Faculty & Staff

Your Voice, Your Ideas, Your 4D

As faculty and staff at the ¿ì»îapp,ÌýyouÌýare critical to advancing and elevatingÌýthe 4DÌýmodel of holistic student learning and developmentÌýthrough your teaching, advising, programming and service. The ¿ì»îappÌýinvitesÌýyou as aÌýfaculty and staffÌýmemberÌýto help shape the 4D Experience.Ìý

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Faculty & 4D

Through transformativeÌýteachingÌýand mentorship, professors at the ¿ì»îapp prepare students for successful careers and lives of purpose. You collaborate with colleagues, weaving together disciplines and approaches to discover new and better ways to teach and expand our knowledge of the world.  

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Staff & 4D

Our staffÌýnurture students’ developmentÌýbyÌýbuildingÌýand leadingÌýdynamic co-curricular and extracurricular learningÌýopportunities. With your support, students deepen, complement,ÌýapplyÌýand reframe their academic learning. You foster community and support the whole person, giving students the tools andÌýguidance to thrive.ÌýÌý

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An Integrated 4D Experience

Together,ÌýcurricularÌýand co-curricular learningÌýcompriseÌýthe holistic ¿ì»îapp 4D Experience. Each supports the other’s potential for highest impact and gives students opportunities to learn more, do more. Through our integrated approach, studentsÌýmake connectionsÌýbetweenÌýtheir experiences,Ìýthe future they desire and their ability toÌýchangeÌýthe world.ÌýÌýÌý

What's Happening in 4D?

Throughout the year, the 4D Team offers numerous ways for faculty and staff to learn more about 4D, and help envision the future of the 4D Experience. This shared work with campus partners culminates in the 4D Symposium, a day-long event that celebrates the work being done to advance 4D across the institution. This year's symposium will take place on May 18th, and offer the opportunity for ongoing dialogue, asÌýwell as fosterÌýnew ideasÌýand partnerships.  Ìý

Integrating Learning, Intentionally

The 4D Learning Community brings together faculty, staff and administrators to foster integration between the four dimensions. As part of their work, our new Faculty Fellows will be developing learning communities on a variety of new topics - please stay tuned for details!

Backing Big Ideas

4D Infusion Grants help faculty and staff implement projects that enhance 4D student learning. Projects are evaluated based on integrative or collaborative design, potential impact and scalability. The 2022-23 grants have awarded a total of $8,000 to faculty and staff, and will be showcased at the 4D Symposium on May 18th, 2023.

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Building What's Next

The 4D Innovations Working Group is an incubator for co-curricular partners to meet biweekly. They reimagine, design and integrate models and practices that further embed the 4D-Experience across the co-curriculum. The groupÌýwillÌýpresent its plans forÌýnew programmatic models or practices at the 4D Symposium in May in preparation for the implementation phase over the summer.ÌýÌý

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Want to Learn More ¿ì»îapp the 4D Experience?

Visit our ¿ì»îapp page to learn more about the people and philosophy behind 4D.

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