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  • This I Believe OU 2018
  • This I Believe OU 2017
  • How are the Children? Promoting Child Flourishing in Oklahoma City
  • Camp IMPACT

• Introduction to the Institute

• Reflections on the Lure of Moral Harmony | Tom Boyd, Ph.D.
• Chasing "It" | Sherri Coale
• A Life Poorly Led | Kelly Damphousse, Ph.D.
• Scatter Joy | Kristin Partridge
• Wake Up Everybody! | Lee Roland (video available upon request)
• The Two Greatest Ideas | Linda Zagzebski, Ph.D.

• Virtue, Community, and Higher Education | Kyle Harper, Ph.D.
  
• Can Civic Virtue Be Taught? | Kyle Harper, Ph.D.
• The Moral Life of Children | James Davison Hunter, Ph.D.
• You Can't Always Get What You Want | James K.A. Smith, Ph.D.
  
• Human Flourishing and the Urban Possibilities for our Grandchildren | Joshua Yates, Ph.D.
  

February 8 2018

These presentations were given at The University of Oklahoma as part of "This I Believe: OU," an essay recitation event, organized by OU's University College and sponsored by the Institute for the Study of Human Flourishing. The event featured select "This I Believe" essays written and presented by OU Freshmen from University College's Fall 2017 Gateway Course, and from OU staff and community members.

• What a World It Would Be | Teresa Turner
• Finding Common Ground  | George Henderson
• Subjective Perspective | Anabelle Weissinger
• Feeding People to Change the World | Jeff Ragan
• Live the Life | Margarita Parsamyan
• The Importance of Human Connection | Tiandra Forrester
• A Life of Service, A Life of Purpose | William Bryant
• Stubbornness is a Virtue | Deborah Shropshire
• Seeing a Better Day | Jonathan Domingo
• Compassion Connects | Madison Chalupa

February 7, 2017

These presentations were given at The University of Oklahoma as part of "This I Believe: OU," an essay recitation event, organized by OU's University College and sponsored by the Institute for the Study of Human Flourishing. The event featured select "This I Believe" essays written and presented by OU Freshmen from University College's Fall 2016 Gateway Course, and from OU staff and community members.

• Contagious Compassion | Alicia Allen
• Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of All Who Threaten It | Lydia Bono
• The One We Forget | Kasey Catlett
• A Battle with the Truth | Emily Humphreys
• By the Book | Donald Huston
• It's Okay to be Wobbly | Dylan Marr
• Be Still | Morgan Miller
• The Letter Box | Nayifa Nihad
• Why I Care | Lee Roland
• The Strength of My Ancestors | Heather Shotton
• Fostering an Inclusive Community | Tahira Taqi

Camp IMPACT is a 4-day program designed to provide first year students from the University of Oklahoma with an opportunity for an in-depth exploration of the role of character in their lives. Learn more

Camp IMPACT 2017 Highlights

December 6-7, 2016

• Conference Highlights
  
• Keynote: Faithful Presence Revisited | James Davison Hunter
• Keynote: The Virtues of Leadership | Greg Thompson
• The Beautiful and the Sustainable - Full Session | Various
• The Good and the True - Full Session | Various
• The Prosperous | Jon Dodson
• The Just | Capt. Paco Balderama
• The Sustainable | Brian Dougherty
• The Sustainable | Karen Waddell
• The Beautiful | Kristen Vails
• The Beautiful | Erin Shaw
• The Good | Deborah Shropshire
• The Good | Bobby Griffith
• The True | Ben Felder
• The True | Chris Brewster