NEWS & EVENTS
News and Events
SPRING 2013 PTK INDUCTION CEREMONIES
The UNG RHO MU Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society inducted 71 new members on Thursday, March 7th, 2013.The Oakwood Induction Ceremony was conducted by PTK Advisors Jennifer Williford and Gina Reed as well as Rho Mu Chapter student President Jordyn Martin, student Secretary Tonya Richardson, and student Vice President of Public Relations Rachel Hastreiter. The other students on the executive committee for this year are Lisseth Keaton, student Vice President, and Kristy De La Keur, student Vice President of Scholarship. Special remarks were made to the new inductees by Senior Vice President of University Affairs, Dr. Al Panu. A Phi Theta Kappa Presidential Medallion was given to Jordyn Martin for her outstanding contributions to the Phi Theta Kappa club. The Oconee Induction Ceremony was conducted by PTK Advisors Brent Allison and Lance Bardsley.
2010 HONORS Seminar Series
The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC)
and Phi Theta Kappa present the 2010 Honors Seminar Series. The
theme for this year is The Democratization of Information: Power,
Peril and Promise. This series of
three lectures,
presented by renowned speakers can be viewed
online. GSC students and faculty can view these presentations online by
clicking here (GSC
password required).
Seminar 1: Branding, and the Customer-Controlled Market
by Mike DoverSeminar 2: The Democratization of Information
in an Age of Terror
by Dina Temple-RastonSeminar 3: The Democratization of Information
and Human Rights
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2011 PTK ALL-USA ACADEMIC NOMINEES!
Pictured from left to right are David Spencer, Dr. Martha Nesbitt,
Kimberly Winsett, Dr. Margaret Venable, and Andrew Wilkinson.
[More pictures are available in our Photo Gallery]
PTK REGIONAL HONORS IN
ACTION LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
On March 11 and 12 Rho Mu Chapter Paula Dyer and Secretary Lisa
Cunningham and Advisor Ray-Lynn Snowden attended the Phi Theta Kappa Regional Honors In Action Leadership Conference
at the Georgia Center on the UGA campus. Over the weekend the
conference offered a student debate on “Should There Be An Internet Kill Switch?”, a panel
discussion of the Athens Art Scene, and appetizer crawl at 3 local restaurants on Friday
night, a showing of the movie “The Social Network”, an Honors In Action Service project with
lunch at the Athens Botanical Gardens, and a closing night formal Gala with dinner, a magic
show, and band.
Paula Dyer, Lisa
Cunningham an Professor Snowden at the
last day of the Leadership Conference in garden.
[More pictures are available in our Photo Gallery]
PTK AT THE GSC CLUB FAIR
PTK Rho Mu Chapter sponsored a PTK info table at the Jan. 19th, 2011, GSC Club Fair to start of the new year. PTK members Karen, Lisa, and Paula pictured (L-R) set up and manned the table during the event.
PTK SUPPORTS FOOD DRIVE
Oconee PTK Rho Mu Chapter club members send canned
food to Oakwood in support of SIFE’s canned food drive.
PTK AT GSC CLUB FAIR
The Rho Mu Chapter of PTK on the Gainesville Campus had fun sponsoring a
table at the GSC Club Fair on 8/25. Pictured below are our officers & a
member at our PTK table to let students know about our club. Brochures
about “Phi Theta Kappa. . .The Key Advantage” were given away along with
candy and pencils with our PTK logo. Litany prepared the two picture
posters showing many recent PTK club activities. The table and the
balloons highlighted Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society colors of blue and
gold. The weather was comfortable, the crowds were large, and a good
time was had by all!
2010 ALL-GEORGIA ACADEMIC TEAM AWARDS
The
Spring 2010 All-Georgia Academic Team Awards Luncheon was held in
Atlanta, Georgia on March 4, 2010. Four PTK members and three PTK
Advisors attended the event at the Sloppy Floyd Building in downtown
Atlanta.
Click on an image for a larger view.
