Thu, May 8, 2025

8 AM – 5 PM MDT (GMT-6)

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The 4D Symposium is designed to bring together the campus community—faculty, students, and staff—to learn more about the Four Dimensional (4D) Experience and share experiences, progress, and models around elevating this work. We hope this event will inspire our community to support holistic learning and development experiences for by integrating the four dimensions: advancing intellectual growth, exploring character, promoting well-being, and pursuing careers and lives of purpose.
 

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For each session, you will want to 
  1. Select "Register" on this page to be taken to the individual session.
  2. Select "Register" on the following page to complete registration for that session.
  3. Choose the session you are most interested in attending (this will help us with room allocations)
  4. You will be re-directed to this page to register for additional sessions.

Check out the Day 2 Schedule here!

Agenda

Upcoming Events

Thu, May 08, 2025
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
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Registration & Opening Remarks

Join us for light breakfast, community, and framing remarks for the day.

Thu, May 08, 2025
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
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4D Symposium Morning Session 1

Attend sessions exploring "Journeys in Character" and 4D Experience:

An ePic Guidebook for Integrative Reflection
Introducing and Applying DU's New Well-being Framework
The Science of Failure: How Champions Fail Well
Building a 4D Honors Curriculum

Thu, May 08, 2025
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
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4D Symposium Morning Session 2

Attend sessions exploring "Journeys in Character" and 4D Experience:

Cultivating Character in DU Students: 2024-25 4D Infusion Grant Projects, Session 1
Senior Series: Creating Programming to Align with DU's 4D Approach
Empowering Learners Through Grading for Equity
Fellowships as Pathways to Purpose
Morgridge's Student Experience: Meaningful Mentoring, Community Connectedness, & Equity-centered Engagement

Thu, May 08, 2025
12:00 PM – 1:20 PM
CCOM 1700
Lunch Alumni Panel - A DU Education and How It Prepared Them for What Came Next

During this lunch plenary, a panel of DU alumni will reflect on how their DU education empowered them to design careers and lives of purpose in a diverse range of professional fields.

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Thu, May 08, 2025
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
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4D Symposium Afternoon Session 1

Attend sessions exploring "Journeys in Character" and 4D Experience:

Cultivating Character in DU Students: 2024-25 4D Infusion Grant Projects, Session 2
Building a Culture of Care Between Professors and Students
S'more Character: A tasty bite of First Ascent @ KMC
4D Peer Mentor in a 4D World: Sense-Making Your Mentorship Experience

Thu, May 08, 2025
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
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4D Symposium Afternoon Session 2

Attend sessions exploring "Journeys in Character" and 4D Experience:

Untangling the Mysterious Web of Student Support
The Value of Reflection for Student Employment
Work Better Not Harder: The Benefits of Comprehensive Well-being
Horizontal Mentorship: The Value of Peer Mentors in the Classrooms

Thu, May 08, 2025
3:20 PM – 5:00 PM
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4D Symposium Expo and Open House

Join us for an open session with poster presentation, active exhibitions, an open house with the Center for Community Engagement to advance Scholarship & Learning (CCESL), and an art exhibit from Social Justice Education (SJE)

Thu, May 08, 2025
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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ConnectEffect @ the 4D Symposium

Want to obliterate the hate? Join us at the 4D Symposium for a one-hour interactive multimedia 'hard reset' of our shared humanity with Emmy-nominated producer/director Riaz Patel!

Please arrive by 3:50pm as we begin exactly at 4!

Thu, May 08, 2025
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
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4D Symposium Reflection Reception

Wrap up your day of learning and growth with us on the Fourth Story!