This page will be used for general Phi Theta Kappa news, regional news from the Regional Coordinator & Regional Officers, and news or invitations from chapters within the region that would like to post either an announcement or news story.  If anyone would like an announcement or news added to this page, please send an e-mail to the regional coordinator at john.sharpe@hgtc.edu.

Invitation from Alpha Sigma Sigma Chapter to Participate in Fall 2010 Regional Project Collaboration

Raising Sudan  “Reading Across the Curriculum Project”:  The Lost Boys of Sudan

Attention Regional Phi Theta Kappans,

If it is not feasible for you to attend the live event open invitation below, we encourage you to join us in the ONLINE discussion that opens September 22^nd. 

Through a Blackboard site students will be able to see the video recording of the event, review basic information about event participants, an overview of the What is the What book and participate in a student facilitated discussion board!  The online event will be open September 22 – October 15.

ONLINE EVENT ACCESS 

Individuals:  Via e-mail, send your full name and college name to karen.lynden@rccc.edu.

Entire Chapters or entire classes:  Send a spreadsheet with the students first name, last name, e-mail and college name to karen.lynden@rccc.edu. 

Advisors:  Please share this with your students and encourage participation.  Please also share this message with your history, English and Political Science instructors as they might be interested in awarding students extra credit or project credit for participating in this project.

Live Speaker Event

When:  Tuesday, September 21, 2010, student hour- 12:10 – 1:10 (with additional time after for meet and greet/ informal conversations).

Where:  Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, North Campus, Salisbury Teaching Auditorium

Details:  One hour campus wide (and advertised public) event.  The event will consist of two parts; speaker event with a follow up online discussion. 

During the months of August and September, members and possibly other student groups (though coursework, extra-credit or other club tie in) will read a book related to the topic of the “Lost Boys.”  The book selected by the honor society members is What is the What (VAD).  As a component of the event, a book review/ reflection will be lead by a student and faculty member.  The primary component of the event will consist of a speaking engagement with Rowan Sudan and Mothering Across Continents members and two former “lost Boys.”

Raising Sudan  “Reading Across the Curriculum Project”

Honors in action program:  2010-2011 International Phi Theta Kappa Honors Study Topic, The Democratization of Information: Power, Peril and Promise.  The focus area the RCCC chapter members chose for the academic year is topic five, “Education:  What is the relationship between information and education?” 

Karen Lynden
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
karen.lynden@rccc.edu 

Carolinas Region Fall Fellowship Family Campout

Come join us for another fun filled, laid back Carolinas Region Fall Fellowship Family Campout at Camp McCall in Bostic, North Carolina over the weekend of October 8-10, 2010.  Camp McCall is a 200 acre camp located in the foothills of North Carolina.  The camp features two-twenty eight bunk lodges with bathroom and kitchen facilities, plenty of space for tent campers, a covered outdoor pavilion, campfire circles, a playground, volleyball net, horseshoe pit, hiking trails, a two acre lake, a beautiful waterfall and stream, and for those who just want to relax there are rocking chairs on the porches of the lodges.  This campout is a family event and we welcome everyone to invite their families to participate.  The registration fees for the fellowship weekend are $10.00 per adult and $5.00 per child with a maximum cost of $25.00 per family.  The registration fees include camp site and/or lodging in bunkhouses; dinner on Friday evening; breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Saturday; breakfast on Sunday; and fireside snacks on Friday and Saturday nights (weather permitting).  Registration forms and fees are due in the regional coordinators office by September 24, 2010.  This weekend allows everyone lots of time for fun activities and fellowshipping.  On Saturday evening we will have our traditional evening festivities including costume contests for both adults and children (costumes pertaining to the Phi Theta Kappa International Honors Topic: “The Democratization of Information:  Power, Peril, and Promise”  and the Carolinas Regional Service Program “Keeping the Carolinas Green Through eCycling”), a fall festival with games and activities, trick or treating for the children (we’re asking everyone to bring candy for this activity), and an evening campfire.  We encourage anyone that plays the guitar or another instrument that can be played around the campfire to bring your musical instrument for Friday and Saturday’s campfires.  The weekend will conclude on Sunday with breakfast from 8:00-9:00am followed by camp breakdown.  Below are links to the registration form which includes an additional form to let us know who will be attending from your chapter and if they are bringing their own tents or need a bunk in one of the lodges.  The bunks will be reserved on a first registered first served basis. The bunks are your basic camp bunk beds with a pad so everyone will need to bring their own sleeping bags, pillows, etc.  Remember also to bring warm clothes (just in case – remember it is October in the mountains), flashlights, toiletries, sunscreen, towels, camp or folding chairs, etc.  This weekend is a wonderful time for all of us to enjoy nature and the fellowship of everyone in the Carolinas Region.  Additional information including directions to the camp will be sent out in the future and posted on the website.  We are looking forward to seeing many of you at the fellowship weekend in October.

