100 Minutes on the Hilltop
Norton Theatre, Norton Campus Center
1 p.m. April 28, 2018
Ten speakers. Ten minutes each. Ten big ideas. This series of short, carefully-prepared talks will be given by a mix of current students, alumni, and faculty. Each will focus on a different topic that inspires action, sparks conversation, and increases understanding about what it means to lead a life of significance. This event is free and open to the public.
Aditi Prasad ’18
2017 Hess Fellow and Harrison Honors Scholar: How can advocacy work help us find our passion?
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2017 Hess Fellow, Religion major: Can we create spaces where we are free to explore our identities?
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Director of Professional Development, St. Jude Research: What if we celebrated acts of micro-courage?
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Associate Professor of Biology: What if we understood that big discoveries happen because of small accomplishments?
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Assistant Professor of Psychology: How can you cultivate joy in our plugged-in, always-on society?
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President, ATT Tennessee: What if we never stopped thinking of ourselves as students?
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2017 recipient of the Sara Crews Finley, M.D., Endowed Leadership Scholarship at UAB: What if we open our minds to exploring places people tell us to avoid?
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Founder of Axiometrics, Inc.: Are you living your purpose? And can your purpose carry on beyond your life?
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President, BSC: Through the alchemy of life experience, can one's consciousness be transformed from a base metal into gold?
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Political Science major, Human Rights/Conflict Studies minor: How can we reframe our narrative in order to live our best life?
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