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Amy Beaver
Hello Alabama Region! My name is Amy Beaver and I am the 2011/12 Vice President of District 1. Since being a member of Phi Theta Kappa I have been honored with a new family, a new way of life, and best of all a new and improved Amy!
I selected Business Management for my major with the intentions of having my own business shortly after receiving my degree. At this time I do not plan to pursue a four year degree but to go directly into my own antique business.
In my spare time, which is very little, I enjoy browsing antiques, it’s like being on a treasure hunt, and you never know what you may find! I also enjoy reading, gardening, and spending time with my family.
A few of my goals for District 1 are to help organize activities among the chapters, organize and implement a District 1 monthly news letter, and to link a chapter with another chapter close enough in distance, so that all chapters have a “Sister Chapter” to lean on when assistance is needed. If these goals are implemented and are put into place, I feel that each chapter could benefit and become a more effective chapter in many different areas of our Hallmarks!
I look forward to working and having fun with everyone in the coming year. Together we can accomplish extraordinary things that can change lives forever. We have the opportunity to assist in opening doors of success for our future district and regional officers, while at the same time experiencing our own Success!
Amy Beaver
VP District 1
Phi Theta Kappa
Sigma Lambda Chapter
Calhoun Community College
vpdistrictone@gmail.com
(256)-656-7081
A Letter From the Vice-President...
Hello Everyone,
This is Amy, your new Vice President of District 1. I hope that if you attended the International Convention in Seattle that you enjoyed it has much as I did, and congratulations to all of you that received awards!! The Alabama region brought home several awards and I couldn't be more proud to be from this Great State!!
During the regional sessions in Seattle, I stated that I wanted to organize “Warm Coats for Japan” as a project for our District and, hopefully, for the Alabama Region. I have spent several hours searching for an organization that is excepting donations other than money for Japan but to no avail. I have spoken with both the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army and both say that everything is being done locally in Japan. Evidently, international shipping charges are a huge problem not to mention trying to organize the items once they arrive. Even though I have yet to make any positive progress toward my goal I will not give up! If any of you are aware of any organization that is accepting clothes or coats for Japan please let me know ASAP. I will continue to make calls and search the internet for information that will help us to get warm coats to Japan! Any assistance that any of you can offer will be very much appreciated.
It's time once again for spring induction ceremonies; Sigma Lambda, my college’s chapter, will have our Spring Induction ceremony Friday night. I will be sure to take lots of photos for our Regional web site. I would appreciate it if each of you would also share photos from your induction ceremony by sending them to me so that I can post those as well! Also, please send me information about any events and activities for your chapter and contact information on your officers. I would like to get my contact list updated for each chapter and need your help.
If anyone needs any assistance with events please don't hesitate to contact me; I am here for you and want to help in any way I can. I look forward to the upcoming year and hope that we can "learn to lean on one another" and have a wonderful year!
Amy Beaver
VP District 1
Phi Theta Kappa
Sigma Lambda Chapter
Calhoun Community College
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Hello District One,
I hope all of you are doing well, and have settled into a routine for fall semester. Chapters that have set a goal to develop a College Project and/or an Honors in Action Project have 13 weeks to complete the work—plenty of time if you all work together as a team and stick to the plan!
Have you looked at your Chapter Guide to Success to see your chapter’s progress in the Five Star Chapter Development Plan lately? If there is anything I can do to assist you with your 5 star goals please don’t hesitate to contact me.
It was good to see many of you again at the leadership conference a couple of weeks ago. I hope that you and your chapter members were able to gain information that will help you to build a strong chapter. I have seen some of the photos posted from the conference and it looked like everyone was having a good time…. I know I did!
I would love to hear what District One is doing for the C4 (Commit to Complete Community College) project! Please send me an email with information and photos of your college’s students making the commitment, and we will post the pictures on the regional website, alptk.com.
I was invited to attend the first Meet–n-Greet held at Bevill State Community College on the Jasper campus, and am happy to report it was a success! We signed up four new members on the spot! I do believe that this will become a regular event for Jasper’s Lambda Epsilon chapter now. I think most of you have heard me talk about the Meet-n–Greets at Calhoun Community College, but if you are not aware of what a Meet- n- Greet is, please contact me and I will be happy to share the details with you.
