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Chesterfield, MO (near St. Louis)
Thursday, July 16 at 1:00pm - 2009 Honors Institute
University of Richmond
Monday, June 22 at 1:00pm
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society The Democratization of Information: Power, Peril, and Promise will become the new Honors Study Topic in January; it will be used by chapters to plan Honors in Action programs from Jan. 2010 through Dec. 2011. Scholarship Hallmark entries due Feb. 3, 2010 must only include projects completed between Jan. and Dec. 2009 a...nd must address the current topic, The Paradox of Affluence: Choices, Challenges, and Consequences.
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Twenty Convention Scholarships Offered to Advisors! Any advisor who has not previously attended pre-Convention events may apply for a scholarship covering Convention and Honors in Action Academy registration fees for the advisor and for one chapter officer or member. All selected must attend both the Honors in Action ...Academy and Convention. Email kimberly.wooten@ptk.org for an application. Deadline is Jan. 19, 2010.
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Nominate Advisors for ACA Secretary
Chapter advisors are invited to submit nominations for 2010-2011 Secretary for the Association of Chapter Advisors (ACA). Four advisors will be on the ballot, one from each of the Society’s four Divisions. Over the next three years the advisor elected to serve as Secretary will automa...tically move up to ACA Vice Chairman and eventually Chairman.
All advisors are members of the ACA, a non-dues paying organization that meets annually at each Convention. ACA Officers give feedback to the Headquarters Staff on a variety of Society issues and programs. They also assist in planning the program for the annual ACA meeting and may be called upon to serve on various committees and act as facilitators for advisor enrichment.
Nominations for ACA Secretary may be submitted through February 12, 2010 to any current ACA Officer:
Paul Roscelli, Chairman, Canada College, CA - roscelli@smccd.edu
Larry Polk, Vice Chairman, Richland College, TX - LPolk@dcccd.edu
Billy Wilson, Secretary, Holmes Community College, MS - bwilson@holmescc.edu
For more information visit the ACA website at http://www.ptk.org/advisor/aca.htm or contact Chapter Relations Manager Barb Murray at Barb.Murray@ptk.org or 601.984.3628.
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All Phi Theta Kappa community college chapter advisors automatically are members of the Association of Chapter Advisors, or ACA, a non-dues paying organization that meets annually at each Phi Theta Kappa Annual Convention. ...
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With almost two weeks of reporting remaining, 10 Phi Theta Kappa Regions have reached their 2009 Pinnacle Award goals, and 591 chapters have received one or more Pinnacle Award scholarships!
Kansas and Texas are the latest regions to achieve a 10 percent membership increase over 2009, and a $500 Pinnacle Award. To date,... $105,570 in Pinnacle Scholarships has been earned by chapters.
Chapters may earn up to five scholarships of $45 each (covering International fees), based on increasing membership over the previous year in 5 percent increments. Check your chapter or region’s Pinnacle Progress at http://www.ptk.org/pinnacle/progress/
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The Pinnacle Award recognizes Phi Theta Kappa chapters and regions for successfully enhancing their recruitment and orientation strategies, as measured by the number of new members reported to Headquarters in a given year.
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Contribute to the Hites Scholarship
Phi Theta Kappa constituencies have raised more than $296,000, 82 percent of the $350,000 needed to meet the second Hites Scholarship Challenge and create a second $1 million scholarship endowment.
Applications for the Society’s first Hites Scholarships will be available in early 2010.... To contribute to the Hites Scholarship Challenge online, or for information on mailing a donation, visit the Phi Theta Kappa Foundation website http://www.ptkfoundation.org/giving-oppo
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Gifts of cash are the most direct way to give to Phi Theta Kappa and are tax deductible as allowed by law. Giving Clubs have been established to encourage and recognize contributions made to Phi Theta Kappa in support of the mission of the Society. ...
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Phi Theta Kappa’s 2009 Honors in Action Academy service project recently won a first place National Award for Beautification, presented by Keep America Beautiful. The Honors in Action Academy project, part of the 2009 Convention in Grapevine, Texas, involved more than 500 Phi Theta Kappa volunteers cleaning up and refu...rbishing parks and other recreational sites. The award was presented recently to Keep Grapevine Beautiful. Read more in the online Press Room at http://www.ptk.org/news/
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Welcome to the Press Room, where we provide easy access to press releases on Phi Theta Kappa programs and constituents for journalists, public relations professionals, and anyone interested in the Society. ...
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Interested in running for International Office? Sign up for a live chat with current International Officers on Thursday, January 7, 2010, from 5:30-6:30 pm Central Time. Sign up to access the online chat network at http://ptkregionalofficers.ning.com/
To receive a Candidate Application, send a written request to Dean of... Service Learning Jennifer Stanford by email to jennifer.stanford@ptk.org or by fax to 912.826.7005.
