Pendle Hill Pledge
Discover your calling through Malone’s Pendle Hill Pledge
Malone invites first-year students to commit to start their careers with meaning and purpose in mind so they’re ready to serve the Church, community, and world.
This commitment involves participating in opportunities to help you better understand God’s calling for your life. We will provide personalized guidance through advising and mentoring, while you engage in experiential learning so you can develop career skills in your chosen fields of study.
Through the Pendle Hill Pledge, you can be empowered to discover your vocation and prepare for a purposeful life.
Pillars of the Pendle Hill Pledge
“Pendle Hill Moments” are a hallmark of this program – moments when God shows you your calling more clearly – and often happen as a result of conversations with mentors and hands-on learning in your daily life.
While you’re at Malone, we will walk alongside you as you discern your calling through:
- Guided self-reflection in your coursework and co-curricular activities
- Advising with faculty and intentional mentoring by staff and alumni.
- Internships, research projects, off-campus studies, or service-learning experiences
- Practical skills such as résumé writing, interviewing, and job search activities that highlight your program of study
Why Pendle Hill?
We all need purpose:
Malone’s curricular and co-curricular opportunities encourage students to find meaning and purpose as they seek Christ’s Kingdom First.
We all need mentors:
All students have faculty advisers who are trained to be mentors. All first-year students receive mentoring through the College Experience program, and all sophomores and transfer students have the opportunity to be mentored by upperclassmen and Malone employees.
We all benefit from life and work experiences:
100% of traditional undergraduate students at Malone are required to engage in experiential learning. Choose from an internship, a semester of off-campus study, an academic service-learning project, or a major research project.
We all benefit from career skills:
Upon graduation, Malone students will have taken academic courses requiring reflection on career aptitudes and option, drafted cover letters and resumes, developed an online career profile, practiced interview and etiquette skills, and developed career search strategies.
“Malone has profoundly shaped my life, influencing my values, career choices, education, relationships, and engagement in my community.”
Hannah Kelley ’09
Alumni Mentoring Program
The Pendle Hill Mentoring Program offers Malone University students the opportunity to engage in meaningful mentorship and become Pendle Hill Fellows by completing the Student Mentee Form. Each year, new cohorts of Pendle Hill Fellows are inducted in September and paired with a Malone graduate for guided mentorship through a series of meetings from October to April.
Are you a Malone graduate who would like to walk alongside a current Malone student as they discern God’s calling for their lives? Apply to become a Pendle Hill Mentor and invest in our students’ personal, spiritual, and professional growth through meaningful mentorship relationships.
Why a Malone education?
We recognize that students arrive on campus at different points in their walk with Christ. Whether they’re just beginning to ask questions about faith or are long-time followers of Jesus, we seek to support and challenge them in ways that foster spiritual growth, personal discovery, and a deeper understanding of their relationship with God.
Frequent questions about Pendle Hill
Why the name “Pendle Hill?”
It begins with a young man named George Fox in England in the 1640s. After six years of seeking God’s will, call, and purpose for his life, Fox climbed Pendle Hill. When he reached the summit, he saw a vision of “a great people to be gathered” into God’s Kingdom. This epiphany led him to establish the Society of Friends. Malone’s founders, Walter and Emma Malone, also experienced a visionary, vocational calling and, in 1892, founded Cleveland Bible Institute, which later became Malone University in Canton, Ohio.
We desire that all students have their own “Pendle Hill moments” while enrolled at Malone.
What are the primary goals of the Pendle Hill Pledge?
At Malone, we pledge to guide students toward a meaningful and purposeful life. Before graduation, students will engage in conversations and exercises designed to help them discover a clear sense of purpose, experience practical resume-building for job readiness through internships and service-learning opportunities, and practice skills to secure jobs and professional networks.
What is “experiential learning?”
Tangible, hands-on experiences are critical for career preparation and workforce readiness. Experiential learning opportunities include internships, research projects, off-campus study programs (in the US or abroad), and service projects performed in the context of academic coursework.
“Meaning” and “purpose” are often hard to identify. What strategies will Malone use to guide students toward their own “Pendle Hill moments?”
In class, and through co-curricular activities, students will be encouraged to reflect on their passions and goals through General Education courses and in vocation-focused major courses. Additionally, all first-year students complete the PathwayU assessment that matches them with majors and career options fitting their personality, preferences, interests, and values.
How are Malone students mentored during their time on campus?
All new students receive mentoring in the required College Experience (GEN 100) course. Current students work closely with faculty advisers who are trained to help students discover their purpose and plan for the future. Sophomore and transfer students who participate in the Pendle Hill Retreat will be able to receive peer mentoring from juniors and seniors. They can also receive vocational mentoring from spiritual leaders in the Office of Spiritual Formation, and individualized career counseling through the Center for Student Success.
What does “workforce preparation” include?
For entry-level job candidates to feel confident in their professional skills, they must be equipped to put their most polished and professional selves forward. Malone students will learn the practical skills of job-seeking, including résumés, cover letters, and interviewing. They will have access to internship and employment networks through long-standing relationships with local and national organizations who value Malone graduates. They will also have opportunities to create online career profiles, practice etiquette skills, and develop career search strategies.
Meet the Director of Pendle Hill