extraordinary tomorrow builds a better world today.
Admission is free and the event is general seating.
This event is part of the as part of their Virginia Tech Women's Center 25th Anniversary events and programs and is sponsored by Elizabeth A. "Betsy" Flanagan Women in Leadership and Philanthropy Endowed Lecture Fund, Virginia Tech Student Affairs, I WILL Council, and I WILL Institute.
Virginia Tech Student Affairs, WLP Endowed Lecture Fund, I WILL Council, I WILL Institute
To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.imgur.com/Rf23sLl.jpg.
For more information, visit: https://www.womenscenter.vt.edu/anniversary/anniversary-events-programs/mae-jemison.html.
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