How does an institution shift culture in order to embolden faculty members and staff to embrace a vocation mindset? This session will explore how Loras College and Point Loma Nazarene University have each worked to build a campus-wide culture of vocation. Models discussed include building a faculty and staff development program, and creating a learning community model, both of which aimed to incorporate vocational exploration material into courses for both traditional and non-traditional undergraduates. The session will share the “nuts and bolts” of these programs, as well as their successes and a few challenges. The goal of the session is to provide sustainable and accessible models that can be adapted to other institutional contexts.
Stacia McDermott, Associate Vice President of Catholic Identity, Mission and Vocation, Loras College (IA)
Melissa Newman, Associate Dean for Art & Design, Communication and Music in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Public Engagement, Point Loma Nazarene University (CA)
Kate Parks, Dean of the School of Science and Health and Professor of Sociology, Loras College (IA)
Maria R. Zack, Associate Dean of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Point Loma Nazarene University (CA)