Categories: Uncategorized – Posted on August 2, 2018November 2, 2018 Vocation and the Future of Higher Education Higher education is facing a number of structural challenges, from a change in demographics to the rising costs of retaining … Continue reading >Vocation and the Future of Higher Education
Categories: Scholarship – Posted on July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 Depicting Abraham’s Sacrifice: Differing Biblical and Islamic Textual Traditions The story of the intended sacrifice is an integral part of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, or the “Abrahamic faiths.”[1] For Jews, … Continue reading >Depicting Abraham’s Sacrifice: Differing Biblical and Islamic Textual Traditions
Categories: Pedagogy – Posted on July 2, 2018July 3, 2018 Mentoring as a Type of Friendship At NetVUE’s Faculty Development Workshop on Teaching Vocational Exploration in June, Paul Wadell presented a paper entitled “Mentoring for Vocation – Befriending … Continue reading >Mentoring as a Type of Friendship
Categories: Religion & Spirituality – Posted on June 19, 2018June 20, 2018 A Tale of Two Mothers: The Birth of Moses In honor of Mother’s Day, I wanted to speak about how the mother of Moses/Musa represents one of the most … Continue reading >A Tale of Two Mothers: The Birth of Moses
Categories: Media – Posted on June 18, 2018June 26, 2018 Keynote Address at “Humanity Day Iftar” Five Students Attend Pittsburgh Iftar Dinner, Program by Public Relations | Jun 12, 2018 Five Saint Vincent College students accepted … Continue reading >Keynote Address at “Humanity Day Iftar”
Categories: Religion & Spirituality – Posted on June 18, 2018June 19, 2018 Eid al-Adha: Faith, Family & Sacrifice Eid al-Adha is one of the two Islamic celebrations and commemorates the idea of “sacrifice”. The celebration marks the end … Continue reading >Eid al-Adha: Faith, Family & Sacrifice
Categories: Pedagogy – Posted on June 16, 2018June 20, 2018 5 Ways Faculty Can Connect Vocation to Career Services Faculty play an instrumental role in speaking about the theoretical aspects of vocation, whether it be leading class discussions on … Continue reading >5 Ways Faculty Can Connect Vocation to Career Services
Categories: Pedagogy – Posted on June 16, 2018June 16, 2018 Connecting the Dots: What we can learn from Steve Jobs, college drop-out In his 2005 Stanford commencement address, Steve Jobs reflected upon his life: his birth and adoption, his early firing from … Continue reading >Connecting the Dots: What we can learn from Steve Jobs, college drop-out
Categories: Pedagogy – Posted on April 16, 2018 The Invisible Challenges of Our International Students College and Universities frequently espouse educating the “whole person” or the physical, spiritual and intellectual aspects of their students. However, … Continue reading >The Invisible Challenges of Our International Students
Categories: Scholarship – Posted on January 21, 2018January 21, 2018 On Biblical Figures in the Islamic Tradition: A Conversation with Younus Mirza In this short interview with a Milestones contributor, Younus Mirza discusses The Bible and the Qur’an: Biblical Figures in the Islamic Tradition, his … Continue reading >On Biblical Figures in the Islamic Tradition: A Conversation with Younus Mirza
