- Begin Spring Member Recruitment Campaigns
Start your spring recruitment campaign now and share the benefits of the Phi Theta Kappa Experience with eligible students on your campus. Begin new member recruitment by opening an enrollment period and loading an electronic file of eligible students in PAM. (Loading a file rather than a list will eliminate manual effort on your part.) If your chapter does not utilize online membership acceptance, consider these benefits: Online acceptance allows students to pay fees by credit card, improves access for night students and online students and allows members to immediately be eligible for membership benefits. For advisors, online membership means a reduction in their workload. Chapter fees collected online are returned to the chapter by Headquarters within 30 days. Instructions, including guidelines for preparing a file of eligible students, are available through PAM under the “Enrollment and Reporting” tab at the “Opening Your Enrollment Period” link.
- Hites Transfer Scholarship Application Deadline Is March 1
Eligible members are invited to apply for Hites Transfer Scholarships, which will be awarded for the first time in 2010. Up to five scholarships of $7,500 each are available to members to fund baccalaureate degree studies. Click here for eligibility information and to apply online. The deadline is the end of the day on March 1.
- Inside Higher Ed: Enrollment Increase Boosts Honors Programs
Surging enrollments at community colleges are also resulting in stronger emphasis on honors programs, according to an article in Inside Higher Ed. Read more, including comments from Phi Theta Kappa Executive Director Rod Risley.
- International Officer Candidate Applications Must Be Received by February 24
Application packets for members planning to run for 2010-2011 International Officer positions must be received by 5:00 pm Central Time on February 24. Application requests may be emailed to Jennifer Stanford, or faxed to 912.826.7005, and should include the member’s name, mailing address, email address, college, chapter and the office he/she plans to seek. A major change to the 2010 campaign will be the videotaping of the Candidate Caucus PRIOR to the Annual Convention in Orlando. Candidates will be interviewed by Executive Director Rod Risley via a videoconference that will be recorded and posted to the Convention website by late March.
- Register for Convention by February 8 for Lowest Rate
Early Bird Convention registrations are available through Monday, February 8. Register your chapter’s attendees now at the lowest Convention rate. All attendees may also register for the Honors in Action Academy. Reserve your rooms at the official Convention hotel, the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, as the hotel is filling up fast. Visit the Convention website for speaker information, a schedule of events and more.
- Reminder: Note Important February Deadlines
Please take note of the following deadlines that fall during the month of February:
ACA Secretary nominations should be sent to any ACA Officer by February 12. The new ACA secretary will be elected by advisors attending the 2010 Annual Convention in Orlando, and will serve as an ACA officer for three years, moving up to Chairman and Vice Chairman.
Mosal Award applications must be submitted by February 26. Mosal Awards carry stipends of $5,000 to support personal professional development projects. Advisors with at least three years of service as of April 10 are eligible to apply.
Honors Case Study Challenge entries must be received by 5:00 pm Central Time February 26. Individuals and chapters may enter the competition. The four winning entries each receive $500 awards and are published on the USA TODAY Collegiate website.
- Purchase Leadership Textbooks at Discount
Take advantage of a special offer to purchase the Phi Theta Kappa Leadership Development Studies textbook at a 30 percent discount. Advisors may purchase up to 12 copies of Phi Theta Kappa Leadership Development Studies: A Humanities Approach at Recognitions Online by entering the discount code LEADADV. Individual officers may purchase single copies at Recognitions Online using the promotional code LEAD09. The discount is not applicable to prior purchases.
