The Verbum Dei graduate is work experienced. Through the Corporate Work Study Program, the graduate has learned the importance of being a dependable and responsible worker while displaying a positive work ethic. He accepts his strengths and areas for growth as an opportunity to develop and mature as a young professional. He is communicative and motivated about looking for opportunities to discover and demonstrate personal talent.

The Verbum Dei graduate  

• recognizes the dignity of work and its integral connection to justice, as the choices he makes impact a more just society
• appreciates work as an invitation to participate in the creative and value laden work of our God as “One who labors” on our behalf
• appreciates work as an opportunity for the magis to do more and for better
• appreciates work as an opportunity to engage with and for his colleagues
• has successfully participated in the professional culture of the workplace while exploring his own potential; as such is beginning to understand his role in the work force
• has thoughtfully and purposefully engaged in his work so as to be able to discern such a job or industry as it relates to a college major or minor and for his future
• has demonstrated and found value in his responsibilities toward the success of the company at which he is employed
• has demonstrated attentiveness and understands the importance of taking direction from supervisors and asking questions when appropriate
• has the ability to communicate appropriately and effectively when performing his responsibilities
• has learned to manage his time and accurately complete his tasks
• is respectful and respectable and has learned the value of networking and has exhibited growth in his ability to interface with various professionals