Sessions

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. Their stories include […]

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 proved useful in equipping students to […]

Last summer, the Council of Independent Colleges launched the NetVUE LIVE Project (Longitudinal Investigation of Vocational Exploration). This major study, funded by Lilly Endowment Inc., will follow two cohorts of students as well as faculty members from 39 NetVUE institutions. This is expected to be the largest-ever longitudinal study focusing on outcomes related to calling […]

A description of this event is forthcoming.

NetVUE member campuses are using the NetVUE Conversation Cards in a wide range of venues: in the classroom, in co-curricular programs, and in professional development for staff and faculty members. Join this interactive workshop to explore the variety of uses for the Explore, Engage, Envision, and Encuentra decks of conversation cards. Facilitators will lead activities […]

Campuses love to celebrate sporting achievements, and they frequently feature varsity athletes in institutional publicity. Many campuses also rely upon athletes for enrollment. But many student-athletes live in a silo—focused on athletics, segregated from nonathletic peers, and less interested in questions about life after college. This is not good for student-athletes, and it is not […]

This interactive workshop explores how generative AI is reshaping undergraduate students’ approach to vocational exploration and discernment. As students increasingly navigate the tension between developing a philosophy of life and preparing for careers in a rapidly evolving professional landscape, we will examine both the opportunities and challenges AI presents for meaningful work and calling. Through […]

Particularly at our liberal arts institutions, the advising process offers a wonderful opportunity for meaningful conversations with our students. Through advising, we can help students move away from some of their misconceptions about majors, co-curricular activities, and career paths; we can also help them think about the broader relationship between their undergraduate experience and their […]

Many educators have entered the profession so that they can advocate for their students—particularly those who come to college without the advantages conferred by wealth, parental encouragement, and high-quality K–12 education. Many first-generation students, students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, and students who have been marginalized for their differences are especially in need of advocates, and […]