Hidden Gems: A Presentation of a Recent Chaminade Scholars Legacy Project (Class of 2019)

Presenter(s)

Maria Burkett, University of DaytonFollow
Elizabeth Montgomery, University of DaytonFollow
Sandra Yocum, University of DaytonFollow

About the Presenter(s)

Maria Ollier Burkett, assistant director, programs coordination, University Honors Program Elizabeth Montgomery, campus minister for Christian leadership and vocation Sandra Yocum, University Professor of Faith and Culture Representative from the Class of 2019 or a current fifth-year member of the cohort

Location

Vocation, Advising, and Mentorship

Start Date

7-1-2020 1:40 PM

Abstract/Description

Kennedy Union 211

“Hidden Gems” is a broader sharing of the Chaminade Scholars, class of 2019 cohort’s legacy project (funded by a VIT Vocation mini grant, 2018-19).

Session attendees can participate in a vocation “story walk” similar to an event in which Chaminade Scholars unveiled their “Hidden Gems”.

Prior to the walk Faculty and Staff connected with the CS Program will 1. share an overview of the CS curriculum and examples of experiential learning components

2. introduce the 2019 CS Legacy Project

Session Participants will experience “Hidden Gems” with heads, hands and hearts by reading some of the vocation stories, reflecting on the stories through written reflection/feedback, and through conversation(s) with other session participants

Goals for Attendees

Presenter goals for the Learning Teaching Forum presentation: Share the holistic approach to learning throughout the Chaminade Scholars program Provide an experiential example of students’ capstone project that incorporates vocation exploration and reflection Mission/project goals students set for their legacy project (excerpted from their mini grant proposal, 2018.19) The name of our vocational project is “Hidden Gems”. Throughout our time at the University of Dayton, we have each discovered a variety of hidden gems as we have explored the city of Dayton, also known as Gem City. In fact, by exploring vocation throughout our times as Chaminade Scholars we have found gems within ourselves and our calls. The mission of our project is to engage in conversation and interviews with students and professors of various fields, faith backgrounds, and levels of professional experience in order to understand how individuals . . perceive vocation and have incorporated vocational discernment or contemplation within their unique journeys. We plan to collect these stories and present them to the larger University of Dayton community to inspire others to consider how vocation functions in their own personal story and begin to discern their own callings. By utilizing the knowledge of our professors and peers, we will be able to capture an interdisciplinary understanding of vocation, which may appeal to a wider audience of people on the University of Dayton campus. . . the mission of Hidden Gems is to create spaces and deliverables that invite the University of Dayton community to participate in dialogue and thought about vocation.