{"id":4793,"date":"2014-11-20T21:16:52","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T21:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/?p=4793"},"modified":"2024-10-16T19:45:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T19:45:47","slug":"bill-nye-ticket-presale-augsburg-college-students-staff-faculty-begins-nov-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/2014\/11\/20\/bill-nye-ticket-presale-augsburg-college-students-staff-faculty-begins-nov-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Nye ticket presale for Augsburg community opens Nov. 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Bill Nye Ticket Information\" href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/11\/BillNyePoster-e1416514629148.png\" alt=\"Bill Nye Ticket Information\" width=\"410\" height=\"645\" \/><\/a>Bill Nye \u201cThe Science Guy\u201d will share his love for science when he speaks Feb. 14 at Augsburg College\u2019s Scholarship Weekend in an address that is open to the general public. Nye, who will talk about \u201cHow Science Can Save the World,\u201d will speak with academic depth and humor about planetary science, climate change, evolution, environmental awareness, and more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re 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,\u201d said Augsburg College President Paul C. Pribbenow. \u201cWe want to give these scholarly, prospective Auggies the chance to grapple with some of the world\u2019s deepest questions so they can experience what Auggies are called to do each and every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>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\u00a0Dalai Lama.<\/p>\n<p>Nye, a mechanical engineer and seven-time Emmy Award winner as host and head writer of \u201cBill Nye the Science Guy,\u201d will speak from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Feb. 14, in Augsburg College\u2019s Si Melby Gymnasium (715 23rd Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55454). Doors will open at 10 a.m.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Ticket Information<\/h3>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for Augsburg College Students:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Presale Begins: 10 a.m., Monday, Nov. 24, 2014<\/li>\n<li>Presale Ends: 11:59 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014<\/li>\n<li>Student Price: $12\/ticket*<\/li>\n<li>An Augsburg College Augnet login will be required to gain access to the presale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tickets for Augsburg College Faculty\/Staff:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Presale Begins: 10 a.m., Monday, Nov. 24, 2014<\/li>\n<li>Presale Ends: 11:59 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014<\/li>\n<li>Faculty and Staff Price: $28\/ticket*<\/li>\n<li>An Augsburg College Augnet login will be required to gain access to the presale.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tickets for General Public<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sale begins: 10 a.m., Monday, Dec. 8, 2014<\/li>\n<li>Students: $12*<\/li>\n<li>General Public: $28*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*A $3 service charge will be applied to each ticket at the time of checkout.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a title=\"Augsburg Tickets\" href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.augsburg.edu\/tickets<\/a>\u00a0for more information and to purchase tickets.<\/p>\n<p>Biography:\u00a0Bill Nye is a mechanical engineer who wants the world to know and appreciate the passion, beauty, and joy (the P, B &amp; J) of science. Nye\u2019s show, \u201cBill Nye The Science Guy,\u201d 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\u2019s largest non-governmental space interest organization. Nye\u2019s newest book, \u201cUndeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation,\u201d was released in November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Nye \u201cThe Science Guy\u201d will share his love for science when he speaks Feb. 14 at Augsburg College\u2019s Scholarship Weekend in an address that is open to the general public. 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