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Description of  Helping College Students Find Purpose: The Campus Guide to Meaning-Making

Todays college students are demanding that their educational experiences address the core questions of meaning and purpose. . . What does it mean to be successful? How will I know what type of career is best for me? Why do I hurt so much when a relationship ends? Why do innocent people have to suffer? Faculty and administrators are in the unique position to make special contributions to their students search for meaning, and when they work together, everyone on a college campus benefits. Helping College Students Find Purpose pres a theorytopractice model of meaningmaking that enables the entire campus community to participate in the process. Based on a practical howto approach, the authors outline a series of concrete steps for applying the theory and practice of meaningmaking to teaching, leading, administering, and advising. Filled with reallife vignettes, this guidebook includes the background knowledge and proven tools that will help faculty and administrators act as effective mentors to students. While there is no single solution that can meet everyones needs, the authors pre a series of classroom and crosscampus strategies that are specifically designed to help students successfully navigate their diverse meaningmaking activities and effectively enhance their quest for meaning. My nickname -