Dr. Tim Cordes is scheduled to present “It Can Be Done,” a campuswide presentation for Civic Education Month, on Thursday, April 10, at 4:30 p.m. in Beckwith Recital Hall of Reineke Fine Arts Center.

Cordes is believed to be the only blind person to earn two distinguished degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison: a doctorate in biomolecular chemistry and a Doctor of Medicine. He will share transformational comments about his personal journey. His message concentrates on perceptions of ability and disability, and his examples demonstrate how open minds and innovation can identify both barriers and solutions.

The talk is sponsored by Advance FORWARD; Biological Sciences; Disability Services; Disability/Accessibility Initiatives Committee; Compass Program Foundation; Equity, Diversity and Global Outreach; Diversity Initiatives Grant; Equity and Diversity Center; Human Resources; Office of the Provost; and Student Activities.

Cordes also will give a faculty pedagogical luncheon talk, “Understanding and Achieving Accessible Instruction in Higher Education,” on April 10 at 11:30 a.m. in the Memorial Union Plains room. Registration will be open to faculty on the Office of the Provost’s website after March 10.

Requests for reasonable accommodations based on disability can be made to Jen Erickson at 701-231-7714 or jennifer.erickson@ndsu.edu or Brittnee Steckler at 701-231-8965 or brittnee.steckler@ndsu.edu by March 27. To request reasonable accommodations for the pedagogical luncheon, contact Canan Bilen-Green at 701-231-7040 or canan.bilen.green@ndsu.edu.

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.