Esteemed scholar, author and public speaker Bren茅 Brown will speak Nov. 8 at 精品SM在线影片鈥檚 Macky Auditorium.听The听research professor and Huffington Endowed Chair at the University of Houston听is hosted by the , a student-led organization at 精品SM在线影片.听
Get your tickets
精品SM在线影片 student ($2) and faculty/staff ($10) tickets are cash-only and require听the Buff OneCard holder be present听at the time of purchase. Tickets will be sold weekdays听from 10:30 a.m. to 3听p.m. beginning Monday, Oct. 23, at the first-floor event table in the University Memorial Center through Friday or until听tickets are sold out.
An extremely limited number of community tickets ($25) will be available beginning at 10:30 a.m.听Oct.听23, .
Each ticketing tier is permitted one additional ticket per guest (for a total of two). Due to high demand, group seating exceptions will not be made. Larger groups must purchase together at the same time.
The event
Brown's Nov. 8 speech will seek to challenge guests on everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations听and culture. Her new book听Braving the Wilderness听will serve as a guide.
Audience members are encouraged to submit questions听for Brown, to be听addressed during a moderated Q&A following her speech. Questions may be submitted on the 听or via听.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m, with the event beginning at 7:30 p.m. There will be听ASL interpreters on site. Please note Macky Auditorium has assigned seating. Questions regarding this event can be directed to dsbchair@colorado.edu and brandon.c.meyers@colorado.edu.
About the speaker
Brown gained notoriety following her TEDx Houston talk听鈥淭he Power of Vulnerability,鈥� where she explored the concepts of vulnerability, courage and shame. Amassing more than 30 million views, her听speech is one of the top five most-watched TED talks of all time.
In addition to her fame on the TEDx stage, she has published multiple books on The New York Times' best-seller听list, including听The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly听and Rising Strong.
