Calvin LifeWork
Live what you love
God inspires your passions. Where will those passions take you?
Calvin LifeWork prepares you for life after university, from your career to your relationships to your overall success in this fast-paced, ever-changing world. Whatever God is calling you to, we'll help you dive right in!
What you'll learn
Your journey will cover four main areas:
Vocation
Discover what God is calling you to do and who he is calling you to be. Realize you have gifts that will transcend your career—gifts that you can use at all times for God's kingdom.
Career Readiness
Most of us will spend much of our adult life working. Whether you are planning to go to grad school or get hired right after university, we'll help you pursue your career path with both passion and purpose.
Financial Literacy
Bills, rent, budgeting. Taxes, housing decisions, investing for the future. No matter what intimidates you about managing your finances, we'll equip you to thrive in these areas.
Leadership
Be a leader not only in your field of work and study, but in your church and community. Your voice matters, and we’ll make sure you know how to use it to lead with conviction.
What it looks like
Career coaching
Throughout the program, career coaches are available to help you dive deeper into any of the program topics, from exploring career options to preparing for internship opportunities. Calvin’s coaches are experts in career readiness, networking, and the job search. Plus, they’re some of your biggest fans and encouragers.
Live and learn
Dive deep into interactive learning through 34 online modules, getting your questions answered from Calvin faculty, staff, and alumni. Complete one module or all 34, whatever fits your unique needs. The more modules you complete, the more opportunities to earn prizes.
Time well spent
The Calvin LifeWork program is flexible and designed to fit in with your schedule of courses, extracurricular activities, and other commitments. Through researching prior participants in the program, we can confidently say students who completed Calvin LifeWork modules were more career ready by their senior year than students who had not. We invite all students to participate—and live out the results!
What students are saying
“LifeWork has taught us to develop dynamically as not just a student but also a future professional while we are in college. All the skills we learned are going to be very beneficial to us in the future as we move forward with our lives!”
“I've really appreciated the monthly promptings to learn more and to prepare me for life after Calvin! LifeWork felt well balanced in its different focus areas, and I feel equipped to go out into the world.”
“I love the idea that the over-arching goal is to prepare students for actual LIFE stuff. Makes me feel like I’ll do okay out there.”
“Calvin LifeWork has been a great tool in helping me dive deeper into what I want out of a future job and what I would want out of company. Thank you SO MUCH for all the work you put into this program.”
“I love that LifeWork covers the topics that we always wished we were taught in school – how to handle the real world and be all-around prepared.”
