2. Your presenters
• Michael MacLean @MicaroniMacLean
Campus Minister at St. Thomas More College
• Richard Medernach @RichMedernach
Manager of Student Experience and Enrollment at St.
Thomas More College
3. What does it mean to care?
• Recall a time you felt cared for. What made that time
important to you?
• Recall a time you took care of somebody. What made that
time important to you?
5. Comprehensive Ministry Mindset Includes
• Pastoral Care
• Hospitality
• Vocations
• Justice and
Service/Community
Involvement
• Lectures
• Catechesis
• Leadership Development
• Campus Presence
• Ecumenical and Multifaith
Involvement
6. See – Judge - Act
Being a reflective practitioner
7. Pastoral Care
• In what ways can I remind myself that each student I
receive is coming from a particular place with a particular
story and particular needs?
• Am I able to see the student as a whole person, as opposed
to a number, or worse, as a problem?
8. Hospitality
• What does my advising space look like?
• Is it welcoming to students?
• Are they made to feel at home in my office space?
9. Vocations
• Do I take the time to listen to students’ career plans?
• Do I have the resources to refer them to the right place
when they articulate their future plans?
Teaching as Career and Vocation panel
held at STM
10. Service & Justice or Community Involvement
• Am I aware of community activities and events that
students may benefit from?
• Am I aware of volunteering opportunities on my campus or
in the wider community?
• Am I aware of community service opportunities that exist
for students as they graduate?
STM Just Youth Group
11. Lectures / Workshops / Retreats
• Am I aware of lectures, film screenings and
workshops that are coming up that might
benefit students?
12. Catechesis
• Do I think of advising as a teaching and learning process?
• Am I open to teachable moments that arise in advising
sessions?
• Do I create them?
"In every casual conversation, with every
student, there may be a chance to throw
in an illuminating word, to sow an
inspirational thought."
- Fr. Henry Carr, C.S.B.
STM President, 1942-1949
13. Leadership Development
• In what ways can the students that I receive lend their gifts
and talents to take on leadership roles in your context?
• Am I aware of all the leadership opportunities that exist for
the students I advise?
14. Campus Presence
• Is the only place students have the opportunity to see me in
my advising space?
• Are there events or activities on campus in which I can
participate that will help me better understand students’
perspectives?
Nothing breaks down barriers
like a Bon Jovi song
15. Ecumenical & Multifaith Involvement
• In what ways can I remind myself that not only is each
student I receive is coming from a particular place with a
particular story, but that story may also include a unique
religious or cultural perspective?
• Working with other departments and units can be a bit like
working ecumenically.
• You need to recognize your own bias/perspective and be open to other
ways of thinking in order to foster dialogue