APEX Hour at SUU

APEX Hour at SUU

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APEX Hour at SUU episodes

  • 10/19/2023: Sarah Ford
    Sarah Ford is a Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Photographer, Storyteller, Meditation Teacher, and Spiritual Care counselor. Sarah has extensive Hollywood, entertainment agency experience as an Art Director designing posters from start to finish for film and television such as Hidden Figures, Spider-Man Homecoming, The Martian, Orange is the New Black, and American Horror Story. A multidisciplinary artist, she addresses contemporary issues with skills ranging from Movie Poster Design to Documentary Photography. Her unique passion for spiritual care and art connects with all beings and storytelling from a compassionate perspective. As a Secular Buddhist, she engages the intersections of topics such as; identity, climate crisis, inner creativity, trauma resilience, recovery, somatic healing, mentoring, and imagination. ***
    Eccles APEX Website: https://www.suu.edu/apex
    1 hr 5 min
  • 10/12/2023: Civil Dialogue Discussion on AI
    A civil dialogue discussion will focus on whether or not the government should regulate artificial intelligence (AI). We have four guests who feel vastly different about regulation and AI, so it promises to be a robust and civil dialogue. ***
    Eccles APEX Website: https://www.suu.edu/apex
    1 hr 7 min
  • 10/05/2023: Laurel Braitman
    Laurel Braitman is the Director of Writing and Storytelling at the Stanford School of Medicine, as well as the New York Times bestselling author of Animal Madness and her memoir What Looks Like Bravery. In the Medicine and the Muse program at Stanford, she works with medical students and professionals to reintroduce the power of storytelling to the healthcare field. Laurel holds a Ph.D. in Science, Technology, and Society from MIT, and is a Senior TED Fellow. She’s the founder of Writing Medicine, a global community of writing healthcare professionals. ***
    Eccles APEX Website: https://www.suu.edu/apex
    57 min
  • 09/28/2023: Ed Latimore
    Ed Latimore is a former professional heavyweight boxer, national amateur boxing champion, competitive chess player, and bestselling author. Holds a B.A. in physics from Duquesne University and is a veteran of the United States Army. Ed’s writing focuses on self-development, realizing your potential, and sobriety — all of which he approaches from personal experience, overcoming poverty and addiction. ***
    Eccles APEX Website: https://www.suu.edu/apex
    1 hr 1 min
  • 09/21/2023: Cordell Taylor
    Cordell Taylor is a prolific assemblage artist and constructive sculptor. Recognizing a need for greater representation in the local art scene, Taylor curated exhibitions for 25 artists over four years, co-founded the Back Alley Gallery, and established the Cordell Taylor Studio/Gallery and a non-profit by the name of Surface. Taylor's philanthropic efforts include fundraisers for local charities and his active involvement with the Salt Lake Gallery Association. Currently, Taylor works to secure funding for grants and fellowships to support future generations of Utah artists while advocating for national exhibitions of local talent. His recent "DECONSTRUCTION series" transforms engineered components into dynamic compositions, inviting viewers to explore their intricacies and experience their vitality, resulting in a harmonious symphonic composition. ***
    Eccles APEX Website: https://www.suu.edu/apex
    59 min
  • 09/14/2023: Nate Schweber
    Nate Schweber is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times, ProPublica, Anthony Bourdain's Explore Parts Unknown, and other media. His conservation articles won awards from the Outdoor Writers Association of America in 2015 and 2018, and in 2020, a ProPublica series he contributed to won the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. A Montana native, he lives in Brooklyn. ***
    Eccles APEX Website: https://www.suu.edu/apex
    1 hr
  • 04/13/2023: Alfred Runte
    An internationally recognized expert on national parks and railroads, Alfred Runte is based in Seattle, Washington. He was an adviser to the Ken Burns PBS documentary The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, and appeared in all six episodes of the Emmy Award-winning series. Runte has also been a guest on Nightline, The Today Show, 48 Hours, the History and Travel channels, and speaks frequently in public forums on the need to protect our parks. His books include Trains of Discovery: Railroads and the Legacy of Our National Parks; Yosemite: The Embattled Wilderness, and the fifth edition of his critically acclaimed National Parks: The American Experience. In April 2011, Runte was elected to membership in the College of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame at Illinois State University (his master’s degree institution) “in recognition of exemplary achievement” as a teacher and public scholar. He also holds a B.A. from the State University of New York at Binghamton (now Binghamton University) and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara. ***
    Eccles APEX Website: https://www.suu.edu/apex
    1 hr 4 min

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