BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:daeaba03-fca4-41a7-a6ff-052d39cd6398.192447@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20181030T141312Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181030T141312Z LOCATION:Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts\, Juanita K. theater SUMMARY:Public Affairs Convocation Lecture - Fredi Lajvardi DESCRIPTION:This event is the final public affairs signature event for the fall semester. As a wrap up to the common reader and focus on our theme of "Unity in Community\," Fredi Lajvardi kindles your innate sense of ing enuity with his remarkable firsthand account of how he transformed a grou p of high school students into a national champion robotics team. \n\n\nL ajvardi captivated the country when he led his team of disadvantaged teen agers in a university-level underwater robotics competition\, where they defeated leading schools\, including top-ranked MIT. Their story inspired the acclaimed documentary\, "Underwater Dreams" and was also adapted int o the major motion picture\, "Spare Parts\," starring actor and comedian\ , George Lopez as Fredi. Lajvardi's award-winning Falcon Robotics team is also featured in the 2017 film\, "Dream Big."\n\n\nWith humor and compas sion\, Lajvardi brings audiences on his inspiring journey\, illustrating the need to embrace diversity and invest in people to help others realize their potential. His incredible real-life tale equips you with real life encouragement to maximize your own potential and to work together to sol ve complex problems.\n\n\nA meet and greet autograph session will follow the presentation.  \n\n\nAttendance verification stamps will be available after the event.\n\n\nThe awarding of the Dr. Michael N. Compton Public Affairs Essay Contest will lead off the evening.   X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p>Th is event is the final public affairs signature event for the fall semeste r. As a wrap up to the common reader and focus on our theme of "Unity in Community\," Fredi Lajvardi kindles your innate sense of ingenuity with h is remarkable firsthand account of how he transformed a group of high sch ool students into a national champion robotics team.<span>&nbsp\;</span>< /p>\n<p>Lajvardi captivated the country when he led his team of disadvant aged teenagers in a university-level underwater robotics competition\, wh ere they defeated leading schools\, including top-ranked MIT. Their story inspired the acclaimed documentary\, "Underwater Dreams" and was also ad apted into the major motion picture\, "Spare Parts\," starring actor and comedian\, George Lopez as Fredi. Lajvardi's&nbsp\;award-winning Falcon R obotics team is also featured in the 2017 film\, "Dream Big."</p>\n<p>Wit h humor and compassion\, Lajvardi&nbsp\;brings audiences on his inspiring journey\, illustrating the need to embrace diversity and invest in peopl e to help others realize their potential. His incredible real-life tale e quips you with real life encouragement to maximize your own potential and to work together to solve complex problems.</p>\n<p>A meet and greet aut ograph session will follow the presentation.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Attend ance verification stamps will be available after the event.</p>\n<p>The a warding of the Dr. Michael N. Compton Public Affairs Essay Contest will l ead off the evening.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p></body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20181105T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181105T200000 SEQUENCE:0 URL:https://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/convocation CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Current Students,Faculty,Future Students,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR