TEDxFSCJ Salon: Vaccinating The FUTURE
THE SALON WILL BE HELD THURSDAY, JANUARY 12TH, 2017,
AT FSCJ-DEERWOOD CENTER, FROM 6-8 PM.
Recent advances in vaccine research have laid the groundwork for addressing many of the key public health issues of the 21st century. Yet vaccines have also proved a source of popular misunderstanding, and ever-new outbreaks of infectious disease challenge researchers and practitioners alike to keep pace with a globally interconnected health environment.
TEDxFSCJ will host a salon exploring the critical role vaccines play in promoting public health. The evening will include a panel discussion with Dr. Keith Knutson, a leading cancer researcher at the Mayo Clinic, and Dr. Pauline Rolle, the Medical Director of the Florida Department of Health in Duval County. Co-hosted by FSCJ professors Dr. Dianne Fair and Dr. Lourdes Norman-McKay, the salon will provide insight into how a vaccine is brought to market, how vaccines are tested for safety, the challenges of getting vaccines to the public, and new hope for using vaccines to fight cancer. Join the conversation with cutting-edge researchers and dedicated public health workers, committed to growing healthy communities.
Panelists
DR. PAULINE J. ROLLE, M.D.
Dr. Pauline Rolle is the Medical Director for the Florida Department of Health in Duval County (DOH-Duval). She is Board Certified in Pediatrics and Public Health. A native of Miami, she is a graduate of Fisk University and Meharry Medical College in Nashville, and she completed her Pediatric residency training at the University of Florida Health Science Center in Jacksonville. Before joining the Department of Health in 2003, she was a community pediatrician at West Jacksonville Family Health Center. As Medical Director, Dr. Rolle oversees the clinical, dental, pharmacy and behavioral health programs for DOH-Duval. She enjoys spending time with her family, outdoor activities, and shopping. She is married to Harold Rolle Jr. and they have 2 children.
Dr. Keith L. Knutson PH.D.
Dr. Keith L. Knutson is Professor in the Department of Immunology at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville and Director, Mayo Clinic Florida Cancer Research Program. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia in 1995 and completed two post-doctoral fellowships in immunology, one at the University of British Columbia and the other at the University of Washington. Dr. Knutson’s research focuses on the immunology and immunotherapy of breast and ovarian cancers, and he is currently a member of the Tumor Microenvironment Study Section at the Center for Scientific Review at the National Institutes of Health, a member of the Integration Panel of Department of Defense’s Ovarian Cancer Research Program, and a Susan G. Komen Scholar.
Panel Hosts
DR. DIANNE FAIR, PH.D.
Dr. Fair is a professor of natural sciences at Florida State College at Jacksonville. Since 1986, she has taught biology and chemistry in its various forms from elementary to middle school, high school to college. Dr. Fair earned her baccalaureate degrees in biology and in chemistry from Jacksonville University and her doctorate in biological sciences/microbiology from Florida State University. Her primary academic interests stem from her dissertation on soil microbial ecology; however, plants, animals, gardening, chocolate, beer, wine, cheese, Hawaiian volcanoes, Star Trek and martial arts all play a role in her wonderful life.
DR. LOURDES NORMAN-MCKAY, PH.D.
Dr. Norman-McKay, a biological sciences professor at Florida State College at Jacksonville, earned her doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biology from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. During her postdoctoral training, she specialized in microbiology and immunology, with a primary focus studying the role of viruses in cancer. In addition to her 13 years teaching at the collegiate level, she has experience as an administrator of STEM programs and is a signed author with Pearson for her own Microbiology textbook. Dr. Norman-McKay is especially interested in enhancing the quality of STEM education and in promoting the recruitment, retention, and success of students in these areas.
Photos: Vaccinating the Future
TEDxFSCJ Salon: Our Digital Leaders of Tomorrow
Today’s instant-knowledge generation is already using emerging technologies, and tomorrow’s digital leaders are already mastering new apps and new knowledge to boldly go where no one has dared to go before.
Join TEDxFSCJ for an evening with these digital leaders of the future! The evening will feature Management Information Systems (MIS) students from FSCJ partnering with local middle and high school students to showcase their experiences developing new technology projects and exploring the latest digital devices. The event will include brief presentations from these college and youth leaders as well as TED talks, audience participation, and moderated break-out sessions.
ENGAGE Event Postponed due to Hurricane Matthew
As you may have noticed, there's this obnoxious jerk named Matthew who's who's invited himself to our TEDx event. Given that Matthew is planning on bringing his friends high winds and flooding with him, we've decided to postpone and reschedule this weekend's TEDxFSCJ. This means that the main event this week on Saturday, 10/8, has been cancelled. Please do not show up at the Downtown Campus on Saturday morning - stay home and stay safe.
