The $39,974 grant from the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC)/Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) igniting Muhlenberg’s examination of Lutheran roots will fund a speaker series and several initiatives.
Learning Communities
We will convene learning communities, one composed of faculty and staff, one of students and one of alumni, in which participants read and discuss how Lutheran values are at work at the College today. Written reflections from these groups will be included in the final book of essays.
Alumni Interviews
We will interview alumni who, through their commitment to advancing civil rights, social justice, and/or individual liberty embody the Lutheran values identified as central to Muhlenberg College’s fostering of individual vocation. These interviews will be quoted in our final booklet, in the orientation videos, and will be made available publicly online on the College’s website.
Scholarship and Communications
Our reframed narrative will be captured in a published collection of essays from learning community participants, and in videos and other digital and print media to inform and inspire faculty, staff, students, trustees and visitors alike.
Speaker Series
We are inviting a series of academics, activists and/or other thinkers to campus for public (live-streamed) speaking events focused on how Lutheran values can inform and inspire enlightenment and action in higher education. We will incorporate responses to these speakers into the learning communities. View a schedule of the speakers coming to campus.
