Join us for this year's TEDxBGSU: For the Public Good.
Bowling Green State University is a public university for the public good and TEDxBGSU will share the stories and ideas from across the BGSU community that amplify this mission.
A full list of speakers, talks, and registration link will be updated as the 2024 speaker line up is confirmed. Interested in applying? Fill out the application by December 2.
Event Information
TEDxBGSU: For the Public Good
March 21, 2024
9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Lenhart Grand Ballroom
Bowen Thompson Student Union
TEDxBGSU is a conference style event unlike any other.
Each year, our team cultivates an experience that features innovative speakers, community-based activities, and more to spotlight BGSU's campus and the incredible work being done by our faculty, staff, students, and community. As an attendee, you can expect to meet like-minded people interested in advancing BGSU's mission to be a Public University for the Public Good.
Interested in attending this year's event?
Registration for TEDxBGSU is encouraged but not required. Participants will be able to attend all or a portion of the day, depending on their availability and interest. A complete schedule of talks is featured below. Talks will take place in the Lenhart Grand Ballroom.
TEDxBGSU 2023: For the Public Good
Speaker Schedule
Innovation
For the Public Good
9 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
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.
Growth
For the Public Good
10:50 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
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
Community
For the Public Good
12:40 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.
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
Change
For the Public Good
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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
Advocacy
For the Public Good
4:20 p.m. - 5:50 p.m.
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
"Informative, creative, inspired presentations by knowledgeable scholars who have invested considerable energy in research and project design. Fuel for life long learners!"
- 2022 TEDxBGSU attendee
Updated: 10/23/2023 01:49PM