Once Hurricane Matthew has passed us we'll work on rescheduling our event, and we hope you'll be able to join us on our new date and time, which we should announce sometime next week. We recognize that postponing this event is frustrating and disappointing, but as Floridians we all know that there is simply no arguing with Mother Nature. She always wins.
Take care of yourselves over the next few days. We want you safe and well and in the audience for TEDxFSCJ once Hurricane Matthew has ceded center stage and we can turn our attention back where it belongs - on you and our fabulous speakers.
Opening Reception for Faces of Engagement: A Portrait Series Presented by TEDxFSCJ
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 FROM 5:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.
FSCJ DOWNTOWN CAMPUS ROOM A1202, 101 WEST STATE STREET JACKSONVILLE, FL 32202
In order to highlight our theme, TEDxFSCJ put together an art show featuring portraits of people – students, faculty, staff, and Jacksonville community members – who are deeply invested in making a difference. These portraits will be featured at the Faces of Engagement art show leading up to our main event on October 8th as well as on www.tedxfscj.com, and will draw attention to those who voluntarily engage to make our world a better place.
In order to highlight our theme, TEDxFSCJ put together an art show featuring portraits of people – students, faculty, staff, and Jacksonville community members – who are deeply invested in making a difference. These portraits will be featured at the Faces of Engagement art show leading up to our main event on October 8th as well as on www.tedxfscj.com, and will draw attention to those who voluntarily engage to make our world a better place.
Portraits taken by Brandi E. Angel Bleak, Brandi Angel Photography
TEDxFSCJ Salon: Art (Re)Defines Us
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 FROM 6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.
MOCA JACKSONVILLE – 333 NORTH LAURA STREET
Art (Re)Defines Us: From the Host
Great art transforms the lives it touches. That’s why we look to art to illuminate who we are, to challenge comfortable fictions and speak uncomfortable truths, and to inspire us to think, see, and hear anew.
TEDxFSCJ is partnering with OneVoice and the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville (MOCA Jacksonville) to host a salon that addresses how art in its many modes—painting, poetry, spoken word, and historic neighborhoods—contribute to the flourishing of communities. The evening will include music by Mal Jones, creator of the Lyricist LIVE, an open mic street party held the first Wednesday of every month during the downtown Art Walk, as well as TED talks, audience discussion, and four expert panelists who have made lasting contributions to Jacksonville’s artistic community.
The salon will be held Wednesday, September 14th, at the MOCA Jacksonville, from 6-8 pm. Check-in and live music begin at 5:30.
Performer:
MAL JONES
Recording artist, Founder of The Lyricist Live, emceee, award winning Jacksonville Hip-Hop/Folk artist, educator and documentarian Mal Jones hosts The Lyricist Live at downtown vision’s monthly “Jacksonville Artwalk.” A Bronx Born, 23 year resident of Duval County, Mal is a pioneer of the Jacksonville indie Hip-Hop scene and creator of Hip-Hop education based school programs that use hip-hop culture as an educational tool. In 2013 Mal became the first Hip-Hop artist in Florida history labeled a “Folk Artist” by The Florida Folklife Program and Division of Historical Resources for the traditional skill of improvisational freestyle rapping. In addition to hosting a number of Hip-Hop workshops that focus on writing and literacy, Mal runs a state funded apprenticeship program awarded by The Florida Folklife Program that teaches the traditional skill of freestyle rapping. He's currently in his 2nd year of curating the folk apprenticeship program.
Panelists:
TIFFANY MELANSON
Tiffany is a poet, performer and graduate of the Bennington Writing Seminars. An educator as well as artist, she teaches poetry workshops, magazine production and oral interpretation at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. Her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and has most recently appeared in Compose Journal, Coda Quarterly, Bridge Eight and on Swamp Radio, a live radio and podcast experience celebrating the culture, art and history of Northeast Florida, where she is both occasional co-host, interviewer and frequent contributor. She recently completed an audio chapbook for Eat Poems and was previously featured in The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens' exhibit, Reflections: Artful Perspectives on the St. Johns River.
EBONY PAYNE-ENGLISH
Ebony is a writer, performer, educator, and human rights activist from Jacksonville, where she is a board member of The Performers Academy. She is the first woman to establish her own chapter of the international poetry organization, Black on Black Rhyme. Ebony is a 2015 Southern Fried Poetry Slam double finalist as well as the winner of Florida Urban Culture’s 2015 award for Most Influential Artist. Her 12 years of professional experience include performances at the New Orleans House of Blues, Essence Festival, Nuyorican Café, and the Denver Mercury Slam. Her discography comprises three critically acclaimed poetry albums, and she is the author of a nationally accredited, artistically centered K-12 STEAM curriculum and children’s book series in use in some 48 programs nationwide.
