{"id":1666,"date":"2022-03-04T08:08:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T14:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/lutherancenter\/?page_id=1666"},"modified":"2026-08-07T11:53:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T16:53:21","slug":"vocation-at-st-olaf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/lutherancenter\/vocation-at-st-olaf\/","title":{"rendered":"Vocation at St. Olaf"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vocation is: Life on Purpose. For the Common Good.<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At St. Olaf, <\/span>vocation<\/span><\/i> is who you are called to <\/span>be<\/span><\/i> and what you are called to <\/span>do<\/span><\/i> across all the parts of your life \u2013 not only in professional work, but also in <\/span>your<\/span> family and friendships, community engagements, relationship with the earth, search for meaning, and pursuit of justice. It\u2019s living your life <\/span>on purpose<\/span><\/i>, directed toward both your personal flourishing and the <\/span>common good<\/span><\/i>.  <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

View our full definition<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About the “Life on Purpose” Project<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t
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In 2023, St. Olaf College was awarded a grant from the Network of Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) under its Vocation Across the Curriculum initiative. <\/span>Life on Purpose <\/span><\/i>is dedicated to helping faculty and staff infuse vocational reflection and discernment in the classroom, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, and a new holistic advising program.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more about Life on Purpose\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t

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