RALEIGH (Oct. 18, 2007) - Entrepreneur, educator and former astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison will speak at Peace on Nov. 5.

The first African-American woman to fly into space, Jemison's talkwill conclude the college's yearlong celebration of the 150th anniversary of its founding.

An advocate of a liberal arts education with a natural aptitude toward the sciences, Dr. Jemison plans to address several topics, including motivation, science literacy and technological and medical innovations.

The lecture will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Kenan Recital Hall. It is free and open to the public.

The product of a middle American upbringing, Dr. Jemison, a precocious student who found her role models in teachers, parents and mentors who guided her along life's path, traces her education from her mother¹s school teacher encouragement, through her undergraduate years as a science major at Stanford, into Cornell and her "humbling" as a medical student.

She will take the audience on an exciting and diverse voyage which mirrors her life, encompassing a journey from Africa to space ¬ focusing on exploration of the frontiers of science and human potential.

For more information, call (919) 508-2000.