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Westminster College Selected as $20,000 Recipient

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Posted on Monday, September 21, 2015

Westminster College’s Office of Faith and Spirituality was selected as a top-tier, $20,000 recipient of the NetVUE (Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education) Chaplaincy Implementation Grant.

As a system of colleges and universities across the nation, NetVUE’s mission is to enrich intellectual and theological exploration of vocation among undergraduate students. The grants are intended to provide assistance in strengthening chaplaincy efforts throughout campuses and in the world, at large. Awards are made possible by a grant to CIC (Council of Independent Colleges) from the Lilly Endowment, Inc.

“We’ll use these funds to take our current ministry and expand it beyond the programming we’ve been doing over the years,” said Reverend James Mohr, college chaplain and director of church relations. “One of the goals is that we not just create programs that last for just one year, but that we create sustainable programming that has the ability to move on into the future.”

This coming year, students will be introduced to leadership development opportunities through an on-campus leadership development summit. Students will also have the opportunity to become student chaplains, working with 19 men’s and women’s varsity teams on campus.

The funding will provide speakers through the Spiritual Emphasis Westminster series, as well as offer world outreach opportunities through the Experience Alaska mission trip. 

For more information about the NetVUE contact Reverend Mohr at mohrjr@westminster.edu or 724-946-7116 or visit www.westminster.edu/faith

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