Quest and leadership

Matt W. Cummings

Assistant Director of Spirituality,

Service, and Social Justice

M.A. Urban Studies and Community

Development

matthewcummings@depauw.edu

@mattwcummings

A Quick Glance

1. Quest and the NETVUE Grant

A Quick Glance

1. Quest and the NETVUE Grant

2. Jane and David Stone Civic

Leadership Program

The NETVUE Grant: Inspiring

Vocational Pursuit 1

Network for Vocation in Undergraduate

Education (NETVUE) desires to enrich

the intellectual and spiritual

exploration among undergraduate

students

Vocational discernment is

the practice of listening to where life is

calling us to act in the world

“ “ Quest reflects the degree

to which the student is

actively searching for

meaning and purpose in

life, to become a more

self-aware and

enlightened person, and to

find answers to life’s

mysteries and big

questions.

Year 1 Books, Dialogue, Guest Speakers

Year 1 Books, Dialogue, Guest Speakers

Vocation Based Curriculum

Vocational

Curriculum

Year 2

Vocational

Curriculum

Student

Leadership

Year 2

Vocational

Curriculum

Student

Leadership

Faculty/Staff

Mentor Training

Year 2

Vocational

Curriculum

Student

Leadership

Faculty/Staff

Mentor Training

Summer

Institute

Year 2

Jane and David Stone Civic

Leadership Program 2

Idea #1

Senior Civic Award

Idea #1

Senior Civic Award

Recognize overall contribution to local and

global community at DePauw

Idea #2

Civic Speaker Series

Idea #2

Civic Speaker Series

Promote civic-based culture to both formal

classroom audiences and informal

organization-based meetngs

Idea #3

First Year Civic Leadership Program

First-Year Leadership

1 Build a cohort of eight to ten students, 100

hours of service, monthly group meetings

First-Year Leadership

1

2

Build a cohort of eight to ten students, 100

hours of service, monthly group meetings

Attend one-week issue-based domestic service

and cultural immersion experience

First-Year Leadership

1

2

3

Build a cohort of eight to ten students, 100

hours of service, monthly group meetings

Attend one-week issue-based domestic service

and cultural immersion experience

Lead large-scale service projects

First-Year Leadership

1

2

3

Build a cohort of eight to ten students, 100

hours of service, monthly group meetings

Attend one-week issue-based domestic service

and cultural immersion experience

Lead large-scale service projects

4 Dispense small grants to community partners

Recap

1. NETVUE-Connects student, staff,

and faculty to vocational

discernment and exploration

Recap

1. NETVUE-Connects student, staff,

and faculty to vocational

discernment and exploration

2. Jane and David Stone- Enhances

FY civic leadership, speakers to

campus, and recognizes seniors

THANK YOU!