1. 2015 a2ru Emerging Creatives Summit
hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University
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2. VirginiaCommonwealthUniversitySchooloftheArtsandtheAllianceforthe
ArtsinResearchUniversities(a2ru)arepleasedtowelcomeyoutothesecond
annuala2ruEmergingCreativesStudentSummit!
PULSE:CreativeCollaborationsforCitiesinFluxbringstogetherover
100studentsfromacrossthecountrywhowanttoexplorecreative
transdisciplinarycollaborationasameanstohelpcreatethecityofthefuture.
Bysomeestimates,in2030,81%oftheworldpopulationwillliveincities.
Thisfutureoutlookbegsaseriesofquestionsthatareofparamountinterest
toawiderangeofmoderndaythinkersasitwillimpactfuturegenerations.
Thissummitissomuchmorethanatypicalconference.Alongwithhearing
fromarangeofexperts,scholarsandmakers,studentswilljointeamsto
developinnovativeprojectideasthathavethepotentialtoalterurbanlifein
thecomingdecades.Teamsmaychoosetoaddresshousing,infrastructure,
sustainability,socialissues,economies,politics,energy,accessibility,
security,design,healthcare,education,culture,andotherurbanissuesin
localorglobalcontexts.Studentswillalsolearnbestpracticeswhenitcomes
toworkingwithmunicipalleaderstoactualizeideas,projects,andprograms,
andwillbuildanetworkofcross-countrycollaborators.Wehopeeveryonecan
returntotheirhomecampuseswithasenseofmomentumandthetoolsto
sustainandexpandtheideasandprojectsbegunhere.
We’dliketothankourmanyVCUanda2rucolleaguesandstaffmemberswho
haveworkedsohardtomakethissummitpossible.Wehopethenextfewdays
arefilledwithdialogue,ideas,andenthusiasmforthecityoftomorrow.
Sincerely,
Dr.LaurieBaefskyJosephSeipelDr.SarahB.Cunningham
EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR,DEAN,EXECUTIVEDIRECTOROFRESEARCH,
a2ruVCUSCHOOLOFTHEARTSVCUSCHOOLOFTHEARTS
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WEDNESDAY,JANUARY28,2015
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2:00–4:30PMRegistration
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5:45PMDepartDoubleTree,walktoVCUSchoolofBusiness
6:00–6:30PMWelcomingremarks
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EdGrier,Dean,VCUSchoolofBusiness
Dr.MichaelRao,President,VCU
JoeSeipel,Dean,VCUSchooloftheArts
Dr.LaurieBaefsky,ExecutiveDirector,a2ru
6:30–8:00PMDinner
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8:00PMDepartSchoolofBusiness,walktoVCUBrandcenter
8:00PMMixandmingleininterdisciplinarygroups
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3. THURSDAY,JANUARY29,2015
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8:00AMBreakfast
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9:00AMDepartDoubleTreeHotelbybusforTheDepot
9:30AMWelcome,warm-up,andorientation
JoeSeipel,Dean,VCUSchooloftheArts
AndreaAlvarez,VCUSchooloftheArts
LaurenFretzThompson,a2ru
SusanMSchuld,VCUTheatre
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10:00AMPanel:FutureCity
•Introduction:SarahCunningham,VCUSchooloftheArts
•JamieBennett,ArtplaceAmerica
•DavidEvanHarris,InstitutefortheFuture
•PashonMurray,DetroitDirt
•RalphRemington,Director/Playwright
•MariaRosarioJackson,UCLA
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11:30AMLunch
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12:00PMTummlBootcamp&IdeaStorm
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2:00–3:30PMPanel:CitiesandUniversities[Administrators]
•JamieBennett,ArtplaceAmerica
•RussellWillisTaylor
•MariaRosarioJackson,UCLA
•Dr.RobertPalazzo,UniversityofAlabamaatBirmingham
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2:00–3:30PMStudentprojectdevelopmenttime
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3:45PMBusesbegindepartingTheDepotforVMFA
4:00PMArriveatVMFA
4:00–5:00PMMellonResearchProjectupdate[Administrators]
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4:00–5:00PMStudentsvisitthemuseumonyourown
5:00–7:00PMVMFAWelcome
JemCohen:SensingtheCitythroughFilm
ScreeningandConversationwithStephenVitiello
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7:15PMStudentsdepartVMFAforDoubleTreeHotel
AdministratorsdepartforTheDepot
7:30PMStudentpizzadinner
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FRIDAY,JANUARY30,2015
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8:00AMBreakfast
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8:30AMCreativeCollaborationsCampusTour
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9:00AMDepartforTheDepot
[Forstudentsandadministratorsnotoncampustour]
9:30AMWelcome,warm-up,andorientation
•LaurenFretzThompson,a2ru
•SusanM.Schuld,VCUTheatre
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9:45AMStudentprojectdevelopment
10:30AMRichmondCityLeadersPanel
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12:00PMLunch
THURSDAYCONT.

