Theme: A Time to Innovate

TEDx SUNY Potsdam “A Time to Innovate”
The third annual TEDx SUNY Potsdam will feature 10 talks from SUNY Potsdam faculty and students and 1 student speaker from Clarkson University.
www.tedxsunypotsdam.com
Saturday, March 19, 2022 - 7-10 p.m.
Blackbox Theatre, Performing Arts Center, SUNY Potsdam

POTSDAM, NY – The third annual TEDx SUNY Potsdam is back in person on Saturday, March 19th from 7-10 p.m. in the Blackbox Theatre of the Performing Arts Center on campus. This year’s theme is “A Time to Innovate” and talks will focus on how departments and industries on campus are using innovative ideas and practices to address the needs of our challenging time. There are ten SUNY Potsdam faculty and students and one student speaker from Clarkson University scheduled, with talks from a wide variety of topics. The event will feature a post-show Q&A session with the audience and all the TEDx speakers.

The first in-person event in 2019 “The Future of Creativity,” and a virtual presentation in 2020 with the theme “Identifying Moments,” were both well attended events with local, regional and international speakers. These talks are now posted online at the TEDx and YouTube websites, and some have received thousands of watches. This year, some of the general topics which highlight the diversity of subject areas include:

• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Agriculture & Biodiversity
• Campus Violence & Sexual Assault

Each talk must be under 18 minutes and will be filmed with state-of-the-art studio cameras in the Performing Arts Center in front of a live audience of up to 100 members (a TEDx rule). The event is hosted by the Arts Management Program, Department of Theatre and Dance and aims to serve the public college and community by giving a platform for the rich ideas and research practices happening at SUNY Potsdam. A student team of technicians, crew and front of house members, along with student interns from Community Performance Series, will help support the event. With the international acclaim of TED (Technology, Education & Design), TEDx events are smaller locally organized events where speakers give informed and personalized talks and contain 'Ideas Worth Spreading', a guiding principle of TED.

Tickets are on sale Tickets: $10 General Admission/$5 Students
www.tedxsunypotsdam.com
Or via CPS Box Office at the door
Or call 315-267-2277/Online at www.cpspotsdam.org
VISA/MC/Discover & Bear Express are welcome
Attendee limit: 100 (Stipulated by TED)
ADA Accessible

Department of Theatre & Dance, Arts Management Program:
“The mission of the Department of Theatre and Dance is to cultivate an innovative, experiential, and multidisciplinary education within an inclusive community which prepares students for leadership and service in the arts as global citizens.” The Arts Management B.A. program at SUNY Potsdam examines professional administrative principles and practices of creative arts practitioners and industries to develop students as innovative managerial leaders in the arts. The event will be hosted at the state-of-the-art, Performing Arts Center which opened in 2014 and is a hub of arts and culture on campus. The venue provides the collegiate and local community with cutting edge arts and cultural practices and performances and is host to a wide variety of academic and professional events each year. TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) is a nonprofit organization “devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less)” www.ted.com.

Arts Management Program, SUNY Potsdam

If you have any questions please contact:
Joshua Vink, Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre & Dance, Program Coordinator, Arts Management - vinkjb@potsdam.edu

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Performing Arts Centre, SUNY Potsdam
SUNY POTSDAM
44 PIERREPONT AVE
POTSDAM, New York, 13676
United States

Alif Jakir

Alif Jakir is a a third year dual degree computer science and data analytics student at Clarkson University. His research is on Artificial Intelligence at the TARS human computer interaction lab. One of his main interests is understanding the general principles behind human intelligence and creativity, and augmenting it with AI. He likes to ponder questions about where this technology might one day take our world, and how it may change our conceptions of ourselves.

Emma Massa

Ms. Massa is a dedicated historian, researcher and student. Driven by her passion Emma takes pride in constructing well-researched projects at her graduate institution as well as checking in on her nearly 75 undergraduate students. As a graduate student, her goals include finishing her Ph.D. and working abroad creating preventative and interventive programming for underrepresented populations experiencing trauma. In addition to her primary goals Emma has been recognized by SUNY Potsdam for her extraordinary commitment to advocating for her fellow students’ needs and inspiring inclusion among them. In the Spring of 2021 Emma was recognized for her involvement in the representation of homeless students as well as her efforts to the campus food pantry. She then went on to organize one of the most successful students led food drives in the history of SUNY Potsdam with her fellow Emerging Leaders. When she sees a need, she will find a solution.

