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Hope Thornton
NMI Academic Coordinator hopethornton@uga.edu Hope is the NMI’s Academic Coordinator, wielding expertise from her time as a New Media Certificate and Emerging Media Masters student, and a seasoned TEDxUGA veteran. In her role, Hope advises the valuable student advisor for inquiries related to the New Media Certificate, Emerging Media Masters, and Double Dawgs programs. In…
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Isabella Martinez
TEDxUGA Assistant Curator isabellamartinez@uga.edu Isabella is the TEDxUGA Assistant Curator. With a wealth of experience from TEDxUGA 2023: Roots, Isa has a deep understanding of TEDxUGA’s inner workings and the many efforts required to bring TEDxUGA to the stage every year. As Assistant Curator, Isa’s current responsibilities encompass selecting exceptional presenters, contributing to content curation,…
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#SquadGhouls
The TEDxUGA fam has been busy on campus as well! Back in September, Esther, along with TEDxUGA Licensee Megan Ward and TEDxUGA Assistant Curator Isabella Martinez, shared insights with presenters selected for the 27th annual Student Leadership Conference, hosted by UGA’s Department of Engagement, Leadership, and Service. The Student Leadership Conference (SLC) is a transformative event aimed at empowering students…
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Two Steps Forward for TEDWomen!
Curator Esther Kim represented UGA and TEDxUGA at TEDWomen 2023: Two Steps Forward. Hosted at The Woodruff Arts Center by UGA alumna and Editorial Director of TEDWomen Pat Mitchell, the event fostered networking opportunities, offered discovery sessions, and featured big ideas from renowned speakers. Throughout her immersive five-day experience, Esther connected with fellow TEDx organizers, delved into the TEDx brand, and participated in a…
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In Other TED-tastic News
TEDxUGA 2024: Snapshot | A snapshot captures a fleeting moment in its purest form, unfiltered and unrestrained. One snapshot is a single perspective, but when united with others, a gallery emerges. TEDxUGA 2024 will provide a lens into the gallery of ideas that exist within the University of Georgia community. Join us as we explore the candid…
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He Came, He Saw, He Haunted
John Weatherford’s most recent adventure led him deep into the heart of Ecuador, where he spent five days as Senior Personnel on the $117,797 National Science Foundation (NSF) Human and Geographical Sciences grant: “Investigating Ecological Legacies in Amazonian Forests.” John traveled through the capital city of Quito to the town of Francisco de Orellana (also known as Coca),…
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Welcome to the Boo Crew
The NMI Advisory Council, consisting of industry leaders from all realms, works day and night to provide insight, expertise, advice, and guidance to further the NMI mission. From seasoned industry veterans to young NMI alumni, each member is invested in the NMI and diversely equipped to help guide us toward future success. This year, we’re excited to…
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Behind the Scenes of TEDxUGA
TEDxUGA 2023 marked 10 years of celebrating ideas worth spreading on the UGA campus! Over the past decade, TEDxUGA has brought ideas from the UGA community to a global audience with 129 talks reaching 6.1 million views. But how does this highly anticipated event make it to the stage each year? And how does the campus…
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Georgia on Your Mind
Last September, we announced the launch of Spark: an initiative established in partnership with Mike and Nancy Scarbrough. With a generous endowment from the Scarbrough family, Spark students have the opportunity to travel the state, strengthen awareness, increase visibility, build relationships, and capture innovative content all centered around UGA’s commitment to generating economic prosperity in the state…
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The Early Bird Gets the Flight to Wisconsin!
This semester we are elevating our Professional Fridays to new heights. And we love to go big, but in this case, we went REAL big: we went all the way to Wisconsin! We kicked off the semester with our first out-of-state site visit. One day simply couldn’t contain all the opportunities, so a select group of NMI…