NetVUE Regional and Topical Gatherings
NetVUE supports regional and topical gatherings, including multi-campus collaborations, on specific topics. NetVUE member campuses, or a group of campuses, are encouraged to organize and host such gatherings based on issues or themes of interest. Regional and topical gatherings typically draw from 40 to 80 participants, allowing focused discussions and useful networking opportunities based on campus roles, institutional location and affiliation, program offerings, and other points of mutual interest. Events are heavily subsidized by member dues, so that the registration cost is typically only $100, including all meals and two nights’ lodging.
2026-2027 Regional Gatherings
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Telling Honest Stories as a Calling in Higher Education
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2026 NetVUE Gathering at the AAR/SBL Annual Meeting
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Vocation and “Whole Person Education” in a Transactional Age
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Encuentra: Explorations of Culture and Calling
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Vocation, Higher Education, and the Future: Imagining Possibilities, Cultivating Practices
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Roots, Branches, Leaves: Institutionalizing Vocational Discernment
Past Regional Gatherings
Scroll through the videos below to learn more about the experience of participating in a NetVUE Regional Gathering.
The Biennial NetVUE Conference
NetVUE hosts a biennial national conference to which all member institutions are invited to send a three- to five-person team. This inspiring and transformative event features plenary sessions with recognized experts, workshops on vocation-related topics, campus presentations on best practices, and plenty of time for networking and socializing. The NetVUE Conference is heavily subsidized by member dues, so lodging and meals are included for the first three participants from each institution; these teams pay only a small registration fee. Fourth and fifth team members can participate at cost.
The 2026 NetVUE Conference
The most recent NetVUE Conference took place Thursday, March 19, through Saturday, March 21, 2026, at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The conference began in the late afternoon on Thursday, preceded by a 2:00 session for first-time attendees. A number of pre-conference workshops and meetings of organizational members and other affiliated groups also took place at the conference, beginning on Wednesday, March 18. In addition, NetVUE hosted several post-conference workshops on Saturday afternoon, after the official conclusion of the event at 12:15 p.m. Plenary speakers included Norman Wirzba of Duke University and Almeda Wright of Yale Divinity School. View complete information about the 2026 Conference.
Read more about the conference:
- (Re-)Experiencing the 2026 NetVUE Conference
- Bobby Fong Memorial Keynote Address: Norman Wirzba
- Keynote Closing Plenary Session: Almeda Wright
- Reflections on the Quarter-Plenary Sessions
- Concurrent Campus Sessions
- Concurrent Workshops: Network Colleagues Address Central Themes
- Learning about NetVUE Resources, Opportunities, and Grants at the Conference
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