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Give the welcome at TEDxUWLaCrosse 2026
Attention students: Step onto the TEDx stage.
We are seeking a UWL student speaker to deliver the opening welcome at TEDxUWLaCrosse 2026. This year’s theme explores the Driftless Area — a landscape that shapes our region, identity and sense of place.
Selected students will open the event with a brief welcome and introduction to the theme before our three featured TEDx speakers take the stage at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in The Bluffs. This welcome will serve to open the event and will not be part of the recorded videos submitted to the TEDx platform.
How to apply:
- Submit a draft of your proposed welcome address that defines “Driftless” and explores what it means to you in 300–700 words (approximately 2–3 minutes spoken aloud)
- Please submit in written format
- Finalists will be called in to read the script aloud to members of the TEDx committee
- The winner should be prepared to attend one or more rehearsals in summer and September 2026 and deliver the complete address live at the event.
- Submit your draft by Wednesday, April 15 to Kjerstin Lang at klang@uwlax.edu.
- Applicants will be notified if they are selected before the end of the spring semester.
Take the stage. Share your voice. Help us welcome the community to TEDxUWLaCrosse 2026.
TEDx events around the world are dependent on groups of thoughtful, committed volunteers.
- Do you have a TED or TEDx video you'd like to recommend?
- Would you like to help organize or attend an upcoming event?
- Contact us at tedx@uwlax.edu.