Tickets for Happyness Lecture Available at Walton College
A limited number of tickets for a free lecture by Chris Gardner, author of The Pursuit of Happyness, will be available in the main building of the Sam M. Walton College of Business all day Thursday, Nov. 11. A table will be set up in the lobby of the building, and tickets will be available as long as they last. There is a limit of 2 tickets per person.
Gardner will be speaking at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, at the Walton Arts Center as part of the student-sponsored Distinguished Lecture Series. The lecture is free and the public is welcome, but tickets are required.
Tickets are also available at the Walton Arts Center box office and at room A665 of the Arkansas Union. There are 1,200 seats available for the event.
Contacts
Steve Voorhies, manager of media relations
University Relations
479-575-3583,
voorhies@uark.edu
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