OZARKS TONIGHT
MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY 17TH.
ANNUAL
PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONFERENCE WILL
BE TAKING PLACE NEXT WEEK AND IT
WILL BE HELD
VIRTUALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME
EVER. WE'RE JOINED NOW BY THIS
YEAR'S PUBLIC AFFAIRS FELLOW.
DR.
AMANDA BRODEUR, DR. BREUDER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. SO
LET'S START OFF BY TALKING ABOUT
THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC
AFFAIRS CONFERENCE.
SO THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC
AFFAIRS
CONFERENCE IS TO HIGHLIGHT AND
SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY'S PUBLIC
AFFAIRS MISSION, WHICH IS
TO EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS ON
ETHICAL LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT AND
CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND EACH
YEAR A THEME IS SELECTED AND WE
TALKED ABOUT THAT THEME IN
REGARD TO THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
MISSION. THIS YEAR'S THEME IS
THE POWER OF VOICE.
SO YOU SAID THIS THEME THIS
YEAR'S THEME IS THE
POWER OF VOICE. DO YOU FEEL THAT
THIS THEME IS EVEN MORE TIMELY
THIS YEAR WITH EVERYTHING
GOING ON IN THE WORLD?
YES, IT IT IT'S INTERESTING WHEN
YOU SELECTED IT
OVER A YEAR AGO. BUT YES AS
THINGS HAVE KIND OF COME TO PLAY
AND IN THE CURRENT PANDEMIC AND
OTHER ISSUES AFFECTING OUR
COUNTRY AND OUR WORLD. IT DOES
SEEM TO BE VERY TIMELY SO THE
POWER OF VOICE BASICALLY DEALS
WITH THE IDEA THAT EVERYBODY HAS
A VOICE AND WE ALL NEED
TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, SORT
THROUGH INFORMATION THAT WE
RECEIVE ON A DAILY BASIS
HOW HAS SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE
CURRENT NEWS CYCLE IMPACTED OUR
ABILITY TO FILTER THROUGH
DIFFERENT INFORMATION AND COME
UP WITH OUR
OWN OPINIONS.
RIGHT THAT'S TOTALLY CHANGED HOW
WE GATHER
INFORMATION HOW WE PROCESS
INFORMATION AND HOW WE FILTER
THROUGH AND FIND THE
TRUTH. AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WE'LL DISCUSS
THROUGHOUT. I THINK ALL THREE
DAYS OF
THE CONFERENCE. WE HAVE SPEAKERS
COMING TO TALK ABOUT SOCIAL
MEDIA SPECIFICALLY AND HOW WE
CAN KIND OF USE THE INFORMATION
THAT WE GET FROM SOCIAL MEDIA IN
THAT 24 HOUR NEWS CYCLE
HOW WE SIFT THROUGH IT AND
MINE WAS IMPORTANT TO US AND TO
FIND
INFORMATION FOR US TO MAKE THE
BEST DECISIONS FOR OURSELVES. SO
THIS YEAR THE CONFERENCE IS
TAKING PLACE ONLINE FOR THE
FIRST TIME. ARE YOU HOPING THAT
THIS WILL MAKE THE CONFERENCE
MORE ACCESSIBLE TO MORE PEOPLE?
YES, I HOPE SO. I HOPE IT HELPS
US TO REACH OUT FURTHER INTO
THE COMMUNITY MAYBE EVEN TO
OTHER UNIVERSITIES AND SCHOOLS
WITHIN THE
SPRINGFIELD AREA. WE'VE REACHED
OUT TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
SYSTEMS. SO YEAH, I HOPE WE
REACH A WIDER AUDIENCE THAT
MAYBE WASN'T ABLE
TO PHYSICALLY COME AND BE WITH
US ON CAMPUS AND I HOPE THAT
EVERYONE HAS A GREAT
TIME LEARNING ABOUT THE POWER OF
VOICE. SO WHO ARE SOME OF THE
GUEST SPEAKERS THIS TIME? WELL
WE HAVE FOR PLENARY SPEAKERS. WE
HAVE MARCUS ENGEL WHO IS AN ALUM
OF THE UNIVERSITY
WHO'S COMING TO TALK ABOUT THE
POWER OF VOICE AND HUMAN
CONNECTION IN THE
DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE. WE HAVE
EBONY STEWART A SLAM POET WHO'S
COMING TO TOWN.
ABOUT HOW YOU USE YOUR ARTISTIC
VOICE AND FIND
THAT VOICE. WE ARE HAVING LAURA
SOLID SKI COME TO TALK ABOUT
SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEN WE
HAVE SUE KLEBOLD TO COME AND
TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH
AWARENESS AND HOPE FOR
OUR COMMUNITY ALSO MANY YOU
MENTIONED THAT IT IS FREE AND
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, YOU KNOW,
WHEN WILL THE CONFERENCE TAKE
PLACE?
SO THE CONFERENCE IS SEPTEMBER
29TH THROUGH
OCTOBER 1ST, AND YOU CAN SEE WE
HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF OFFERINGS
VIRTUALLY ON YOU CAN SEE
THAT ON OUR CONFERENCE SCHEDULE.
WE DO HAVE AN OPENING PANEL THAT
IS IN PERSON AT THE PSU
THEATRES ON SEPTEMBER 29TH. AND
SO COME JOIN US FOR ONE OF ONE
OF OUR PANELS OR PLENARY
SPEAKERS AWESOME. AND WHERE CAN
PEOPLE GO FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE.
SO THE MISSOURI STATE PUBLIC
AFFAIRS WEBSITE
HAS A LINK TO OUR CONFERENCE AND
ALL OF THE CONTAINS ALL OF THE
VIRTUAL LINKS TO EACH OF
THE PANEL AND PLENARY TALKS.
OKAY, AWESOME. AND YOU KNOW, IS
THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT
TO ADD ABOUT THIS SESSION THIS
TIME? AS YOU SAID IT'S GOING TO
BE UNIQUE EVERYTHING HAS
CHANGED ABOUT IT AND I'M EXCITED
FOR THAT. THE VIRTUAL PLATFORM
WILL ALLOW US TO CONNECT
ACROSS.
THE WORLD AS WE HAVE SPEAKERS
NOT JUST FROM
THE UNITED STATES AND I HOPE WE
COME TOGETHER TO TALK ABOUT THE
POWER OF VOICE FROM A VARIETY
OF ASPECTS. WE CAN TALK ABOUT
THE POWER OF VOICE. AND ADVOCACY
WE CAN TALK ABOUT FINDING
YOUR VOICE WHICH I THINK IS
IMPORTANT FOR SOME OF OUR
COLLEGE STUDENTS WE CAN TALK
ABOUT HOW
YOU USE YOUR VOICE IN AN
ARTISTIC WAY. WE CAN TALK ABOUT
LISTENING AS A FORM OF USING
YOUR
VOICE AND SIFTING THROUGH THAT
INFORMATION.
AND IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF
THE
CONVERSATION. I'M NOT SURE IF
YOU MENTIONED THIS OR NOT.
THERE'S 20 SESSIONS RIGHT? THERE
ARE 20 PANELS AND FOR PLENARIES.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU WILL HAVE
MORE OZARKS TONIGHT COMING UP
AFTER THE BREAK STAY WITH US.
THIS OR NOT. THERE'S 20 SESSIONS
RIGHT? THERE ARE 20 PANELS AND
FOR PLENARIES. ALL RIGHT. WELL,
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU
WILL HAVE MORE OZARKS TONIGHT
COMING UP AFTER THE
BREAK STAY WITH US.