A group of Bellarmine University students is working with Dr. Shawn Apostel, an assistant professor in the School of Communication, to organize a TEDx talk on campus in 2019.
Dr. Shawn Apostel
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TEDx events feature live presentations from speakers along with videos of speakers from previous TED Talks events. TEDx events are led by local volunteers working under an agreement with TED, a media organization that hosts global conferences with the slogan “ideas worth spreading.”
The idea of hosting a TEDx event at Bellarmine was first discussed in 2015, when a student shared his favorite TED Talk video with Apostel. A group of students later formed a working group to explore the idea, and recently announced a goal of bringing TEDx to campus on March 1, 2019.
“What started out as a tangent during my office hour has become a goal that many Bellarmine students want to accomplish,” said Apostel.
The proposed Bellarmine TEDx event’s theme is “Who are we? Past, present, future.”
The group has
launched a website where people can learn more, get involved and submit proposals to speak.