TEDxUMaine to be held April 23
The Maine Journal, a developing online publication run by University of Maine undergraduate students, will host TEDxUMaine on Saturday, April 23.
Beginning at 10 a.m. in Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall, the independently organized TED event will combine live presentations by UMaine students with TED Talk videos.
The event aims to motivate deep thought and conversation while showcasing student ideas. This year’s theme is “Interconnectedness,” meaning the worldview in which people see relationships and find connections between different groups and ideas.
Seven speakers are scheduled to present:
- Audrey Cross, “Real Food Challenge: No Ground to Lose;”
- Dale Winslow, “Humanity is the Next Frontier;”
- Merissa Jordan, “Music and its Power to Heal;”
- Cain Landry, “The Butterfly Effect: Interconnectedness of Humans and the Natural World;”
- Katelyn Smith, “Rape Culture, Sports and Social Media;”
- Maria Teresa Paniagua Arand, “#UNANoTeCalles Paraguayan Student’s Spring;” and
- Stanley Small, “Filtered.”
During the event, registered attendees are encouraged to engage and collaborate to develop ideas. Refreshments will be provided in the morning and during a lunch break, when the audience will have the opportunity to network.
TEDxUMaine will be streamed through Facebook Live. Following the event, the students’ presentations and any associated work will be published in the Maine Journal.
More information is online.