Your key to a world of opportunities

Between rest and summer classes, get an edge with Phi Theta Kappa!

Phi Theta Kappa offers 7 free, self-paced, online courses for Phi Theta Kappa members to level up on their soft skills.

🎓 Transfer Edge
✏️ Competitive Edge
🏢 Employment Edge
💉 Healthcare ...Edge
📖 Research Edge
💡 Leadership Edge
📢 Advocacy Edge

Check them out now at https://www.ptk.org/benefits/professional-development-courses/

The International Officer team is at Headquarters visiting with HQ staff about their plans for their term!💫💫

#PTKProud #PTKIO

Dust off those sneakers… it’s almost go time! 🎉 Scholar Dash 2025 is coming in hot — and this year, we’re celebrating 5 years of dashing for dreams! 💙✨

Haven’t registered yet? What are you waiting for?! Head to ptk.org/scholardash and snag your spot in the race that gives... back. 🎽💫

Let’s make this anniversary one to remember — ready, set, SCHOLAR DASH! 🏃‍♀️💨 #ScholarDash2025 #PTKStrong #ptk5k #RunForACause #PhiThetaKappa #PTKFoundation #ptk #PTKproud #IAMPTK #giveback

The PTK Saves Campaign is back! From now through March, PTK members have a chance to literally save lives by joining the NMDP registry and encouraging others to do the same.

Every registration is a potential cure for someone battling blood cancer or a life-threatening disorder. 💛
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📩 Ready to help? Connect with your chapter advisor or email college-partners@nmdp.org to get started.

Elmhurst University, one of Phi Theta Kappa's direct admissions partners, offers PTK members up to $24,000 per year in academic merit-based scholarships. Learn more about the transfer option here: https://www.ptk.org/elmhurst-university-offers-phi-theta-kappa-transfer-scholarship/

Happy Fourth of July Phi Theta Kappans!🇺🇸

If PTK had an American Girl doll, she might look like this! How cute is she? 🥰 Check out all her amazing accessories, now available (life-size) in the PTK Store at store.ptk.org! 🖋️🧢🧦 (Just a heads up: the doll itself isn’t for sale.)

That feeling when a new member accepts their invitation💙💛💙💛

Congress is considering deep cuts to the Pell Grant program — a lifeline for millions of community college students working toward degrees that lead to essential jobs.

Phi Theta Kappa students are speaking out. From healthcare to public safety, they know firsthand what’s at risk.
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💬 "Cutting Pell means taking opportunity away from students who are working hard to strengthen their communities and the economy."

👉 Read the press release here: https://www.newswire.com/news/pell-grant-cuts-threaten-americas-future-workforce-say-nations-top-22600300

📢Then, visit PTK.org/Pell to take action and protect America’s future workforce.

#SavePell #PTKVoices #CommunityColleges #HigherEd #StudentVoices

Protect Pell. Protect Students.

Visit the PTK Advocacy Center to learn more and take action.

https://www.ptk.org/ptk-advocacy-center/

Phi Theta Kappa and Community College can take you anywhere you want to go!

Congratulations to Van Trong Ho and Tavares Martin for their transfers to Yale University!

Tell us where you're transferring in the comments!

Ambassador David H. Shinn has traveled the world following assignments in Lebanon, Kenya, Tanzania, Mauritania, Cameroon, Sudan, Burkina Faso, and Ethiopia.

Before starting his 37-year career in U.S. Foreign Service, Dr. Shinn earned his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees... at George Washington University.

But, before even that, Dr. Shinn was a community college student and a Phi Theta Kappa member at Yakima Valley College.

"Phi Theta Kappa offers an enormous amount of guidance for all categories of community college students and a range of scholarships for those who are continuing with their education. It has courses on employment preparation, guidance on transferring to a four-year college, leadership development and improving research skills," Dr. David Shinn said.

Dr. Shinn joined PTK in his sophomore year at YVC, and years later he was named Phi Theta Kappa's Most Distinguished Alumni in 1995. In 2007, He was asked to join the Phi Theta Kappa Board of Trustees, a position he held for more than a decade.

Dr. Shinn found his membership and his board position meaningful and came to learn much about community colleges and how they can help students complete their first two years of schools at a lower cost than immediately enrolling in a transfer institution.

"I was surprised by the number of community college students who were the first members of their family to attend college. I gained an appreciation for the different emphases that community colleges place on education," Dr, Shinn said. "Some have an academic focus, some vocational and some adult education. Others do all three. But they all offer a two-year degree and a low-cost option to complete the first two years of a four-year degree, which was my reason for attending YVC."

