Spring 2010 Friday Sessions

Leading Lives That Matter: Contemporary Reflections on Vocation

Text: Leading Lives That Matter: What We Should Do and Who We Should Be (eds. Schwehn and Bass).

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Please sign-up in one of the slots below to lead discussion on that day.

Beginning to think about Vocation

Week 1 January 15^thWilliam James, “What Makes a Life Significant?”

Professor Schell will lead discussion.

Week 2 January 22^nd Selection by Albert Schweitzer, “I Resolve to Become a Jungle Doctor.”

Discussion leader: ________________Cody Rogers____________________________

Discussion leader: _________________Ian Smith__________________

How We Talk about It: Vocabularies

Week 3 January 29^th Selections on the idea of authenticity

Discussion leader: _____________Emilie Thomas_______________________________

Discussion leader: _______________Geoff Bird_____________________________

Week 4 February 5^th Selections on the idea of virtue

Discussion leader: ____________Sarah Mathis________________________________

Discussion leader: ______________Beth Whitehall______________________________

Week 5 February 12^thSelections on the idea of vocation.

Discussion leader: _______Jim Fry_____________________________________

Discussion leader: ______Mary Schuch________________________________

Important &Relevant Questions

Week 6 February 19^th“Are Some Lives More Significant Than Others?”

Discussion leader: ___Rachel Holm___________________________________

Discussion leader: ___Sam Newberry_________________________________________

Week 7 February 26^th“Must My Job Be the Primary Source of My Identity?”

Professor Hale will be leading the discussion.

Week 8 March 5^th “Must My Job Be the Primary Source of My Identity?” continued.

Discussion leader: ____________Cory Koch________________________________

Discussion leader: ______________Chris Baldwin______________________________

Spring Break

Week 9 March 19^th “Is a Balanced Life Possible and Preferable to a Life Focused Primarily on Work?”

Discussion leader: _________Brittney Frazier___________________________________

Discussion leader: __________Matt Shumaker__________________________________

Week 10 March 26^th “Is a Balanced Life Possible and Preferable to a Life Focused Primarily on Work?” Continued.

Dean Jakoubek will be leading the discussion.

Week 11 April 1^st No class on Friday (Easter Break)

Week 12 April 9^th “Should I Follow My Talents as I Decide What to Do to Earn a Living?”

Discussion leader: ____Julie Battcher________________________________________

Discussion leader: ____Alyssa Mason________________________________________

Week 13 April 16^th “To whom should I listen?”

Discussion leader: ______Katherine Young______________________________________

Discussion leader: ______Noellen Brown______________________________________

Week 14 April 23^rd “Can I Control What I Shall Do and Become?”

Guest: John Huxtable (MC ’04)(tentative)

Week 15 April 30^th “How shall I tell the story of my life?”

Discussion leader: _______Jenny Erbes_____________________________________

Discussion leader: _________Tatiana Randolph___________________________________