DISCOVER
 Faced with many career options, and often uncertain about their own gifts and aspirations, students frequently let other voices determine what direction they will pursue in life. The Jesuit tradition that guides Santa Clara University emphasizes that education has a moral purpose that goes beyond career preparation. The DISCOVER project combines scholarly reflection, our Ignatian tradition of discernment, and experience in the gritty reality of the world to create opportunities that invite students to explore a calling, not just a career.
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Santa Clara University was awarded a grant by Lilly Endowment Inc. of Indiana in 2003 to create and enhance the Jesuit University's programs for students, faculty, and staff to integrate faith commitments, professional choices, and a call to leadership in society. The grant has funded a new program called DISCOVER, "Developing and Inspiring Scholarly Communities Oriented toward Vocational Engagement and Reflection."
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In these two-unit, Career Center vocation symposia students listen to alumni and others who are passionate about their work, share the rewards and challenges of pursuing their calling.
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This DISCOVER luncheon speaker series sponsored by the Bannan Institute aims to provide a space on campus for a discussion of personal experiences and values– among faculty, students, alums, and staff of the university.
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In these reflection groups we wish to create a space for staff members to share reflections upon their work life here at Santa Clara University.
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Honoring the former Superior General of the Society of Jesus, the Peter Hans Kolvenbach, S.J. Solidarity Program offers students, faculty, staff, and alumni extended immersion experiences into the gritty reality of our globalizing world.
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Two types of grants are offered: Course Development Grants and Curriculum Development Grants. Recipients will be expected to participate in several events related to vocation after receiving the grant.
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An opportunity to spend a weekend in reflection about your gifts, the world's needs, and how to fit the two together.
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Small groups meet weekly to check in and participate in communal vocational reflection.
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