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Humanities Symposium

Humanities Mixtape: Rewinding the 1980s

 
October 22–24, 2025

Bismarck State College
Advanced Technology Center
1220 Schafer Street, Bismarck, ND 58501

Join us for a multidisciplinary Humanities Symposium on the 1980s, presented by Bringing Humanities to life at Bismarck State College. This engaging event will explore how we remember and interpret one of the most iconic decades in recent history from the perspective of 2025.
 
Through a humanities-based lens, the symposium will dive into topics like:
  • How pop culture and trends laud and celebrate the era, particularly when it comes to popular culture itself.
  • What the 1980s imagined about today: What did they get right? What did they get absurdly wrong?
  • The view from 40 years into the future: How might 2065 look back at our time?
  • Local, national, and international topics and trends rooted in the 1980s.
Whether you're a scholar, student, educator or just a fan of retro and big questions, this symposium invites you to reflect on the past, examine the present and imagine the future.

 
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Registration

Registration Options

  • Full Event Registration: $49
  • Individual Day Registration: $25 per day
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OLLI Member Discount
Current OLLI members can register for the full event for a discounted rate of $39 or individual day for $20.
 
Cancelation Policy
Cancellations on or after Monday, October 13, 2025 are not refundable. If registration is cancelled in writing on or before Friday, October 10, 2025, a 50% refund will be issued back to the original payment method. These fees will be waived for OLLI members.

Sponsors

Last Edited by: Continuing Education

Join us at the fall symposium as a sponsor! Sponsor level details can be found here:
 
Sponsor Flyer


Killscreen - $5,000
Hi-Score - $2,500
Unlimited Lives - $1,000
1-Up (Extra Life) - $500

If you have questions, please contact BSC Continuing Education at 701-224-5600 or bsc.training@bismarckstate.edu.
 

Lodging

Hotel Block: Ramada Bismarck Hotel & Conference Center

1400 East Interchange Ave
Bismarck, ND

October 22 - October 24
Rate: $85/night
Call 701-258-7000 and ask for BSC 80s Symposium to book your room.

Professional Development Credit

To be determined
 
Question? Please contact Continuing Education at 701-224-5600 or bsc.training@bismarckstate.edu.