In Tuesday’s Edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education, there was an article titled, “How Colleges Help Students Find Purpose in Their Work,” highlighting Purpose Work at Bates College. I was amused and intrigued by the article because the article takes the stance that purposeful work (or meaningful work) is something new and cutting edge – and we’ve been helping students define meaningful work for at least 4 years now. But it’s nice that colleges are finally realizing the importance of purpose as a foundation for student development. YEAH!!!
I will have both the link to the article and a pdf with this note, in case you’re interested in reading the article, listed below:
- “How Colleges Help Students Find Purpose in Their Work” – https://www.chronicle.com/article/How-Colleges-Help-Students/244421 (and here’s a link to the pdf: How Colleges Help Students Find Purpose in Their Work)
If you’re interested in further exploration, check out these two links from Bates College that I found that inspires me to keep moving forward with Life Design work:
- Purpose Work Initiative – https://www.bates.edu/purposeful-work/
- Life Architecture Short Term Course – https://www.bates.edu/purposeful-work/programs/curricular/life-architecture-short-term-course/
And check out the titles for the staff:
- Senior Associate Dean for Purposeful Work and Career Development
- Associate Director of Purposeful Work
- Associate Director of Purposeful Work
Who wouldn’t want cool titles like these? Or to do cool work like this? If only, right?
The Dream Dean 