SNF Paideia Fellows Program
The SNF Paideia Fellows program exists to create a sustained, interdisciplinary intellectual community of diverse undergraduate students united by a shared commitment to dialogue across difference as a necessary and central component in the pursuit of holistic education, responsible civic engagement, meaningful professional work, and individual and community wellness. Students from any of the four undergraduate schools can apply to the SNF Paideia Fellows program in the spring of their first year. SNF Paideia Fellows participate in the program for three years, sophomore through senior year.
SNF Paideia Fellows learn to put into practice the core SNF Paideia values of intentionality, curiosity, humility and community. They approach the work they are doing and the relationships they are fostering in their personal, professional, academic, and civic lives intentionally, in conscious alignment with their own values and sense of purpose. They participate in and lead dialogue with deep care for themselves and others, balancing curiosity and a drive to learn with humility and the willingness to be transformed. They see their own flourishing as mutual and interdependent with others’ flourishing and act as responsible, engaged citizens in their communities, starting with the classroom and expanding to the campus, local, national, and global communities.
SNF Paideia Fellows develop these abilities through a few key venues:
● SNF Paideia designated courses, including three fellows-only, half-credit proseminar courses and a minimum of two additional Paideia courses of their choice;
● Dialogue events, workshops, and trainings;
● Opportunities to conduct original research, lead original dialogue programming, and gain professional experience with the support of Fellows funding;
● Community building opportunities and events such as the All Fellows Dinner, Cafe Paideia, summer Fellows lunches, and more.
For more information: https://snfpaideia.upenn.edu/