
Lilly Project
Willamette University
900 State Street
Salem, Oregon 97301
503-370-6213 voice
The Lilly Project for the Theological, Spiritual and Ethical Exploration of Vocation is a university-wide program dedicated to helping students to engage the larger questions of meaning and purpose, and to discern their vocation -- their calling in life. Funded by a generous grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc., the Lilly Project is embedded in the intellectual and residential life of the university, offering opportunities for members of the community to consider issues of vocation, service, meaning-making and life choices through a variety of academic and co-curricular programs.
Vocation, as we are using it in the context of the Lilly Project at Willamette, does not mean strictly religious vocations; neither does it refer to building a skilled workforce. Rather, it means the way in which we live out our passions in the world, the way in which our values, our commitments and our beliefs are embodied in our choices about work, about family, about our political and social lives. Exploring vocation means talking about engaging the larger questions of meaning and purpose, questions that, we hope, inform students’ decisions and shape their lives, both during their time here and after graduation. We are talking about vocation in the context of a liberal arts education, one that opens up choices and options, one that teaches students how to think critically, inquire freely, lead wisely, serve generously and live with integrity.
For students wishing to further explore a vocation working in religious institutions (churches, synagogues, mosques, or faith-identified agencies), the Lilly Project at Willamette provides the opportunity to pursue a summer internship. Five stipends of $3000, plus limited travel and housing, will be available for graduate or undergraduate students each summer. Listing and details of each internship site are available through the links below or in the vocation section of the library in the Office of the Chaplains.
Each year the Lilly Project offers internship sites that will provide new experiences and excellent supervision. Students will first make application to the Lilly Project at Willamette to seek an internship. Qualified students will then interview with supervisors for the site they would like to serve. The final selection of students for particular internships will be made by the internship site supervisors.
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November 19, 2009 |
Informational meeting for students interested in internships |
| December 7, 2009 |
New internship site proposals and revisions from previously approved sites due |
| March 1, 2010 |
Student applications due |
| March 12, 2010 |
Qualified interns notified |
| March 15 - 19, 2010 |
Second round of student applications accepted |
| April 12, 2010 |
Qualified second round interns notified |
| March 15 - April 23, 2010 |
Interviews and selection of interns |
| Mid-May, 2010 |
Supervisor training (required of all supervisors) |
Family Bridge - Hillsboro, Oregon Site
First United Methodist Church - Corvallis, Oregon
Holden Village - Chelan, Washington
New Hope Foursquare Church - Salem, Oregon
Northgate Community Learning Center, Catholic Community Services - Salem, Oregon
Salem Hospital Pastoral Care Department - Salem, Oregon
Temple Beth Sholom - Salem, Oregon
The application, addressed to the Lilly Advisory Board (c/o The Lilly Project) should include:
*The forms necessary for this application require Microsoft Word. If you do not have access to Microsoft Word, please contact the Lilly Project office o have a copy of the forms mailed to you.