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Dear Class of 2013:

Thank you for your interest in Project Pericles! Applications for the program are now being accepted. Learn more about the program and how to apply by downloading this document.

Sincerely,
Brian Nienhaus,
Faculty Advisor, Periclean Scholars Class of 2013

Project Pericles at Elon University was initiated in 2002 when Elon became one of 10 universities to accept a challenge from the Eugene Lang Foundation to provide a learning experience that would "instill in students an abiding sense of social responsibility and civic concern."

Elon's Project Pericles goes beyond just student engagement The university has committed to raising the level of civic engagement and social reponsibility of the entire university community.

Elon University has built a reputation as a national model of engaged learning, connecting knowledge and experiene in and out of the classroom. One of Elon's primary missions is to prepare students "to be global citizens and informed leaders motivated by concern for the common good."

Project Pericles at Elon comprises three components: the Periclean Scholars program, service sabbaticals and the Periclean Award for Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility. Browse our Web site to learn about these components or contact program director Tom Arcaro for more information.

 

Project Pericles News

  • Periclean Scholars Class of 2012 sends representatives to Clinton Global Initiative University conference

    Eight members of the Periclean Scholars class of 2012 will fly to Miami this weekend for the third annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative University, a conference where student leaders and university officials from across the nation meet to discuss their commitments to creating change.

  • Periclean Scholars raise money for relief efforts in "Dance for Haiti" event

    The Periclean Scholars Class of 2012, led by sophomores Katie Kenney and Aisha Mitchell, raised more than $1,000 this month during a dance fundraiser to benefit the Children’s Nutrition Program of Haiti.

  • Elon senior shares story of Haiti quake survival

    Elon University senior John McGreevy flew to Haiti over Winter Term as part of a research project. Within days he found himself helping the wounded, the widowed and the children made orphans following the impoverished nation’s largest natural disaster in generations. The environmental studies and biology double major from the Philadelphia region recently spoke with E-net about his experience.

  • Elon alumni receive Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships

    Three Elon University alumni have been named recipients of Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships to help fund graduate studies overseas. Their recent selection brings to six the number of Elon students or alumni chosen for the prestigious award since 2006.

  • Elon students and professor honored for poster presentation at conference

    Prudence Layne, an assistant professor of English and coordinator of the African/African-American Studies Program, was honored this month along with five students for their poster presentations at the 2010 Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching in Greensboro, N.C.

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