FAQs

Undergraduate students from all Schools and any major may enroll in SNF Paideia designated courses. Some courses may also be open to Penn graduate students. See our course offerings here.

Penn faculty can propose to develop a new course using this form. Please provide as much detail as possible.

Penn students can suggest a course or faculty member they would like to see included within the SNF Paideia Program using this form.

We want to hear your ideas!

Spring semester of a student’s first year. Learn more about our fellows program here.

We organize and support a wide range of events from small group dialogues to large, scholarly lectures. Visit our events for details.

The SNF Paideia program recognizes that individual and community wellness are integral to the healthy functioning of democratic society. Being attuned to our social and intellectual wellbeing shapes the way we engage as citizens in robust dialogue and the way we authentically serve our communities. These encounters can influence individual feelings of wellbeing and the social health of the various communities of which we are a part. Attending to wellness can be a potential contributor to, outcome of, and strategy for effective dialogue, service, and active citizenship. Thoughtful, engaged citizenship calls for the integration and awareness of our whole selves to offer complex responses to the dynamic issues of our time. For these reasons, SNF Paideia aims to integrate attention to wellness into our courses, workshops, and collaborations with students, faculty, and staff.

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