Presidential Citizen Scholar Program
Kasey Wright, Md. Del. Jeannie Haddaway, Jenna Caling, Md. Del. Eric
Bromwell, Adam Felch
History
In the summer of 2004, Dr. Harry Basehart and Dr.
Francis Kane (PACE Co-Directors) were co-recipients of the Wilson H.
Elkins Professorship. Each year this prestigious award is given by the University System
of Maryland to four USM faculty members, based on their professional
qualifications and the projects they are developing. Funds from this
award were used to develop a pilot version of the Presidential Citizen
Scholar Program. This program built on PACE's mission to address student apathy and cynicism about
politics by partnering with regional and state civic organizations to
provide experiences of what authentic politics can be and to offer
students hands-on learning opportunities in government.
The pilot program (2004 - 2005) was a multi-faceted, year-long civic
engagement experience that prepared students to become future
community leaders. It offered students of all majors and levels of
experience opportunities to become
engaged in the political life of the community and to develop habits of
citizenship. Students who completed the requirements of this program
received a certificate and distinctive recognition as "Presidential Citizen Scholars".
In the summer of 2005, Dr. Basehart and Dr. Kane were awarded the Wilson
H. Elkins Professorship for a second year for their work
with the Presidential Citizen Scholar Program. These funds were used to
fund the first year of the new two-year program
(2005 - 2007). Click here to read about the
projects they worked on for the
Citizen Scholar Workshop II.
In fall 2007, we will start a new one-year program (2007 - 2008).
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