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Graduate Division Commencement Keynote Address, UC Santa Barbara, 2016

Below is the transcript of the address. This is part of the impactmania's interview with Duncan Mellichamp. Introduction of Professor emeritus Duncan Mellichamp Commencement Keynote Speaker, 2016, by Prof. Carol Genetti, Dean of the UCSB Graduate Division University of California, Santa Barbara. [...]

By |2025-03-12T07:52:20+00:00December 10th, 2015|Arts & Culture, Business & Economy, Human Interests, Science & Tech|

Featured Photographer: Kevin Steele

"In preparation for the photo shoot I wanted to learn as much as I could about Eckhart—there is plenty of information in his writings and online but a personal connection is important to me, as a portrait is collaboration."

By |2025-11-17T13:11:42+00:00December 1st, 2015|Photography|

Santa Barbara Impact Makers

In celebration of Paksy Plackis-Cheng’s book launch, Impact X, at the New Vic Theatre, Santa Barbara, California, we looked at some impact makers in our own backyard. The following impact makers from Santa Barbara, California include volunteers, philanthropists, non-profit executives and social entrepreneurs. They were asked what [...]

By |2025-11-24T18:49:28+00:00October 8th, 2015|Human Interests|

The New Fijian Man

BY ILSE WESTERIK impactmania’s Ilse Westerik interviews one of her favorite impact makers: Ka-Viti’s CEO, Paul Phillips. Paul Phillips from Ka-Viti Water is my favorite impact maker because he is very dedicated and passionate about his goal of improving the lives of the kids in Fiji.

By |2025-11-17T15:54:02+00:00April 20th, 2014|Social and Cultural|
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