Tickets for TEDxUTulsa 2024 is ON SALE NOW! Secure your spots to attend and listen to brilliant talks this March. There are lots of interesting topics that you don't want to miss out!
Purchase tickets by scanning the QR code or at tedxutulsa.com/attend
College students attend FREE with TU student ID!
We decided to extend the deadline until October 20th at 11:59 P.M.
If you have a brilliant idea to share, do not hesitate to nominate yourself and get a chance to speak at our spring event! Or if you know someone who has worth-sharing idea, nominate them!
We're excited to listen to your great ideas!
Speaker/Performer Nominations are now OFFICIALLY OPEN!
Do you have an ambition to share with people your brilliant idea?
Do you know someone who does?
Take the stage this Spring 2024 at out TEDxUTulsa Event!
Scan the QR code or go to our "Give a talk" section to access the nomination forms!
Today’s the Day! TEDxUTulsa 2023: Downside Up will start at 5pm tonight! Doors will open at 4:30pm. If you were looking for a sign, here it is. You don’t want to miss it! Before it’s too late, purchase your tickets with the link in our bio, or scan the QR code above. Can’t wait to see you all there!
TEDxUTulsa 2023: Downside Up is TOMORROW! The stage is set and we're hard at work. Grab your tickets now at the link in our bio!
ONE WEEK LEFT until TEDxUTulsa 2023: Downside Up! Don’t know what to expect? Check out this video from TED explaining what TEDx is. Grab your tickets now at the link in our bio!
TEDxUTulsa 2023: Downside Up is just 10 days away! You don't want to miss our awesome lineup of speakers. Grab your tickets now at the link in our bio!
Speaker Spotlight: Elmer Dixon - 𝘋𝘪𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵
Elmer Dixon is a former activist and current diversity consultant as well as President of Executive Diversity Services, an organizational development firm in Seattle, Washington. He has spent 30+ years as an executive in both public and non-profit organizations, helping to improve organizations’ cultural competency. Elmer was a key figure in the creation of the Inclusive Circles Process TM and is a certified administrator for the Intercultural Conflict Inventory.
Speaker Spotlight: Charity Barton - 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘍𝘪𝘹 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘜𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱
Charity Barton is a TU Alumna with a B.A. in Communications. While at TU, she was involved in school spirit as a TU cheerleader and now serves as the TU Cheer coach. She is also currently serving as a Director at TU’s Collins College of Business. Charity is an entrepreneur who enjoys public speaking and is passionate about the power of storytelling. She is set to graduate with her Master’s in Mass Communications this May.
Follow her on Instagram: @iamchar.ity
Speaker Spotlight: Rhiannon Baker - 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦
Rhiannon Baker is a local attorney and non-profit volunteer who advocates for victims and survivors. After escaping from the hands of her kidnapper at age 19, Rhiannon suffered from PTSD for a number of years. She shares her traumatic experience and its aftermath in providing a learning tool for others. Her passions include spreading mental health awareness and advocating for victims’ rights. She is currently in the process of writing a memoir and she continues to help inspire others.
Follow her on Instagram @mybeautyfromashes and for more information, check her out on LinkedIn.
Speaker Spotlight: Mikey Manghum - 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮
Mikey Manghum is the Senior Vice President of INSPiRE Financial Group, as well as the owner/founder of Manghum Consulting. Mikey Manghum was born and raised in the United Kingdom. While growing up, he played basketball and studied at ORU; now he has an MBA in Finance. Mikey credits his approach to business/leadership to his experience playing basketball at the collegiate and international levels. His purpose is to develop leaders that continue to develop leaders. Mikey’s passion is to help create “lightbulb” moments in their trajectory for others in order to become first generation wealth creators who live and leave their legacies.
Follow him on social media: @manghumconsulting
Speaker Spotlight: Aaron Ball - 𝘙𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘴 & 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴
Aaron Ball is an instructor in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Tulsa, where he teaches introductory courses in geology and serves on the Geoscience Advisory Board. He earned a Master of Science in Geology and Bachelor of Science in Geosciences from TU. Some of his awards during his studies include University of Tulsa NOVA Fellow, Oklahoma Geological Foundation Graduate Fellow, Chevron Graduate Fellow, and Tulsa Geological Society Foundation Outstanding Student Award. He is an AAPG Department of Professional Affairs Certified Petroleum Geologist. He also volunteers as the treasurer for the Geoscience Foundation of Tulsa, a charitable organization that recognizes outstanding students and teachers of earth sciences.
