{"id":1932,"date":"2024-02-26T17:00:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T17:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/?page_id=1932"},"modified":"2026-01-26T14:51:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T14:51:22","slug":"ambassadors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/current-activities\/ambassadors\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassadors Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Description<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-offset-key=\"b3ill-0-0\">If you are already immersed in 4DEE implementation, you know the power of ESA\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"draft-hyperlink-wrap\" data-informz-custom=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/framework\/\"><span data-offset-key=\"b3ill-1-0\">Four-Dimensional Ecology Education Framework<\/span><\/a><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"b3ill-2-0\"> to achieve ecoliteracy in a changing world! Interested in spreading the word about 4DEE to new audiences? The ESA 4DEE Ambassador Program could be for you! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What do Ambassadors do?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ambassadors are active members of the 4DEE community who deliver a scheduled talk, workshop or poster on 4DEE at an event that will reach other undergraduate faculty, engage them exchange around how ecology is taught in biology, environmental sciences or other disciplines and share the 4DEE resources that have been developed. <em>Whether or not you require travel support for an upcoming event, we encourage you to apply to be a 4DEE Ambassador and be part of the growing community active in 4DEE.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em>Please note, due to funding restrictions, this program is not intended to reach out to K12 educators or students.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You could:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1580 alignright img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2022\/02\/nsf-logo2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2022\/02\/nsf-logo2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2022\/02\/nsf-logo2-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2022\/02\/nsf-logo2-300x302.png 300w, https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2022\/02\/nsf-logo2.png 692w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Present teaching resources published by others in the 4DEE network\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Present original work reviewed by the 4DEE community<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Present 4DEE materials provided by ESA<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facilitate workshops for attendees to incorporate 4DEE into their teaching<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Who is Eligible?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All past participants and mentors of the TEE Faculty Mentoring Networks (only those who have not already tapped the TEE FMN travel benefit can apply for funding)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All current and past 4DEE subcommittee and working group members<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All current and past TEE Steering Committee members\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All who have published on 4DEE<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Must be on Higher Education faculty within the United States of America and eligible to receive federal funding<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1948 aligncenter img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/IMG_0957-scaled-e1708965810838-300x93.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/IMG_0957-scaled-e1708965810838-300x93.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/IMG_0957-scaled-e1708965810838-1024x319.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/IMG_0957-scaled-e1708965810838-768x239.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/IMG_0957-scaled-e1708965810838-1536x478.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/IMG_0957-scaled-e1708965810838-2048x638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>What do Ambassadors receive?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To recognize your effort, Ambassadors will receive:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A stipend toward conference presentations and reimbursement of expenses. See Stipends and Reimbursements below.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Access to Dependent Care funds if needed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professional development support for presentations e.g., tips on presentation techniques\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A certificate of recognition as an ESA 4DEE Ambassador\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A letter to your administrator\/department head\/chair etc. recognizing your role as an active leader within the 4DEE network<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A listing in a national directory of 4DEE Ambassadors for future speaking opportunities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1960 aligncenter img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/IMG_1245-scaled-e1708968062214-300x135.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"691\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/IMG_1245-scaled-e1708968062214-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/IMG_1245-scaled-e1708968062214-1024x462.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/IMG_1245-scaled-e1708968062214-768x347.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/IMG_1245-scaled-e1708968062214-1536x694.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/IMG_1245-scaled-e1708968062214-2048x925.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>What type of events will be considered?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This might be a regional \/ local or national conference organized by a scientific society that will reach college educators \/ faculty new to ESA.\u00a0 It could even be an appropriate event on your own campus! While you are free to deliver presentations at an event further away, grant support for travel will be limited. See Stipends and Reimbursements. The ESA Annual Meeting will not be considered for this program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Know of an <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">online conference<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for faculty? Please contact <\/span><a href=\"mailto:teresa@esa.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">education@esa.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to explore possibilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Stipends and Reimbursements<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$200 stipend for a campus event, an online conference or in person presentation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to $400 reimbursement to cover conference attendance that require travel\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to $400 additional reimbursement for the higher national conference registrations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to $400 for Dependent Care reimbursement based on documented need\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1951 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/IMG_0914-scaled-e1708966049994-300x126.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"781\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/IMG_0914-scaled-e1708966049994-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/IMG_0914-scaled-e1708966049994-1024x430.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/IMG_0914-scaled-e1708966049994-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/IMG_0914-scaled-e1708966049994-1536x645.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/IMG_0914-scaled-e1708966049994-2048x860.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Your participation creates an impact!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We ask Ambassadors to:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Distribute literature provided about 4DEE<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Invite presentation attendees to join the 4DEE listserv<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Estimate the number of attendees for reporting purposes\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submit photographs of attendees for our publicity (may need to obtain photo release)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forward contact information to ESA from those you might have held conversations with on 4DEE<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If appropriate, collect feedback from participants via a brief survey, exit ticket or other means.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Report back to the 4DEE Subcommittee with a brief summary of the activity, insights and ideas for next steps (1 page max.).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To receive all the program benefits, we ask 4DEE Ambassadors to submit your presentation materials and requested items above within 15 days of the event.<\/p>\n<p><b>How to Participate<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/current-activities\/ambassadors\/application\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-417 size-full img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2019\/07\/apply.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"66\"><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To participate, please apply one month in advance of the event through this portal with requested event information.\u00a0 Selection will be based on presentation opportunities, audience\/s and subject to availability of funds.\u00a0 We aim to confirm within two weeks of submission.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please direct questions to <a href=\"mailto:education@esa.org\">education@esa.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1762 aligncenter img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2022\/11\/ERush_SIP_IMG_6-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"371\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2022\/11\/ERush_SIP_IMG_6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2022\/11\/ERush_SIP_IMG_6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2022\/11\/ERush_SIP_IMG_6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2022\/11\/ERush_SIP_IMG_6-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/esa.org\/4dee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2022\/11\/ERush_SIP_IMG_6-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" 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