For Immediate Release
December 2, 2011

Cañada Professor Has Been Named PTK Faculty Scholar

It is the seventh time that Economics Professor Paul Roscelli has been named a PTK Faculty Scholar.

For the seventh time in his career, Cañada College Professor of Economics Paul Roscelli has been selected as a faculty scholar by Phi Theta Kappa, the international honors society for two-year and community college campuses. Every year, about 20 chapter advisors and regional coordinators are selected to serve as faculty scholars. The Faculty Scholars serve as seminar leaders during the annual Honors Institute. In preparation for their role as seminar leaders, the Faculty Scholars participate in the Faculty Scholar Conference. The Faculty Scholar Conference will be held at the Center for Excellence in Jackson, Mississippi, Feb. 1-5. The Honors Institute will be held in Denver June 18-22.

The purpose of the Faculty Scholar Conference is to prepare the Faculty Scholars for their role as seminar leaders at the summer Honors Institute. Sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Conference will feature a series of presentations on Phi Theta Kappa's 2012/2013 Honors Study Topic, "The Culture of Competition", from interdisciplinary, humanities-based perspectives.

The Conference will educate the Faculty Scholars about issues of vital importance to the Honors Study Topic and the concept of Honors in Action, and familiarize them with their fellow Faculty Scholars. "It is an honor to work with other faculty members from a variety of disciplines," Roscelli said. "I especially value the diversity of thought that these individuals bring to the discussion of the honors topic. Being a faculty scholar is an opportunity to truly play the role of facilitator in a discussion among students of very different backgrounds who may hold very different views," Roscelli said.

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