Rod Risley

Honor Society CEO Appointed to CCCSE Advisory Board

Jackson, MS – Phi Theta Kappa CEO Dr. Rod Risley has been appointed by Dr. Kay McClenney, Director of the Center for Community College Student Engagement, to serve on the organization’s National Advisory Board.

Completion Challenge Issued to Walters State Community College

The Alpha Beta Iota Chapter on December 5 officially kicked off the “Commit to Complete Challenge” at Walters State Community College in Morristown, Tennessee, urging students to not only complete college themselves but to also push each other forward on the path toward attaining a de

Staff Members Honored for Years of Service

Phi Theta Kappa recently recognized and honored staff members who have reached milestone years of service with the Honor Society, including Executive Director Dr. Rod A. Risley for 35 years of service.

Member Makes Education History in Washington State

Alpha Epsilon Rho Chapter member Robert Rowe has made history! A student at Bellevue College in Bellevue, Washington, Rowe is the first community college student ever to be named to the college's Board of Trustees.

Alpha Epsilon Rho member Richard Rowe

High School, Community College Students Attend Maryland C4 Event

Hagerstown, MD – Phi Theta Kappa Executive Director Dr. Rod Risley told the crowd attending Hagerstown Community College's Completion Symposium October 12 that the U.S. has some catching up to do in terms of education and completion.

Guest speakers and Phi Theta Kappa representatives at HCC Completion Symposium

New York Students Hear Completion Message, 9,120 Pledge to Complete

Canandaigua, New York – On October 3, more than 9,120 students pledged to complete their college credentials through a statewide Community College Completion Corps (C4) event held at Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua, New York.

FLCC President Dr. Barbara Risser, Isa Adney and Advisor Amy Flagler

4,000 St. Louis Community College Students Commit to Complete

St. Louis, MO - Ryan “Riley B.” Bell became an unlikely sensation Friday at St. Louis Community College's Commit to Complete Champions Rally - performing the song he wrote about college completion as hundreds of students, faculty and guests applauded, sang and danced along.

St. Louis Community College Completion Rally

Honor Society CEO to Help Shape 21st-Century Education Action Plan

Jackson, MS – Phi Theta Kappa’s Executive Director Dr. Rod Risley has been appointed by Dr.

Dr. Rod Risley

Executive Director Shares Completion Message with Kansas Region

Jackson, MS – Beginnings and completion are not often words heard together; but as this school year starts, Phi Theta Kappa chapters around the world are thinking about completion – already busily planning Community College Completion Corps (C4) events for their campuses.

Dr. Rod Risley visits with the Kansas Regional Officers.

Phi Theta Kappa Presents During Annual NISOD Conference

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).

Phi Theta Kappa Executive Director Serves as Speaker at Three Commencements

JACKSON, MS – Phi Theta Kappa Executive Director Dr. Rod Risley has been on the road this spring, serving as commencement speaker at Mesa Community College, Arizona, (May 11), Atlantic Cape Community College in New Jersey (May 17) and Santa Fe Community College in New Mexico (May 23).

Dr. Risley met Phi Theta Kappa member Alexandra McMullin during his travels.

21st-Century Commission Issues Landmark Report

The 21st-Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges, whose membership includes Phi Theta Kappa Executive Director Dr. Rod A. Risley, has issued their landmark report, Reclaiming the American Dream.

Executive Director Speaks on Completion to College Faculty

Phi Theta Kappa Executive Director Dr. Rod Risley provided the Keynote Address on "Why College Completion Matters" at Cuyahoga Community College's recent College-Wide Conference Day for faculty.

Ohio Completion Event photo

Risley, Exley, Among Alumni Speakers at Completion Summit

Phi Theta Kappa Executive Director Dr. Rod Risley and Snead State Community College (Alabama) President Dr.

San Jacinto College Chancellor Dr. Brenda Hellyer.

Why Completion Matters: Executive Director Goes on the Road to Promote Completion Agenda

“Roads Scholar” Dr. Rod Risley has logged more than 100,000 travel miles in 2011 as an advocate for college completion. Dr. Risley’s speaking engagements have ranged from presentations to community college audiences to keynote addresses delivered to the nation’s leaders in higher education.

Executive Director Delivers First Induction Speech via Cyberspace

New inductees of Omega Eta Chapter at New River Community College in Virginia are welcomed by Executive Director Dr. Rod Risley, speaking from Tennessee.

cyberspeech

Risley, 21st-Century Commissioners, Deliberate Recommendations

Higher education, business, policy and philanthropy leaders on the 21st-Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges, including Phi Theta Kappa Executive Director Dr.

Dr. Rod A. Risley

Executive Director Speaks at Events Promoting College Completion

Phi Theta Kappa Executive Director Dr. Rod Risley joined Jones County Junior College President Dr. Jesse Smith in launching the college's drive to increase college completion rates.

Risley Named to National Commission on Community College Future

Dr. Rod A. Risley, Executive Director of Phi Theta Kappa, has been appointed to the landmark 21st-Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges.

Dr. Rod A. Risley
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