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TED X W-V-U Dig Deeper

April 16, 2023 | WVU CCAC Gladys Davis Theatre | 2pm

Hosted by Lauren Moore & Claire Dursa
featuring talks by:

Autumn Tooms Cypres

Autumn Tooms Cyprès

"Igniting Purpose, Fantasy Leadership, and the Reality of Resiliency"

Autumn Tooms Cyprès is a curious and fired-up learner who has spent 25 years studying the difference between how leadership is understood and how leadership is practiced in everyday life. She has traveled many country roads from a childhood in the Arizona desert to a happy-ever-after home in West Virginia.  Learn more.



Charlie Long

Charlie Long

"Being Your Own Magnifying Glass"

Charlie Long, hailing from Charleston, West Virginia, is a sophomore political science major and philosophy minor at West Virginia University. The environments in which Long thrives most are those where he can give people hope and help them reach their full potential.   Learn more.



Joshua Meadows

Joshua Meadows

"Getting to the Bottom of the Digital Divide"

Joshua Meadows is a service assistant professor in the Management Information Systems (MIS) Department at the John Chambers College of Business and Economics and serves as the director of Data Driven WV. This outreach center connects organizations with WVU students and faculty to provide data-driven, technical insights and solutions.  Learn more.



Ryan McCarthy M.D.

Ryan McCarthy M.D.

"Healthcare is Human: From Pandemic Pain, Stories of Beauty and Light"

Ryan McCarthy M.D. is a faculty member of the WVU School of Medicine and  practices internal medicine in Martinsburg, West Virginia In spring 2020, he created “Healthcare is Human,” a project to chronicle his pandemic experience.    Learn more.



Timothy Shaw

Timothy Shaw

"What Would You Attempt To Do If You Knew You Could Not Fail?"

Timothy Shaw is a WVU senior majoring in marketing, with an A.O.E. in digital marketing promotions and a minor in sports communication. He arrived at WVU in fall 2019 from Syracuse, New York. Learn more.


Lauren Moore and Allie Satterfield speaking on stage at the Davis Theatre in front of the large TEDxWVU letters

About TEDxWVU

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxWVU, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxWVU event, live speakers will be speaking to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx Program , but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.