TEDxGCU celebrates 10 years

By GCU News

TEDxGCU, called "X: Renaissance," featured eight speakers on Friday at Global Credit Union Arena who covered topics that ranged from flamenco to the qualities that make the best boss. It was the 10th year for the event. Photos by Bozhidar Evtimov. Story

  • Julia Chacon (center) spoke about flamenco and how it bridges communities at TEDxGCU in Global Credit Union Arena. April 10, 2026.
  • Host Matthew Stout speaks with Dr. Tonya Stafford (right), founder of It's Going To Be OK, a nonprofit advocating better care for survivors of human trafficking, during TEDxGCU. April 10, 2026.
  • Host Matthew Stout speaks with Dr. Tonya Stafford (right), founder of It's Going To Be OK, a nonprofit advocating better care for survivors of human trafficking during TEDxGCU. April 10, 2026.
  • Julia Chacon shares her love of flamenco at TEDxGCU in Global Credit Union Arena. April 10, 2026.
  • Julia Chacon shares her love of flamenco at TEDxGCU in Global Credit Union Arena. April 10, 2026.
  • Julia Chacon shares her love of flamenco at TEDxGCU in Global Credit Union Arena. April 10, 2026.
  • An artist translates the speakers' talks into drawings.
  • Hammad Abid, a fifth-generation textile designer, asks, "What if a Fabric Could Hold a Memory?" during TEDxGCU on Friday at Global Credit Union Arena. April 10, 2026.
  • Hammad Abid, a fifth-generation textile designer, asks, "What if a Fabric Could Hold a Memory?" during TEDxGCU on Friday at Global Credit Union Arena. April 10, 2026.
  • The audience at TEDxGCU, which celebrated its 10th anniversary. April 10, 2026.
  • Diane Scott's talk at Friday's TEDxGCU was "The Best Boss Effect: Becoming the Positive Leader People Never Forget." April 10, 2026.
  • TEDxGCU attendees look over an artist's drawings of the evening's themes.
  • An artist shares her drawings of the evening's talks, done live, during TEDxGCU. April 10, 2026.
  • Host Matthew Stout speaks with Steven Owens, past president of TEDxGCU, and current president Madison Land. April 10, 2026.
  • Chelsie Baham, "Big Brother" winner, speakes about pressure at TEDxGCU. April 10, 2026.
  • Chelsie Baham, "Big Brother" winner, speaks about pressure at TEDxGCU. April 10, 2026.
  • Dr. Nicola Markoski's TEDxGCU talk was "High Tide, Higher Stakes: The Hidden Fragility of the Drug Supply Chain." April 10, 2026.
  • Dalton Jensen, a three-time NCAA championship coach, gave a TEDxGCU talk on "Expectation vs. Reality: The Human Desire for Contentment." April 10, 2026.
  • Dalton Jensen, a three-time NCAA championship coach, gave a TEDxGCU talk on "Expectation vs. Reality: The Human Desire for Contentment." April 10, 2026.
  • Student speaker Devin Flanagan spoke about turning curiosity into action during her TEDxGCU talk. April 10, 2026.
  • Student speaker Devin Flanagan spoke about turning curiosity into action during her TEDxGCU talk. April 10, 2026.
  • Madison Land, president of TEDxGCU, thanks her team for their hard work.

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GCU Magazine

August 2026

Bible Verse

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world — the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does — comes not from the Father but from the world. (1 John 2:15-16)

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