Sessions

This pre-conference workshop will equip participants with tools and practices for crafting vocational stories. The workshop will include instruction on craft, a range of writing activities, and practice with the art of giving and receiving constructive feedback within a community of writers.

Experiential learning reinforces the authentic, relational experiences that transformative education can foster—experiences at the heart of our universities’ missions and critical value propositions. This pre-conference workshop explores the intersection of vocation and community-engaged learning (CEL), emphasizing the benefits of deepening our vocational discernment practices with students who are engaged in the powerful work of CEL.

Calling all poets and poetry lovers! This session will feature volunteers of all levels of mastery to share a favorite poem, be it their own work or someone else’s that they admire. All conference participants are invited to this time of relaxed and informal sharing, and the roles of audience and readers are equally valuable.

An optional gathering led by CIC President Marjorie Hass. Participants from all faith traditions are welcome. Host: Marjorie Hass, President, CIC

Join us for a rich opportunity to reflect on the joys and challenges of persisting in our work in higher education. Workshop leaders will draw on language and themes from Miller-McLemore’s recent book, Follow Your Bliss and Other Lies About Calling, as they share how they have navigated their vocations as educators.