Ignite Talks

Conference Chair(s): Jason Tham (Texas Tech)
Program Chair(s): Michelle McMullin (North Carolina State University) &amp; Temptaous McKoy (Bowie State University)
SRC Chair(s): Bradley Dilger (Purdue University) &amp; Allegra Smith (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Sponsorship Chair(s): Dan Richards (Old Dominion University)
Technical Editor(s): Soyeon Lee (University of Texas at El Paso)
Industry Liaison(s): Ashley Hardin (Red Hat, United States)

4:30–6:00 p.m., Room 125 (SUB Senate)

East Lubbock Art House

East Lubbock Art House (ELAH) was founded in 2020 as an arts and culture organization and 501c3 non-profit, providing services to our region’s racially, economically, and geographically marginalized. Since then, ELAH is an emergent utopia (a self-evolving, community-driven third space focused on harmony, innovation, and liberation). As an experimental creative community center, ELAH uses the arts to propose radical alternatives to address intergenerational racial trauma tied to poverty and psychological issues. https://eastlubbockarthouse.org/

Growing Together Texas

The mission of Growing Together Texas is to connect West Texans through food, by enriching the regional food system in ways that regenerate the land; encourage economic opportunity; support school and community gardens; build community connections; and provide all residents with access to healthy and nutritious food. https://www.growingtogethertexas.org/

Texas Tech Innovation Hub

The Hub is a place to nurture smart ideas and entrepreneurs to create a social or commercial value resulting in impact. The Hub assists in the formation of technology startup companies critically relevant to today’s local and regional economy. Startups create 80%+ of net new jobs, new industries and new solutions. https://www.depts.ttu.edu/research/research-park/