Date: Sun Apr 07 2024, 7:00 PM CDT - 9:00 PM CDT
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Join USI for their Solarpalooza events, including this Innovative Speaker event with Astronaut and Girl Scout Alum Joan Higginbotham before the total solar eclipse on April 8!
USI will be reserving VIP seating for Girl Scouts and their families, and the first 25 Girl Scouts who attend will receive a special patch honoring Joan's achievements! Girl Scouts also have a special opportunity to participate in the presentation of the colors and pledge of allegiance with USI's ROTC.
Joan Higginbotham will take the stage at the Screaming Eagles Arena at 7 PM on Sunday, April 7, for her presentation, “Breaking Barriers: An Astronaut’s Inspiring & Winding Road to Space,” followed by a moderated Q&A. This is a FREE event, open to the public. Doors will open at 6 PM.
Higginbotham’s presentation will take the audience aboard her STS-116 space shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS), and will explore how preparation, passion, and perseverance were key to her successful voyage into space. She will also reveal lessons learned along her inspiring journey.
If you want to ask Joan a question to answer during the Q&A section, submit your question here!
Please RSVP if you would like to attend, and specify if you would like to participate in the presentation of the colors at the beginning of the event. Girl Scouts participating MUST be in uniform.
