UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Meditations on Flourishing Events
Discover what it means to truly flourish—both personally and as part of the UO community. We invite you to a community-driven discussion, where we will vision how we can create space for well-being, resilience, and a deeper sense of purpose in the midst of daily responsibilities.
All events are catered!
Guided Meditation & Reflection - Ground yourself in presence and reflect on what matters to you
Short Talk: The Science of Flourishing - How your mind shapes resilience (feat. psychological distancing & neuroscience)
Interactive Activities & Connection - Engage in ways that reduce stress and build community
Visioning the Future - Share what true flourishing looks like and co-create the future of well-being at UO
What to Expect:
Staff Meditations on Flourishing (includes postdocs and grad students):
Mon, April 28th & Mon, May 12th
2-4PM
Browsing Room 106, Knight Library
Mon, April 21st & Wed, May 14th
Undergraduate Student Meditations on Flourishing:
4-6PM
Dream Lab Room 122, Knight Library
Dacher Keltner to speak on "The Age of Emotion: Lessons from Computational Approaches and a Case Study of Awe” March 11th, 2025 - 4:00 - 5:30 pm - Beetham Family Seminar Room, Knight Campus, University of Oregon
Dacher Keltner is professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and faculty director of the UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center. In his new book, Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How it Can Transform Your Life, Keltner offers a groundbreaking exploration and deeply personal reflection on the elusive emotion of awe. Drawing on fresh research about how awe impacts our brains and bodies, as well as examining its role throughout history, culture, and in his own life during a time of grief, Keltner investigates how embracing awe in our daily lives helps us recognize and appreciate the most human aspects of our nature. Admission is free.
Past Seminars and Events
“Toward a Culture of Student Flourishing and Belonging” - February 27th, 4pm, 2024 Beetham Family Seminar Rm, Knight Campus, University of Oregon
Tony Chambers will be giving a talk on college life and mental wellness at the University of Oregon. Chambers is the Director of Equity, Inclusion and Innovation at the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He also serves as a Senior Instructor in the Department of Counseling Psychology for the Art and Science of Human Flourishing course. He was most recently the Associate Director of the WCER Network in the School of Education at UW Madison. Tony was appointed and currently serves on the Wisconsin State Superintendent’s Equity Stakeholder Council, and the Midwest Achievement Gap Research Alliance (MAGRA).
Tony Chambers, PhD
Screening of the Movie “Gratitude Revealed” Oct. 26th Straub Hall rm. 156, 5:45 pm. Q/A zoom with Louie Schwartzberg after the movie.
“Gratitude Revealed “is an awe-inspiring, visually stunning, movie about the importance of gratitude in everyday life. Cinematographer Louie Swartzberg has spent a lifetime doing time-lapse photography of nature and mixing amazing scenes with inspiring stories of human existence. This is an uplifting movie about living positively and gracefully. Don’t miss it! Admission is free.
Andrew Huberman was our Inaugural Speaker! November 2nd, 2023 - 5:30-7:00 pm - Straub rm. 156, University of Oregon.
Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., is a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the department of neurobiology and by courtesy, psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine. He has made numerous significant contributions to the fields of brain development, brain function and neural plasticity, which is the ability of our nervous system to rewire and learn new behaviors, skills and cognitive functioning.
In 2021, Dr. Huberman launched the Huberman Lab podcast. The podcast is frequently ranked in the Top 15 of all podcasts globally and is often ranked #1 in the categories of science, education, and health & fitness.