The student-run inaugural event features students, staff and faculty

Redlands, California — Students at the University of Redlands have organized the institution’s first TEDx event on Saturday, March 23 in the Frederick Loewe Theatre at the University of Redlands main campus. The event is presented in two sessions, 11a.m. – 1p.m. and 2 – 4 p.m. Tickets are required for each session, $3 for students and $5 for the general public, available online at www.redlands.edu/events/tedx. Parking is free, adjacent to the theatre. 

Session 1: 11a.m.–1p.m.

• Dr. Eric Hill, “Beautiful Data”
• Summer Stafford, “Sincerity in an Age of Social Media”
• Dr. Mikela Bjork, “Access to Self: The Radical Power of Self-Reflexivity”
• Andrew Hollis/Amanda Woodle, “Disney and Student Development Theory”

Session 2: 2–4 p.m.

• Dr. Alana Belcon, “Map Access: the Beauty and Dangers of Modern Technology”
• Maggie Eronimous, “Defining the Common Man: Land, Music, and Nation”
• Zack Ritter, “Challenging Status Quo Supremacy in Higher Education”
• Wilson Parnell, “Can you Hold My Leg?”

TED is a nonprofit organization that began in 1984 as a conference where technology, entertainment and design (TED) converged. The nonprofit is devoted to spreading ideas in the form of short and powerful talks of about 18 minutes or less. TEDx events are independently organized based on the same model.