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CIC is pleased to introduce staff members who have joined us over the past few months. They will work on a variety of programs and initiatives to serve member institutions. Marina Esteve Wagstaff Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Programs and Program Coordinator Marina Esteve Wagstaff joined CIC in September 2023 and is the assistant […]

Belmont University (TN) has joined CIC as an Institutional Member. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology (NY) has joined CIC as an Institutional Member.

Wiley College (TX) has officially changed its name to Wiley University. The College of Mount Saint Vincent (NY) has officially changed its name to the University of Mount Saint Vincent.

Many colleges and universities use retreats to facilitate vocational exploration among students. The opportunity to leave campus, remove oneself from distractions, and embark on meaningful exploration is valuable. But while some retreats are designed to cut through the harsh realities of our world in order to focus on the interior, this is a story about […]

By Samantha D. Brown, assistant professor of psychology at Coe College In May 2024, my colleague Barb Tupper, associate vice president for advancement, and I will be hosting a three-day seminar about teaching vocation for faculty members and staff at Coe College. The two of us are leaders within Coe’s C3 initiative, which fosters connections […]

Congratulations to long-time NetVUE leader Younus Mirza, who recently received a grant sponsored by the Henry Luce Foundation and the American Academy of Religion (AAR) focusing on advancing public scholarship on religion. The program supports scholars of religion who are working to engage publics in innovative ways, through projects designed for presentation in public spaces […]

Back to NetVUE Connections Reviewed by Rachael Baker, NetVUE Director of Professional Development The Good Enough Job explores the relationships that people (in North America) have with their paid work. The author, Simone Stolzoff, invites us to consider stories in which interviewed workers are grappling with the reality that the promises for fulfillment in their […]

By John Barton, co-host of the NetVUE podcast, Callings Vocational discernment does not begin with a blank canvas. The goals and choices we make, and the preparations we pursue, emerge within the circumstances of life. But when we talk about vocational discernment in the context of higher education, we still tend to think in terms […]

Back to NetVUE Connections NetVUE Resources Assessing Vocation Projects and Programs You may be surprised to learn that many vocation-specific tools are available to assess the progress of exploration and discernment programs on your campus. To make it easier to evaluate your efforts, NetVUE has gathered assessment resources that are specifically related to vocation; they […]

Back to NetVUE Connections Upcoming Webinar Peace, Conflict, Resolution, and Vocation Our students always find it challenging to explore and discern their many callings in life, but their work becomes much harder when the news is saturated with reports of domestic and international tension, conflict, and war. How can we support students in this difficult […]