I welcome any and all invitations to any of your events. I will be speaking at Northwest-Shoals Community College, Phil Campbell campus on October 23 for Alpha Zeta Iota’s induction ceremony and would love to speak at yours. Please give me as much time in advance as possible so I can arrange my schedule accordingly.
I look forward to hearing from all of you about the progress your chapter has made thus far on your 5 star goals, and how your chapter is involved in work toward our regional goals (these goals are attached), especially our regional Honors in Action Project, “Project SHARE.”
Sincerely,
Amy
Amy Beaver
VP District 1
Phi Theta Kappa
Sigma Lambda Chapter
Calhoun Community College
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Regional Officer Training - May 2010 Becky, Rachell and Matt receive
advice from Garon Tate, Chapter Relations Manager from Phi Theta Kappa headquarters during
Regional Officer Training at the
4-H Conference Center
The International Honor Institure at Chapman University in Orange, CA.
June 14-19, 2010.
(L to R, clockwise: Matt Lock, Rachell Jordan, Dr. Humphrey Lee, Nora Lee
and Becky Jones)
Honors Institute 2010
L to R: Kolby Weaver, Ian McIntosh,
Nora Lee,
Dr. Humphrey Lee,
Matt Lock, Rachell Jordan,
Becky Jones and
Dr. Melinda Byrd-Murphy
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Jerry Smith,
Regional President
Hello everyone,
My name is Jerry Smith, and I am a Pre-Engineering major at Calhoun Community College. My goal is to transfer to the University of Alabama Birmingham and get a Masters in Physics. From there I want to teach at a community college level. I have received the All USA Academic Team nomination, Mr. Calhoun, and was selected as one of the top 10 students for 2011. Calhoun has been so great to me that I want to give back to the educational process. I would like to be able to help out students the way some of my professors have helped me.
I currently work for my father and myself. I run his part of a flea market as well as my own. I maintain renter information and collection for a couple hundred vendors, as well as maintenance. I am also the owner of six residential rental properties, one commercial rental property, and a propane gas filling station.
When I am not working I enjoy target shooting and training, carpentry work, watching movies, and tinkering with small projects.
I decided to become a leader in Phi Theta Kappa because I have had leadership training before in the Navy and I wanted to not only develop more myself but, also help others find their inner leader. Once in the role I received a ton of support from advisors and fellow members.
I would like to think that my time as president for Phi Theta Kappa I would be able to better communication between all of its chapters, and be able to provide information to the next president for a smooth transition.
As far as dreams and aspirations go I only have one. I want to live on a sailboat in the Caribbean, and swim daily.
Hey Phi Theta Kappa,
Well, it's been a few weeks since our Honors in Action Leadership
Conference, and I hope every chapter is working diligently on their
projects and 5 star goals. I also hope that everyone who attended was
able to acquire a tool that will be beneficial to bring your Honors in
Action project to full fruition.. There are many avenues for help with
your projects, and I encourage you to use them all. Remember that your
regional district V.P.'s and myself are another source for help along
your journey. We are here to help you. So feel free to contact us any
time via email or phone. If we do not know the answer we will find out
the best we can.
In the spirit of helping out, we know there are a lot of inductions
quickly approaching, and we are more than happy to help. More than
likely, that means you will be needing a speaker, and we would be
honored to speak at your induction. If one can't do it, then it's
possible that another regional officer could.
Many of you have already submitted your chapter’s 5 Star goals, and
many of you are already well on your way. Many of you are well on your
way there already! Please remember to update all of your 5 star
information regularly, and check off your goals at each star level as
you reach them so that you don't forget. You are working hard on
reaching your goals and we don't want a small oversight being a
problem later. For more information on the 5 star plan go to
http://www.ptk.org/fivestar and log in or contact any of the Regional
Officers.
Are you living on the edge? The Competitive Edge, that is. This is
truly one of the best ways you can build your resume.
Competitive Edge (http://www.ptk.org/benefits/competitive-edge) is
full of handy tools like: Online Portfolio, Resume Building, and help
developing soft skills for everyday life. I encourage everyone to try
your best at becoming a Five Star Competitive Edge member.
Pictures, pictures, pictures! We want to see all of your lovely faces
and share them on the Alabama Regional website. Inductions,
volunteering, chapter projects and special events, officer pictures,
member pictures, and anything else you have. We want out web page to
have a plethora of pictures so that new members and officers can see
just how many fun and exciting things we do.
