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09.14.11
The Rev. Dr. Carter Aikin to address “Vocation and the Meaning of Work” in ALS Invited Faculty Lecture
September 14, 2011
For Immediate Release
The Rev. Dr. Carter Aikin to address “Vocation and the Meaning of Work” in ALS Invited Faculty Lecture
(Hastings, Neb.) – Hastings College Assistant Professor of Religion and Philosophy the Rev. Dr. Carter Aikin will present the ALS Invited Faculty Lecture, “Vocation and the Meaning of Work,” at 10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 23rd in French Memorial Chapel (800 N. Turner Ave).
This event is sponsored by the Hastings College Artist Lecture Series and is free and open to the public.
Dr. Aikin’s lecture will offer a comprehensive definition of the term “vocation” as an invaluable tool for undergraduate education and argue for its flexibility and importance as an educational concept, particularly well-used at Hastings College.
The Rev. Dr. W. Carter Aikin, who joined the Hastings College faculty in 2008, is Director of Vocation and Values, Director of the Christian Ministry Program and Assistant Professor of Religion and Philosophy at Hastings College. Aikin graduated with a degree in literature from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1997. After completing a one-year tour of service with the Lutheran Service Corps in Omaha, Nebraska, Aikin enrolled in the Masters of Divinity program at Duke Divinity School, graduating magna cum laude in 2001. He received the Presidential Fellowship to become a doctoral candidate in the Christian Ethics and Moral Theology program at the University of Notre Dame, where he completed his Ph.D. in 2006. He is ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and has served in associate and adjunct pastor positions in North Carolina, Indiana and Nebraska.
Hastings College, founded in 1882, is a private, four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). A total of 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs are offered to more than 1,150 students. Hastings College was named among “America’s Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report, a “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review, and a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s. Visit www.hastings.edu for more information.
09.14.11
The Rev. Dr. Carter Aikin to address “Vocation and the Meaning of Work” in ALS Invited Faculty Lecture
September 14, 2011
For Immediate Release
The Rev. Dr. Carter Aikin to address “Vocation and the Meaning of Work” in ALS Invited Faculty Lecture
(Hastings, Neb.) – Hastings College Assistant Professor of Religion and Philosophy the Rev. Dr. Carter Aikin will present the ALS Invited Faculty Lecture, “Vocation and the Meaning of Work,” at 10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 23rd in French Memorial Chapel (800 N. Turner Ave).
This event is sponsored by the Hastings College Artist Lecture Series and is free and open to the public.
Dr. Aikin’s lecture will offer a comprehensive definition of the term “vocation” as an invaluable tool for undergraduate education and argue for its flexibility and importance as an educational concept, particularly well-used at Hastings College.
The Rev. Dr. W. Carter Aikin, who joined the Hastings College faculty in 2008, is Director of Vocation and Values, Director of the Christian Ministry Program and Assistant Professor of Religion and Philosophy at Hastings College. Aikin graduated with a degree in literature from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1997. After completing a one-year tour of service with the Lutheran Service Corps in Omaha, Nebraska, Aikin enrolled in the Masters of Divinity program at Duke Divinity School, graduating magna cum laude in 2001. He received the Presidential Fellowship to become a doctoral candidate in the Christian Ethics and Moral Theology program at the University of Notre Dame, where he completed his Ph.D. in 2006. He is ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and has served in associate and adjunct pastor positions in North Carolina, Indiana and Nebraska.
Hastings College, founded in 1882, is a private, four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). A total of 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs are offered to more than 1,150 students. Hastings College was named among “America’s Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report, a “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review, and a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s. Visit www.hastings.edu for more information.
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