“Project Pericles offers students (and faculty) an opportunity to be involved in their community and to make a difference in the lives of their neighbors—locally and globally. I look forward to the opportunity to join the Scholars in choosing a means of beneficially engaging the Elon community, and to beginning the process of determining what our responsibilities are, both as individuals and as members of an evermore diverse society. The first year will be a busy one—but it will be an exciting period of discovery as we move towards adopting a Mission Statement, and towards defining our focus. I am excited to be joining the Periclean project.”
B.A. and M.A., (Double B.A. in History and Political Science; M.A. in History—focus on modern Middle East), Ohio State University; M.A., Critical Studies, University of Southern California School of Cinema and Television; Ph.D., Mass Communication, Ohio University. Teaching focuses upon cultural history and criticism. Research interests focus on music, film and cultural criticism.
The application process:
In order to be considered eligible to be a Periclean Scholar, you must:
- Complete (or be taking) Global Studies 110
- Have a GPA of 2.5 or above
- Submit a letter of recommendation from a Global Studies professor or current Periclean Scholar (Classes of 2006 and 2007)
- Submit a letter of interest to the Mentor for the Class of 2008, Dr. Michael Frontani. Include such things as projects you have been involved with, special areas of interest and any ideas you may have generated regarding Project Pericles
- All application materials are due by March 18, 2005, and must be submitted in hardcopy (no emails).
All applicants will be notified by April 1 if they will be invited to be Periclean Scholars and can then register for the GST 272 (Periclean Scholars) class.
Once the Class of 2008 has been formed, there will be a joint meeting of the Periclean Scholars classes of 2006-2008.
Send Application Materials, queries, etc., to:
Dr. Michael R. Frontani
Office: 216B McEwen
Office Hours: Tuesday, Thursday—9:45-11:30; Wednesday—10:30-12:00; and by appointment.
Phone Number: 278-5664
E-mail: mfrontani@elon.edu