GCSU Leadership Programs to Host TEDxGeorgiaCollege

TEDxGeorgiaCollege to be hosted Friday, October 18, 2024

With a license from TED, the Leadership Programs at Georgia College & State University are bringing TEDx to Georgia College and to Milledgeville. TEDxGeorgiaCollege will be hosted Friday, October 18th, on the campus of Georgia College in downtown Milledgeville. 

TEDxGeorgiaCollege will feature eight to ten speakers and performers who will deliver talks on the latest ideas and research, all in the spirit of TED’s commitment to “Ideas Worth Spreading.” Each talk will be broadcast internationally and shared through TED’s global network, showcasing for the international TED community the unique voices, stories, and ideas that make Georgia College special. 

TEDxGeorgiaCollege will explore the theme “Evidence of Things Unseen.” 

“At Georgia College, we are a community of explorers, innovators, and doers,” says Dr. Harold Mock, director of leadership programs. “We nourish a passion for inquiry, and we believe that our greatest discoveries are born as we quest for evidence of things unseen.” 

Mock chairs the Board of Curators, who provide intellectual and editorial leadership for TEDxGeorgiaCollege and work to create a vibrant and event featuring a range of ideas and diversity of speakers. Chelsey Scoggins, assistant director of leadership programs, serves as vice-chair. Additionally, on the board are Kassie Arps, Bachelor of Arts candidate in mass communication; Jacob Carter, program coordinator; Dr. Steve Elliott-Gower, research associate and associate professor of political science; Jane Kidd, Alex Gregory Distinguished Fellow and Leader in Residence; and Dr. Chika Unigwe, assistant professor of English. Dr. Genie Snyder Chamberlin will serve as executive producer.

Potential speakers with an interest in taking an idea to the TEDxGeorgiaCollege stage, should submit their proposals online at tedxgeorgiacollege.com. All proposals should be submitted by Monday, May 13.

Ticket sales for TEDxGeorgiaCollege open on Monday, August 26. Tickets may be purchased online at tedxgeorgiacollege.com. 

To learn more about TEDxGeorgiaCollege, please visit tedxgeorgiacollege.com. 

About TEDx, x = independently organized event

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)

About TED

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, often in the form of short talks delivered by leading thinkers and doers. Many of these talks are given at TED conferences, intimate TED Salons and thousands of independently organized TEDx events around the world. Videos of these talks are made available, free, on TED.com and other platforms. Audio versions of TED Talks are published to TED Talks Daily, available on all podcast platforms.

TED's open and free initiatives for spreading ideas include TED.com, where new TED Talk videos are posted daily; TEDx, which licenses thousands of individuals and groups to host local, self-organized TED-style events around the world; the TED Fellows program, which selects innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities; The Audacious Project, which surfaces and funds critical ideas that have the potential to impact millions of lives;TED Translators, which crowdsources the subtitling of TED Talks so that big ideas can spread across languages and borders; and the educational initiative TED-Ed. TED also offers TED@Work, a program that reimagines TED Talks for workplace learning. TED also has a growing library of original podcasts, including The TED Interview with Chris Anderson, WorkLife with Adam Grant, Far Flung with Saleem Reshamwala and How to Be a Better Human.

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About GCSU Leadership Programs 

Georgia College’s Office of Leadership Programs provides teaching, research, and public service related to leadership, citizenship, democracy, and public affairs. With the support of a distinguished faculty and practitioners, we educate the next generation of Georgia’s leaders for the public good. Our programs bring together scholars and students, as well as business leaders, non-profit executives, journalists, and public officials, and offer a trusted forum on citizen-leadership and pressing issues of the day. 

For more information, visit tedxgeorgiacollege.com or contact leadership.programs@gcsu.edu or (478) 445-1227.