For Immediate Release
February 25, 2008

Paul Roscelli Named Phi Theta Kappa Faculty Scholar for Fifth Time

Cañada economics professor is one of only 24 nationally named Faculty Scholar.

For the fifth 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.

Roscelli is one of only 24 faculty members from around the nation selected for the honor from a large pool of applicants. Applicants must be Phi Theta Kappa advisors who have exhibited exceptional knowledge of the current honors study topic, The Paradox of Affluence: Choices, Challenges, and Consequences. Applicants must also have demonstrated excellence in teaching.

Roscelli will attend the annual International Honors Institute to be held at San Francisco State University June 16-21. Roscelli and other Phi Theta Kappa Faculty Scholars will lead groups of 15 to 20 honor students in seminar discussions of the issues presented throughout the week. The scholars already attended the Faculty Scholar Conference held in Jackson, Miss., Jan. 30-Feb. 3. That conference prepares the faculty scholars to serve as group facilitators at the Phi Theta Kappa International Honors Institute.

“It is an honor to work with 23 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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