Theme: Innovational Generations

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Wartburg College
100 Wartburg BLVD
Waverly, Iowa, 50677
United States

Abby Weiland

PK-12 Instructional Coach & EdD student

Abby Weiland Cedar Falls, IA Professional Background Area: Education Previous talks: • Professional development workshops in various school districts (2012-present) – reading and writing workshop model, small group reading and writing instruction, research-based literacy strategies, meaningful technology integration in the elementary classroom • University of Sioux Falls Graduate Research Symposium – April 2015: “The Influence of Teacher Language on 4th Grade Students’ Mindsets”

Anshika Singh

Wartburg College Student

Anshika Singh Student Majoring in Public Relation, Digital Cinema with Graphic Design minor Current Profession: A circular desk assistant at Vogel Library

Britt Avery

Wartburg Student

Britt Avery Story City, IA Studying Spanish, Education and Leadership at Wartburg College Current jobs: Admissions Office and Wellness Center Rock Wall assistant

Caleb Gipple

Education

Caleb Gipple Cedar Falls, IA Current Profession: Student pursuing degree in Public Administration and certificate in Health Care Administration Professional Background: Student, Entrepreneur, and President/Founder of charity readers today leaders tomorrow Previous Talks: o Optimist International Oratorical Contest: Des Moines, Iowa, Speech Contest, Fall 2017, Subject: What the World Gains from Optimism o American Legion National Oratorical Contest: Indianapolis, Indiana, Speech Contest, Spring 2017, Subject: Civic Responsibility and Constitutional Amendments o High School Graduation: New Sharon, Iowa, Keynote Address, May 2017, Subject: Fulfilling Potential o Larry Schnoor Invitational: Mankato, Minnesota, Speech Contest, Fall 2017, Subject: Prison Reform

Esmeralda Alarcon

Student

Esmeralda Alarcon will present her talk “What it means to be a Global Citizen and how refugees fit in” She would argue that It is time to help people find their place in the context of being a global citizen and what it means to fit into the global community at large. I would like to provide a sense of belonging for refugees and everyone alike.

Gale Trimble

Wartburg College Student

Gale Trimble Full Time Wartburg Student I am a second-year student at Wartburg College. While I do not have a professional background yet, I am heavily involved on campus. I am the president of Alliance, an organization for LGBT+ students; I am the news director for KWAR, the on-campus radio station; I am the features and knightlife writer for The Trumpet, the campus newspaper; and I am the chaplain of Kantorei, one of the choirs on campus. I spoke on a panel on January 29, 2018 at Wartburg College titled “Rainbows Come with a Little Rain.” Each panelist talked about their stories with mental health and how it intersected with their gender/sexuality. Then we answered the audience’s questions.

Hailey Schmitz

Wartburg College Student

Hailey Schmitz Previous Presentations: Graduation Speech “Riding a Bike” - May 2016 The importance of FCCLA (Family Career and Community Leaders of America) - June 2015 Agriculture and the dairy industry - November 2015 *several other small speeches and presentations between the years 2015 and the present

Ian Coon

Education Leadership, Nonprofit Management, and Strategic Communications

Ian Coon has given talks all over the United States, some of them are: *Panel discussion at Iowa Association of School Boards conference 2015 *Iowa Technology and Education Conference 2015 His talks are focused on education reform and student voice.

Kim Schlesinger

Student

Kim Schlesinger is a Wartburg student, music therapy major. She gave a presentation during RICE day at Wartburg College about a research paper that she completed for her IS class on the topic of media presentations of sex and attitudes toward sex in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. For this upcoming event she said: "I will be sharing some funny and some not so funny stories about my process in learning to admit when I am wrong about something and how difficult but important this can be. To handle life with humility and openminded curiosity is, in my experience, the best way to build a world of cooperation and peace across generations and cultures, and it is our responsibility to admit our wrongs and listen to the experiences and knowledge of others in order to learn and grow. "

Sage Lavine

Business Consulting

#1 Best Selling Author of Hayhouse book, WOMEN ROCKING BUSINESS, and the CEO of Women Rocking Business Training Company reaching over 100,000 women entrepreneurs around the globe. Women Rocking Business Training programs provide comprehensive business training based in women's values like collaboration rather than competition, empowerment rather than power over and generosity rather than scarcity and urgency. We teach women entrepreneurs to attract clients and customers they love as they build businesses that fit into their lives, rather than having to fit their lives around an overly busy business schedule. Sage Lavine has shared the stage with Neale Donald Walsch, Jack Canfield, Janet Attwood, Marci Shimoff, and many more. Sage believes in entrepreneurship as a way to close the pay gap for women, and create world change: Women Rocking Business has raised over a million dollars for women's humanitarian projects around the globe...world needs us and the time is now.

Wil Ranney

Social Enterprise, Entrepreneur

Wil is an Ordained Deacon in the United Methodist Church who specializes in technology ministry. He helps churches, pastors, and social entrepreneurs to leverage the Holy Spirit through techniques pioneered by internet startups.

Yusra Malik

Student

Yusra is a full time Wartburg Student. She has given different talks before including one at her high school national honor society induction. She mentions that she will relate her talk to the growth of a tree where the thought of a new idea can be related to a seed, the implementation can be related to watering the seed, and doubt relates to all the difficulties that a seed faces while growing such as harsh weather. A tree takes much time to grow to full potential and the same can be said about the change that we so wish to see in this world. It will come but it will take time.