CHRISTINA PARRISH STONE
Christina is a long-time advocate for Jacksonville’s urban neighborhoods, with significant experience in historic preservation and the use of arts and culture as tools for community development. A resident of Historic Springfield, she recently retired from a twenty-year career as an attorney specializing in real estate law and now serves as Executive Director of Springfield Preservation and Revitalization Council, Inc. She is a founder of Jacksonville PorchFest, an annual music festival that brings thousands of people to Springfield to enjoy dozens of performances on porches and in parks throughout the historic district. A board member or chair of several other civic organizations, Christina recently completed her goal of visiting each of the fifty United States and believes Jacksonville is poised to end its reign as America’s most underrated, unappreciated, and misunderstood city.
ROOSEVELT WATSON III
Roosevelt is a painter working in surreal, abstract, and figurative modes. A native of Jacksonville, he received his BFA from the Atlanta College of Art (now the Savannah College of Art and Design), and his work is currently on display at the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens exhibit, LIFT: Contemporary Expressions of the African American Experience. he was awarded the Savannah Individual Arts Assistance Grant and has twice placed first in the Jacksonville-area Beaches Fine Arts Series. His work has been commissioned by the Ritz Theatre and LaVilla Museum in Jacksonville, the Emmanuel Church in Tampa, and the Boys and Girls Club in Hilton Head, South Carolina, and his paintings have been featured on the covers of Savannah Scene, Folio Weekly, and Contemporary Arts Today.
Main Event Speaker Preview
It's been a busy week for the TEDxFSCJ Design Strategy team! We've been interviewing our main event speakers to learn more about what they'll be sharing with us on October 8th. We'll be sharing these interviews with all of you on social media in the coming weeks, but we thought we'd give you a little sneak peek at a few of the fascinating people we've met so far. (Travis Pinckney even brought his own adorable audience!)
Photos: Art (Re)Defines Us
Art (Re)Defines Us: From the Host
Why is the topic of this event important to you?
Art exercises a tremendous influence over our personal identity and public values. Learning to understand, appreciate, and strengthen that influence enriches our lives as individuals, but also and equally important, it helps us take greater responsibility for the character of our communities and determine whether and to what extent our public artistic and cultural spaces embody the principles we profess.
This is what initially sparked my interest in hosting a salon on art and community, but my interest has been spurred on by many of the fascinating, provocative conversations that have taken place in Jacksonville over the past year. On WJCT’s Community Thread with Melissa Ross, for example, I saw some great conversations about downtown development and arts education. This summer, I attended the opening of the Cummer Museum’s exhibit, LIFT: Contemporary Reflections on the African American Experience. I also had the opportunity to attend several public conversations about the exhibit and the subject of race and art, most notably the conversations hosted by Nyah Vanterpool of UNF’s OneVoice. All of these conversations generated such passion, such engagement, such thoughtful exploration of injustice and hope, inequality and courage, that I simply felt compelled to explore this topic myself. Continuing this ongoing conversation about how art embodies our shared democratic values seems to me to be a kind of debt we owe to our forebears and fellow citizens, a great unfinished work requiring renewed dedication and engaged devotion.
I’m especially excited that TEDxFSCJ will be partnering with MOCA Jacksonville to host this salon. This partnership signals the first in what will ultimately be many examples of collaboration between TEDxFSCJ and the wider community. The spirit of TED and TEDx thrives when it engages real communities, real people, and real issues with passion, dedication, and rigor, and that’s what I hope this salon will help to further.
- Paul Hendrickson
Interview 3: Ebony Payne-English
Interview 2: Ebony Payne-English
Why does she create? TEDxFSCJ panelist Ebony Payne-English believes bringing ideas into the world involves so much more than just words.
Interview 2: Christina Parrish Stone
Art, says TEDxFSCJ panelist Christina Parrish, helps people find common ground. She’s seen it with her own eyes and in her own neighborhood.
Interview 2: Mal Jones
Mal 2 – Tonight’s featured performer Mal Jones is much more than than a Hip-Hop performer and educator. He’s a folk artist, too. It’s a family tradition.
Interview 3: Roosevelt Watson III
Interview 2: Roosevelt Watson III
Interview 3: Mal Jones
The Art Walk show he created, The Lyricist Live, is a Hip-Hop cypher with a reoccurring theme. Listen to how Mal answers the question whether main stream media has taken over the true message of the genre.
Interview 1: Mal Jones
Learn how Mal Jones uses Hip-Hop to educate the community and how the genre was introduced to him early in life.
Interview 2: Tiffany Melanson
Interview 3: Tiffany Melanson
Tiffany describes poetry as, "being concerned with the common human emotional narrative."