Women of Impact Presentation Video Highlights
Women of Impact presentation The Women of Impact project consists of a book, museum exhibition, and presentation. Here are the presentation highlights with the inaugural group […]
Montecito Journal covers WoI event
Thank you, Joanne Calitri, for covering Women of Impact project in the Montecito Journal! On July 19th, at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum, there […]
SheVentures interviews Paksy, founder of impactmania
Georgina Miranda, CEO SheVentures, interviews Paksy Plackis-Cheng, founder impactmania for Office Hours on Facebook Live! Check out the 20 minute chat about Paksy’s second book and […]
Women of Impact on the Homepage of UCSB’s The Current News
‘Women of Impact’ The Art, Design & Architecture Museum and impactmania present their inaugural collaboration By Suzanna Ackroyd Wednesday, July 18, 2018 – 14:30 Santa […]
130 Women of Impact in 30 Countries
Although most media would like us to believe that women have taken a backseat in driving cultural, social, and economic impact, impactmania has featured more than 130 female change-makers in 30 countries, including ambassadors, impact investors, architects, a Grammy award-winning concert pianist, social entrepreneurs, and a Nobel Peace Prize nominee. Considering the current empowering spirit, and the enduring equality issues raised by women, this theme is perfectly timed.
Meet the Women of Impact, July 19th
This multifaceted project looks at the accomplishments of women in 30 countries and is represented by an online archive and book featuring in-depth interviews and an exhibition at the Art, Design & Architecture (AD&A) Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Gus Harper’s Work on Walls around the World
Gus Harper, artist and muralist, is in Santa Barbara to paint a mural on Haley Street. The UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) alumnus (Law and Society and Art Studio) joked that Track & Field was his real major. Gus returned recently from a three-month trip in Asia where he donated his time to several mural projects: a clubhouse in the slums of India, a train station in Sri Lanka, and a wall of a bakery in Laos.
Women of Impact Exhibition at AD&A Museum, July 19th – September
Most media would like us to believe that women have taken a backseat in driving cultural, social, and economic impact. In two years, impactmania featured more than 125 female change makers in 30 countries including ambassadors; impact investors;
impactmania’s Presentation to AD&A Museum interns, UC Santa Barbara
Initially, I found these numbers alarming. Now I look at these and am excited. These numbers also mean there will be many new opportunities. We’ll need Chief Productivity Officers, nano-medics, robot-counselors (matching people w/ robots), 3D body part makers. Apart from wealth mangers, you will also have crypto-currency managers. But also non-technology jobs such as a nostaligst: someone who recreates familiar living places for the elderly.
Still We Rise event at UC Santa Barbara
AD&A Museum and UCSB’s Theater and Dance Department’s, Professor Monique Meunier, hosted Still We Rise, an artistic accumulation of Professor Rick Benjamin’s poems, scenes from Professor Risa Brainin’s Staging the Daffy Dame, and Prof. Meunier’s own choreography and music selections.
AD&A Museum, UC Santa Barbara Partners with impactmania!
In January 2018, the Art, Design & Architecture Museum, UC Santa Barbara (AD&A Museum, UCSB) will partner with impactmania and launch a unique collaboration. To cement this partnership, Paksy Plackis-Cheng, impactmania’s founder, is named Senior Fellow of Research and Media.
Newton Paiva University & impactmania Announce Partnership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWTON PAIVA UNIVERSITY AND IMPACTMANIA ANNOUNCE A PARTNERSHIP TO UNCOVER IMPACT MAKERS IN BRAZIL International Alliance to Connect People and Projects That […]
Michael Towbes: Builds to Give
Michael Towbes, engineer, developer, and bank chairman, speaks to impactmania on why he doesn’t give anonymously, shares his advice for entrepreneurs, and talks about one of the people who left an imprint on his professional DNA.
UCSB’s Materials Research Laboratory Science Symposium
UCSB’s Materials Research Laboratory Science Symposium BY CHELSEA CATANIA On February 2-3 at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), the Materials Research Laboratory (MRL) […]
Nobel Peace Prize Nomination for impactmania’s first interviewee!
BY PAKSY PLACKIS-CHENG Attorney Laurie Ashton who spoke with impactmania in October 2015, is the Lead Counsel of Nuclear Zero and part of the International […]
Thomas Kenny, Board U.S. Olympics Paralympic, on Giving
Thomas Kenny, former executive at Goldman Sachs, and his wife Susan McMillan moved across the country into a new home. While many would need time to settle into their new environment, the couple instantly became active in the community.
UCSB Materials Scientists and Local Science Educators Share Research with Community in First Annual Event
The debut event, “Our Material World,” hosted by the UCSB Materials Research Laboratory was held at Santa Barbara’s New Vic Theater on September 10. The event featured four speakers covering topics in materials science from entrepreneurship to science education.
The Jenny Schatzle Movement
This is another fitting sentiment, as Jenny is all about empowering people, supporting and enriching community, and inspiring whomever she encounters in-and-out of the gym.
Graduate Division Commencement Keynote Address, UC Santa Barbara 2016
Dr. Mellichamp’s and his wife Suzanne have endowed 13 faculty chairs. Three areas are targeted for growth through these chairs: systems biology, globalization, and sustainable chemistry. The couple also actively supports half a dozen local arts groups, including Opera Santa Barbara.
Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp Pulled Up 13 Chairs
Duncan Mellichamp gave the 2016 UC Santa Barbara commencement keynote speech. Why Professor Emeritus Mellichamp and his wife, former teacher, Suzanne Mellichamp endowed 13 chairs.
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.”