FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TEDxPSU to Hold Main Conference: Breach

State College, PA –Sunday, February 12th, 2017 from 10am- 4pm, Penn State University will host its 7th annual TEDxPSU event, a full-day conference for students, faculty, and the community. This year the main conference will focus on the theme “Breach” which encompasses innovative ideas and breaking past the status quo. Some thought-provoking topics that will be covered include schizophrenia, police brutality, and a talk on the rhetoric of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump.

Free and open to the public, those interested can register at tedxpsu.com. Doors open at 9:30am.

If media publications are interested in covering the conference we are able to provide details. Noted speakers scheduled to appear:

• Tim Simpson – Penn State Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Professor
• Claudia Williams – Chief Frientorship Officer, founded The Human Zone
• Glenn R. Ruse Jr. – Classicist and Roman Historian
• Cecilia McGough – Schreyer Honors College student pursuing astronomy and astrophysics
• Jonathan Marks – Trained lawyer and current director of the Bioethics Program at Penn State
• Bella Glanville – International model, coach, and high school senior
• Bruno Descaves – Master Puppeteer from Brazil
• Matthew Stumpf – Unique background in psychology, communications, leadership, behavioral health, and public speaking
• Peter Buckland – Academic Programs Fellow at Penn State’s Sustainability Institute
• Theresa Vescio – Professor of Psychology and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality studies
• Brian Davis – Penn State student who crafted the publication “The Penn State Treasure”

About TEDxPSU

TEDxPSU is Penn State’s locally organized, student-run, yearly TEDx conference. Over the past seven years, we have provided students, faculty, staff, and State College community members with a memorable, interactive full-day TEDx conference full of enlightening talks on a wide breadth of topics. Our goal as an organization is two-fold. First, we aim to showcase the best research, ideas, and values that Penn State students, faculty, and alumni have to offer our community and beyond. Secondly, we bring in speakers from outside of our community to provide new perspectives on the world at large. Our reach extends to Penn State, State College, our Commonwealth campuses, and across the United States and the globe. We pledge to continuously provide novel “ideas worth spreading” to all of these communities.

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, TEDTalk videos and live speakers come together to spark deep discussion and connection in a group setting. 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.)

Breaking past the status quo.

Penn State Hillel is proud to sponsor TEDxPSU. For more information, visit www.tedxpsu.com.