Over 50 speakers have shared with us their vision for the public good at TEDxBGSU.
View the talks and read more about our previous TEDxBGSU speakers below.
Previous Speakers
Now in it's third year, TEDxBGSU is hosted annually on Bowling Green State University's campus by the the C. Raymond Marvin Center for Student Leadership and Civic Engagement. Each spring, this event welcomes over 350 in-person attendees and over 1,300 streamers, all with a desire to hear incredible ideas, stories, and dreams from the TEDx stage.
TEDxBGSU has featured over 50 speakers since it's inaugural event in 2022.
These speakers all shared their vision for a public good. Their talks and more can be found below.
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Previous TEDxBGSU Speakers
You are the Product
Vagish Vela
Ecobricking: A Way to Mitigate the Effect that Single-Use Plastics Have on the Environment
Elyse Adrian
The Power of Prototyping
Adrienne Ausdenmoore
Finding Comfort Where You Are
Kyrsten Stuckey
The Public Good: The Rest of Higher Education's Story
Rodney K. Rogers, Ph.D.
May I Give You Some Feedback?
Jacob Clemens, Ph.D.
What Lies Beyond Black and White
Kayla Robbins
Finding Meaning, Live with Purpose, and Leave a Legacy
Tony Hixon
How you can Literally GPS Your Way to Success After the Global Pandemic Shutdown
Karim Ellis, Ph.D
Chicks with Bricks: Women in Construction
Shree Nakade
Does Doing Good Really Do Good?
Tamara Norris
Music and Followership
Jacob Joseph
Why Loneliness is About More Than Being Alone
Daniel Maitland
Cultural Preservation Through Preventative Conservation Efforts
Katherine Bozzo
Inclusio. Adapting Homes
Jacqueline Barchick
Why Financial Literacy Needs to be a Priority to Change the World
Joshua Auten
Transphilogyny: The World-Changing Powers and Practices of Normalizing Trans Womanhood
Pella Felton
From Murder to Mission: How I Found My Life's Calling
Andrea Mata, Ph. D
How Student Media Can Transform the Barren Local News Landscape
Karl Smith
An Idealized Body Type is Being Sold to us - and We're Buying it
Emma Horner
Redefining Professionalism through a Lens of Neurodiversity
Bry Miller
Global Citizenship: Aren't We All Citizens of the World?
Tuan Nguyen
"Pretty for a Black Girl": Why Words Matter
Ana Brown
Frídọ̀mù Kọ̀nìfáìndì: A Way to Heal Yourself and Excel in Whatever You Do
Samson Akanni
Putting the Heart in AI: How a Supervision Framework Says I Care
Olga V. Mack
Cultural Curiosity? Yes Please!
Hoang Do
What Potlucks Teach Us About Food Sustainability
Jonathan Kershaw
How to Boost Your Mood, Energy, and Productivity
Damilare Adeyeri
The Art of Generative Listening
Marissa Evans
The Neuro-Inclusion Revolution
Theresa Haskins
Will you be giving anyone flowers today?
Steve Russell
Death is Not a Dirty Word
Sara Chambers
My Country 'Tis of Thee: Black History (and Culture) is American History (and Culture)
Jacqueline Hudson
Dreaming Big: Embracing Your Vision in a Content Society
Malik Jarrell-Miller
Referee Versus Coach: How Might Taking a Different Approach Change Our Criminal Justice System
Brian Lovins
Same Classroom, Different Experiences: How Deaf Students are Being Left Behind
Madisyn Beare-Jones
Delete Parking Lots: Save time, Lives, and Money
Calen Gray
The Teeth are a Gateway to your Well-Being
Jiyoung Jung
Dehumanizing Beneficence: AI Implementation in the Legal System
Brandon Long
Teaching in South Korea: Exploring the Unspoken Narrative of Korean Teacher, Student, and Parent Relationships
Briyanna Moore
The Roles We Play
Caleb Danielak
How to Belong When You're the Odd One Out
Quan Le
Leadership Unleashed: Find Your Inner Chief
Chief Ife Bell™
Don’t Hold Your Tongue: Practical Ways of Overcoming the Monolingual Bias in Schools
Charity Anderson
How Social Media is Bringing Back Agriculture
Madelyn Thayer
Monsters on the Canvas: How Horror can Improve Contemporary Art
Isabel Wolke
Do Avatars Dream of Digital Sheep: Using Virtual Simulations to Teach Empathy
Jarad Mariani
Cultivating Leadership that Lasts
Myles Johnson
The Conquest of Stress
Geizi Amon
Fear as a Tool: How Advertisements Try to Scare You and How to Use It
Tobias Hysell
The Power of ‘No’: How One Word Can Change Generations
Kathryn Phillips
The Transformative Power of Kindness
Joe Hupp
Vanlife and the Art of Belonging: Creating Community on the Move
Madi and Adam Smith
From Fear to Compassion – Lessons From the Mom of an Addict Cherie Spino
A Guide to Marigolds: A Path to Healing, a Way to Turn
Saadia Farooq
Dungeons & Dragons & Discovery
Noah Archer
The Three Step Process to Inspire Change
Matthew Cole
From Reclamation to Backlash: The Girl Summer Phenomenon
Casey Knutson
Embracing Uneven Effort: Redefining Relationships Beyond 50/50
Katie Chaney
Updated: 11/17/2025 11:44AM