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The Council of Independent Colleges Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) has awarded Eckerd College more than $30,000 to help its faculty and students answer the heady question \u201cWhy did I choose this work?\u201d<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”32″][vc_column_text]NetVUE<\/a> is a group of colleges and universities formed to foster the exploration of vocation through the lenses of theology and critical thinking. In 2017, Eckerd applied for and won a NetVUE Professional Development Award of $10,000. In Fall 2018, NetVUE awarded Eckerd an additional $22,900 in Program Development funds to help faculty continue their work.<\/p>\n

Professor of Religious Studies Davina C. Lopez<\/a> said the award was used to form a faculty committee that considered the question of their own choices as well as how to incorporate that consideration into courses on vocation.<\/p>\n

\u201cOften vocation is formulated in one of two ways: in a sense of calling that is linked to specific religious traditions, or it\u2019s about a job,\u201d Lopez explained. \u201cWe moved toward cultivating self-reflective practices that help better orient us for teaching and mentoring in a liberal arts environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

The original committee included Lopez, Professor of Philosophy Nate Andersen<\/a>, Rhetoric Instructor Christine Auger<\/a>, Professor of Literature Julie Empric<\/a>, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Amy Langenberg<\/a>, Associate Professor of Rhetoric Alexis Ramsey-Tobienne<\/a> and Associate Professor of Classics Heather Vincent<\/a>. Each professor was given a stipend and shared texts for the group to read and discuss, including The Slow Professor: Challenging the Culture of Speed in the Academy<\/em> and The Value of the Humanities<\/em>. With the additional funding, other Eckerd College professors will be encouraged to form their own groups, apply to the Center for Spiritual Life<\/a> for a piece of the grant funding and tackle the question of vocation for themselves. Lopez said participating professors will present their findings in a miniconference on campus in April. The funding will help faculty reframe three courses in the humanities to center on why particular subjects exist or why they need to be studied.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne thing we concluded is that each of us is drawn to what we do for a variety of reasons that you wouldn\u2019t predict on the surface \u2026 Teaching in a liberal arts environment is so special. What draws us to liberal arts and how we see ourselves in that context were things we learned through working together,\u201d Lopez said.<\/p>\n

Lopez will present the program\u2019s broader findings at the 2019 NetVUE Conference March 21\u201323, 2019, in Louisville, Ky.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecoming professors of the liberal arts enhances the intellectual partnerships we form with our students, and they can see us as learners alongside them,\u201d Lopez said.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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