TEDxGrandValley is the first TEDx event to be held at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. Our theme was "Sustainability: a GRAND tradition." At our event we had a mix of faculty, staff, students, and community members who shared talks which reflected the many ways in which sustainability is embedded into the people, places, and culture of West Michigan. We hoped to spark ideas that will lead to actions towards a more sustainable world.

Allendale
United States

Sean Lancaster

Associate Professor, College of Education at Grand Valley State University

Betty Gajewski

Robert B. Annis Water Resources Institute

Carl Erickson

President, Atomic Object

Bruce Nanzer

Director, Community Leadership-Public Administration program at Aquinas College

David Coffey

Associate Professor, Mathematics Department and the College of Education at Grand Valley State University

Maureen Wolverton

Assistant Chair, Liberal Studies at Grand Valley State University

Corey Anton

Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Grand Valley State University

Michael DeWilde

Director, Business Ethics Center and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Grand Valley State University

Uma Mishra

English and chemistry student at Grand Valley State University

James Kofi Annan

Founder and Executive Director, Challenging Heights

David Bell

Engineer, GMB Architecture + Engineering

Erik Nordman

Assistant Professor of Natural Resources Management at Grand Valley State University

John Spencer

Grand Valley State University Computer Science Alum

Anthony Rotman

Production Manager, Q Collection

Michael Merren

Sustainability Officer, Mel Trotter Ministries

Levi Gardner

Community Garden Manager, Grand Valley State University

Julia Mason

Assistant Professor of Women and Gender Studies at Grand Valley State University

Katie Brandt

Farmer, Groundswell Community Farm

Brett Colley

Associate Professor in Art & Design at Grand Valley State University