Joseph G. Poluka Elected to Phi Beta Kappa Senate
The Phi Beta Kappa Society is pleased to announce the election of Joseph G. Poluka to its senate. The decision was made in June at the spring meeting of the Phi Beta Kappa Senate in Washington, D.C. Poluka will serve on the senate until the next meeting of the Council of the Phi Beta Kappa Society in 2009.
Senator Poluka is a partner in the firm Blank Rome. He practices in the area of white collar, internal and government investigations. Prior to joining Blank Rome, Poluka served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, United States Department of Justice. While at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, he also served as the deputy chief of the Violent Crimes, Terrorism & Immigration Fraud Section, as well as the coordinator of the Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council.
“I am honored that the senate has placed its confidence in me, and look forward to bringing a perspective from outside of academia to affirming the importance of a liberal arts education both inside and outside the university walls,” Poluka commented.
“Phi Beta Kappa is very fortunate to have secured the services of Joseph Poluka as a senator,” said John Churchill, secretary and chief executive officer of the Society.
“Members of our senate serve as the directors who guide the national office on policy matters and set the direction for the Society’s future. Our new senators bring deep understanding of education in the liberal arts and sciences, and perspectives from outside of academia for assessing the best ways to advance the values of liberal education in American society. I look forward to working with them,” Churchill added.
About the Phi Beta Kappa Society
Founded in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest academic honor society. It has chapters at 276 institutions and more than half a million members throughout the country. Its mission is to champion education in the liberal arts and sciences, to recognize academic excellence, and to foster freedom of thought and expression. Among its programs are academic and literary awards, lectureships, a fellowship, a professorship, and publication of The American Scholar, an award-winning quarterly journal. For more www.pbk.org.