UD Odyssey Faculty Resources
UD Odyssey seeks to assist and guide undergraduate students to find their deep purpose and calling through vocational exploration, mentoring, and community service. UD Odyssey is funded by the Council of Independent Colleges and Lilly Endowment Inc.
Questions about UD Odyssey, please email Gaby O'Neill.
Faculty Book Discussion
Each academic year in collaboration with the UD Teaching and Learning Conference, we will host a signature event and lunch to discuss the chosen faculty vocational book for the year and reflect upon vocational exploration. We hope that you will join this discussion group, especially if you serve as an undergraduate advisor, as you play a critical role in supporting students as they explore their vocations.
Do you have a suggestion for our next title? Submit your recommendation here.
2024-25 Academic Year
This year's book is Cultivating Mentors: Sharing Wisdom in Christian Higher Education by Todd C. Ream, Jerry Pattengale, and Christopher J. Devers, eds. The discussing will take place during the UD Teaching and Learning Conference in January 2025. Copies of the book were delivered to full-time undergraduate facult members. If you did not receive a copy, please contact Gaby O'Neill. The Blakley Library can provide the book both electronically and in print -- to access, please click here.
2023-24 Academic Year
We discussed The Courage to Teach by Parker Palmer, at the UD Teaching and Learning Conference on January 16, 2024. Copies of the book were delivered to full-time undergraduate faculty members in October 2022. Adjunct, graduate, or new faculty: the Blakley Library owns the book both electronically and in print. To access the electronic version, please click here.
Faculty Advising Guides
View our advising guides for undergraduate students. Click below to access the guide for your discipline.
Do you have suggestions for improving our guides? We welcome your feedback. Please email Gaby O'Neill.
UD Odyssey Faculty-Led Vocational Events
- Support of to include speaker honoraria, speaker travel/lodging expenses, and event hospitality.
- Event must contain a component of vocational exploration for students. Speakers should discuss their own vocational journeys and how they arrived at their chosen vocation.
- Event should be focused on undergraduates.
First Year Experience Stipends
The summer after the first year of college is an opportune time for students to reflect and begin exploring their vocation in earnest. UD Odyssey will provide stipends for up to six rising sophomores to complete 50-hour summer experiences, including faculty-led research, nonprofit internships, or independent research guided by faculty.
Application opens: Spring 2025
Vocation: where your deep happiness and the world's deep needs meet.
The UD Odyssey Program is funded by the Council of Independent Colleges and Lilly Endowment Inc.