BGSU to hold first TEDxBGSU: Democracy for the Public Good events
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Underscoring the importance of civic engagement, Bowling Green State University will hold the first TEDxBGSU: Democracy for the Public Good event, an independently organized speaker series, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, in the Multipurpose Room of the Bowen-Thompson Student Union.
Fostering ideas worth spreading, the new event presented by the C. Raymond Marvin Center for Student Leadership and Civic Engagement at BGSU will feature six speakers from across the learning and greater community focused on the future of democracy and the importance of being involved.
Featured speakers and topics for TEDxBGSU: Democracy for the Public Good include:
- BGSU President Rodney K. Rogers - Higher education, public good and democracy
- Dr. Robert Alexander - Overcoming the polarization pandemic, one conversation at a time
- Dr. Amanda Anastasia - Democratizing humanity in the information age
- Abigail Burger - Starting small: The importance of civic engagement at the local level
- Rachel Gillum - Depolarizing America through critical thinking
- Tatum Proffitt - Convergency insufficiency: Depolarizing our political dialogue
Building on conversation and civil discourse, speakers from Thursday's event will join Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and Wood County Board of Elections Director Terry Burton for a panel discussion focused on the future of American democracy at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, in Room 207 of the Bowen-Thompson Student Union.
Launched in 2009, TEDx is a program of locally organized events that bring the community together to share a TED-like experience. Some of the best talks from TEDx events have gone on to be featured on TED.com and garnered millions of views from audiences across the globe.
For more information, visit BGSU.edu/tedxbgsu/TEDxDemocracy.
About TEDx, x = independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)
About TED
TED is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to discovering, debating and spreading ideas that spark conversation, deepen understanding and drive meaningful change. Our organization is devoted to curiosity, reason, wonder and the pursuit of knowledge — without an agenda. We welcome people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world and connection with others, and we invite everyone to engage with ideas and activate them in your community.
TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, but today it spans a multitude of worldwide communities and initiatives exploring everything from science and business to education, arts and global issues. In addition to the TED Talks curated from our annual conferences and published on TED.com, we produce original podcasts, short video series, animated educational lessons (TED-Ed) and TV programs that are translated into more than 100 languages and distributed via partnerships around the world. Each year, thousands of independently run TEDx events bring people together to share ideas and bridge divides in communities on every continent. Through the Audacious Project, TED has helped catalyze more than $3 billion in funding for projects that seek to make the world more beautiful, sustainable and just. In 2020, TED launched Countdown, an initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis and mobilize a movement for a net-zero future, and in 2023 TED launched TED Democracy to spark a new kind of conversation focused on realistic pathways towards a more vibrant and equitable future. View a full list of TED’s many programs and initiatives.
Updated: 10/10/2024 09:35AM