Alabama is a strong region, and I know we will do great things. Keep
up the good work, and I hope to hear from y'all soon.
Who knew being smart could be so cool?
Jerry
Jerry Smith
Alabama Regional President
Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society
JerrySmithPrez@gmail.com
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Hello Phi Theta Kappa members,
My name is Sondra Lovette and I am a sophomore at Bishop State Community College. I plan to transfer to Alabama A&M to study Agribusniess Education in both the undergraduate and postgraduate programs. I also plan on obtaining a doctorate degree in plant and soil science. My career goals include starting a Keep America Beautiful Affiliate, a community garden program in a low-income area, and opening a non-profit agriculture camp. I am confident that being a member and Regional Officer of Phi Theta Kappa will help me obtain the leadership and service skills needed to reach my goals. I look forward to working with my fellow Phi Theta Kappa members and officers. I know this will be a great experience!
Hello District 3!
I'm sory I missed out on the fun and learning at this year's
Leadership Conference. My chapter at Bishop State, Alpha Epsilon Nu,
had great things to say when they came back and were very impressed.
Thanks for attending and participating!
Although I was not able to attend the Honors in Action Leadership
Conference, I would really like a chance to talk with each chapter
personally. I was thinking that it would be a great idea if I could
attend on of you chapter meetings. I would like to get a good
understanding of how each chapter works together and how you are
working towards your five star goals.
If your chapter would be interested in having me attend one fo your
chapter or officer meetings, new member induction, or special
events, please send me your meeting and event schedule, and let me
know when you would like for me to visit.
Also, if you have pictures and/or stories about your chapter
activities, please send them to me, and I will have them placed on
the Regional website, alptk.com.
Thanks again for your continued support --- I look forward to
hearing from you soon.
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The locations and contact advisors for
Mock Chapter:
Districts 1 & 2:
Bevill State Community College (Jasper Campus)
Contact: Michelle Anderson (manderson@bscc.edu)
District 3:
Bishop State Community College (Mobile)
Contact: Victoria Perry (vperry@bishop.edu)
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District 2,
I, Nick Reich, am very proud to call myself the vice-president of your powerful, productive, award-winning district. I am from Bevill State in Jasper, currently majoring in English (subject to change). I love English, but I am not exactly sure what career path I would like to pursue. That is what these first two years are for, though – decision making. I am an avid reader and movie watcher. My favorite book at the moment is The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner, only slightly beating The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut and The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I like movies by Wes Anderson, Stanley Kubrick, the Coppolas (Francis and Sofia), and the Coen Brothers. I enjoy being active (probably should be more often). Hiking, rafting, running, and swimming are all good. Manual labor works as my therapy.
I met many of you at the Regional Convention and even more at International Convention in Seattle (great time, by the way), and I am very excited about this year. The Honors Institute in Boston is going to be great. I am going to bring back as much knowledge as I can to the district, so we can accomplish even more this year than last. We can win all of the Hallmark awards next year and put Alabama in the Phi Theta Kappa record book.
Hello District Two,
Sorry it has taken me so long to get a greeting out to you guys for the
fall semester. I enjoyed seeing some of you at the Leadership
Conference; hopefully everyone acquired new knowledge about the best
ways to succeed as a chapter.
I would like to see how your chapters are progressing in the 5 Star
Chapter Development Program, and how you Honors in Action and College
Projects are going. We have a few months to go before the Honors Study
Topic changes and I am interested in knowing what success you have had
in understanding the democratization of information and applying this
understanding to the betterment of your community.
Also, I would strongly encourage you to keep the regional goals in mind,
updating us whenever you have completed one. Project SHARE (see Regional
Goal #1 on the attached file) is of utmost importance this year,
something I think that could change the lives of people seeking out an
higher education after the April storms, and it would be remarkable if
as many chapters as possible could raise their $250 or more to support
this initiative.
Please remember that I am available to come to whatever meetings,
inductions, and get-togethers that you might want me to attend. If you
give me a heads up a week or so before the event, I will do whatever I
can to be there. I am looking forward to meeting with you throughout
this academic year.
Have fun this semester,
Nick
Nicholas Reich
Phi Theta Kappa
Alabama Region
Vice-President of District Two
PHI THETA KAPPA INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
HONORING SCHOLARS….BUILDING SERVANT-LEADERS
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