Connections: The NetVUE Newsletter

Webinar: Improving Your On-Campus Vocation Efforts

Over the past few months, a significant number of NetVUE institutions hosted Focused Consultations on their campuses to strategize about vocation-related work. In this webinar, we will hear from

Writing Vocation—A Colloquy for Future Contributors

NetVUE is pleased to announce a new opportunity for those who work at member institutions to develop their craft as writers. The “Writing Vocation” colloquy—which will take place February 28–March 2, 2025—will allow participants to

Regional Gathering: Nonviolence and/as Vocation: An AAR/SBL Pre-Conference Gathering

NetVUE will host an AAR/SBL pre-conference meeting on the theme of “Nonviolence and/as Vocation.” Aligning with the 2024 AAR theme (“Violence, Nonviolence, and the Margins”) and building on previous NetVUE pre-conference meetings, this event considers how we,

Vocation and the Common Good: The Call of Belonging and Community

Make plans now to attend the first NetVUE regional gathering of the spring semester! The trees will already be flowering in Greenville, South Carolina, when Furman University hosts Vocation and t

Conversation Cards: Encourage Your Students to ENGAGE

NetVUE is excited to announce that the second deck of NetVUE Conversation Cards is arriving next month! The ENGAGE deck encourages students to reflect on practices for thoughtfully engaging the world around them as they discern personal, academic, and professional goals.

Callings: The NetVUE Podcast

Season 5 of Callings: The NetVUE Podcast has just begun with a recent first episode. The podcast, hosted by Erin VanLaningham and John Barton, serves as a resource for educators navigating conversations with undergraduate students pursuing a life of meaning and purpose.

Vocation Matters: The NetVUE Blog

The Vocation Matters NetVUE blog has been active this fall, with a host of contributors from various institutions and diverse fields of expertise. Read further for a snapshot of recent posts!

Building Bridges in Divisive Times | Campus Spotlight – Hanover College (IN)

Like so many colleagues within higher education, the folks at Hanover College in Madison, IN noticed there was political division on campus without many opportunities to be in conversation around those differences. With a charge from the president, two colleagues set about creating a

Film Review: Uncorked | Reviewed by  Agam Iheanyi-Igwe, Bushnell University (OR)

Uncorked is a thought-provoking drama exploring the tension between family expectations and following one’s dreams. Set in Memphis, TN the film follows Elijah, a young man torn between his father Louis’ desire for him to take ov

Closing Reflection: Vocation in Times of Transition | By Deirdre Egan-Ryan, St. Norbert College (WI)

Like many people, we adopted a dog during the pandemic. His name is Tux. He has mostly black fur with white markings. If he were a person, and not a “labrador mix,” he’d be wearing a tuxedo. We call him our pandemic puppy, as he is a little skittish.