From the Director

From the Director

All Pericleans,

Many important items:

1.  I am preparing now for the annual Director’s meeting of all 29 Periclean colleges and universities that takes place next week at Carlton College in (brrr) Minnesota.  I will be updating all there on the progress of our program and, as usual, there is so much positive to talk about.  Thanks for helping making this a model program!

2.  Celebrating Periclean Scholars will take place on Wednesday, October 29th from 6-8 PM in Yeager Recital Hall.  The program will include updates from all three Classes, a state of the program update from the director, screening of the “elevator speech” videos from all three Classes and, lastly and most excitingly, Samantha White, Periclean ’06, will be our featured alumni speaker. Please put this date in your calendar!  This event is open to all members of the Class of 2018 so if you know some first year students that be a fit with Periclean Scholars please invite them to come.

3.  The information on the “Elevator Speech” video project is attached.  See this for more details or call me if you have any questions.

4.  I highly recommend that all Pericleans read  Bearing Witness: Seeing as a Form of Service by Debora Dunn, a communications faculty member at Westmont College.  I believe she captures the spirit of Periclean in this essay and that her words could be a point of departure for additional reflection on your own Class partnerships.

5.  J, the author of Letters Left Unsent – EDUCATIONAL USE ONLYis able to Skype into a discussion session -open to all- about the content of his book and I have tentatively scheduled October 22nd at 4:00 for this event.  Please let me know if you would like to moderate this discussion.

6.  Homecoming will be here soon.  Periclean Scholars will have a game day tailgate tent from 11:00-1:00 (exact location TBA) and you are all invited.  This would be a greater chance for you to connect with some Pericleans who came before you!

7.  Also on homecoming Saturday from 10:00-11:00 in GC 202 there will be a board meeting of the Periclean Foundation, a 501c3 organization created by the Class of 2012.  All current Pericleans are welcome to attend ex officio.

8.  Lastly, thank your Mentor again and continually.  She/he is giving you, our program and the entire university a massive gift by devoting their time and energies to your Class.

All the best and have a great fin de semana.

Tom Arcaro, Director

 

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