King University has been awarded a new, $75,000 grant in support of activities to help students discover and pursue their individual callings.

Titled the Vocation Across the Academy grant, the funds are provided by the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE), a nationwide network of more than 300 colleges and universities formed to support and enrich vocational exploration and discernment. Funding for NetVUE is administered by the Council of Independent Colleges with generous support from Lilly Endowment Inc.

“NetVUE has long supported King in its efforts to promote the importance of calling in students’ lives,” said Glenn Sanders, Ph.D., King’s director of Christian Formation and Leadership. “The Vocation Across the Academy grant will allow the University to pursue this goal in depth throughout the institution, and we are very grateful to NetVUE for this ongoing collaboration.”

The grant has phases of impact as well as matching opportunities. For the first year, the initial $75,000 will be directed toward career planning and identifying vocational mentors among alumni and friends. If these funds are matched by donors on a 1:1 basis during the 2025-26 academic year, NetVUE will contribute an additional $75,000 match, bringing the potential total to $225,000 for use over a three-year span.

The grant is being administered by a team of King faculty and staff, including Sanders; Martin Dotterweich, Ph.D., professor of History and director of King’s Institute for Faith & Culture; Han Ong, Ph.D., professor of Biology, and; Amanda Pollard, director of Career Services.

Regional professionals or alumni who are interested in mentoring a King student or becoming involved can reach out to Pollard at [email protected].