Karen Caldwell

Karen Caldwell, Assistant Professor in the School of Education and Professional Studies, is an adult learning specialist. Karen applies brain and cognitive science to all aspects of her research, teaching, and program development and her (awesome) undergrad and graduate students use digital media to take their applied learning experiences to the next level of content and career competencies. For over two decades Karen has lived and worked in South Korea, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain, and is now based in Canada and the US. Her roles have ranged from Trade Commissioner for Canada to program development to English as a Foreign Language Teacher and she remains a curious, cradle-to-grave learner.

Kate Cleary

Kate holds a BA in English from the University of Richmond, an MSc in Conservation Biology from Colorado State University and a PhD in Conservation Genetics from the University of Idaho. Between these degrees, she served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala and a Fulbright Scholar in Costa Rica, and has also worked for the National Park Service, the US Geological Survey, and private environmental consulting firms. In her current position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at SUNY Potsdam, Kate’s goals are to involve as many undergraduate students as possible with her research program, and to instill in all her students a sense of both urgency and optimism about creating a more sustainable future.

Madison Bray-Trophia

Madison Bray-Trophia is a recent graduate of SUNY Potsdam who studied Arts Management, Music Business, and Anthropology. She currently serves on three executive boards including the Harry Potter Alliance, Potsdam Music Business Club, and the It’s on Us Chapter. Madison primarily focuses on program development and arts nonprofits, evident in her work with the Crane Institute for Music Business and Entrepreneurship, and the St. Lawrence Arts Council. As a campus leader, Madison strives to make the campus a more equitable place for every student and prides herself on being a public advocate for sexual violence awareness and prevention on campus. She hopes that one day, she can bring together her love for community development and arts administration in order to make the world a better place.

Mallory Wittlin

Mallory Wittlin is a senior at SUNY Potsdam, pursuing her bachelor's degree in English Composition and Creative Writing. Coming from a unique family dynamic, she uses her experiences of being an adoptee from Colombia as a means to narrate creative projects around themes of diversity, acceptance, and racial conflict. With her experiences in working with children from all backgrounds and of all ages, Mallory’s goal in writing is what she also plans on bringing to the classroom, dynamic and unique lessons about representation and identity. Having struggled with her cultural identity, Mallory’s journey of narrating the “adoptee journey” is just the beginning of what is to become of her writing projects, personal growth, and how she plans to teach representation and culture in her future classes as a middle or high school teacher.

Seon Levius

Dr. Seon A. Levius is an Assistant Professor of Technology in the SUNY Potsdam Department of Business Administration. He has recently been awarded the Thomas L. and Jane D. Russell Distance Education Faculty Excellence Award for his pedagogy using inquiry-based learning. He has also been recently appointed SUNY Online Teaching Ambassador because of his teaching excellence. Dr. Levius teaches in the Master of Science in management program—the first fully online degree program at SUNY Potsdam. He holds a Doctor of Business Administration degree from Walden University in Minneapolis and a Master of Science degree in information systems management from the University of Liverpool. Levius also completed Harvard Business School Executive Education programs in digital transformation, and attended the University of Guyana, where he studied public management. Before joining SUNY Potsdam, Levius led the information and communication technology portfolios for two Caribbean intergovernmental and multilateral agencies based in Barbados. His teaching draws from sharing this eclectic knowledge and life experiences to inspire lifelong curiosity.

Simisola Macaulay

Simisola Macaulay is a rising Senior as SUNY Potsdam double majoring in International Studies and Anthropology concentrating on history, culture, and gender studies. They are the current Vice President of the African Student Association and Anthropology Club, along with being a member of CSTEP (Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program), Emerging Leaders and the Presidents List. She is an aspiring Research Anthropologist, working toward conducting research in West Africa on Traditional Gender and Sexual expression. Simi is avid book and music lover but is most likely to be found petting a dog or wrapped in a blanket.