4D Peer Mentor & FSEM Partnerships

  • Standard Partnership

    Training: 

    August 27 (Time TBD): 4D Peer Mentor & Faculty Meet & Greet 

    Discoveries Orientation (September 2-5, 2025): 

    Tuesday, September 2: New Student Convocation 

    Wednesday, September 3: FSEM Meet Up 

    Thursday, September 4: FSEM Meet Up 

    Friday, September 5: FSEM Meet Up + FSEM Destinations 

    Matching Form Completion in Spring 2025 for Pairing 

  • Enhanced Partnership

    All items above (Standard) plus: 

    FSEM Welcome Letter will include your 4D Peer Mentor information and introduction. 

    Use of Weekly Discoveries (will be provided to you in FSEM Canvas Resources) 

    Classroom Support from 4D Peer Mentor (1-2 visits) 

    Strongly Recommended Participation in 4D FSEM Workshop: “Designing for the ‘Why’: 4D Practices, Activities, and Assignments to Support Students’ Sense of Clarity and Connection” Friday, August 22nd from 10a - 12p 

    Faculty receive $100 for completing two-hour workshop 

    Add tailored questions in the course evaluation You can add up to 2 questions to your course evaluations. ▪ The New Student and Family Programs team will provide you with the 2 questions before Fall Quarter. 

    ▪ You can add questions starting 10 days before the course evaluations open until the night before the course evaluations open. For detailed instructions on adding additional questions, please click here. 

    ▪ For a video walk through of adding additional questions please click here. 

    ▪ If you have questions or need help adding additional questions, please don't hesitate to contact institutionalresearch@du.edu

  • Advanced Partnership

    All items above (Standard & Enhanced) plus: 

    Classroom Support from 4D Peer Mentor (3+ visits – a weekly cadence) 

    Embed and utilize at least 2 of the following (will be provided to you in FSEM Canvas Resources): New Student ePortfolio connection from Discoveries Experience (online orientation in Canvas) 

    Distribute Reflection Activity from Discoveries Orientation (Letter to Self linked as an example from 2024, we will provide 2025 version) 

    Mentorship Meeting endorsement or course assignment 

    Strongly Recommend Participation in 4D Signature Activities + Assignments Enhancements 

    Compassion Lab 

    Debate Across the Curriculum 

    Reflective assignments 

Additional Resources

  • FSEM Canvas Resources (NSFP will provide you with a “sandbox” full of additional info that will cover) Weekly Discoveries FSEM Mapping 

  • ePortfolio (Discoveries Summer Experience) 

  • Reflection Activity (Discoveries Orientation) 

  • Mentorship Meetings (Fall term) 

  • We will provide: Kickoff meeting and a follow-up meeting in fall for FSEM faculty and 4D Peer Mentors 

  • Reflection and assessment tools to guide us weekly on this experience (diary method, weekly reflections, etc). 

  • Partnership Agreement for the pairs to fill out together 

  • NSFP will host drop-in hours as needed