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NetVUE is thrilled to announce the publication of the newest volume to emerge from the Scholarly Resources Project. Called Beyond Our Selves: Vocation and the Common Good, edited by Erin VanLaningham, is available now for pre-orders and will be shipped on January 10. This volume situates vocation within the context of the common good and […]

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 are accessible through our new Resources for Assessing Vocation Website. This web resource […]

Simpson College: Making Mission into Method How can the wonderful ideals of an institutional mission be expressed through the teaching practices of faculty? What does it look like to incorporate an institutional core value into vocational reflection on campus?  A team from Simpson College accomplished these goals in just a few years through a NetVUE […]

by David Guthrie, NetVUE Grants Assessment Coordinator Explorations of vocation are commonly linked to questions such as “Who am I?” and “What am I to be and do?” Smith’s book invites readers to consider another vocation question, perhaps not as frequently intoned: “When am I?” That is, according to Smith, time—past, present, and future—inexorably shapes […]

Vocational Exploration and the Future  by Krista Hughes, Director of Resource Development for NetVUE Done well, vocational exploration raises questions of the past, the present, and the future. Superficial engagement with vocation tends to privilege the future: specifically and narrowly, future employment and financial security. Given the cost of higher education today and the economic precarity […]

Find a list of new CIC members since August 2023.

In response to CIC member data and requests for more information about ongoing topics in the sector, CIC has hosted four webinars since June 2023.

The 2023–2024 CIC State Councils Scholarship Challenge Grant has been conditionally awarded to many State Council organizations in the total of $176,000.

CIC’s Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) is accepting proposals for a new grant of up to $40,000. CIC has also announced the opening of registration for the 2024 NetVUE Conference.

CIC is piloting a Corporate Affiliate program to provide members with discounted services and products and, at the same time, encourage companies to invest in the independent higher education sector. CIC is excited to announce two initial offerings.