(MINNEAPOLIS) –Actor, 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 – integrating science, technology, engineering and math with the arts and design.

Burton will present on Feb. 13 for Scholarship Weekend, “You Can be Anything: The Importance of Education, Innovation, and Imagination.”

The Scholarship Weekend event is built upon the successful model used during 2015, in which Bill Nye “The Science Guy” 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.)

Tickets for General Public

• Sale begins: 10 a.m., Tuesday, December 1, 2015
• Students:  $12.00*
• General Public:  $28.00*

*All tickets will be charged a $3 service fee. All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges are allowed.

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WHERE

Augsburg College’s Kennedy Center, located in Si Melby Gymnasium (715 23 Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55454)

WHEN

• Doors open at 11:45 a.m., Feb. 13
• Presentation from 1-2 p.m., Feb. 13

About Augsburg College

Augsburg College is set in a vibrant neighborhood at the heart of the Twin Cities, and offers more than 50 undergraduate majors and nine graduate degrees to nearly 3,400 students of diverse backgrounds. Augsburg College educates students to be informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders. The Augsburg experience is supported by an engaged community committed to intentional diversity in its life and work. An Augsburg education is defined by excellence in the liberal arts and professional studies, guided by the faith and values of the Lutheran church, and shaped by its urban and global settings.

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“We’re 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,” said Augsburg College President Paul C. Pribbenow. “We want to give these scholarly, prospective Auggies the chance to grapple with some of the world’s deepest questions so they can experience what Auggies are called to do each and every day.”

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 Dalai Lama.

Nye, a mechanical engineer and seven-time Emmy Award winner as host and head writer of “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” will speak from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Feb. 14, in Augsburg College’s Si Melby Gymnasium (715 23rd Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55454). Doors will open at 10 a.m.

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, Nov. 24, 2014
• Presale Ends: 11:59 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014
• Student Price: $12/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, Nov. 24, 2014
• Presale Ends: 11:59 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014
• Faculty and Staff Price: $28/ticket*
• An Augsburg College Augnet login will be required to gain access to the presale.

Tickets for General Public

• Sale begins: 10 a.m., Monday, Dec. 8, 2014
• Students: $12*
• General Public: $28*

*A $3 service charge will be applied to each ticket at the time of checkout.

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Biography: Bill Nye is a mechanical engineer who wants the world to know and appreciate the passion, beauty, and joy (the P, B & J) of science. Nye’s show, “Bill Nye The Science Guy,” has garnered 18 Emmy awards. Nye won seven of them as host and head writer. These days, Nye travels the globe exhorting audiences to change the world. He has a day job as the CEO of The Planetary Society, the world’s largest non-governmental space interest organization. Nye’s newest book, “Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation,” was released in November.

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