campus partner(s)

Project Pericles

Inc.

state(s)

NY

amount

$275,000

initiative

A Larger Vision: Education for Civic and Moral Responsibility

award date

02.2013

project director

Jan Liss

Project Pericles, Inc.

Grant Summary

$275,000 over 35 months to Project Pericles to inventory, map, strengthen, and develop cohesive and integrated civic engagement programs among their 29 member colleges and universities. To achieve this end, the project will include mapping current civic engagement course offerings and co-curricular activities on participating campuses; sharing insights and best practices through a convening of campus representatives and others in the field; designing and implementing more cohesive civic engagement programs, including Certificate Programs, on select campuses; disseminating best practices through the publication of a White Paper, conference presentations, and electronic media; and broadening the impact of Project Pericles through the development of strategic partnerships with other higher education institutions, organizations, and associations.