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Great Ideas come 10 Minutes at a Time with Four on the Floor

June 22, 2017 —

Four Springfieldians will share their thoughts and experiences on building a better community at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, in the Library Center auditorium, for adults.

The four guests will focus on Springfield and southwest Missouri in 10-minute "TED-style" talks followed by five minutes of audience Q&A.

 Presentations include:

·         "Compassion Through Action" by Amy Blansit, chair of the Drew Lewis Foundation at the Fairbanks;

·          "Smart Cities Build Better Communities Through the Use of Data Analytics" by Jeremy Clopton, BKD Director of Big Data & Analytics, Digital Forensics, and instructor at the Management Development Institute at Missouri State University;

·          "What's Your Green Dot? How Springfield Area Colleges are Changing Campus Cultures" by Jenay Lamy, MSU Green Dot Program Coordinator;

·          "The Communion of Art" by Patrick Mureithi, documentary filmmaker and singer-songwriter.

The event is sponsored by the Springfield-Greene County Library District, City of Springfield, Missouri State University and the Management Development Institute at MSU.

For more information call 882-0714.


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