Welcome to Phi Theta Kappa Honors Programs
Phi Theta Kappa's Honors Programs seeks to enrich the academic experience of Phi Theta Kappans through the Honors Study Topic and the programs which emanate from it, including the annual International Honors Institute.
Read Phi Theta Kappa Executive Director Rod Risley’s definitive article (available as a PDF) on the need for more honors programs in community colleges, to improve access to baccalaureate degrees and to effectively prepare students for success in the classroom and the workforce. Reprinted with permission from the Community College Journal.
Meet the Honors Programs staff.
The facets of Honors Programs:
- The Honors Study Topic brings important, current issues to the fore and encourages Phi Theta Kappans to examine how these issues affect their lives.
- The 2006-08 Honors Study Topic Program Guide is offered as a tool which helps to implement the current Honors Study Topic, Gold, Gods, and Glory: The Global Dynamics of Power.
- The annual International Honors Institute is an intense six-day educational conference. Institute participants explore the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Study Topic through speaker presentations, small group discussions, experiential activities and field trips.
- Take the Case Study Challenge by using articles from USA TODAY to conduct a case study on the Honors Study Topic.
- The 2007 Honors Satellite Seminar Series is a series of lectures, presented by renowned speakers in the field of popular culture, which will be broadcast via C-band and Ku-band satellite to college campuses across the nation.
- Faculty Scholars serve as seminar leaders during the annual International Honors Institute.
- The Honors Committee biennially selects the Honors Study Topic.
- Phi Theta Kappa is part of the Alliance for Excellence.
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The current Honors Study Topic is Gold, Gods, and Glory: The Global Dynamics of Power.
See a list of former Honors Institute locations.
See a list of the 2007 Faculty Scholars.