PTK All-USA Academic nominees from the Gainesville campus are Stephanie Martin Llanes and Luis Romero. From the Oconee campus are Ben Wentworth and Tristan Gravenor. Advisors attending were Gina Reed, Nina Lamson, and Ray-Lynn Snowden. Also pictured is last year's PTK All-USA Academic national winner from GSC, Juan Llanes, who attended this year's Awards Banquet with his wife, Stephanie Martin Llanes.
PTK ASSISTS IN HAITI
EARTHQUAKE RELIEF EFFORT
On January 30, 2010, a wintery cold rainy Saturday, the
neighbor Oakwood Wal-Mart across the street from Gainesville State
College became a place of hope and inspiration as college students and
club advisers from the Gainesville Rho Mu Chapter of the International
Honor Society, Phi Theta Kappa, raised in
donations to be sent to the American Red Cross for the Haitian Relief
Fund.
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Community College Honor Society Offers Free
Transfer Service Website
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI -
CollegeFish.org, a highly interactive website
aimed at facilitating transfer and career planning, will soon be
available to all community college students free of charge, according to
the program's developer, Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society.
The extensive database, which will offer information on colleges and scholarships from a multitude of sources, is designed to be used in conjunction with traditional transfer advising to educate students, allow them to plan and make good transfer decisions and save time for already overworked community college transfer counselors.
"We have the responsibility of raising the aspirations of all students to complete a baccalaureate degree - so we are providing students with a tool to accomplish that aim," said Phi Theta Kappa Executive Director Rod A. Risley. "CollegeFish.org is for all students - traditional and non-traditional, part-time and full-time, first-generation college students and those traditionally under-represented in higher education."
The program, CollegeFish.org, consists of two major components, transfer tools for planning completion of a baccalaureate degree, and career tools for aiding career planning.
"Phi Theta Kappa members are automatically enrolled in CollegeFish.org, but access to the program can be available to all community college students from the moment they enroll in their first class," Risley said. In the near future, all community colleges will be notified of the procedure necessary to offer access to CollegeFish.org to all students enrolled on their campuses.
"Community college students, many of them first generation college students, generally do not know the how, what, where, and when with regard to planning for transfer and completion of a baccalaureate degree," said Risley. "These students wait too late to begin the planning process and are often locked out of admissions, scholarships, financial aid and housing opportunities at four-year institutions."
"CollegeFish.org resources will be accessible 24/7," Risley continued."Today's college students, and in particular community college students, conduct their research on the internet late in the evening and on weekends, due to family and job commitments. The internet is quickly becoming the first point of information acquisition for students."
The website will also contain articles to help students understand the terminology associated with planning for transfer, the sequence of tasks to be completed for transfer, a personal automatic calendar noting deadlines, and profiles on more than 2,000 four-year colleges. "One of our major goals is to introduce students to four-year colleges who are not only interested in recruiting them, but who are also eager to ensure their transfer success," said Risley.
For many years Phi Theta Kappa has operated the Transfer Connection, a database providing directory information on Society members to four-year college admissions officers, to facilitate recruitment efforts. As a result, more than 600 four-year colleges now designate $36 million in scholarships to Phi Theta Kappa transfer students.
The basic service provided through the Transfer Connection will be incorporated into CollegeFish.org. Through online profiles students will provide more detailed information about themselves, which will lead to the identification of four-year colleges and universities which are "better fits" to meet their needs and interests for transfer success.
The transfer component of the program will include enhanced capacities for managing scholarship searches for students, and initial capacities for community college transfer centers and advisors to research opportunities for their students and begin to monitor the progress of their students in the transfer process. Search capacities for four-year colleges for identifying prospective students to provide early advice on course transfer and articulation agreements will be included.
The career component, a second phase of the program, will assist community college students who are not planning to transfer to find career opportunities after earning their associate degrees.
Currently, any Phi Theta Kappa member may request an account by emailing support@collegefish.org Functionality for advisors and administrators should be completed later this year, including the ability for community college administrators to enroll all students interested in using CollegeFish.org. If you have questions, or would like to provide your email address for future updates of CollegeFish.org, please email support@collegefish.org or call 866.286.8453.