4. 12:30–3:30PMPresentationfinalization
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1:30–3:30PMStudentInitiatives:FromYourPointofView
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3:45PMDepartforGraceStreetTheater
4:00PMGroup
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7:15PMDepartGraceStreetforclosingdinner
7:30PMClosingdinnerreception
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SATURDAY,JANUARY31,2015
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8:00AMBreakfast
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9:15AMTheNextLeap:SupportingGreatIdeas
•SarahCunningham,VCUSchooloftheArts
•DavidHolland,VCUSchooloftheArts
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10:30AMClosingremarks
•LaurieBaefsky,a2ru
•SarahCunningham,VCUSchooloftheArts
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11:00AMConferenceends
JAMIEBENNETT
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BennettistheExecutiveDirectorofArtPlaceAmerica.Previously,he
servedasChiefofStaffattheNationalEndowmentfortheArtsand
ChiefofStaffattheNewYorkCityDepartmentofCulturalAffairs.He
hasalsoprovidedstrategiccounselattheAgnesGundFoundation;servedasChiefofStaff
tothePresidentofColumbiaUniversity;andworkedinfundraisingatartsandeducational
institutions.HispastnonprofitaffiliationshaveincludedtheBoardofDirectorsofArt21and
theHEREArtsCenter.BennettreceivedhisBAfromColumbiaCollege,NY.
JEMCOHEN
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CohenisaNewYorkCity-basedAmericanfilmmaker,especiallyknown
forhisobservationalportraitsofurbanlandscapes,blendingofmedia
formats(16mm,Super8,video)andcollaborationswithmusicartists.
Healsomakesmulti-channelinstallationsandstillphotographs.Heistherecipientof
theIndependentSpiritAwardforfeaturefilmmakingandhasreceivedgrantsfromthe
Guggenheim,CreativeCapital,Rockefellerandotherorganizations.Cohengraduatedfrom
WesleyanUniversityin1984,withaconcentrationinfilmandphotography.
DR.SARAHCUNNINGHAM
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Dr.CunninghamcurrentlyservesasExecutiveDirectorofResearch
atVirginiaCommonwealthUniversitySchooloftheArts.Cunningham
formerlyheldthepostofDirectorofArtsEducationfortheNationalEndowmentforthe
Arts,foundingtheNEAEducationLeadersInstitutetodevelopartseducationpolicyand
strategyin29states.CunninghamservesasaU.S.representativetotheCouncilofEurope's
CompendiumofCulturalPoliciesandTrendsinEuropeandontheboardsoftheNational
GuildforCommunityArtsEducation,theStrategicNationalArtsAlumniSurvey(SNAAP),and
theAllianceforArtsinResearchUniversities(a2ru).CunninghamreceivedherPhDandMAin
philosophyfromVanderbiltUniversity.
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5. DAVIDEVANHARRIS
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HarrisservesasIFTF’ssocialchangeagentandmemberoftheTen-Year
ForecastandGovernanceFuturesLabcoreteams.Heworkstobringa
criticalsocialactivistperspectivetoIFTF’swork.Hisresearchacrossprogramsfocuseson
povertyandinequality,development,geopolitics,politicaleconomy,socialmovements,and
newmediatechnology.Across-disciplinarymediamaker,DavidfoundedtheGlobalLives
Project,agrowingvideolibraryoflifeexperience.HarrisholdsaBAinthepoliticaleconomyof
developmentandenvironment,withaminorinforestscience,fromUCBerkeleyandanMSin
sociologyfromtheUniversityofSãoPaulo.
DAVIDHOLLAND
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HollandservesasDirectorofGrantCoordinationandEntrepreneurship
atVCUSchooloftheArts,wherehemanagesresearchdevelopment
activitiesandcollaborateswithadministratorsonthedevelopmentofanewcurriculumin
creativeentrepreneurship.Formerly,hiscareerspannedglobalstrategyconsulting,foundation
management,andfunddevelopment,withafocusonartsandculture,creativeindustries,and
innovation.HollandisaSalzburgGlobalFellowandaFellowoftheRoyalSocietyofArts.He
holdsaBAfromAmherstCollege,andMAdegreesfromtheUniversityofLondon,SOAS.
DR.MARIAROSARIOJACKSON
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Dr.Jacksonisanexpertinthefieldsofurbanplanning,comprehensive
communityrevitalizationandartsandculture.Sheissenioradvisorto
theKresgeFoundation’sartsandcultureprogram,andteachesinthe
artsmanagementprogramatClaremontGraduateUniversity.Jacksonwasdirectorofthe
Culture,CreativityandCommunitiesProgramattheUrbanInstitutefor18years.There,she
ledresearchonmeasuringculturalvitalityandtheroleofartsandcultureincommunity
revitalization.JacksonearnedaPhDinurbanplanningfromUCLAandanMPAfromthe
UniversityofSouthernCalifornia.