Fall Fellowship Family Campout Registration Form (Word)

Fall Fellowship Family Campout Registration Form (PDF)

Fellowship Host Chapters Needed

For our Carolinas Region Fall Fellowship Family Campout, many chapters volunteer to help host this event as we have many opportunities for you to be involved.  Listed below you will see the types of help we need for this event.   We have some chapters lined up already for some of these items but can always use additional help.  As for the meals needed, the host chapters will be responsible for planning the menu, purchasing the ingredients, preparing the meals, and clean-up after the meal they volunteer for but the region will reimburse the chapter for the ingredients purchased (must have sales receipts as region can only reimburse chapters  with receipt from store).  We usually average between 60-80 people including children at this fellowship event to give you an idea of how many to plan for and as soon as the registration period ends we can give the hosting chapters a more accurate number.  The camp includes a large kitchen in the main lodge with refrigerators and large stove with oven for preparing meals.  Also, if two or more chapters would like to work together to prepare a meal this is a great way to work with another chapter or a sister chapter.   If you are interested in helping in one or more of these areas please contact John Sharpe at john.sharpe@hgtc.edu to let us know  The remaining meals will be assigned to host chapters on a first come, first serve basis so if you would like to prepare a specific meal contact me ASAP to reserve that meal.

Host/Help Opportunities:

Camp Set-up – this involves arriving early on Friday and preparing the cabins for the weekend by cleaning, setting up, etc.

Friday Dinner – usually a hot meal or combination meal which would need to be served by 6:00 pm

Saturday breakfast – this meal has already been assigned to a hosting chapter (served at 8:00 am on Saturday morning)

Saturday Lunch – can be a hot meal or combination meal which would need to be served by 12:00 noon on Saturday

Saturday Dinner – this meal has already been assigned to a hosting chapter (served at 5:30 pm on Saturday)

Sunday Breakfast – this meal has already been assigned to a hosting chapter (served at 8:00 am on Sunday morning)

Saturday afternoon activities and Saturday evening fall festival i.e. activities for children, games, etc. – have a couple of hosting chapters but can use additional help.  If interested in helping in these areas please let me know and I will pass on your contact information to those organizers.

Camp Break-down – this involves cleaning the cabins on Sunday when event is over and includes policing the camping area and removing and disposing of all trash.

Please e-mail John Sharpe at john.sharpe@hgtc.edu if you are interested in helping out with this event and thanks to all those chapters who help make this event fun and a successful.

Phi Theta Kappa
2010 Carolinas Region Leadership Conference

The Carolinas Region 2010 Leadership Conference will be held in Charleston, South Carolina over the weekend of November 19-21, 2010.  The conference will include programs on chapter development, Honors in Action, goal setting, planning comprehensive programs, and much more.  In addition, there will be ample opportunity for fellowship throughout the conference. 

All advisors, officers, and members who perform leadership roles or would like to be officers are urged to attend.  It will give you a glimpse of the larger picture of Phi Theta Kappa, and it is a dynamic opportunity for you to develop your leadership skills while meeting your fellow members and making new friends.

Conference registrations with fees of $75.00 per person are due by November 5, 2010 in the regional coordinators office – no late registrations will be accepted. Hotel reservations must be made by October 1, 2010.  Please call (800) 549-8154 to make reservations and refer to the group code PTKS to get the special room rate (Hotel Information Below).

This conference will maximize your awareness of Phi Theta Kappa programs and provide you with the motivation, knowledge, and excitement to take back to your chapters.

A note for those chapters who have set your chapter goals at Level Four or higher in the Five-Star Chapter Development Plan you must have at least one chapter representative attend at least one official regional event during the calendar year.  The official regional events for the Carolinas Region are (1) Carolinas Regional Convention – March 2010, (2) Carolinas Region Honors Institute/Honors in Action at Louisburg College – July 2010, and (3) Carolinas Region Leadership Conference – November 2010 in Charleston.   Attending the Carolinas Region Leadership Conference fulfills this requirement at the Four-Star level.  Also, for those chapters that received scholarships at the 2010 Carolinas Regional Convention and have not already used them, the scholarships can be applied to the registration fees for this Regional Leadership Conference – e-mails were sent to the chapters that have scholarship monies available including their chapters balance.  This event is the last chance to use the scholarships and any remaining balances will revert back to the regions treasury.

For those of you planning travel times for Friday arrival and Sunday departure, registration will begin on Friday afternoon at 4:00 pm and run until 9:00 pm with the first sessions beginning at 6:30 pm and on Sunday we will adjourn at approximately 1:00 pm.

