2012 Chapter Officer Academy & Adviser Education Conference

The Phi Theta Kappa New England Honors in Action Chapter Officer Academy will be held at Cape Cod Community College, Hyannis Campus, on July 14th. You may have heard that the Hallmark Program has changed for the upcoming year. All chapters will now be asked to work on one or two quality programs related to the Honors Study Topic that incorporate all four Hallmarks rather then many small programs that focus on one or two Hallmarks. It is important to note that this change does not mean that your chapters cannot focus on activities outside of this topic but it does mean that your chapter will not be required to do four activities on the Honors Study Topic and four activities on an International Service Program to be a Five Star Chapter. Five Star Chapters will be expected to complete one Honors in Action Program and one College Project.

This academy will be a wonderful opportunity to learn about the new Honors Study Topic The Culture of Competition and how your chapter can create a program.

The registration cost will be $10 a person and we hope you will consider joining us. A registration form will be coming soon.

There are a number of hotel rooms put aside for Phi Theta Kappa at the Comfort Inn of Hyannis. The rooms are held for Friday the 13th, so you can be up bright and early to start Saturday’s programs. The phone number is 508-771-4804. Make sure you mention Phi Theta Kappa. The rooms are held and can be reserved until June 22nd. The cost is $140 per room, sleeping four, with a hot breakfast and Wi-Fi.

More information to follow.

Please note: There will be an Advisor Education Conference running simultaneously with the Chapter Officer Academy.

Congratulations to the 2012-2013 Officers!

The 2012-2013 New England Region officers are:

President: Jesse Parrott, Manchester (Conn.) Community College
Northern Vice President: Minh Ngoc Nguyen, Southern Maine Community College
Central Vice President: Amanda Belanger, Berkshire Community College
Southern Vice President: Jenine Carlson, Norwalk Community College
Officer-at-Large: Melissa Bucciarelli, Norwalk Community College
Officer-at-Large: Kelly Maglio, Middlesex (Mass.) Community College

During this time of transition, our website will be “under construction.” We hope to have the contact information for our new officers, as well as other information, up by early next week.

Thank you for your patience!

Never Thought About Serving as a Regional Officer?

It’s time to consider the possibility! The region needs motivated chapter members who are willing step up and learn the job. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity that will allow you to further develop your own skills, learn new ones and help others grow. Consider joining the team today!

Don’t delay because the deadline to apply is February 20th!

Candidates are needed for the following offices: President, Northern Vice President, Central Vice President, Southern Vice President, and Officer-at-Large (2). You can download the packet for interested candidates 2012 Officer Candidate Packet

To run for office, you will need to fill out the online application by clicking here.

If you have any questions about regional elections, contact Elections Committee Chair, Michelle Nickerson. Click here to email her.

Once we have candidates, their information will be posted here for chapters to review in advance of the election.