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CCC Students Active in Phi Theta Kappa Activities
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| L to R: Susan Reynolds (Advisor), Troy Humphries, Dana Hall, Rebecca Kennedy, Kristen Phillips, Chuck Reynolds, Mandi Comstock, and John Bainbridge. |
The Clinton Community College Phi Theta Kappa chapter will hold a fundraising event on Monday, May 7, from 5-8 pm at the Clinton, IA Pizza Ranch. The community is invited to attend. Phi Theta Kappa members will be busing tables that evening for tips. The fundraiser is support the CCC chapters which is active in community service and whose members recently attended the International Convention in Nashville.
CCC students and PTK advisor Susan Reynolds attended the 94th International Phi Theta Kappa Convention in Nashville April 12 – 14. Students attending included Kristen Phillips, Rebecca Kennedy, Dana Hall, Mandi Comstock, Chuck Reynolds, Troy Humphries, and John Bainbridge.
This year’s Convention theme - "Be a Star" - set the stage for three exciting days devoted to enhancing students Phi Theta Kappa Experience. They learned about building personal and professional development plans, project management, met members from around the world, and saw how Phi Theta Kappa can benefit them in college and beyond. Speakers included many prominent figures in both the business, and education fields.
Yale Law School Professor Amy Chua, a respected writer on global politics and economics and author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, addressed the college completion agenda and the 2012/2013 Honors Study Topic, The Culture of Competition, from the perspective of such diverse topics as the rise and fall of hyper powers, globalization and parenting. Another featured speaker was Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point and Outlier, is known for interpreting new ideas and presenting them in a context to promote success. Gladwell also addressed aspects of the new Honors Study Topic, The Culture of Competition.
In addition to large seminars, students attended smaller educational forums that included topics such as: Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship Opportunities, Building a Better Team, Career Advice - Resume & Interview Tips, Critical Thinking, Guiding Through Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, and 30 other topics. Students came back from Convention excited to share what they learned with the rest of their Chapter and start applying that knowledge to the community service projects already in progress as well as a long list of potential projects in the future.
A special project that Phi Theta Kappa close to the hearts of the members is the March of Dimes walk. PTK Vice-President Amanda Sullivan, and her family, are the ambassadors for this year’s “March for Babies –Clinton” for The March of Dimes. The group has been inspired by the Sullivan family and would like to collect funds to help this organization. PTK members and advisors are walking and volunteering for her team at the walk in Clinton on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at the Riverview Park Bandshell at 9AM.
Anyone interested in walking may join the group. Donations can be given to PTK Advisor Gina Bielski at CCC. Bielski commented, “We are so proud of all of our PTK members and officers, and Amanda has served PTK and CCC well. She recently gave a presentation about her experience at our Commit to Complete Ceremony, and was just recognized this year as a student leader.” Visit the web site to meet the Sullivan Family. For more information about the March of Dimes, please visit www.marchofdimes.com.
The members of the Clinton Community College chapter of Phi Theta Kappa have supported other organizations including The Children’s Cancer Connection. In June 2011, PTK representatives volunteered their time and services to the cancer camps. The CCC PTK membership collected cans on campus to refund, with the proceeds benefiting the camp.
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, is the largest honor society in American higher education with 1,270 chapters on college campuses in all 50 of the United States, Canada, Germany, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the British Virgin Islands, the United Arab Emirates and the U. S. territorial possessions. More than 2.5 million students have been inducted since its founding in 1918, with approximately 125,000 students inducted annually.
Advisors for the CCC PTK chapter include Gina Bielski, Susan Reynolds, Shirley Turnis, and Jane Marlowe. For more information, contact CCC at 563-244-7001.