sPark 2018 Schedule Overview
Friday, April 6 – 5:30-9:00 pm
- 5:30-6:30 pm – Check-In and Welcome Reception
- 6:30-8:00 pm – Dinner and Event Kickoff with Chancellor Randy Woodson
- Keynote Address: Carrie Farley ‘00, Managing Director, Iris Advisory
- 8:00-9:00 pm – Reconnect with classmates; make new connections! (Cash bar)
Saturday, April 7 – 8:00 am-8:00 pm
- 8:00-9:00 am – Continental Breakfast (and Late Check-In)
- 9:00-10:15 am – What’s Your sPark?
Park Scholars and NC State Faculty share their passions, TED-style- Dr. Richard Ezike ‘05
- Dr. Zhen Gu (NC State Professor of Biomedical Engineering)
- Garik Sadovy ‘12
- Emily Neville ‘20
- Dr. Tommy Vitolo ‘00
- 10:15-10:30 am – Break
- 10:30-11:30 am – Breakout Session #1
- Diverse Teams and Experiential Learning in Secondary and Higher Education – Case Studies and Best Practices
- Dr. Kylie Goodell King ‘08
- Julia Cavanaugh Scull ‘08
- Climate & Environment
- Jessie Ritter ‘10
- Dr. Tommy Vitolo ‘00
- Showing Your sPark: Building and Communicating a Brand
- Joe Bond ’15
- Chasta Hamilton ’07
- Diverse Teams and Experiential Learning in Secondary and Higher Education – Case Studies and Best Practices
- 11:30 am-12:30 pm – Lunch
- 12:30-1:30 pm – Let the sParks Fly! – Structured Networking Session
Inspire and be inspired by fellow members of the Park Scholarships community. Eva Feucht will guide us to “Undiscovered Luck.” - 1:30-1:45 pm – Break
- 1:45-2:45 pm – Breakout Session #2
- Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
- Leah Haile ’13
- Clarissa Rainear ’19
- Mary Charles Hale ’13
- The Pillars of Early Entrepreneurship
- Bryan Cooper ‘21
- Jasmine Flood ‘12
- David Flowers ‘21
- Ben Gray ‘21
- Breaking down barriers and empowering patients: How health professionals can develop a culture of health and wellness
- Dr. Ricky Bloomfield ’02
- Will Coe ’14
- Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
- 2:45-3:00 pm – Break
- 3:00-4:00 pm – Breakout Session #3
- From Fungus to Facial Recognition: How Park Scholar Alums Use Technology and Novel Research to sPark Innovation in Healthcare
- Matthew Draelos ’14
- Dr. Anna Hurst ’05
- Jess Greenwood ’03
- Education and Empowering Citizens
- Dr. Matthew Campbell ’05
- Ashley Lawson ’18
- Kim Lawson
- Self-Development and sParking Your Potential: When to Push the Gas and When to Tap the Brakes?
- Eva Feucht ’02
- Caroline Lockrow Parulski ’05
- Chaffee Viets
- From Fungus to Facial Recognition: How Park Scholar Alums Use Technology and Novel Research to sPark Innovation in Healthcare
- 4:00-4:15 pm – Break
- 4:15 – 5:00 pm – State of the Park
- 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Happy Hour
- Live Music: Kaliope and the Castle Talent (featuring Kali Fillhart ’20)
- 6:00 pm – Dinner
- Remarks from Reunion Class Speakers
- Call to Action!
Sunday, April 8 – 10:00 am-1:00pm
- 10:00-11:00 am – Memorial Bell Tower Tour with Dr. Tom Stafford
- 11:00 am-1:00 pm – Pizzas in Peele! Bring your families!
For a look back at sPark 2016, check out the schedule and photos from our inaugural Park Scholarships symposium.