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Among the superheroes, princesses, and monsters trick or treating in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, this Halloween was someone unexpected: Dmitri Mendeleev, the creator of the periodic table. Behind the costume was 10-year-old Elliott Tanner. It isn’t your typical choice for a costume, but Elliott isn’t a typical kid. He’s a student at Normandale Community College,…

For 19 days in July, Dr. Liesl Ward Harris attended the International School for Holocaust Studies in Jerusalem for the seminar, “Teaching about the Shoah and Antisemitism.” She also floated in the Dead Sea, dined with a family in Bethlehem, and met the youngest female member of Schindler’s List. It was an experience made possible…

Celebrity Chef and best-selling author Jeff Henderson will open PTK Catalyst 2019 as keynote speaker on Thursday, April 4, in Orlando, Florida. Jeff is a role model for all who seek reinvention and redemption. He grew up in South Central Los Angeles and became a successful and well-known drug dealer, often making $35,000 a week….

Hosted by Paige Still Panelists: Erica Bold, Melissa Price, Monica Bates, and Dr. Annie Tuttle

Editor’s Note: This post was written and submitted by David Parker, International Vice President for Division 2. It contains an emotional topic that may be triggering to some readers. One in three. It could be the classmate you share notes with, that sits to the left of you in one of your classes. Perhaps it’s…

The Stanford University School of Medicine is one of the most selective schools in the country — only 2.3 percent of applicants were accepted in fall 2017. Josh Pickering joined this prestigious group in the summer of 2018, a move he said wouldn’t have been possible without scholarships he received as a Phi Theta Kappa…

Editor’s Note: This post was written and submitted by Nancy Lee Sánchez, executive director of Kaplan Educational Foundation. Let’s face it: applying to transfer schools is a complicated process! As a two-year college student thinking about the next step in your educational journey, you could probably use some help keeping track of the multitude of…

Salve Regina University in Rhode Island is the latest four-year university to offer a transfer scholarship exclusively to Phi Theta Kappa members. It joins more than 750 colleges and universities in offering more than $37 million in transfer scholarships. Salve is a small Catholic liberal arts college located in Newport and sits on 80 acres…

Walter Carr went viral this summer. It was something he never expected, but it has allowed him to do things he’s always wanted. You may have heard about it — Walter, of Birmingham, Alabama, walked more than 20 miles to get to his first day of work after his car broke down back in July….

Siara Wells has been named Staff Accountant at Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.

Twenty-five Phi Theta Kappa members will have their writing published in the 2018 issue of Phi Theta Kappa’s online literary journal, Nota Bene. Five of the students have received scholarships for their exemplary entries.

Editor’s Note: This post was written and submitted by Won Joon Kang, International Vice President for Division 1. Every monumental change begins with an idea. The implementation of that idea arises through the medium of a voice — a tool forged through narrative, exchange, and rebuttal. In our current time of divisive political turmoil, uncertainty…

Whittier College in California is the latest four-year university to offer a transfer scholarship exclusively to Phi Theta Kappa members. It joins more than 750 colleges and universities in offering more than $37 million in transfer scholarships. Whittier is a private liberal arts college that was founded in 1887. It’s located in Southern California, between…

Hosted by Paige Still Panelists: Erica Bold & Lily Polley

As you recruit new members this fall, are you being intentional about creating a diverse and inclusive chapter? Your chapter should reflect the student body at your college; everyone is a potential PTK member, which means you need a recruitment plan that reaches — you guessed it — everyone. Dr. Theresa Ramos and Dr. Tomas…

I’m not a person to ask for help from others. My mom says that, even as a small child, I often rejected her attempts to help me tie my own shoes or reach something in a tall kitchen cabinet. But when Hurricane Katrina punched a 45-foot sailboat and 12 feet of water in my house,…

Phi Theta Kappa’s official fall Awareness Week is next week, September 24-28. Chapters across the country will be out in force to increase their visibility on campus and encourage eligible students to become PTK members. Participating chapters will have the opportunity to win one of four Golden Opportunity Scholarships to waive the $60 international membership…

At 23, Nick Gorman was sleeping under a bench in Waterfront Park in Charleston, South Carolina. He had served time in prison, been on and off drugs, and alienated himself from any family that could help. He had hit it: rock bottom. He was scared, and he was alone, but he decided this wasn’t the…