2025 Annual Conference
February 1st, 2025

Through The Looking Glass







Through the looking glass resembles reflection, shifts in perspective, a trepidation to venture into the unknown. In a fast paced world of changes in politics, technology, relationships and overall awareness, we are often asked to reflect on our actions and reactions. With a swarm of misinformation, unconscious influences, sometimes our experiences are unworldly or disorienting. This theme plays as a reminder to take a step back, embrace and acknowledge shifts and how you plan to adapt.


Event Details


Who?

Everyone

This event is open to the general public, not just Rutgers students!

What?

Impactful Speakers

We will be showcasing a series of talented and creative minds from all over the country.

Where?

Livingston Student Center

The conference will take place in the Livingston Student Center Auditorium on Livingston Campus.

When?

February 1st, 2025

We will be unveiling on February 1st, 2025.

A few words about TEDx





What is TEDx?


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 TEDxRutgers, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxRutgers event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine 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.






About TEDxRutgers


On February 1, 2025 TEDxRutgers is bringing together world-leading thinkers, makers, and doers at Rutgers University to discuss doing the unprecedented. The audience will be composed of a diverse yet curated mix of students, professors, and thought leaders from Rutgers and beyond, for a stimulating day of presentations, discussions, entertainment and art that will spark new ideas and opportunities for all.






About TED


TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 30 years ago, TED has grown to support its mission with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED Conferences invite the world's leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes or less. Many of these talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman.

The annual TED Conference takes place each spring in Vancouver, British Columbia, along with the TEDActive simulcast event in nearby Whistler. The annual TEDGlobal conference will be held this October in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. TED's media initiatives include TED.com, where new TED Talks are posted daily; the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world get help translating their wishes into action; TEDx, which supports individuals or groups in hosting local, self- organized TED-style events around the world, and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.

Follow TED on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TEDTalks, or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TED.


Thank You To Our Sponsors


Sponsor Acknowledgements


The School of Communication and Information (SC&I) is a dynamic center of learning at the heart of the Rutgers-New Brunswick campus. Founded in 1982, SC&I's research and teaching focuses on organizational communication, social and new media, library and information science, journalism and media studies, health communication, and information technology. The School’s competitive and renowned programs prepare students for top careers in today’s digital environment. SC&I has centers, labs, working groups, and clusters several focusing on areas such as school libraries, organizational development and leadership, and communication-related to health issues.


Rutgers New Brunswick (RU-NB) School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) and the Class of 1954 support TEDxRutgers February 2022 Conference. SAS houses thirty four departments and thirteen programs in four divisions, offering more than 70 majors and minors. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Division in SAS hosts world class research and educational programs in six academic departments: Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Computer Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, and Statistics. MPS is proud to share a new Data Science Minor and transcripted Certificate program open to ALL students in any RU-NB program, designed to equip students with the basics of data science. For more information, please visit: https://mps.rutgers.edu/data-science .


The SAS Office of Undergraduate Education handles matters of curriculum and instruction, and provides resources and support for faculty and administrators. https://sasoue.rutgers.edu/



Frequently Asked Questions


Who can attend?

The conference is open to any idea seeking person.

Can I attend if I am not Rutgers affiliated?

Of course! Just make sure to purchase a guest ticket.

I have a ticket, but can't attend anymore :( What should I do?

Please email us at tedxrutgers@gmail.com if you are unable to use your ticket to allow for others to purchase them.

It says that tickets are sold out. Is there any way for me to get a ticket?

If you are a Rutgers Student, please email us at tedxrutgers@gmail.com so we can try to help you out!

Where can I park?

Visitors may park in the Yellow or Green Lot on the Livingston Campus during the weekends between Friday 5:00pm till Monday morning at 6:00am without a permission. Map available here.
For more information on parking on campus, please click here.

How can I nominate someone (or myself) to speak?

Unfortunately, we've filled all of our spots for this year's conference. However, feel free to submit a nomination for our 2026 conference at tedxrutgers.com/nominate!



We'd love to hear from you!


tedxrutgers@gmail.com

If you have any questions, please email us and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

TEDxRutgers 2017