Welcome to the Middle States Region
Where Great Chapters. .. Make a Great Region!
2010 Educational Forum Application-DEADLINE EXTENDED!
Applications are now available for chapters that are interested in presenting an Educational Forum during the 23rd MSR Convention-February 12-14. Forums should address the Honors Topic, Leadership Skills, Chapter Development or Personal Enrichment. Three rounds of forums will be scheduled. Presenters will have approximately 40 minutes to cover their topic. Chapters are asked to prepare a handout for their presentation. Presentations will also be posted on the web site for download as well. Successful applicants (chapters) will receive a $150 honorarium. Please download the application by clicking here and submit completed form to Dr. Dan by February 3, 2010. Questions regarding Educational Forums can be addressed to Dr. Dan via email at dhoughta@dtcc.edu or Pattie Van Atter at pattievanatter@aol.com
2010 Middle States Region Scholarships-DEADLINE FEB. 3, 2010
Information regarding the MSR Scholarships have now been posted. Applications must be received by February 3, 2010 For more information click here.
The MSR offers an Alumni Transfer Scholarship to students graduating/transferring to a four year university.
The Dr. Daniel A. Houghtaling Scholarship of Promise is offered to students who are eligible and returning to their community college for the Fall 2010 semester.
Your cordially invited to the Phi Theta Kappa New Jersey State President's Masquerade Charity Ball
To benefit Relay for Life on Friday January 29th from 6:PM to 12:AM at Union County College in Cranford New Jersey. Tickets are available online for $15 per person at http://PTKiotaXi.org/RSVP or at the door for $20.
Proceeds from the event will benefit Relay for Life, in honor of two Union County College professors who passed away last year. They are both very dear to Iota Xi , the college community, and the student body at Union County College. If you wish to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer and remember loved ones lost please bring a picture of them to the event and we will honor them together.
In addition to celebrating the lives of those who are still fighting cancer and remembering loved ones lost, guests will have the opportunity to play a role in the filming of a new Phi Theta Kappa video. The video’s purpose is to celebrate the 2010-2012 Honors Study Topic: The Democratization of Information: Power, Peril, and Promise. This collaborative performance video will debut at the 2010 International Convention in Orlando and feature members, officers, advisors, and alumni from around the society singing the Ramones Version of the song "What a Wonderful World." For more information click here or contact Joe Eulo, NJ State President at jeulo@ptkms.org
23rd Middle States Regional Convention and 20th Mini-Honors
Join the chapters of the Middle States Region at this years Regional Convention and Mini-Honors to be held February 11-14, 2010. This year's convention will be hosted by the Beta Alpha Phi Chapter of Hudson County Community College and will take place at the Ocean Place Hotel in Long Branch, New Jersey. Download the Registration Form (form updated 10/12/09) for additional information. You can visit the Ocean Place Hotel web site by clicking here.
Convention Keynote Speakers Announced!
Keynote speakers for the 23rd Middle States Region Annual Convention have been announced. Jon Dorenbos, long snapper for the Philadelphia Eagles, Dave Tiberi, former IBF boxer and Wes Moore, a promising young American Leader and alumni from the Middle States Region.
The Middle States Region is excited to have these keynote speakers in our convention program.
Friday Night Keynote Speaker: Jon Dorenbos-"The Magic Man"
Jon Dorenbos spends about a dozen plays during an NFL game with his butt in the air and his body bent, staring backward at the world. The player known around the NFL as "The Magic Man" thinks it's fitting - and a little funny - he makes his livelihood in this strange way, as the long snapper for the Philadelphia Eagles. Most everything in Dorenbos' career - from going undrafted in 2003, undergoing five surgeries, being released three times during a six-year career and getting shoved on his back after snaps - he can take in stride.
Saturday Morning Keynote Speakers
Wes Moore a dynamic and promising young American Leader and Phi Theta Kappa Middle States Region Alum!A former White House Fellow, 2006-2007, Wes served as a Special Assistant to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. A paratrooper and Captain in the United States Army Reserves, he served a combat tour of duty in Afghanistan with the elite 1st Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division. Wes has spoken before dozens of audiences, to include 6,000 people at the first official 9/11 day of service and remembrance, and he spoke at Invesco Field, just hours before President Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for the Presidency. He is a board member of numerous non-profits, to include the Phi Theta Kappa Foundation. He currently serves as an investment professional in New York.
Dave Tiberi, Former IBF Boxer
At the final bell, James Toney, the International Boxing Federation middleweight champion, slumped over from the waist, his mouth wide open in pain, his arms hanging free. The champion was exhausted.
The match against an unheralded challenger, Dave Tiberi, was supposed to have been a breeze. It was not. The 27-year-old Tiberi, an inspirational speaker and Sunday school teacher from New Castle, Del., was tireless and determined. He pressured Toney from the opening bell, rushing off his stool at the start of each round to do combat. It was a grinding bout that left the 23-year-old Toney exhausted on a stool in midring at the bout's conclusion and having a cramped right calf massaged while Tiberi danced about the ring with his arms upraised, as though he had won. All he won was a moral victory. The One That Counts.
Middle States Region on the Map ...Click and Explore!
Middle States Regional President of Service, Karly Chester has compiled the first ever interactive map of the Middle States Region. The map shows all of the chapters of the Middle States Region, location of the Regional Team and other points of interest.
One of the most helpful tools of this Middle States Region at-a- glance map is when you click on a chapter, a pop up box appears and lists important information about the chapter such as college address, chapter advisor contact information and chapter leadership. Email links are provided when available. Information listed on the Headquarters site was used for this map. If a change needs to be made, please email Karly Chester or Pattie Van Atter.
Click here to explore the Middle States Region!
Chapter News, Events and Important Dates click here.
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