Broadway star, Miguel Cervantes, is taking the stage at PTK Catalyst 2025. Miguel Cervantes starred as Alexander Hamilton in the Chicago run of Hamilton: An American Musical from 2016 to 2020. The Chicago Tribune praised his “coiled intensity” and named Miguel the Chicagoan of the Year in theater in 2019 for his mastery of the…
From the balance beam to the Catalyst stage, Olympian Laurie Hernandez is joining the PTK Catalyst 2025 speaker lineup. In the 2016 Rio Olympic games, Laurie was the youngest member of the “Final Five” along with Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Madison Kocian, and Aly Ramisan that helped the U.S. women’s gymnastics team bring home the…
Fifty Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) members were chosen to have their writing and original artwork published in the 30th edition of PTK’s literary journal, Nota Bene. Eight received scholarships for their exemplary entries. The full publication can be read here. Nota Bene showcases the outstanding writing and artistry of community college students. More than 4,500 applicants…
By Karissa Sena-Fadenrecht, Division IV International Vice President Karissa Sena-Fadenrecht was elected as an International Officer at Catalyst 2024 in Orlando. She is a member of the Beta Beta Epsilon Chapter at Great Basin College in Nevada. The College Project is designed to develop a supportive relationship between your chapter and the college administration. The first step to…
By Alyssa DeFlorentis, Division I International Vice President, Cuyahoga Community College – Westshore Alyssa DeFlorentis was elected as an International Officer at Catalyst 2024 in Orlando. She is a member of the Beta Upsilon Beta Chapter at Cuyahoga Community College – Westshore in Ohio. When I first joined Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), I had no idea how much serving…
By Britney Khan, International Vice President of Division III Britney Khan was elected as an International Officer at Catalyst 2024 in Orlando. She is a member of the Alpha Rho Sigma Chapter at Ivy Tech Community College- Bloomington in Indiana. As someone who finds it difficult to step out of their comfort zone, I took…
By International Officer Monserrat Rivero Sanchez Monserrat Rivero Sanchez is a student of Northeast Texas Community College in Texas. She is Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society’s International Vice President for Division II. You miss 100% of the pitches you don’t swing at. Picture it: you are at Catalyst, and in front of 3,000 of your closest friends and supporters,…
Kidney donation is one of the most profound and life-affirming acts a person can undertake, and one Phi Theta Kappa alum recently stepped up to donate a kidney to her former chapter advisor. It all began when Carolinas Region advisor Leila Rogers was experiencing kidney failure and posted signs around town asking people to be…
By Tala Alahmar, a 2021 PTK International President and Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholar Growing up in Syria, I imagined a straightforward future for myself: graduating high school, attending Damascus University like my parents, and spending the rest of my life close to home. However, the onset of the Syrian civil war shattered this dream. My…
University of Redlands in California has established a new $5,000 transfer scholarship for Phi Theta Kappa members enrolling in the College of Art & Science. The college also offers a tuition guarantee program for qualified applicants called the Redlands Promise. The University of Redlands is a private liberal arts institution that was founded in 1907….
Dear Gentle Reader, To some, Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society for two-year colleges, an organization that recognizes student success. But to me, PTK is so much more. Let me explain. In the fall of 2022, my chapter advisor at Clark State College in Ohio, Nina Wiley, was conducting a phone calling campaign in…
By Dr. Lynn Tincher-Ladner The Golden Opportunity Scholarship Fund was created to ensure that all students have the chance to experience the benefits of Phi Theta Kappa membership, regardless of their financial situation. Since its inception in 2016, Golden Opportunity has provided financial assistance to 26,345 community college students. The Phi Theta Kappa Foundation is…