Sam Creden
Agree to Disagree Communicating effectively by divorcing individual people from their difficult ideas 
Julia Stevens
Living the Dream: Marine Biology & Invasive Lionfish Tracking an invasive species with innovative genomic sequencing |
Claudia Calhoun
Raise the Roof for Audrey How social media helped build a house for a wonderful woman 
Matt Ford and
Abbey Crain Exposing the Final Barrier Gaining national attention by writing about our segregated greek system |
Sam Creden
Agree to Disagree Communicating effectively by divorcing individual people from their difficult ideas 
Julia Stevens
Living the Dream: Marine Biology & Invasive Lionfish Tracking an invasive species with innovative genomic sequencing |
Claudia Calhoun
Raise the Roof for Audrey How social media helped build a house for a wonderful woman 
Matt Ford and
Abbey Crain Coming Soon... |
ALL IDEAS PRESENTED ARE THE OPINION OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE THOUGHTS OF OUR ORGANIZATION OR PARTNERS
Emily Broman | Art to Life Leveraging artistic creativity to establish a sense of self for Alzheimer's patience |
Tiara Dees | Turning Virtual into Reality Creating inclusive video game communities that break barriers and improve society |
Tiara Dees
Turning the Virtual into Reality
"We know that a wide variety of people play video games, but being female myself, I knew that there were some issues.
I would even feel hesitate to join a gaming club..." |
Tim Keele
Hopes. Fears. Science.
"I want to talk to you specifically about a variety of technologies we have today, right now, that are going to save the world."
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Sam Gerrard
Recycle Bama
"It is the biggest of all mistakes to do nothing because one can only do little. To that I say:
Do what you can" |
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Lizzie Ernstberger
Making an Impact through Community Garden
"Be inspired by your own potential and your own ability. Remember: a small effort has the potential to make a big impact."
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Josh Sigler
Ending Slavery
"If you want to be a part of a revolution, if you want to be a part of something that matters, if you want to fight for something bigger than yourself: this is it. Slavery is the great injustice of our time."
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Matthew Hussong
The Future
"Basically ,this is the idea that you can...improve your life beyond what it means to be human with the proper application of technology.
Now that seems a little scary. And it is." |
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Gabrielle Smith
Stereotype Threat
"Speaking with my mentors, I wondered why was I so hesitant? What was this weight? And I got an answer..."
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Ryan Davis
Love Affair with Failure
"Failure is not final. Life is not linear. And if anything, failure is the beginning. You should probably fear your success more than your failure."
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Lissa Handley Tyson
Who Was Jesus?
"Our generation is thinking twice. Our generation is not just accepting Christianity..."
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Joshua WhiteThe Significance of Being Insignificant
"We live in a world that says if you can't do it big, don't do it at all. What I'm here to tell you is: that's a lie."
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Mallory FlowersNegotiate Everything
"...we, as leaders, are constantly forced to negotiate between acting on the ideas that we're passionate about and stepping back to empower other people..."
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Thaddeus FitzpatrickConfidence in Acting
"[As an actor,] all I have to be is human as my job. That's easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy, right? WRONG!"
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Jessica WhiteThe Pain Experience
"Thus far in medicine, we've found no biological markers...that allow us to know exactly how much pain a person is in."
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JEREME WILROYProgressively Adapting
"It was a miracle that I lived that day. It was a miracle that my dad pulled me out. It was a miracle that I made it to the hospital..."
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David Bailey
Why do Empires Fail?
"If empires have fallen in the past, we have to understand the root causes that create the collapse. If we don't...then we'll be totally blindsided when it occurs" |
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