{"id":6110,"date":"2012-02-23T20:49:26","date_gmt":"2012-02-24T03:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=6110"},"modified":"2012-03-01T12:02:42","modified_gmt":"2012-03-01T19:02:42","slug":"bill-nye-to-celebrate-student-academic-achievement-with-public-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=6110","title":{"rendered":"Bill Nye to celebrate student achievement with public speech"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bill Nye<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A public television icon who brought science into the living rooms of millions will celebrate the academic success of UCCS students and give a campus-wide address April 4 at the Gallogly Event Center.<\/p>\n

\u2192 Purchase tickets at ticketwest.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bill Nye, the quirky, bow-tie wearing star of the PBS hit \u201cBill Nye the Science Guy\u201d will speak at 7 p.m. in a presentation open to all UCCS students, faculty, staff and community members. Tickets for the event go on sale March 1 and will be available at King Soopers, Tickets West and the University Center front desk. Tickets are $3 for UCCS students and $7 for all others.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Nye will meet UCCS students who live on campus and who earned a 3.2 or better grade point average for the fall semester. More than 150 students will receive a free dinner and have an opportunity to meet Nye in addition to receiving free tickets to his speech.<\/p>\n

\u201cLots of UCCS students developed a love of science thanks to Bill Nye,\u201d Mitch Karstens, assistant director, Office of Student Activities said. \u201cIt will be great for them to connect those early experiences and build on them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Karstens said Nye\u2019s presentation will be sophisticated and intended for a college audience, though he expects elements of Nye\u2019s old PBS show to find their way into the lecture.<\/p>\n

An engineer, comedian, author, and inventor, Nye\u2019s primary goal is to foster a scientifically literate society. He makes science entertaining and accessible, often using humor.<\/p>\n

As a high school student in Washington, D.C., he tutored others in math and became an avid bicyclist. Later, he earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University and a job at Boeing in Seattle where he helped design parts for 747 airliners.<\/p>\n

In Seattle, Nye began to combine his love of science with a flair for comedy. He eventually transitioned to a job as a writer and performer on Seattle\u2019s comedy show \u201cAlmost Live.\u201d From there, \u201cBill Nye the Science Guy\u201d was born. The show originated at KING-TV, Seattle\u2019s NBC affiliate. With fellow KING-TV alumni Jim McKenna and Erren Gottlieb, Nye made a number of award-winning shows. While working on the science guy show, Nye won seven Emmy Awards for writing, performing, and producing. The show won 18 Emmys in five years. In between creating the shows, he wrote five kids\u2019 books about science, including \u201cBill Nye\u2019s Great Big Book of Tiny Germs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nye is the host of three currently-running television series. \u201cThe 100 Greatest Discoveries\u201d airs on the Science Channel. \u201cThe Eyes of Nye\u201d airs on PBS stations across the country. His latest project is hosting \u201cStuff Happens,\u201d a show about environmentally responsible choices that consumers can make.<\/p>\n

Nye is also executive director of The Planetary Society, the world\u2019s largest space-interest group. He recently spoke on behalf of the society at the International Astronautical Federation Congress in Glasgow, Scotland. He has also spoken in Hyderabad, India and Beijing, China, in addition to delivering commencement addresses at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Harvey Mudd College, and California Technical University.<\/p>\n

Nye holds two patents on educational products, a magnifier made of water and an abacus that does arithmetic like a computer. An occasional athlete, he also has a patent pending on a device to help people learn to throw a baseball. His next patent is an improved toe shoe for ballerinas.<\/p>\n

For more about Nye, visit http:\/\/www.billnye.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Nye\u2019s visit to UCCS was made possible by support from the Office of Student Activities and the Auxiliary Services Departments. For more information about UCCS student activities, visit http:\/\/www.uccs.edu\/osa\/bill-nye.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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