creating conditions, dismantling obstacles, empowering students: Voational exploration and marginalized communities
As educators, we are called to challenge ourselves to think about the
conditions that are present in our institutions, and about how these
conditions impact our students’ sense of self, their relationships, and
their lives. At this NetVUE gathering, participants will explore the
various conditions in our institutions which enable (or restrict)
students' capacities to thrive and discover their vocation. These
conditions include experiencing community, understanding holistic
dimensions of wellness, valuing personal narrative and inner voice,
demonstrating resilience, employing cultural wealth, and many other
conditions yet to be discovered. Keynote speaker Patrick Reyes, author
of the NetVUE Big Read volume
The Purpose Gap: Empowering Communities of Color to Find Meaning and Thrive,
will help participants interrogate conditions and how they may—or may
not—allow students to discern and live into lives of meaning, purpose,
and empowerment.