Faculty and Staff Vocational Development
Retreats and Reflective Experiences
Annual retreats and reflective experiences are offered for faculty and staff.
Responding to the Needs Around Us
Offered May 2018
When discerning our callings in life, wise voices have invited us to think about the places where our gifts and passions intersect with the needs of the world. How do we understand the nature and role of service in our lives and our vocations? How do we decide the ways in which we can best help others authentically and effectively?
Mentor Workshops
We are available to create a personalized workshop for any departmental group who is interested in exploring the concept of mentoring students from a vocation perspective. Past workshop audiences include staff members in student development, residential education and housing, auxiliary services, dining services and conference and event services. Please contact us if your area or group is interested in a workshop that focuses on vocation in a particular area.
Vocation Study Group
Offered at least every other year, these study groups help faculty expand their understanding of vocation, so they in turn can share this understanding with students in relevant ways. Stay tuned for the next opportunity!
Vocation Perspective
“The students we mentor need a witness to their lives and when we agree to mentor them that is the role we undertake. They need people to love them in the wonderful, and sometimes colorful and messy, particularity of their lives, and when we promise to mentor them, that is what we do. And lest they feel bereft and invisible as they navigate their unique journeys through life, they need people willing to recognize them, attend to them, and to help delineate the distinctive gifts and promise of their lives.” – Paul Wadell (Religious Studies)
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