Project Pericles®
at Macalester
College seeks to develop a structure and culture that intentionally
support and promote a civically engaged campus.
Macalester College joined Project Pericles in 2003, as one of ten
inaugural institutions.
Begun through a generous
grant from Eugene Lang (National Project Pericles) and trustee emeritus
Don & Adele Garretson, Project Pericles at Macalester is
- A multifaceted
effort to renew our civic commitments and make structural and cultural
changes in order to cultivate in students the skills and motivation
for a life of civic engagement
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- An opportunity
to infuse social responsibility into all areas of the college, i.e.
to create a civically engaged campus
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- A building block
for a long-term comprehensive approach to education that develops
informed and active citizens and strengthens communities
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For more information
on public scholarship, civic engagement and Project Pericles at Macalester,
see Andrew Latham's paper,
"Liberal Education for Global Citizenship: Renewing Macalester's
Tranditions of Public Scholarship and Civic Learning"
