Running head: EXPLORATIONS: A SOPHOMORE EXPERIENCE

Exploration : A Sopho!ore Experien"e #a ed on Sharon $alo% Par& ' Theor( o) *aith $e+elop!ent ,ale( Lind-ui t. Ta(lor Alti%er. /a!ie Ondat0e. Laurel(n Sha1 A%u a Pa"i)i" 2ni+er it(

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3ho a! I4 3h( a! I here4 3here a! I going4 The e are o!e o) the 5ig -ue tion that people o) all age are a &ing and the pro"e o) ee&ing an 1er to the! and other 5ig -ue tion

i 1hat Sharon $alo% Par& re)er to a )aith and piritual de+elop!ent6 Par& de)ine )aith a 7the a"ti+it( o) ee&ing and di "o+ering !eaning in the !o t "o!prehen i+e di!en ion o) our experien"e689Par& . :;;;. p6 <= It i a 5a i" hu!an need to ee& out tru"ture to pro"e !eaning to explain experien"e 1e ha+e6 3hile thi pro"e and

i d(na!i" and exten i+e. Par&

ugge t that (oung adult are in the !o t "o!plex ea on o) de+eloping their )aith a the( are e ta5li hing 5oth the tru"ture and "ontent o) their )aith6 College opho!ore are in the heart o) thi ea on and are there)ore. the )o"u o) thi inter+ention6 Sopho!ore tudent are o)ten thought o) a the )orgotten de!ographi" on a "ollege "a!pu 6 Thi "ould 5e attri5uted to the igni)i"ant attention that i gi+en to )ir t>(ear tudent . "au ing opho!ore to )eel a en e o) a5andon!ent or loneline 9To5olo1 &(. :;;?=6 It "ould

al o 5e a""redited to the pre ure !an( tudent )eel in their opho!ore (ear to "hoo e a "areer path. de"lare a !a0or and e ta5li h their "ir"le o) )riend )or li)e6 A Par& a( . opho!ore are

exploring their )it 9Hunter et al6. :;1;=6 The( are loo&ing )or "ongruen"e in 1hat the( 5elie+e. ho1 the( 1ill li+e that out to !a&e a igni)i"ant "ontri5ution and 1ho the( 1ill "hoo e to 1al& 1ith through the experien"e o) li)e6 The e three area en"o!pa Par& ' de)inition o) )aith

de+elop!ent and "an 5e o+er1hel!ing )or (oung adult 1hen "hallenged i!ultaneou l(6 Hen"e. the 7Sopho!ore Slu!p8 a phra e "oined 5( M6#6 *reed!an to de "ri5e thi "ru"ial de+elop!ent 9To5olo1 &(. :;;?=6 Par& ugge t three )or! o) de+elop!ent 1ithin )aith identit(: &no1ing. dependen"e ea on o)

and "o!!unit( and a igned ea"h )or! )our in"rea ingl( "o!plex tage 6 @enerall( pea&ing. !o t opho!ore tudent )it in the un-uali)ied relati+i ! and pro5ing "o!!it!ent tage o)

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&no1ing6 Thi i 5a ed on their ne1 )ound &epti"i ! a5out the opinion the( hear and de"i ion the( are !a&ing regarding their )uture 9E+an et al. :;1;. pp6 :;A>:;B=6 In ter! o) dependen"e. opho!ore are in 5oth the dependentC"ounterdependent tage and the )ragile inner dependen"e tage6 The( are exploring other opinion out ide o) their authorit( )igure and learning ho1 to 5e independent (et till )eel the need to 5e upported 5( authorit( and "o!!unit( 9E+an et al6. :;1;. p6:;B=6 The third "o!ponent o) Par& ' )aith de+elop!ent triad and 1hat tie the! all together i "o!!unit( 9E+an et al6. :;1;. p6 :;D=6 Par& ugge t that 1hat opho!ore need are !entor

and a olid "o!!unit( to "ulti+ate gro1th6 The( need people on "a!pu 1ho "an help the! 1re tle 1ith the 5ig -ue tion in li)e 1ithout de)aulting to gi+ing the! the an 1er 6 The( al o need one>on>one !entor to help guide the! in 7!an( o) the de"i ion that help the! u""eed in u5 e-uent (ear . u"h a "lari)(ing their en e o) purpo e. !a&ing !a0or de"laration . and narro1ing their "areer option 8 9To5olo1 &(. :;;?. p6 E;=6 3hat 1e 1ould li&e to propo e i a !entoring "o!!unit( that 1ill !eet the e tudent 1here the( are in "reating tru"ture and "ontent )or their )aith: A a)e pla"e )or opho!ore tudent . pe"i)i"all( to 1re tle 1ith ne1 "o!plexitie and "reate o!e de)inition )or the! el+e 6 A pa"e )or 5ig -ue tion and 1orth( drea! 9Par& . :;;;= "alled Exploration 6 The 5eaut( o) a !entoring "o!!unit( i that )ro! the tart. e+er(one pre ent i "harged 1ith a !entoring role6 Thi tea! o) !entor . then "reate 7a !entoring en+iron!ent: a "ontext in 1hi"h a ne1. !ore ade-uate i!agination o) li)e and 1or& "an 5e "o!po ed. an"hored in a en e o) 1e68 9Par& . :;;;. p6 1AB= Exploration 1ill 5e a one unit. e!e ter>long !andator( progra! )or opho!ore tudent 6 The goal o) the progra! 1ill 5e to 5ridge the gap 5et1een the )re h!an )ir t (ear

