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Inhabiting Transitional Time Well

August 16, 2016 by Kateri Collins No Comments

My transition from being an undergraduate to entering graduate school was ambiguous. I simply did not know when or where I was going. Discerning my vocation was a long, but important process that took about three years that started in my junior year of undergrad.

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Filed Under: Advice for Entering Graduate School, Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: black scholars and professionals, BSAP, calling, Clinical Psychology, college transition, Expressive Art Therapy, grad school, graduate school, gratitude, healthcare, mentors, transition, vocation

Journalism Notes: On-the-Job Training

July 19, 2016 by Jeff Neely No Comments

I love the academy. I love having smart conversations with my colleagues and students. I love seeing young people’s eyes opened to new ideas and a critical perspective on all manner of topics and issues. I love seeing older students who return to school and find a new or refreshed love of learning. I am a vocal proponent of the enduring value of higher education for all who choose to pursue it.

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Filed Under: Vocation Tagged With: career, church, internship, journalism notes, Mentoring, mentors

Discerning My Vocation: A Surprise in the Graduate School Search

June 30, 2016 by Kateri Collins No Comments

How do you know where to go to graduate school? How do you choose your field? Kateri Collins shares her experience.

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Filed Under: Advice for Entering Graduate School, Science and Faith Tagged With: black scholars and professionals, BSAP, calling, college transition, grad school, graduate school, healthcare, mentors, vocation

Returning to Graduate School – Thoughts by Michael Stell (2)

December 2, 2013 by Michael J. Stell, MATS No Comments

Part Two – Being a Graduate Student When I entered grad school, I entered with a sense of purpose that was in my mind akin to the idea that the Puritans had of vocation or calling. Attending a Catholic university, I realize that many use the word vocation in strictly religious ways, but the Puritans […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Transitions Tagged With: academic vocations, commuter student, family, father, graduate school, mark noll, married student, Mentoring, mentors, phd, returning student, Returning to Graduate School, Returning to Graduate School – Thoughts by Michael Stell, Seminary, student, student government, theologian, theology, time management, university, vocation

New Vision in an Academic Desert

April 4, 2013 by Monica Greenwood 4 Comments

Monica Greenwood (pseudonym) is semi-patiently excitedly awaiting the day she walks into her first graduate seminar in philosophy. Until then, she is an undergrad studying philosophy at a state school known for its agriculture program.  —————————– In contemporary America, we have whittled the purpose of college down to pre-job entry training and partying on the […]

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Filed Under: Advice for Entering Graduate School, Christ and the Academy, The Purpose of Education Tagged With: calling, desert, expectations of college, grad school visits, Mentoring, mentors, oasis, purpose of college, vocation

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