Roar & Restore
Build Skills. Strengthen Well-Being. Flourish at ODU.
The Roar & Restore Workshop Series offers interactive, engaging experiences designed to help Monarchs build practical skills that support their well-being, academic success, and personal growth.
Facilitated by NASPA-Certified Peer Health Educators. Our workshops combine evidence-informed information with relatable peer perspectives, hands-on activities, and meaningful discussion.
Whether you're looking to strengthen resilience, improve healthy habits, navigate relationships, or support student success, workshops are available for classes, residence halls, student organizations, campus departments, and special events. Sessions can be customized to meet the needs of your audience.
- All workshops are available in 20-, 35-, and 50-minute formats.
Available Workshops
Our foundational workshop
Self-care is important—but lasting well-being is built together.
This workshop introduces the Health Promoting University approach and explores how individuals, relationships, campus environments, and shared responsibility all contribute to student well-being. Participants discover how their everyday choices can help create a healthier, more connected ODU community where everyone has the opportunity to flourish.
Participants will explore:
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What it means to be a Health Promoting University
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How People, Place, and Planet shape campus well-being
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Ways to contribute to a culture of health at ODU
College is full of opportunities to learn, grow, and discover who you are. Along the way, you'll also experience change, challenges, and new experiences that help shape your journey. Grow Your Peace is an interactive workshop that helps students build resilience, strengthen emotional well-being, and develop practical skills that support success both inside and outside the classroom.
Using a strengths-based, health-promoting approach, participants will explore everyday habits that foster resilience, strengthen meaningful connections, and create a personalized Peace Toolkit they can use throughout college and beyond.
Key Takeaways :
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Build resilience through practical, everyday habits.
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Strengthen emotional well-being and meaningful connections.
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Create a personalized Peace Toolkit to help navigate challenges, adapt to change, and support long-term well-being.
College social life comes with choices. Monarch P.A.W.S. helps students cut through the noise and discover practical, judgment-free strategies for staying safe while socializing. Whether you choose continuous sobriety, occasionally use substances in social settings, or simply want to know how to support a friend, this workshop provides tools that empower students to make informed decisions.
Participants leave with a personalized safety plan built around the P.A.W.S. Protocol: Plan Ahead, Assess Pace, Watch Friends, and Secure Rides.
Key Takeaways:
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The P.A.W.S. Protocol
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Harm reduction strategies
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Looking out for friends
Food and movement work together to support your energy, focus, and overall well-being. Power Your Potential helps students build realistic habits that fit college life and empower them to feel their best—both inside and outside the classroom.
Key Takeaways:
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Everyday nutrition that fuels learning and energy
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Physical activity that supports body and mind
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Sustainable habits for lifelong well-being
Rest is about more than getting enough sleep. In the Rest Your Crown workshop, participants explore the Seven Dimensions of Rest, identify areas where they may be experiencing rest deprivation, and discover practical ways to restore their energy, focus, and overall well-being.
Participants leave with a personalized plan for building intentional rest and recovery into everyday life.
Key Takeaways:
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The seven dimensions of rest
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Recognizing areas of rest deprivation
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Creating a personal rest and recovery plan
Healthy relationships don't come with a handbook—but we've got you covered with our Protect Your Reign workshop. Through games, conversations, and real-world scenarios, you'll build the skills to communicate clearly, practice consent, choose protection that works for you, and learn where to find confidential support at ODU.
Key Takeaways:
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Healthy relationships and consent
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Sexual health and safer sex practices
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Campus resources and confidential support
Request a Workshop
Our team will work with you to recommend the best workshop for your audience and customize the session to meet your goals.