Drew University is honored to be a member of Project Pericles, a consortium of 30 colleges and universities committed to incorporating civic engagement into their core educational mission.
Project Pericles is a not-for-profit organization that encourages and facilitates commitments by colleges and universities to include education for social responsibility and participatory citizenship as an essential part of their educational programs, in the classroom, on the campus, and in the community.
This learning experience is intended to provide students with a foundation for social and civic involvement and a conviction that democratic institutions and processes offer each person the best opportunity to improve the condition of society. For more information about Project Pericles, click here.
Periclean Faculty Leadership Program
Project Pericles is requesting nominations from Periclean colleges and universities for faculty participants in the Periclean Faculty Leadership Program. This program provides special funding for tenure-track and tenured faculty members of any academic rank who teach full-time at Periclean colleges and universities. Project Pericles expects to select one Periclean Faculty Leader from each Periclean college or university. For more information and to apply to this program, click on the links below.
Completed proposals must be sent to the Center for Civic Engagment by Monday, February 8, 2010.
Periclean Faculty Leadership Program Request for Proposals
Periclean Faculty Leadership Application
Civic Engagement Course Proposal
Debating for Democracy
Debating for Democracy (D4D) is a distinctive campus-based program that represents the mission of Project Pericles (www.projectpericles.org) in action. On each campus, Periclean students research, develop, and advocate their opinions and positions on current public policy issues. The goal of the National Office of Project Pericles and the faculty and administrators who are working with the students at the Periclean campuses is to inspire and encourage all D4D participants to become successful and resourceful advocates in their community.
On April 8 and 9, 2010, student leaders from each participating Periclean college and university will attend the 2010 D4D National Conference at The New School in New York City. The conference will consist of workshops, keynote addresses, and panel discussions that will introduce the students to leading figures in civic engagement, education, environment, politics, public policy, and social entrepreneurship. For more information click on the links below. If you are interested in participating contact Professor Koritz at 973-408-3208 or akoritz@drew.edu.
2010 Debating for Democracy Hearing Request
Debating for Democracy Fact Sheet
