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Middle States Region 11th Annual
Hershey Park Picnic
When: Friday, August 6, 2010
Time: Park opens at 10am and closes at 11:00 pm
Picnic: 3:00 pm-5:00pm All-u-Can-Eat Picnic (includes hamburgers, hot dogs, pasta salad, baked beans, ice-cream and sodas)
Price: Park Admission and Picnic Lunch: Members: $45.00/person
Guests-Ages 3-8 and 55-69: 41.00/per person. Ages 9-54: $47.00.
Regular price for admission is$ 52.95 and does not come with picnic! This is a great opportunity for you, your chapter and friends and family to share a day of fun, fellowship, and chocolate with the Middle States Region!
Please click here to download the Middle States Region Hershey Park Registration Form. Registration prices after July 21st will be based on ticket availability. No refunds after July 27th. Send registration form and payment to Dr. Dan Houghtalling as listed on the form. Please send a copy of the form only via email or fax to Pattie Van Atter listed on the form as well.
Coming Soon...
2010 Middle States Region Officers Academy
and Honors Institute Pictures, Presentations and More!
This year's 14th Officers Academy and 16th Regional Honors Institute was held June 10th-13th at Eastern University located in St. Davids, PA. Links to pictures and videos and power point presentations from OA/HI are being compiled to be posted here along with the Honors in Action Planning Model Sheets. If you would like to share your photos on our web site, please send a link to your photos to pvanatter@ptkms.org. Check back here this Friday!
Juxtaposition of Thought, Theory and Truth
2010-2011 Middle States Regional Honors in Action Program
This Middle States Regional Honors in Action Program, Juxtaposition of Thought, Theory, and Truth, was created by the 2010-2011 Middle States Regional Officer Team to explore Phi Theta Kappa’s 2010-2011 Honors Study Topic, The Democratization of Information: Power, Peril, and Promise. Through analysis of Issue 3: Individual and Community within the Honors Study Topic Guide, chapters will be able to develop an Honors in Action project that focuses on Scholarship first. Chapters will then be challenged to incorporate leadership, leadership development activities and a service learning component, while engaging their chapters, colleges, and communities to produce a meaningful result.
Simply put, “Honors in Action” means that scholars are engaging with their communities using the Phi Theta Kappa Hallmarks of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Fellowship to research the many and varied issues affecting the world we live in as they relate to the Honors Study Topic. The Honors in Action project ideas suggested within the 2010-2011 Middle States Regional Honors in Action Program, Juxtaposition of Thought, Theory, and Truth vary in scope and may be adopted by individual honor students or classes and Phi Theta Kappa members or chapters. Each Honors in Action project description is the nucleus of an undertaking that can provide opportunities for learning and growth in the Society’s Hallmarks. By combining scholarly inquiry and research with leadership to increase awareness and service to the community, an individual or chapter can make a difference regarding the issue explored or discovered by studying the topic.
Please take the time to explore and become familiar with our Regional Honors in Action Project: Juxtaposition of Thought, Theory, and Truth. This Honors in Action Project focuses on Issue 3: Individual and Community within the International Honors Study Guide to align the region on one issue while offering an opportunity for each chapter to create an Honors in Action Project that meets the needs of their community. Our goal is to produce a collective analysis of all of the chapters’ final results. Throughout the process, we will ask that you communicate your findings with us.
Juxtaposition of Thought, Theory and Truth Cohort on Facebook
Completion of the Juxtaposition of Thought, Theory, and Truth Facebook Cohort is a mandatory step for Chapters to successfully complete the Middle States Regional Program. However, the Cohort is open to any Individual Chapter Members and Phi Theta Kappa Alumni that wish to participate!
For more information and to find out how to participate in the cohort on facebook or via email, please click on the link above which will direct you to facebook, or click here to download a copy of the Middle States Regional Honors in Action Program.
What's your 5-Star?
The Five Star Chapter Development Plan creates strong and successful chapters by providing guidelines for organization and program implementation. Chapters set their own goals and advance to higher levels of programming at their own pace.
The Five Star Chapter Development Plan page, which is updated each Saturday, can be used to check Middle States Region and your chapter's progress in the Five Star Chapter Development Plan. To check the Five Star Chapter Development Plan status of your chapter click on your region. All chapters within that region will be listed with their current status.
Sharpen your competitive edge for transfer, scholarships and job interviews by participating in Five Star Competitive Edge. Program participation will help you strengthen highly sought-after skills such as communication, critical thinking, teambuilding and goal setting through hands-on leadership activities and online video courseware. Members will build an online portfolio that will showcase their accomplishments in one convenient location that can be easily shared with scholarship providers, admissions officials and potential employers. Get started.
The 2010-2011 Honors Study Topic - The Democratization of Information: Power, Peril, and Promise - provides a foundation for Honors in Action projects for individuals, chapters and regions. Begin your exploration of the new topic today.
About CollegeFish.org’s Transfer Planning Tools
As populations at community colleges grow, easy and affordable access to transfer resources becomes critical. At CollegeFish.org, we bring together community college students, admission counselors, advisors, administrators and scholarship partners – all on one site.
We are here to encourage and support students as they prepare to transfer and obtain a bachelor’s degree. We offer college planning items such as matching community college students to colleges and universities, assisting with scholarship searches, providing direct access to four-year universities and even tracking admission and financial aid deadlines. Because this is a collaborative effort uniting two-year and four-year students and schools together, we aim to remove the confusion when navigating the transfer process.
The people behind CollegeFish.org have been assisting community colleges since 1918. Give us the opportunity to help you achieve your educational goals.
525, 600 Minutes....How do you a Measure a Year?
Click here to see how the Middle States Region 2009 Year in Review.
Middle States Region on the Map ...Click and Explore!
2009 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!