Learn more about Dr. Shinn's illustrious international career here: https://yvcc.edu/magazine/summer-2025/yakima-foreign-service

Curious about what comes next after Phi Theta Kappa? Join us for an inspiring webinar featuring three dynamic PTK alumni as they share their unique journeys, lessons learned, and how PTK shaped their personal and professional paths. Whether you're nearing graduation or just starting your PTK ...experience, this is a chance to explore the value of alumni engagement and discover what it means to be part of the PTK network for life.

The webinar is tomorrow, June 26, at 6 PM CT.

Register now: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_c6syjPWpTFm0369esFqv4Q#/

Congratulations to Past International President Annalise Smith for receiving the Presidential Scholarship from the Phi Theta Kappa Board of Directors.

The President’s Award for Leadership Excellence is the highest honor given by the Society’s Board of Directors. The award recognizes ...an outstanding member who has demonstrated exemplary service and leadership while advancing PTK’s mission and values.

Annalise has graduated with two degrees from Clark State College, and she was recently accepted into New York University where she plans to major in Global Public Health/Sociology.

Read more: https://www.ptk.org/annalise-smith-receives-ptks-2025-presidential-scholarship/

#PTKProud #PTKPINO

From Community College To Capitol Hill

In a journey that began at community college, Nick went from Harvard University, to teaching, to Capitol Hill, to the Governor's Office of Alabama, before going back to Washington D.C. as an appointee the to U.S. Department of Education.
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Nick Moore’s story, which he told to Roadtrip Nation, is a testament to the power of community college and the opportunities that can emerge from involvement in Phi Theta Kappa. His journey—from a small town in Alabama to shaping national education policy—is a powerful reminder that no matter where you start, your dreams are within reach.

Learn more about his journey: https://www.ptk.org/from-community-college-to-captiol-hill-nick-moore-featured-on-roadtrip-nation/

#PTKProud #PTKAlumni

Today we are celebrating 10 Years of Hamilton with a walk down memory lane! Did you know PTK has had three Hamilton stars attend Catalyst?

Miguel Cervantes (AKA Alexander Hamilton) joined us at PTK Catalyst 2025 as a keynote speaker. Miguel was handpicked by Lin Manuel Miranda to be his ...successor on the Broadway stage.

Mathenee Treco (AKA Hercules Mulligan/James Madison) performed a special PTK Hamiljam at the opening session at Catalyst 2022. Mathenee played Hercules Mulligan and James Madison in the Hamilton National Tour.

Daveed Diggs (AKA Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson) participated in a moderated conversation at PTK Catalyst 2019. Daveed was part of the original Hamilton cast on Broadway. His rap in "Guns and Ships" is considered the fastest rap on Broadway with Daveed rapping 6.3 words per second on average.

#Hamilton #10YearsofHamilton #PTKCatalyst

Join us as Phi Theta Kappa commemorates Juneteenth - a poignant moment in history. As part of the Phi Theta Kappa family, we stand for unity, freedom, and change. #Juneteenth #PhiThetaKappa #Unity

Steven De Silva is a student success champion who started his journey at Waipahu High School Early College in June 2020, where he established effective ways to transition programming to the online/hybrid environment during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Waipahu High Schoolʻs Early College student-centered... motto is His Voice. His Choice. His Future. Today, Waipahu High School Early College is the largest and most robust Early College Dual Credit program in the state of Hawaii (including PTK). Most recently, Waipahu High School Early College had 20% of its student population enrolled in an Early College course.

In November 2018, Waipahu High School (WHS) became the first high school ever to have a collegiate honor society charter on its campus. Steven officially became a PTK Advisor in 2022 and has been able to establish a well-organized structure within PTK to ensure that the Beta Chi Omega Chapter represents all four Hallmarks of PTK with collaboration from the entire advisor team. The chapter currently boasts 145 active members who have all reported current activities in Leadership, Service, Scholarship, and Chapter Fellowship. The chapter is also proud to say that they have been a “Five Star” Chapter for the past six years with Steven receiving the Pacific Region’s Horizon Award for exceptional Advisors in 2024 and 2023.

Steven’s two favorite quotes are:
1. “Hard work really does pay off.”
2. “Make it your everyday mission to make someone else's day better.”

In his personal and professional life, Steven tries his best to live by these two quotes and encourages students to do the same. Live a life where you can confidently say that you dedicated your time and efforts to continuously learn and put in the work to become a better version of yourself every day. Finally, he reminds his students to be a person who leads, inspires, and encourages people around you to do the same and make a positive impact one person at a time.

We are so proud of the three winners of the American Association of Community College's 2025 Community College Innovation Challenge!

📷Bergen Community College, NJ
📷Perimeter College at Georgia State University, GA @GSU_Perimeter
📷Dallas College, TX Dallas College
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We are especially proud of the Phi Theta Kappa members who were selected as winners and finalists!