JULIELEIN
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Leinistheco-founderandPresidentofTumml,anon-profiturban
venturesacceleratorwhosemissionistoempowerentrepreneurstosolve
urbanproblems.Tummlwasnamed“TheNextUrbanInnovation”byDr.
MichaelPorter’sInitiativeforaCompetitiveInnerCity,andLeinhasspokenaboutherworkat
conferencesaroundthecountry.LeinandtheTummlcohortcompanieshavebeenfeaturedin
severalpublications,includingForbes,CSpan,VentureBeat,Entrepreneurmagazine,andSilicon
ValleyBusinessJournal.ShehasanMBAfromMITSloanandaBAfromStanford.
PASHONMURRAY
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Murrayco-foundedDetroitDirt,alocalcompostingandbiomasscollection
companythatspecializesinprovidingcompostandbiomasssolutionsto
helprevitalizeDetroit.In2012,shelaunchedSustainableIntegrations(SI),anon-profitthat
combatsenvironmentaldeteriorationthroughlearning,educating,leading,andservingthe
publicwithprogramsandservicesonsustainablelandutilization,ecosystemremediation,
renewableenergypractices,andimprovedwastemanagement.In2014,Newsweeknamed
Murrayasoneof13DisruptiveWomen,andshewasnamedasaDirector’sFellowoftheMIT
MediaLab.
DR.ROBERTE.PALAZZO
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Dr.Palazzoisanaccomplishedscholarandacademicleader.Hereceived
hisBSandPhDdegreesfromWayneStateUniversityinDetroit,Michigan.
Hehasheldresearch,academic,andadministrativeappointmentsatUniversityofVirginia,
UniversityofKansas,RensselaerPolytechnicInstitute,andtheNewYorkStateDepartmentof
Health.Anactivecontributortohisfield,PalazzoisamemberoftheScientificAdvisoryBoard
forScientificAmericanmagazineandisamemberoftheBoardofDirectorsforTheAlliancefor
ScienceandTechnologyResearchinAmerica(ASTRA).

6. THANKYOUTOOURSPONSORS:
AlliancefortheArtsinResearchUniversities
VCUSchooloftheArts
VCUOfficeoftheProvost
VCUOfficeofResearchandInnovation
VCUSchoolofEngineering
VCUL.DouglasWilderSchoolofGovernmentandPublicAffairs
VCUSchoolofBusiness
VCUSchoolofMedicine
VCUQatar
VCUdaVinciCenter
VCUCollegeofHumanitiesandSciences
VCULifeSciences
SpecialthankstothePulseConferenceOrganizingCommittee,Dr.
SarahCunningham,Dr.LaurieBaefsky,JodySymula,DavidHolland,
KellyKerrandLaurenFretzThompsonand
VCUSchooloftheArtsCommunicationsOffice.
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RALPHREMINGTON
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Remingtonisatheaterproducer,theaterdirector,actor,writer,former
funder,andformerpolitician.RemingtonistheformerWesternRegional
Director/AssistantExecutiveDirectorofActors'EquityAssociation.He
alsoservedastheDirectorofTheaterandMusicalTheaterfortheNationalEndowment
fortheArts.RemingtonisfoundingproducingartisticdirectorofPillsburyHouseTheatre
inMinneapoliswherehewasalsoanelectedmemberoftheMinneapolisCityCouncil.
RemingtonisaUSArmyVeteran,certifiedAIDS/HIVeducator,unionmemberandformer
InternationalBrotherhoodofTeamstersorganizer.
RUSSELLWILLISTAYLOR
TaylorwasPresidentandCEOofNationalArtsStrategiesfrom2001
through2014.Inadditionshehasheldawiderangeofmanagerial
andBoardpostsinthecommercialandnonprofitsectorsincluding
theadvertisingagencyDMBB,StollMoss,TheArtsFoundation,and
CreativeBritons.ShereceivedtheGarrettAwardandanInternationalCitationofMeritbythe
InternationalSocietyforthePerformingArts.Shecurrentlyservesontheadvisoryboardsof
SalzburgGlobalSeminarandtheBritishCouncil'sArts&CreativeEconomyprogram,andis
aFellowoftheRoyalSocietyofArts.
STEPHENVITIELLO
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Vitielloisanelectronicmusicianandmediaartistwhoseworkshave
beenpresentedintheformsofsoundinstallations,performances,
photographsandCDs.HissoundinstallationsareinthecollectionsoftheMuseumof
ModernArtandtheWhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt.Vitiellohascollaboratedwithsuch
artistsasNamJunePaik,PaulineOliveros,JemCohem,JoanJonas,JulieMehretu,Taylor
DeupreeandRyuichiSakamoto.HehasbeenawardedaGuggenheimFellowship,aCreative
Capitalgrant,andanAlpert/UcrossAwardforMusic.

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