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