Advocate. Facilitate. Inspire.
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.
Project Pericles is constituted to:
Recent News
Berea College Wins Debating for Democracy Legislative Proposal Competition
- Berea College's legislative proposal, Coal-to-Liquid and Coal-to-Gas: Repeal of the Federal Funding for CTL/CTG Production, was selected at the Debating for Democracy Legislative Hearings during the Debating for Democracy (D4D) Conference in New York City on April 3 and 4, 2008. The conference was sponsored by the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation and hosted by TIAA-CREF. To learn more about the legislative hearings, click here.
2008 Debating for Democracy Conference
- The 2008 Debating for Democracy (D4D)Conference was held April 3-4 in New York City. To read more about conference events, click here. To view conference pictures, click here.
Elon's "Service Sabatical" Program Highlighted by AAC&U
- Elon University's unique service sabatical program for staff was featured in the May 2008 Newsletter of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. To read the full story, click here.
Periclean Schools Receive President's Honor Roll Award for Service
- 10 Pericleans received the highest federal recognition a college or university can achieve for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement. To read the full story, click here.