Speaker Spotlight: Ellis Gordy - 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴-𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳: 𝘈𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺
Ellis Gordy is a graduate student at the University of Tulsa currently studying Museum Science and Management. He is a skilled thinker and primitive researcher with an interest in bringing suppressed queer narratives into the limelight. He invests all his efforts towards a visible queer past and a safer queer future. In his free time, Ellis enjoys playing video games as well as being a mediator between his partner and cat in an ever-waging psychological war.
Speaker Spotlight: Jia Ng 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘞𝘦 𝘚𝘰 𝘉𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘢?
Dr. Jia Ng is a board-certified nephrologist and an Assistant Professor of Medicine. She is the founder of PublishedMD Consulting, which teaches clinicians how to build their authority and accomplish their academic goals. Currently, she is an active clinical researcher and has acquired more than $1 million of grant funding from the National Institutes of Health and foundational grants.
Check her out on these platforms:
Website: www.publishedMD.com
YouTube: @PublishedMD
Twitter: @jiahweing
LinkedIn: Jiah Weing
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7lHVpqUAAAAJ&hl=en
Speaker Spotlights: Tracy Spears - 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺
Tracy Spears is an internationally sought-after keynote speaker, book author, advocate, and “Shift Out Loud” podcast host. Her best-selling books are "What Exceptional Leaders Know,” The Exceptional Leaders Playbook,” and "Leadership is a Verb.” She is also a member of the National Speakers Association and the founder of the Exceptional Leaders Lab, which specializes in developing leaders, inspiring teamwork, and creating inclusive cultures.
You can learn more about her through her website: https://tracyspears.com
Speaker Spotlight: Erik Louis Soliván - 𝘎𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘋𝘶𝘦: 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘌𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴
Erik Louis Soliván is the Chief of Staff for the Tulsa Housing Authority, which leads affordable housing, rental assistance, development services, construction services, and compliance services departments. Erik is a lawyer with 15+ years experience in housing policy, finance, development, and planning. As a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Erik served as a Senior Analyst at Public Financial Management, Inc., a Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary for Community Development, and a Senior Vice President at the Philadelphia Housing Authority. His passions include running, chess-playing, and advocating for housing.
Speaker Spotlight: Dr. Jamie Rhudy - Why the Native American Pain Disparity is a Social Problem
Dr. Jamie L. Rhudy is a professor and licensed clinical psychologist in the Department of Psychology at the University of Tulsa. He has 25+ years of research experience in affective neuroscience, specifically focusing on the interface of emotion and pain processing. His goals are to identify mechanisms that contribute to and/or maintain chronic pain conditions, to develop non-invasive methods for assessing individuals at risk for developing chronic pain, and to improve the methods for studying nociceptive processing.
Speaker Spotlight: Jim Sill - Dancing with Shadows
Jim Sill is a senior business leader with 25+ years of experience in working across business models and understanding how companies are successful. Jim possesses experience in litigation, problem solving, and forensic risk auditing. He has both a B.S. and M.S. degree in Cybersecurity and holds multiple professional designations and certifications. Jim is pursuing a Ph.D. in Cyber Studies at the University of Tulsa, while also being a Team8 Cyber Fellow.
Speaker Spotlight: Anna Claire McMullen - 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭
Anna Claire McMullen is a junior, majoring in biochemistry and biology at University of Tulsa. She is also a Chemistry Lab teaching assistant, aerialist, and a tutor. She has been an aerialist for almost 5 years, her favorite move is spinning and her preferred apparatus is the lyra or aerial hoop. She hopes to pursue a PhD and a DVM in studying veterinary toxicology dealing with environmental toxins and conservation. Her passions include mental health, chemistry, conservation and creative movement.
Follow her on Instagram: @annaclaire.aerial
The TEDxUTulsa team is excited to announce our lineup for this year’s event! A variety of brilliant, inspiring, and creative talks and performances will be on display on Thursday, March 30th from 5-8pm at TU’s Lorton Performance Center. Grab a ticket at the link in our bio or scan the QR code to come enjoy the show! TU students get in free with ID ✨🎟
TEDxUniversityofTulsa is an independently organized TED event at The University of Tulsa.
