TEDxBowdoinCollege

08/11/2019

Photos from the 2019 TEDxBowdoinCollege University Event!

04/03/2019

We are excited to have Professor Eileen Johnson with us for this year's event, "Crossroads!"

In her talk, "Building a Resilient Future,” Professor Johnson discusses the need for cooperation and communication between the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities in the face of an unpredictable future due to the changing climate. “Building resilience not only will require the creation of new professions but will require we pursue the avocation of being participants in our communities,” says Professor Johnson. “And we may be surprised to learn that we have many of the tools needed to build a resilient future.” Professor Johnson teaches Environmental Studies at Bowdoin College. Her courses integrate digital and computational studies with environmental studies. A social scientist, she researches the ways in which collaborations emerge to address environmental challenges.
Come join us for a thoughtful afternoon this Saturday from 1 to 3 PM in Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College.
Link to sign up and for more info here: https://goo.gl/forms/f9ggjBX3NdJUkv5h1

04/02/2019

We are excited to have Safa Saleh with us for this year's event, "Crossroads!"

In her talk, "I Am a Refugee," Safa shares her family's story of fleeing Iraq in 2006 and coming to the United States. Through her story, Safa aims to humanize the global refugee crisis, challenge preconceptions about the immigration process in the United States, and discuss how it is our responsibility as a country to address the problem.

Safa is a member of Bowdoin's Class of 2022. Now a resident of Cumberland, Maine, she was born in Baghdad, Iraq. Due to the war, in 2006 her family fled the country. After living one year as refugees in Jerash, Jordan, they finally moved to the United States in October 2007. At Bowdoin, Safa hopes to major in Neuroscience. Her passions range from activism and immigration reform to scientific research, global health, and medicine. As a refugee, she is especially interested in issues regarding refugee and migrant health. After Bowdoin, Safa hopes to pursue a medical degree and a career as a surgeon with the purpose of aiding those especially vulnerable populations.

Come join us for a thoughtful afternoon this Saturday from 1 to 3 PM in Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College. Link to sign up and for more info here: https://goo.gl/forms/f9ggjBX3NdJUkv5h1

03/31/2019

***UPCOMING SPEAKER***

Bryan Falchuk ‘00

Too often, we don’t go for what we want because we are afraid – of being rejected, looking bad or being judged for it. As a result, we miss out on our biggest opportunities. Best-selling author Bryan Falchuk shares why we need to ask for what we really want in life and how to do it in his talk, “Why You Need to Ask for What You What You Really Want.”

Biography:

Bryan Falchuk is a best-selling author, speaker and life coach. He has faced major adversities and learned how to overcome and achieve. From obesity to running marathons, from career struggles to success as a C-level executive, from watching illness threaten his family to finding lasting health, he has been through many lessons he used to develop his unique approach to inspiring others to succeed.

Bryan's work has been featured in many top publications like Inc. Magazine, Business Insider, The LA Times, Chicago Tribune and more. He is a frequent public speaker at corporate events, conferences, universities and has spoken at multiple TEDx events. He has been a featured guest on over 120 podcasts and radio shows, and hosts his own weekly show, The Do a Day Podcast.

Bryan holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, had a 20-year career in Insurance, was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, and serves as an advisor to several InsureTech start-ups.

11/01/2018

Ever wanted to give a TEDx talk? Now is your chance!

We're now accepting speaker applications to TEDxBowdoinCollege 2019. Our theme this year is "Crossroads". While your talk should be related to our theme through loose interpretation, we encourage you to think first about what topic personally matters to you the most. Relating your talk to our theme should be a small challenge.

To apply, please visit this link: https://tinyurl.com/tedxbowdoincollege2019

Application deadline: November 12th, 2018
Event date: Early April / Late March

08/02/2018

Summer break is the perfect time to start a movement! But how? Learn in 3 minutes:
1. The difference between a leader and a lone nut.
2. The underestimated importance of the first follower.
3. How to build momentum.

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http://www.ted.com With help from some surprising footage, Derek Sivers explains how movements really get started. (Hint: it takes two.) TEDTalks is a daily ...

07/16/2018

Video recordings of TEDxBowdoinCollege’s 2nd annual University Event - “Forward” - are finally online! Watch speakers from Bowdoin College and beyond discuss their "ideas worth spreading." Like what you see? Follow our page to stay in the know about future events!

Links to Talks:
African Resilience and Sacrifice | Mamadou Diaw — https://youtu.be/K2XZQv7oG3A

Southrail: The History and Future of Bold Infrastructure | Forrest Heath — https://youtu.be/3_ovllBJROg

What's in a ****? The Ambiguities of Talking S*x | Theo Greene — https://youtu.be/kDs5gv9-ZVs

Let Our Character Reflect Our Education | Renita Shivnauth — https://youtu.be/XEhrTuXZ6bE

Theater is the Future | Sarah Bay-Cheng — https://youtu.be/0cuDUd0DL1c

Tribalism in a Polarized America | Patrick O’Connell — https://youtu.be/9fU5doM6AvY

03/31/2018

'Forward' event is happening today 1-3 pm in Kresge Auditorium! Any open seats will be open to the public at 12:55 pm on a first come first serve basis. If you want to see the talks but can't make it, here's the live stream link.

Watch TEDx's TEDxBowdoinCollege 2018 on Livestream.com.

03/10/2018

TEDxBowdoinCollege Event - 'Forward'
RSVP link (takes 20 secs): https://goo.gl/forms/anaXH7OtR80TQE482

We are TEDxBowdoinCollege. Each year, we host students, faculty, and outside speakers to give TEDx talks about Ideas Worth Spreading™. Our theme this year — "Forward" — evokes progress and explores paths to a better future.

Why would you want to come?
1) To see a live TEDx talk and consider if you'd like to deliver one in the future.
2) To learn from diverse people and passions.
3) To hear from your beloved professors and friends (see speaker list).
4) To explore career possibilities through a young entrepreneur (see speaker list).
5) To enjoy an afternoon of intellectual stimulation.

Speakers this year:
Students: Renita Shivnauth '21, Patrick O'Connell '21, Mamadou Diaw '20
Professors: Sarah Bay-Cheng, Theo Greene
Outside speaker from Pareto Design: Forrest T. Heath III

Where: Kresge Auditorium, VAC
When: Saturday, March 31st from 1pm-3pm
Free eTicket here (takes 20 secs): https://goo.gl/forms/anaXH7OtR80TQE482

Hope to see you there!
TEDxBowdoinCollege

01/06/2018

Hey all,

Hope you all had a great start to the New Year! We just want to remind everyone of our upcoming deadline for speaker applications and recommendations which is January 10th. Don't forget!

Our application/recommendation form can be accessed via: http://tinyurl.com/tedxbowdoin2018

11/19/2017

SPEAK at TEDxBowdoinCollege 2018: Forward! We know you have ideas worth spreading! Apply here: http://tinyurl.com/tedxbowdoin2018

05/11/2017

Julianna Courard-Hauri: Rethinking Movement in S*xuality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIDfO1-N6AU

Often at times, sexual identities are considered necessary and unchanging. This has led love to cause more pain than joy for many. Courard-Hauri narrates abo...