TEDxSMU Student Speaker Competition 2016

Congratulations Thom Browne on winning the inaugural TEDxSMU Student Speaker Competition!!

Thursday, April 21, 2016

7:00 PM FREE Pizza!
7:30 PM Competition
8:15 PM Vote for Favorite Speaker
8:30 PM Winner Announced

FREE and OPEN to SMU students and the Public!

Speaker Lineup:
Charles Scudder | From Confederates to Cowboys: How the Lone Star left the American South and Moved West
Blair Betik | Museums: Imperialistic Enterprises or Communities of Culture
Andrew Montgomery | Archaeology in Elementary: Digging for a Better Future
Caleb Hern | Singularity: Modern Day Cyborgs and the Transcendence of Time
Jamie Hinz | The Development of Residential Commons at SMU: An AuthoEthnographic Study
Thom Browne | Pencils at Desks: A Case for Rethinking School

The TEDxSMU Student Speaker Competition is a chance for SMU students and alumni to share their stories, passion, and ideas with the SMU community and potentially the Dallas community this Fall. The competition will take place in the Hillcrest Amphitheater, located outside of Caruth Hall on Thursday, April 21, 2016.  The winner will go on to speak on the TEDxSMU stage in the Fall.