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May/June 2002 Issue
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For the first time in the Society’s history, Phi Theta Kappa members will be focused on one issue for two of Phi Theta Kappa’s major programs. Both the Honors Study Topic and the International Service Program share health as their theme. The Honors Study Topic for 2002-04 is “Dimensions and Directions of Health: Choices in the Maze” and the 2002-04 International Service Program is “Conquering Cancer: A Prevention and Awareness Program with the American Cancer Society.” Another Society first - the annual Honors Study Topic is now a two-year program to help participants gain a more complete understanding of the topic. The first year’s study will focus on genetics, environmental health, lifestyle choices, infectious diseases, aging and the mind/body connection as the dimensions that define “health.” The second year’s study will explore possible directions within the maze of health choices. The Program Guide is designed to lead participants around every turn in the labyrinth so that all local, global, economic, psychological, spiritual, ethical and commercial perspectives are considered. The 2002 Honors Institute, to be held June 24-30 at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, will be the first of two Honors Institutes devoted to the topic. Internationally recognized speakers, small group seminars, educational field trips and student presentations will provide a tantalizing taste of the study to follow. Anxious to enter the maze, several colleges have mapped out adventurous paths for implementing the new Honors Topic. The Phi Theta Kappa chapter at New York City Technical College in Brooklyn, New York, plans to study the effects of the events of September 11 on the city’s social well being. They will focus on the environmental pollution caused by the attacks and the emotional distress wrought by tragic loss. The New York City chapter also hopes to incorporate what they have learned about the human community (the focus of the 2001-02 Honors Study Topic, “Customs, Traditions and Celebrations: The Human Drive for Community) into a study of the relationship between food and health in various cultures. Members of Phi Theta Kappa at Skyline College in San Bruno, California, have created an on-line quiz to test members’ health knowledge in six different categories. The grand prize for the chapter that posts the highest cumulative score is a scholarship for registration and housing at the Nevada/California Regional Honors Institute, which Skyline will host July 26-28. The chapter at Rio Salado College in Tempe, Arizona, has scheduled a visit to the Laboratory Division of the Arizona State Department of Health to observe water microbe and fungus testing. The testing is part of a research project to determine the source of Valley Fever, a localized illness, which is thought to result from inhalation of toxic spores in the soil. The Arizona chapter also plans to conduct a speaker series entitled “Health Issues in the New Millennium.” They have invited a Native American doctor to talk about Cedar Branch Therapy as an alternative medicine, and they are seeking a specialist to discuss diabetes, which is a growing epidemic in the United States. Phi Theta Kappans at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas, will launch their Scholarship and Service programs with a two-week visit to a small village near Guadalajara, Mexico. During the first week, nursing students will provide free medical supplies and conduct workshops on creating a healthy home. Dental students will clean teeth and supply information on dental hygiene during the second week. The Rio Salado and Johnson County chapters are also planning to incorporate the International Service Program, “Conquering Cancer,” into their scholarship activities by hosting community health fairs to promote cancer awareness. Aside from cancer information, Johnson County health fair attendees will find booths dedicated to genetics, environmental health, lifestyle choices, aging, infectious diseases, and the mind/body connection. The Rio Salado fair will offer free glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure and skin cancer screenings. Community members may also take a quick mental health test to discover their quirks! The Oklahoma City Community College chapter in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, will invite National Honor Society members and advisors from 10 local high schools to participate in the 2002 Satellite Seminar Series to be broadcast in the fall. Advisor Richard Rouillard praised the seminars as an incredible supplement to the Honors Study Topic program and a great way to promote the college and Phi Theta Kappa chapter. Register Now for the Fall 2002 Satellite Seminar Series! Energize your Honors Program! For more information about this exciting venture, visit www.ptk.org/nchcss/.
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