International Officer Candidate Applications Due February 24
Candidate
applications for 2010-2011 International Officer positions
must be received by 5:00 pm Central Time February 24.
Serving
as an International Officer is considered the pinnacle of student leadership
in Phi Theta Kappa. The International President and four International
Vice Presidents preside at the Annual Convention and Honors Institute,
represent the Society at regional meetings and regularly communicate
with chapter and regional officers and members during the year.
Candidates
will campaign at the Society's Annual Convention, scheduled for April
8-10 in Orlando, Florida. New this year, the Candidate Caucus - interviews
with Executive Director Rod A. Risley - will be filmed prior to the Convention
and available in late March on the Convention website. The caucus will also
be shown in guest rooms in the official Convention hotel, the Walt Disney
World Swan and Dolphin Resort.
Serving as a Phi Theta Kappa International
Officer is rewarding, but campaigning for International Office is also
hailed as a significant growth experience - win or lose.
"Running
for International Office was the most amazing character-building experience
in my college experience," said Roxanne Miller, who campaigned unsuccessfully
in 2006. "I would encourage every member to run for International Office
if it is truly in their heart," said Miller, then a student at Somerset Community
College in Kentucky.
Cynthia Mason hailed the Campaign experience
as "the best opportunity to better your leadership skills. This has been
an experience of a lifetime and I would encourage others to reach higher
and go for the gold," said Nelson, who ran in 2007 but was not elected. She
was then a student at Hopkinsville Community College in Kentucky.
Candidates
also cite as benefits learning organizational skills needed to plan and
run a campaign, and the friendships that result, especially among fellow
candidates.