Additional information including a more thorough agenda of events and directions to the hotel, etc. will be sent in the near future and posted here.

Below are links to the registration form in both Word and PDF formats for your convenience and information on the hotel:

2010 Carolinas Region Leadership Conference Registration Form (Word)

2010 Carolinas Region Leadership Conference Registration Form (PDF)

CONFERENCE DATES: 

November 19-21, 2010

LODGING - HOTEL:

COURTYARD by MARRIOTT CHARLESTON WATERFRONT
35 Lockwood Drive
Charleston, South Carolina 2940
(843) 722-7229

RESERVATION DEADLINE:
Hotel reservations must be made by October 1, 2010 (After  October 1, 2010 any remaining rooms on the room block will be released back to the hotel’s general inventory and will only be available on a space available/rate available basis)

ROOM RATES:
City View King Room (1 king bed) or Double Room (2 queen beds) will be $77.00 per night plus tax and destination charge (current tax rate is 12.5% plus $1.00 destination charge per night)

Water View King Room (1 king bed) or Double Room (2 queen beds) will be $87.00 per night plus tax and destination charge (current tax rate is 12.5% plus $1.00 destination charge per night)

Check-in time is 3:00 pm and check-out time is 12:00 noon.

Please call (800) 549-8154 to make reservations and refer to the group code PTKS to get the special room rate.

REGISTRATION FEE:

$75.00 per person (due November 5, 2010 – no late registrations) – includes all meals on Saturday and t-shirt

Phi Theta Kappa Five Star Chapter Development Plan

Five Star Chapter Development Update Form

The online Chapter Update Form should be completed by Advisors or Chapter Presidents only. After completing the form, please print a copy for your records.

For the 2010 Five Star Chapter Development Plan, the final update is due on December 31, 2010. Chapters should update their progress regularly during the January - December timeline.

Click on this Link to Access the Chapter Update Form

Joan Keller Scholarship Announcement

The Alpha Omega Carolinas Region Alumni Association has announced that they will be awarding one Joan Keller Scholarship in the amount of $500.00 this year.  The purpose of the Joan Keller Scholarship initiative is to provide active Phi Theta Kappa scholars who have demonstrated servant leadership on campus and/or in the community with financial resources to help defray educational expenses for the Academic Year 2010 - 2011 while enrolled in a two-year institution.  The applications are due in the Alumni Advisors (Beth Carraway) office no later than 4:00 pm on Thursday, July 8, 2010.  Below are links to documents in both Word and PDF file formats with the scholarship guidelines, instructions and application.  Please pass this information on to Phi Theta Kappa students who might be interested in applying for this scholarship.

2010 Joan Keller Scholarship Application (Word)

2010 Joan Keller Scholarship Application (PDF)

Carolinas Region Facebook Page

Congratulations to Carolinas Region 2010 International Hallmark Award Winners

2010 Administrator Awards of Distinction

June Davis
James Sprunt Community College

Carolyn Fennel-McGay
Denmark Technical College 

Ann Welty
Trident Technical College

2010 Distinguished Chapter Member Award

Wynette Best
Alpha Epsilon Psi Chapter
Denmark Technical College

Cameron Shook
Alpha Alpha Iota Chapter
York Technical College

2010 Distinguished Chapter Officer Award

Natana Brown
Alpha Epsilon Psi Chapter
Denmark Technical College

Gail Jacobs
Alpha Omega Psi Chapter
South Piedmont Community College

2010 Distinguished Chapter President Award

Rhonda Ennis
Alpha Nu Sigma Chapter
Horry-Georgetown Technical College

2010 Paragon Award for Advisors

Jason Earnhardt
Alpha Chi Sigma Chapter
Cape Fear Community College

Christine Solomon
Alpha Epsilon Omicron Chapter
Trident Technical College

2010 Distinguished Advisor Awards

Beth Carraway
Alpha Nu Sigma Chapter
Horry-Georgetown Technical College

John Sharpe
Alpha Nu Sigma Chapter
Horry-Georgetown Technical College

2010 Distinguished Regional Officer Award

Rhonda Ennis, South Carolina Vice President
Alpha Nu Sigma Chapter
Horry-Georgetown Technical College

2010 Leadership Hallmark Award

Alpha Epsilon Psi Chapter
Denmark Technical College

Alpha Nu Sigma Chapter
Horry-Georgetown Technical College

2010 Service Hallmark Award

Alpha Epsilon Omicron Chapter
Trident Technical College

2010 Top 100 Chapters

Alpha Epsilon Psi Chapter
Denmark Technical College

Alpha Nu Sigma Chapter
Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Alpha Epsilon Omicron Chapter
Trident Technical College

2010 Distinguished Chapter Award

Alpha Epsilon Omicron Chapter
Trident Technical College