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This is my second year as a Faculty ChampionJeff Chamberlain received his Ph.D. in history at the University of Chicago. As a historianHe started his career teaching history at the University of St. Francis, I was not immediately drawn to innovation, but faculty at my former institution got me involved in a Social Product Innovation sequence small Catholic university outside of courses (I Chicago. There he taught a wide variety of classes, chaired the history of creativity History and innovation) Political Science Department, led nearly a dozen study abroad trips, and I was hooked! started an honors program. I have also been frustrated for some time with the traditional structures of university The latter led him to focus on honors education, so I am all about finding better ways and he moved to teach and learnGrand Valley State University as Director of the Frederik Meijer Honors College in 2007. Over While there he built the last decadeprogram from just over 900 students to over 1700; added full-time (tenure/tenure-track) faculty in Honors; developed and expanded the curriculum with interdisciplinary, team-taught, I have been more active-learning sequences of courses; and more committed to Sustainability, since I believe that the future co-taught in a sequence of humanity courses on earth is threatened by climate changeSocial Product Innovation. He learned Design Thinking and became a strong advocate of sustainability. I want very much to empower students to make their places In 2017, he became inaugural dean of learning be practical ones the Hicks Honors College at UNF, where they can make he is growing the kinds of differences they are capable ofprogram, building strong alliances and connections throughout the university, and working on developing an innovative Honors program in Global Sustainable Development.