Connections: The NetVUE Newsletter

The 2026 NetVUE Conference | Upcoming Event

Registration is about to close for the NetVUE Conference! But whether or not you are planning to participate, you can still be involved. Learn about working with your campus team to report on the conference and about tuning in to a recap of the conference that will take place during the weeks following the event.

January and February Offerings | NetVUE Webinars

This year, NetVUE is 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 January 29 at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern), “Narrating Vocational Journeys” will feature presenters who draw on language and themes from Miller-McLemore’s book as they share their own vocational stories into

Scriptural Reasoning as Vocational Reflection | Upcoming Opportunity

For a second year, NetVUE is offering training hubs in Scriptural Reasoning, which not only develops skills in critical reading and cross-cultural communication, but also provides space for vocational reflection. Thanks to the generosity of Lilly Endowment Inc., registration for any of the four scheduled training hubs is free and includes two nights’ lodging and all meals.

Conversation Cards: Decks Still Available! | NetVUE Resources

Now that four Conversation Card decks are in wide circulation, your campus can request up to 14 copies of each deck at no cost (if you have not done so already). There are many ways to use these cards to facilitate discussion and design curriculum; read on for further details on how to acquire and use the different decks that are available.

Studies in Vocation and Calling: The Inaugural NetVUE Journal Issue is Coming Soon | NetVUE Resources

The release of the inaugural issue of NetVUE’s new journal, Studies in Vocation and Calling, is just around the corner! In March, the issue will be available digitally and in print. Learn more about the articles included in the first issue and find out how you can submit your own contribution for a future issue.

Exploring Our Callings to Higher Education | NetVUE Big Read

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. As in previous years, member institutions can receive up to 20 books at no cost for programmatic use. Read on to learn about the Big Read and associated resources that can help you develop book-related events on your campus and be part of the network-wide conversation.

NetVUE Consultations: Get to Know the Consultants | NetVUE Opportunities

The NetVUE Consultation program is designed to help institutions make use of expertise within the network in order to make progress on vocational initiatives. As a free benefit for member institutions, NetVUE currently has 15 trained consultants who have a wealth of experience and knowledge about how to further vocation-related institutional goals.

Callings | The NetVUE Podcast

NetVUE’s podcast 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.

Remembering the “Net” in NetVUE: The Value of a Network | Campus Spotlight

NetVUE offers many resources and opportunities, but one of its greatest assets is the network of people who comprise our organization. This spotlight tells the story of two colleagues who met at the NetVUE national conference in 2024 and how that encounter led to a cross-campus collaboration, now in its second year, that has benefited both their campuses.

Raising Hare: A Memoir | Book Review by Louisa M. Ward, Campbell University

At first blush, Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton may not seem directly relevant to issues about calling and vocatoin. It is, after all, a memoir about how Dalton found a young leveret and accompanied it as it grew under her care from a young creature into an adult hare, bounding for the fence. Nonetheless, Louisa M. Ward, dean for spiritual life and campus minister at Campbell University, saw in the book a metaphor for a college student’s vocational journey. Inviting

The Power of Questions and the Wisdom of Children | Closing Reflection by Robert Pampel, Washington University

What do Pixar’s Ratatouille and NetVUE’s Conversation Cards have in common? Robert Pampel—NetVUE grant program officer and associate dean and director of student academic affairs at Washington University (MO)—has found both to elicit meaningful vocational reflections. Read the full piece below for Robert’s exploration of the impact of asking good questions and how we can come to pose these questions—and begin to find answers—by spending time with family as well as with colleagues.