Theme: TEDxCentenaryUniversity

Co-Organizer: Tim Frederiks.

Mission
TEDx brings the spirit of TED's mission of ideas worth spreading to local communities around the globe. TEDx events are organized by curious individuals who seek to discover ideas and spark conversations in their own community. TEDx events include live speakers and recorded TED Talks, and are organized independently under a free license granted by TED.

Sponsor
Visions Federal Credit Union has been around for over 50 years and has always been a strong supporter of education. Being able to sponsor this TEDx event at Centenary University speaks to our true passion and the principles all credit unions were founded upon “people helping people”. With knowledge, we can all work together and accomplish great things. You’ve made the first step by being here today.

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Anne Occhiogross

Ms. Occhiogrosso has spent the last 50 years of her life dedicated to the acting, directing and teaching of classical plays. In 1979 she along with Randall Duk Kim and Charles Bright founded The American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin. She has been a guest instructor at NYU, the NY Shakespeare Festival, the Stella Adler Conservatory, Yale, the University of Wisconsin and numerous other theatres and universities across the country.

Annie Occhiogrosso

Community Member

Randall Duk Kim and Anne Occhiogross, Our Personal Quest for Truth in Classical Performance. For 50 years, Mr., Kim's work has been seen on the stages of some of the nation's most prestigious regional theatres as well as those of the Broadway and off-Broadway theatres. His few television and film credits include most notably MATRIX RELOADED and KUNG FU PANDA. However, it is the "Classical Repertoire" (especially Shakespeare) that commands his almost single-minded focus and discontented effort. Ms. Occhiogrosso has spent the last 50 years of her life dedicated to the acting, directing and teaching of classical plays. In 1979 she along with Randall Duk Kim and Charles Bright founded The American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin. She has been a guest instructor at NYU, the NY Shakespeare Festival, the Stella Adler Conservatory, Yale, the University of Wisconsin and numerous other theatres and universities across the country.

Kathy Nassz

Professor

Kathy Naasz, Innovative Spaces and Learning: the Truth About Classrooms. Innovation Strategist and Associate Professor applying design thinking principles and questioning the status quo in Higher Education. Having worked in over 14 countries, Kathy combines her global corporate leadership skills and her degrees in Engineering, Management and her current pursuit of a Doctorate in Educational Leadership to focus her passion on transforming educational spaces.

Patrick Maley

Professor

Pat Maley, Collaborative Truth Patrick Maley, PhD, is an Associate Professor of English at Centenary University, and the author of After August: Blues, August Wilson, and American Drama (University of Virginia Press, 2019), which argues that the blues principles fundamental to August Wilson’s plays allow for a rethinking of American drama’s engagement with broader society. He also regularly reviews theater in New York and New Jersey for The Star-Ledger and NJ.com.

Randall Duk Kim

For 50 years, Mr., Kim's work has been seen on the stages of some of the nation's most prestigious regional theatres as well as those of the Broadway and off-Broadway theatres. His few television and film credits include most notably MATRIX RELOADED and KUNG FU PANDA. However, it is the "Classical Repertoire" (especially Shakespeare) that commands his almost single-minded focus and discontented effort.

Ray Frey

Professor

Dr. Ray Frey, Can We Know “What Really Happened?” Through the use of a philosophical parable, Professor Frey discusses the issue of truth in history, and if it is possible for us to discover “what really happened.” The job of the historian is to reach back into the past to tell us what happened. Yet their narratives of historical persons or events can differ wildly. Is there objective truth in history, or is all history subjective? Professor Frey explores the question.

Tim Purnell

Community Member

Dr. Timothy Purnell, Importance of Weaving Truth the Leadership DNA Dr. Purnell is an inspirational leader, strategic planner, keynote speaker and educator who proudly serves as the CEO of the American Montessori Society. He was one of just 100 educators selected to attend President Obama’s ConnectED Initiative at the White House, he was selected as the 2016 NASS National Superintendent of the Year, and honored as the 2015 Highest Rated Professor in the nation. Dr. Purnell holds a strong belief that children must have a voice in their own educational journey and provides advocacy for continuing the quality of Montessori education.