The Lilly Initiative offers an annual advisor-training program for fourteen interested faculty and Counseling and Career Services (CCS) staff, as well as a training program for staff, coaches and work-study supervisors throughout Simpson who are in a position of "informally" advising students on campus.

Faculty Advisor Training

The advisor training program for faculty and CCS staff begins with a one-day workshop followed by regular meetings throughout the academic year to continue to build on the dialogue that began at the workshop.  Participants will focus on the development of "deep listening" skills that will assist in engaging students in conversations about meaning, purpose, and calling in their life.  Faculty will also explore how their own call developed, and how they sustain their passion to do the work to which they have been called to do.  For more faculty programs click here.

Staff Advisor Training

Staff, coaches, and work-study supervisor mentor students in significant ways.  Students often encounter a variety of people who influence the quality of their Simpson experience and their life choices.  Each "informal" advisor can serve an important role in the lives of students they are in contact with.  This training will help staff from throughout the campus reflect on their own personal life of commitment, and how the concept of vocation can be applied in their daily routine.  The training sessions will also focus on providing skills for engaging students in conversations about how the ideas of vocation affect the whole of one's life, not just a specific job or career.  For more staff programs click here.