Upsilon Eta

04/24/2024

Congratulations to all the inductees! Hope to see you there!

We invite you to join us this Friday night at the PTK Spring Induction Ceremony to celebrate and honor the special group of students who are becoming members of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society this term. This is an impressive accomplishment for these students. Please RSVP your attendance by tomorrow, April 24. https://www.fscj.edu/news-events/calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D174363655

09/20/2022

Working on your Scholarship Applications? Applying for a job? Preparing for Hallmark Awards Season?

If you said yes to any and all, you must attend the Technical Writing Workshop tomorrow to learn best practices, avoid pitfalls, and get the recommendations you need that tell your story.

Register to receive the zoom link even if you aren't able to attend live. Bring your questions too!

https://forms.office.com/r/u0NcAKzNRd

06/28/2021

Let us know how your summer is going!

11/19/2020

Register now for 2020 PTK Virtual Induction Ceremony!
Thursday December 10th at 8pm Central Time
All new members are welcome to participate

You’re Invited to a Special Event Exclusively for New Members Be a part of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society’s first-ever Virtual Induction Ceremony.This history-making event is our first Society-wide induction ceremony and will feature the largest number of members ever inducted at one time. Sav....

11/19/2020

Happy Founders Day!

Happy Founders Day! On this day in 1929, was named the official honor society for community and technical colleges by the American Association of Community Colleges — and we're still the only one to have received that distinction.

10/05/2020

Headquarters is offering a Virtual Engagement Series this week! There are open Zoom or Facebook Live meetings for each event. Join in and learn something about our wonderful organization! All inks to events can be found on this webpage:
http://ci.criticalimpact.com/vm2/1d73d4a3c6284e24/34973/55d9c2fba69d5953041ad8cde91a9694

Membership Motivation Monday, October 5

Creating Social Change in a Virtual World

Learn how you can create change on your campus, in your community, and within yourself to strengthen your personal leadership skills.

Hosts: PTK International Officers

Facebook Live at Noon CT

Tips for Virtual Honors in Action and College Projects

Facebook Live at 4 PM CT

Transfer Tuesday, October 6

Get the Transfer Edge: Advice from the Experts

Presenters: Casey Maliszewski Lukszo and Daniel Villanueva

Zoom Webinar at 2 PM CT

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Virtual College Transfer Fair

Sponsored by the Coalition for College

Zoom Webinar at 3 PM CT

Workforce Wednesday, October 7

Leveraging Technology to Battle the Pandemic

Zoom Recording Viewable Anytime.

Competing for the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

Hosts: Jack Kent Cooke and PTK Scholarship Pros

Facebook Live at 2:30 PM CT

Training Thursday, October 8

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Virtual College Transfer Fair

Sponsored by the Coalition for College

Zoom Webinar at 2 PM CT

Hallmark Awards Writing for Honors for Individual Awards

Presenter: Jennifer Stanford

Zoom Webinar at 4 PM CT

PTK Fanatic Friday, October 9

PTK Meme Day

Create a meme with your favorite PTK memory and tag in your posts.

PTK Social Media Channels. All Day.

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Virtual College Transfer Fair

Sponsored by the Coalition for College

Zoom Webinar at 2 PM CT

Jumpstart your personal growth by tuning in to our Fall Virtual Engagement Series. Catch three weeks of activities packed with motivation strategies, scholarship help, Honors in Action and College Project tips, virtual college fairs and more all designed to help you reach your goals.

09/25/2020

Chapter Leadership opportunities are available! If you are interested in being a Chapter Officer and getting the most out of your PTK membership contract Advisor Mary James at [email protected] or send us a message here!

08/20/2020

PTK Foundation Hosting Virtual 5K for Member Scholarships

Jackson, Mississippi — Lace up your sneakers and join runners and walkers across the country as they raise money to provide leadership and professional development opportunities to in-need community college students.

WHO: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) Foundation

WHAT: PTK Scholar Dash, a virtual 5K run/walk

WHERE: A course of your choice in your community

WHEN: September 15-30, 2020

WHY: The first-ever PTK Scholar Dash will raise money for PTK’s Golden Opportunity Scholarship, which waives the $60 international membership fee for in-need students and opens the door for academic and transfer scholarships, leadership skills, professional development, workforce training, and much more.

Learn more and register https://www.classy.org/event/scholar-dash/e291848.

Phi Theta Kappa is the premier honor society recognizing the academic achievement of students at associate degree-granting colleges and helping them to grow as scholars and leaders. The Society is made up of more than 3.5 million members and nearly 1,300 chapters in 11 nations, with approximately 240,000 active members in the nation’s colleges. Learn more at https://www.ptk.org/

Phi Theta Kappa is the world's largest and most prestigious honor society for two-year college students.

06/11/2020

To all Upsilon Eta members interested in getting more involved: One way you can do this is by participating in the Regional Honors Study Topic Challenge. The topic this year is "To the Seventh Generation: Inheritance and Legacy".

THE CHALLENGE:

1) Choose one of the themes from the Honors in Action guide,https://www.ptk.org/programs/honors-in-action-details/.

2) Find five sources related to the exploration of that theme.
3) For each theme, the member will provide an APA citation, a brief synopsis of the source including a clear thesis statement and supporting ideas. This should be a minimum of between 250-300 words.

The member will provide a variety of source types such as journal articles, books, documentaries, interviews, newspaper articles, etc.
The sources can present opposing ideas.
4) Based on the sources, compose a research question.

SUBMISSION:
Deadline: 8/1/20
Submit one file in a doc, docx or pdf format to the [email protected].