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experien"e and the upper"la !an tran ition 6 The "our e 1ill 5e )a"ilitated 5( a )a"ult( and ta)) tea!6 The 5ene)it o) "o>!entoring i that it 7e+o&e "o!para5le relation hip a!ong the tudent . "reating a !entoring en+iron!ent that i "hara"teri%ed 5( a heightened degree o) tru t and enhan"ed "apa"it( )or engaging and "hallenging e+er(one8 9Par& . :;;;. p6 1AB=6 Thi partner hip al o 5uild "olla5oration 5et1een a"ade!i" and tudent a))air pro)e ional at the uni+er it(6 The ideal "a!pu )or thi "la 1ould 5e a !all Chri tian "ollege !u"h li&e A%u a

Pa"i)i" 2ni+er it(6 Attendan"e. 1hile !andator( 1ould al o ta&e the pla"e o) one "hapel attendan"e ea"h 1ee& )or the duration o) the "la 6 Student 1ill )ind Exploration to 5e +a tl( di))erent than a traditional "la 6 *ir t. it ta&e pla"e in a +ariet( o) non>traditional etting at the )a"ult(C ta)) tea!' di "retion6 The purpo e )or thi i to negate the )eeling that tudent are i!pl( ta&ing another "la 6 En+iron!ent u"h a a

"o))ee hop. outdoor area on "a!pu 9i6e6 AP2' 3(nn a!phitheater. the regi trar' la1n. < Pal! . the pra(er garden= or e+en a near5( par& are le tudent in re)le"tion and di "u ion6 The "la i%e 1ould ideall( 5e 1;>1: tudent 6 Thi al o help to "reate a )eeling o) a their )eeling . -ue tion . and "on"ern a5out the opho!ore )or!al and !ore in+iting to engage

a)e pla"e )or tudent to di "u

experien"e and it allo1 the !entor to gi+e !ore indi+iduali%ed attention and )eed5a"&6 The "ontent o) the "la i et up )or di "o+er( and re)le"tion6 *or exa!ple. tudent 1ill

learn their trength and ha+e opportunitie to re)le"t on ho1 the( 1or& together. area o) in+ol+e!ent on "a!pu and "areer path that 1ould 5e a good )it and ho1 a a "la . their trength "o!pli!ent ea"h other6 There 1ill 5e el) di "o+er( a 1ell a learning a5out di))eren"e 1ithin the "la "o!!unit(6

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T1i"e. throughout the e!e ter tudent 1ill !eet one>on>one 1ith either o) the )a"ilitator )or !ore per onal re)le"tion and "he"& in6 3e )eel that Exploration 1ill pro+ide a po1er)ul net1or& o) 5elonging )or opho!ore tudent 1ho are tr(ing to )ind their )it6 In order to de!on trate the Exploration progra!. 1e 1ill i!ulate the Leader hip t(le a"ti+it( )ro! 1ee& three o) the (lla5u 6 Thi a"ti+it( 1ill allo1 tudent to di "o+er their Fleader hip "olor' 1hi"h de "ri5e their t(le a a leader 5a ed on their !o t pro!inent per onalit( trait 6 On"e e+er(one ha di "o+ered their "olor. the( 1ill 5rea& into F"olor group ' )or di "u ion o) their t(le6 3e 1ill then 5ring the "la 5a"& together to di "u a a 1hole the

di))eren"e in their leader hip t(le and ho1 the( "an 5etter under tand one another6 Thi a"ti+it( 1ill help opho!ore re"ogni%e their o1n leader hip t(le and under tand 1h( other !a( not "o!!uni"ate and interpret in)or!ation the 1a( the( do6 A"&no1ledging the e di))eren"e 1ill help the! "o!!uni"ate !ore e))e"ti+el( 1ith one another and hope)ull( pro+ide a !ore upporti+e en+iron!ent in 1hi"h the( "an hare throughout the e!e ter6

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