Requests should include the member’s mailing address, email address, daytime telephone number, college and chapter, and the office the member plans to seek. Completed Officer Candidate Applications must be received at International Headquarters by February 24, 2010.
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This is a place to interact with other Phi Theta Kappa Chapter and Regional Officers and with the International Officer Team.
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Phi Theta Kappa chartered 19 new chapters in 2009, a year that also saw record-breaking membership acceptance! Read more in the online Press Room at http://www.ptk.org/news/
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Welcome to the Press Room, where we provide easy access to press releases on Phi Theta Kappa programs and constituents for journalists, public relations professionals, and anyone interested in the Society. ...
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Community college students in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean are invited to enter an essay contest on the subject "Why obtaining a four-year degree on my community college campus would be (or is currently) important to me."
The contest is sponsored by the Community College Baccalaureate Association (CCBA).... The winner will receive a $1,000 award, and an all-expense paid trip to the CCBA Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, in March. The winner's college will also receive a $1,000 award. Contest entries are due February 5, 2010.
Find complete details on the CCBA essay contest online at http://www.accbd.org/pdfs/rules_2010.pdf
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Three New Phi Theta Kappa Foundation Trustees Appointed
Dr. Douglas W. Foard, former Secretary of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and an International Honorary Member of Phi Theta Kappa; and Dr. Janice Freeman and Dr. Joyce Freeman, twin sisters, Distinguished Alumni and former members of the Society Board of Directors, have... been named Trustees of the Phi Theta Kappa Foundation. Read more at http://www.ptk.org/news/pr/8938
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JACKSON, MS - Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society has elected Dr. Douglas W. Foard, Dr. Janice Freeman and Dr. Joyce Freeman as members of the Board of Trustees for the Phi Theta Kappa Foundation. The Foundation, established in 2006, serves to direct the Society's fundraising and development efforts.Dr. ....
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Members, chapters, regions and alumni - Be a part of a collective demonstration of "Democratization of Information by participating in a practical application to be featured at the 2010 Convention in Orlando. Following the format popularized by “Playing for Change,” a collaborative performance of the song “What a Wonde...rful World” will be created.
Visit the Facebook Democratization of Information Music Video Group at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=17
Find out more by visiting http://www.ptk.org/breakingnews/nov09/20
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Here's your opportunity to be part of the Democratization of Information presentation at Phi Theta Kappa's 2010 Convention in Orlando.At the Convention we'll be focusing on a new Honors Study Topic, The Democratization of Information: Power, Peril, and Promise. ...
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Eight Society Regions Reach 2009 Pinnacle Award Goals
The Florida, Middle States, Minn-Wi-Kota, New Mexico, Rocky Mountain-Cascade and Tennessee Regions have met their 2009 Pinnacle Award goals and will each receive a $500 stipend. Eight regions total have earned Pinnacle Awards – Georgia and Indiana were previously ann...ounced.
All regions with induction increases of 10 percent over the previous year will receive Pinnacle Awards. Chapters may earn up to five scholarships of $45 each (covering International fees), based on increasing membership over the previous year in 5 percent increments.
New members must be reported by noon Central Time on December 31, 2009, to be counted toward Pinnacle Awards. Track your chapter or region’s Pinnacle Progress at http://www.ptk.org/pinnacle/progress/
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The Pinnacle Award recognizes Phi Theta Kappa chapters and regions for successfully enhancing their recruitment and orientation strategies, as measured by the number of new members reported to Headquarters in a given year.
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Chapter and regional officers – have you checked out The Five Star Competitive Edge? Phi Theta Kappa’s exciting new personal and professional development plan is designed to increase skills to make you a sought-after candidate for scholarships and jobs.
Visit http://ce-web.ptk.org/edge/ and use your CollegeFish.org use...rname and password to log in. If you have lost your password, click on the “lost password” link on the Competitive Edge website.
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Pinnacle, Five Star Chapter Deadlines Fall on December 31, 2009
New inductees must be reported to Headquarters by noon Central Time on December 31 to be counted for Pinnacle Awards - http://www.ptk.org/pinnacle
Also, the final Five Star Chapter Development updates are due December 31. The Five Star Plan now operates on ...a calendar year, and chapters’ final Five Star Levels will be based on the December 31 update. Report your chapter's Five Star Progress at http://www.ptk.org/fivestar/updateform.d
For those chapters entering the 2010 Hallmark Awards competition to complete their Five Star Level Requirements, Headquarters will fill in this activity for you once your chapter’s Hallmark entries have been received.
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Students May Now Apply For Summer Language Institutes
A program of United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program - www.clscholarship.org/ - will offer intensive summer language institutes overseas in 13 critical need foreign languages for s...ummer 2010. The online application for CLS Program awards is now available at https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=CAORC and the deadline to apply will be December 18, 2009.
The selection process will be administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) with awards approved by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The CLS Program will be administered by CAORC and the American Councils for International Education.
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Countries may include: Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Russia, South Korea, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, or others where the target languages are spoken.
