Croft Senior Brings Inaugural 'TEDx' Event to UM Campus
On Saturday, October 31, the University of Mississippi will host its inaugural TEDx Talk featuring "ideas worth spreading." Croft senior Lizzy Wicks is the event organizer. Events are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. (CST) in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts and will consist of a series of 10 brief lectures from University of Mississippi faculty members.
Wicks tells the U.M. news service that "the importance of an event such as TEDxUM on our campus cannot be overstated. This will be the first event of its kind to occur at any university within the state of Mississippi and will be the second of its kind within the state as a whole. I believe that it will be an event that will better our community tremendously as well as show the world the talent and promise that we have here at Ole Miss." Two of the professors scheduled to speak at the event, Michele Alexandre and Laura Johnson, teach for Croft.
