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Presidential Renewal Program
The Presidential Renewal Program is designed to support the personal renewal of experienced member presidents at CIC institutions who will continue to serve in the vital role of the college presidency. In addition to rich content, the seminars provide space for solitude and reflection with a small fellowship of presidents and partners seeking their own renewal. -
2026 New Presidents Program
A leadership development program for college presidents in their first or second year and their spouses or partners that addresses the practical needs and strategic questions for success as leaders of independent colleges and universities. -
2026 Spouses and Partners of New Presidents Program
The Spouses and Partners of New Presidents Program runs concurrently with CIC’s New Presidents Program in advance of the Presidents Institute. A small team of experienced presidential spouses leads the group through a comprehensive exploration of the spouse and partner role and helps each participant understand how he or she can serve in that role most effectively and with personal fulfillment. -
2026 Presidents Institute
The Presidents Institute is an annually held meeting for presidents of independent colleges and universities that includes programs for new presidents and for spouses. -
2026 Presidential Spouses and Partners Program
CIC’s Presidential Spouses and Partners Program is designed to offer insight, advice, support, and fellowship to those who share this unique role. Developed in consultation with a task force of experienced presidential spouses and partners, it is held in conjunction with the Presidents Institute each January. -
Writing Vocation: A Colloquy for Future Contributors
Participants in the NetVUE colloquy on Writing Vocation will become familiar with and better equipped to write about vocation in different contexts. They will learn about opportunities within NetVUE to write about vocation, develop possible projects, and create a writing plan for such work. -
NetVUE Big Read Webinar: Narrating Vocational Journeys
Back to NetVUE Events Join us for a rich opportunity to hear how some of our NetVUE colleagues arrived at and navigate their callings to higher education. Presenters will draw on language and themes from Miller-McLemore’s recent book, Follow Your Bliss and Other Lies About Calling as they share their stories. Presenters include Douglas Johnson, […] -
NetVUE Webinar: Vocation & Character
Back to NetVUE Events Join us as we explore the deep connections between vocation and character, emphasizing how our sense of purpose has the potential to shape who we become. Presenters Paul Wadell, Professor Emeritus of Theology & Religious Studies at St. Norbert College in De Pere, WI, and Hannah Schell, Associate Director of Advancement […] -
ASI Career Services Design Workshop
The workshop will engage campus leaders, career professionals, and employment experts as we design a model for a National Center for Careers and the Liberal Arts. Once launched, the Center will augment the work already being done at independent colleges and universities by supporting campus initiatives and providing research, employer partnerships, and thought leadership. -
2026 NetVUE Conference
This spring, leaders from NetVUE member institutions will gather to consider how they might strengthen their support of undergraduate students as they explore their many callings in life. Students and educators alike are being called to contribute to the common good, to engage with our communities, and to lead in the midst of division. Our callings are not just our own; they are vocations for the life of the world. -
NetVUE Scriptural Reasoning Hub – Campbell University
Back to NetVUE Events Evidence suggests that the practice of Scriptural Reasoning (SR) can be particularly useful in undergraduate settings as a tool for exploring questions of vocation; this complements its established use as a form of inter-religious engagement and cross-disciplinary study. NetVUE is developing a new nationwide program of Scriptural Reasoning for Vocation Reflection. […] -
NetVUE Scriptural Reasoning Hub – Butler University
Back to NetVUE Events Evidence suggests that the practice of Scriptural Reasoning (SR) can be particularly useful in undergraduate settings as a tool for exploring questions of vocation; this complements its established use as a form of inter-religious engagement and cross-disciplinary study. NetVUE is developing a new nationwide program of Scriptural Reasoning for Vocation Reflection. […] -
NetVUE Scriptural Reasoning Hub – St. Edward’s University
Back to NetVUE Events Evidence suggests that the practice of Scriptural Reasoning (SR) can be particularly useful in undergraduate settings as a tool for exploring questions of vocation; this complements its established use as a form of inter-religious engagement and cross-disciplinary study. NetVUE is developing a new nationwide program of Scriptural Reasoning for Vocation Reflection. […] -
2026 NetVUE Seminar: Teaching Vocational Exploration
CIC is pleased to offer a multidisciplinary seminar, Teaching Vocational Exploration, for full-time faculty members in all fields at colleges and universities that are members of the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE). The seminar is designed for early- to mid-career faculty members at the rank of assistant or associate professor or the equivalent. -
2026 NetVUE Summer Seminar: Enhancing Vocational Exploration
This seminar, Enhancing Vocational Exploration, is designed to bring together a small group of educators who seek to contribute to the growing national conversation about vocation and calling. -
NetVUE Scriptural Reasoning Hub – Pacific Lutheran University
Back to NetVUE Events Evidence suggests that the practice of Scriptural Reasoning (SR) can be particularly useful in undergraduate settings as a tool for exploring questions of vocation; this complements its established use as a form of inter-religious engagement and cross-disciplinary study. NetVUE is developing a new nationwide program of Scriptural Reasoning for Vocation Reflection. […] -
2026 NetVUE Summer Seminar: Institutional Leadership for Vocation
CIC is pleased to announce a new seminar for faculty members and staff who are serving in leadership roles at institutions that are members of its Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE). This seminar, Institutional Leadership for Vocation, is designed to bring together a group of current leaders who are eager to explore how vocational exploration and discernment can play a greater role across campus, particularly in the work that these leaders do with members of the faculty and staff, but also in curricular and co-curricular programming for students. -
Teaching Interfaith Understanding
CIC and Interfaith America (IA) are hosting a multidisciplinary seminar on Teaching Interfaith Understanding for full-time faculty members at CIC member colleges and universities. This seminar, led by Laurie Patton, president of Middlebury College, and Eboo Patel, founder and president of Interfaith America, will examine the substantial theoretical questions inherent in teaching interfaith understanding and explore the practical work of translating these ideas into courses. -
2026 NetVUE Staff Seminar: Vocation Across Campus
Vocation Across Campus: Supporting Students’ Search for Meaning is designed for staff who direct campus programs or serve in other long-term administrative capacities, but who do not also hold faculty appointments. -
Presidential Vocation and Institutional Mission 2026–2027
The Presidential Vocation and Institutional Mission program is designed for senior leaders at CIC member schools to explore their potential calling to serve as a college or university president. The program is designed to help participants explore their vocational calling, as well as examine what types of institutional missions they might best serve. -
Faculty Leadership Academy
The Faculty Leadership Academy is designed to support faculty members at CIC member colleges and universities who aspire to assume leadership roles in higher education—particularly those who have demonstrated a commitment to inclusive leadership.
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