Where life-changing conversations happen.
The Momentum Series features thought-provoking leaders and ongoing collaborative programming to carry meaningful conversations forward. Students, faculty, and staff have the opportunity to submit ideas for the Momentum Series, which are selected by a group of students serving on the Momentum Advisory Board to pursue with a variety of campus partners during the year.
This year, our programs surround the concepts of:
- Civic engagement
- Hunger and homelessness
- Healthy masculinity
- Wellness
Conversations Featured in 2017-2018
Campus Safety
- Featured Kristina Anderson, survivor of the Virginia Tech shooting
- Cookies with Cops
- Active Shooter Training
Sexual Violence
- Featured The Haze, a solo-theater performance by Heather Marlowe highlighting how victims of rape navigate the legal systems
- Candlelight vigil honoring survivors of sexual violence
- Self-defense class
- Bystander workshop
MLK Forward: Together We Win with Love for Humanity
- Featured Payton Head, activist and former president of the Missouri Students Association
- Dinner and Dialogue with Payton Head
- MLK Day of Service
Beauty Redefined
- Featured Lindsay and Lexie Kite, twin sisters dedicated to body image resiliency research
- The Body Project: a conversation about body image and the influences of cultural and social interactions
- Guided Meditation
- Nevertheless, She Persisted Workshop: Bridging the Confidence Gap in Women
Addiction and Recovery
- Featured Amber Tozer, author and comedian
- “The Anonymous People” Film Viewing
- Addiction and Recovery Forum
- Recovery Ally Workshop
- Sober & Cocky: Stories of students in recovery