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Dr. Rod Risley, ACCT Chair Roberto Uranga, Society Board Chair Kip Johnson

Jackson, MS – The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) recently made a donation of $5,000 to Phi Theta Kappa's Oberndorf Lifeline to Completion Scholarship Fund as the Society's Foundation seeks to meet a second matching challenge to create a $500,000 endowment.

Isa Adney

Speaking with Phi Theta Kappa alumna Isa Adney, even over the phone, you can tell she's passionate about community colleges.

The link between history's great thinkers, writers and humanitarians and today's public safety and emergency services personnel may not be obvious; but the men and women working in these fields see the ups and downs of actual humanity every day, as life illustrates art and history and has much of

Phi Theta Kappa Members

Eight Phi Theta Kappa students from Oregon community colleges were invited to participate in the recent Achieving the Dream Kickoff, aimed at guiding community college administrators toward the goal of increasing college completion on their campuses.

2012 MS/LA Regional Officers

The 2012 Regional Officers of the Mississippi/Louisiana Region recently held their annual strategic planning meeting at the Phi Theta Kappa Headquarters in Jackson, Mississippi, discussing their goals for the upcoming year.

L. Sauda Smith

Jackson, MS - Professor L. Sauda Smith, Professor Lisa York, and Professor Josephine Fritts have been appointed to Phi Theta Kappa's Honors Program Committee.

Cassius Johnson

Phi Theta Kappa alumnus and former International President Cassius O. Johnson has joined Carnegie Corporation of New York as a Program Officer, continuing years of service in education that began with him accepting membership into the honor society.

Dr. David Shinn

Jackson, MS - Dr. David Shinn, alumnus and a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Foundation Board of Trustees, has co-authored a new book on China-Africa affairs.

Phi Theta Kappa Executive Director Dr. Rod Risley and other staff members presented informative breakout sessions during the recent International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence, held May 27-30 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas, and hosted by the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD).

A total of 50 Phi Theta Kappa members are among the 60 recipients of the 2012 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships, the nation's largest private scholarship program.

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