The Faculty Associate and Faculty Fellows programs emerged in response to the realization that there was a growing gap between faculty members and undergraduate students at WashU.
In addition, many faculty members wished to extend their interaction with students outside the academic realm. Today, many campuses across the nation have well-developed faculty/student interaction programs (e.g., Stanford, Georgetown, UCLA, Elon, etc.).
The faculty members involved in the programs are volunteers. By participating in the program, both faculty and students gain a better understanding of the rich lives we lead outside of the classroom. In turn, faculty help improve the undergraduate experience of their students, while students increase the number of quality interactions with faculty outside of academics.
Before living on campus, I knew students from the brain up. I knew in the classroom. After serving as a Faculty Fellow, I now know the hearts and souls of the students. It has changed the way I teach and advise.
Dr. Brian Carpenter, former faculty fellow & professor of psychology
Faculty Associates
The Faculty Associate/Fellows Program, sponsored by the Office of Residential Life, is designed to provide opportunities for significant faculty-student interaction outside of the classroom setting.
Faculty Fellows
Faculty Fellows are faculty members who live in our Residential Communities for three years, often with their families.
Past Faculty programs
| Picnic with Balloon Glow | |
| Meet St. Louis Experience | |
| Sunday Night Dinners | |
| Apple or Pumpkin Picking at Eckert’s Farm | |
| Time Management 101 Workshop | |
| Tuesday Teas @ 3pm in the DUC | |
| Movie Night | |
| Debate Viewing Party | |
| Super Bowl Viewing Party | |
| Cooking Class in Bear’s Den | |
| Pumpkin Carving | |
| Trivia Night | |
| Ice Skating in Forest Park | |
| How to Survive College Panel | |
| Dinner and Current Affairs or Movie Discussion | |
| City Museum | |
| Float/Raft trip | |
| Cookie Decorating | |
| Study Break on the Floor with pets and/or family | |
| Museum Trips – the History Museum, SLAM, or Kemper | |
| See a show at a local theater directed by a PAD professor | |
| Trip to the Zoo | |
| Botanical Gardens Trip |