Christian Union: The Magazine Summer 2017 | Page 47

worship in the woods and over bon-
fires, and daybreak reflection by the
river are just a few of the ways Dart-
mouth sophomores are seeking God
in His Creation.
“Spending focused time taking in
God’s creation has been helpful for
me to grow closer to Him,” says Zim-
merman. “It is a time to forget every-
thing else around me, to feel free from
the stress and pressure that often
overwhelms me, and focus on spend-
ing time with God.” | cu
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D A R T M OU T H | On Campus
Faith, Reason, and Vocation
WHEELOCK CONFERENCE EXPLORES “MONEY OR MEANING”
By Jessica Tong, Dartmouth ’17
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room as conference attendees proceed-
ed into various breakout panels.
India Perdue ’19 attended the
panel entitled “Seeking Value and
Meaningful Lives.”
“The panelists challenged me to
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Larissa Phillips ’17, who attended
the Wheelock Conference for the first
time, loved interacting with business
leaders who integrate faith and career.
“They proved that religion does
have a role in the workplace, especial-
ly when interacting with
clients and peers,” Phillips
said.
The conference ended
with a “Design Your Life”
workshop with Evans and
a networking and closing
mixer in the Wheelock
House, Dartmouth’s re-
cently acquired social
space on campus for
Christian students.
Sara Holston ’17, the
student director of the
Wheelock Society, said
hosting the conference
Dave Evans, co-founder of The Life Design Lab at
was a rewarding experi-
Stanford University.
ence. One of the goals of
the event was to foster
understand vocation in both a broad- meaningful connections between stu-
er and more integrated way. Mike dents, alumni, and Christian profes-
Chen [speaker and Dartmouth alum- sionals.
nus ’01], in particular, drove home
“So many people were having great
the idea that the call to witness is a conversations and asking good ques-
lifestyle that informs even the minor tions,” she said. “One person was
decisions of our day-to-day lives.”
interested in plugging back into her
he eighth annual Wheelock
Conference was held at the Tuck
School of Business at Dartmouth on
April 29 to explore the topic “Money
or Meaning: A real dilemma and the
wrong question.”
The conference was organized by
the Eleazar Wheelock Society, Dart-
mouth’s society of Christian alumni,
the Association of Christian Tuck
Students, and The Dartmouth Apolo-
gia. Approximately 200 alumni, stu-
dents, and community members
attended the event, which started with
a keynote address by Dave Evans, an
adjunct lecturer and co-founder of
The Life Design Lab at Stanford Uni-
versity. The Life Design Lab is a
unique and popular credited course
at Stanford that “applies design think-
ing to tackling the wicked problems
of life and vocational wayfinding.” 
At the Wheelock Conference, Ev-
ans sought to suggest a paradigm shift
– from “How do I create value?” to
“How do I express the value of my
life?” He prompted the audience to
answer questions such as “Why do
we sometimes not want to be paid to
do certain activities we enjoy?”
Following his talk, discussions
about meaning and vocation filled the
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