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Although Steve Ivester, Ph.D., serves as Dean for Student Engagement at Wheaton College in Illinois, he considers himself the “chief architect of the student experience outside the classroom.” He sees student engagement “not as ‘programming’ but as formation — helping students become faithful leaders for life beyond college, embodying Christian goodness, belonging, and service.” He also wants “students to leave Wheaton better equipped to build bridges across difference — with empathy, humility, and curiosity.”