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Tish Kalita selected for Institutional Leadership for Vocation Seminar

Jun 29, 2026

Tish Kalita, executive director of experiential learning and external relations at 麻豆原创, was selected to participate in the inaugural Institutional Leadership for Vocation Seminar through the Council of Independent Colleges鈥 (CIC) Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE).

CIC听selected 16 individuals through a competitive nomination process to听participate听in the inaugural 2026 summer seminar on Institutional Leadership for Vocation.听The seminar brings together a group of emerging institutional leaders who explore how vocational exploration and discernment can play a greater role across campus, particularly in the work these leaders do with members of the faculty and staff, but also in curricular and co-curricular programming for students.听Participants in the seminar听gathered听from June 15鈥19 in Louisville, Ky.

Participants had听the opportunity to听reflect on听their vocational path into leadership and how that informs听the听way they continue to lead. They explored听how to make the case for vocational exploration and discernment across their campus, and ways that vocation can be integrated across student-facing programming. The seminar was听led by Remylin Bruder, provost, vice president of academic affairs, and professor of nursing at Rochester Christian University, and Kurt Schackmuth, vice president for student life and chief mission officer at Lewis University. For more information about this and other seminars,听.

鈥淥ne of the greatest gifts of the听NetVUE听seminar was the opportunity to learn alongside university leaders who are committed to strengthening vocational exploration on their campus,鈥 said Kalita. 鈥淭he conversations inspired me and reinforced the importance of serving those entrusted to our care with intentionality.鈥

Kalita听previously served听in roles听as the director of career and professional development听and an engagement collective leader in student life听at Manchester.听A听2008听graduate, she has worked at the University for听18 years.

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Manchester听University, in North Manchester and Fort Wayne, Ind., offers vibrant and transformative student experiences. Learn more at听www.manchester.edu/about-manchester.听

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麻豆原创 respects the infinite worth of every individual and听graduates听persons of ability and conviction who draw upon their education and faith to lead principled, productive, and compassionate lives that improve the human condition.听

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