Underdog is Pitt's first startup democratizing proactive and reactive resources for all women. They were founded by Empower's member Katie Gallo. For this event, Katie and the Underdog team coordinated with Empower to complete their first Self Defense Event! The event began with information about assault cases and statistics and why it is so necessary to teach self defense on college campuses. This was followed by a workshop held by Whispering Force, where the attendees learned some basic self defense moves that could help in a dangerous situation. Empower is looking forward to partnering with Underdog in the future to offer events and resources to ensure that the women on campus at the University of Pittsburgh feel safe.

Mind Sense is Pitt's meditation club, which meets every Sunday and practices many different styles of mindfulness and journaling. For this event, we were led by Mind Sense's President through a 15-minute empowerment-themed meditation, followed by a journaling activity. After a morning of meditation and mindfulness, Bumble hosted an event with coffee, donuts, and merch! Bumble put on this event for Empower and Mind Sense. We left feeling refreshed and peaceful and enjoyed the food and merch provided by Bumble after!