Connections: The NetVUE Newsletter

The NetVUE National Conference: Start Assembling Your Campus Team! | 2026 NetVUE Conference

The 2026 NetVUE Conference is just months away. Join us in Kansas City, Missouri, March 19­–21, to explore the conference theme, Vocation: An Itinerary of Hope for Higher Education.

Deadline to Apply for Writing Colloquy Fast Approaching | Upcoming Opportunity

Applications for NetVUE’s second colloquy on Writing Vocation are due on October 31. The colloquy will take place January 16–18, 2026, in Indianapolis, Indiana, and will provide colleagues—from any discipline, in any institutional role, and with any level of experience—the opportunity to develop their craft as writers.

Scriptural Reasoning for Vocational Reflection | Upcoming Webinar

In 2025, NetVUE successfully launched a new initiative: Scriptural Reasoning for Vocational Reflection. The practice of Scriptural Reasoning (SR) is designed to provide space for small groups of people to sit together to read and reflect on sacred texts from a range of religious traditions. This practice has consistently

Nominate (or Be Nominated) for a 2026 Summer Seminar | Upcoming Opportunity

In the past year, NetVUE has expanded its number of summer seminars, providing additional professional development opportunities for faculty members, staff, and emerging administrative leaders. .

Encuentra Conversation Cards: Acquiring Decks and Resources | NetVUE Resources

The newest deck of NetVUE’s Conversation Cards has arrived at member campuses! The Encuentra bilingual deck (Spanish–English) encourages students from all backgrounds to consider how their cultural roots shape their identity and commitments, as well as their sense of purpose, meaning, and belonging.

The NetVUE Journal: A Call for Submissions | NetVUE Scholarship

The submission portal for NetVUE’s first issue of its new journal, Studies in Vocation and Callings, is now open. Staff, faculty members, and administrators are encouraged to contribute! Submissions can focus on theoretical ideas, practical programs, grant outcomes, classroom innovations, and even fiction or poetry connected to vocation.

Join The NetVUE Big Read: Exploring Our Callings to Higher Education | NetVUE Opportunity

NetVUE invites member institutions to join this year’s Big Read, which features Bonnie Miller-McLemore’s book, Follow Your Bliss and Other Lies About Calling. (Find a book review of this text further down in this newsletter). As in previous years, member institutions are eligible to receive books at no cost for programmatic use.

NetVUE Webinars: Join the Conversation about the Big Read | Upcoming Webinars

This year, NetVUE will be hosting additional webinars to help colleagues use the 2025–2026 Big Read book, Follow Your Bliss and Other Lies About Calling,by Bonnie Miller-McLemore. On November 13, at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern), participants will gather to explore how they might teach the book in the undergraduate setting.

Regional Gathering at AAR/SBL: Scriptural Reasoning and/as Vocational Discernment| NetVUE Regional Gathering

For faculty members in religion or theology who are planning to attend the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature in Boston, Massachusetts, consider coming a day early to attend the NetVUE pre-conference meeting on “Scriptural Reasoning and/as Vocational Discernment.”

Reflection on the Bushnell University Regional Gathering

On October 2–4, Bushnell University hosted a NetVUE regional gathering on “The Purposeful University. Rich Meagher was a participant in the event; in this reflection, he not only recounts an outline of the program, but also infuses insights and questions about the discussions that took place. Whether you have attended many regional gatherings or still aim to join your first one, Rich’s reflection offers an excellent opportunity to get a flavor of these events.

NetVUE Scholarly Resources Project: Update on the Forthcoming Volume | NetVUE Scholarship

The fifth volume from the NetVUE Scholarly Resources Project is moving towards completion. Vocation, Higher Education, and the Future: Imagining Possibilities, Cultivating Practices will address some of the current challenges in higher education—as well as moments of hope and courage—with attention to vocational exploration and discernment.

Callings | The NetVUE Podcast

NetVUE’s podcast and blog continued to supply resources for its member institutions and for the general public. This edition of the newsletter includes a round-up of recent episodes and posts.

Vocation Matters | The NetVUE Blog

The NetVUE blog Vocation Matters has continued to publish new posts about once a week. Read more for a sample of the latest NetVUE blog posts from colleagues across the country.

Nazareth University: Shaping a Campus Culture to Respond rather than React | Campus Spotlight

Nazareth University was founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph, imbued with a charism and replete with spiritual practices that were all but forgotten until recently. Read this story to learn how a NetVUE Grant for Reframing the Institutional Saga helped Nazareth reclaim its founding

Congratulations to the 2025 Professional Development Award Recipients | Celebrations

NetVUE is excited to announce the most recent round of grant awards to its members! These grants, awarded by the Council of Independent Colleges and funded by Lilly Endowment Inc., provide NetVUE member institutions with the opportunity to brainstorm, develop, and implement new

Congratulations to the 2025 Vocation Across the Academy Grants Recipients | Celebrations

NetVUE is excited to announce the most recent round of grant awards to its members! These grants, awarded by the Council of Independent Colleges and funded by Lilly Endowment Inc., provide NetVUE member institutions with the opportunity to brainstorm, develop, and implement new

Follow Your Bliss and Other Lies About Calling | Book Review by Devin Manzullo-Thomas, Messiah University (PA)

With so much of our attention focusing on the periods of early and emerging adulthood, how might extending our vocational conversations to include the full scope of life stages add depth to our understanding? John Peterson (Westmont College) offers this review of

Reframing Vocational Questions for Seasons of Uncertainty | Closing Reflection by Kari Kloos, NetVUE

Looking back at how she reframed vocational reflection for her students during the pandemic, Kari Kloos—NetVUE grant program officer and interim vice president for mission at Regis University—explores how the same questions guide her today in her role as a university administrator.