Kari KahlerKari Kahler (click for high-resolution version)JACKSON, Miss. — The Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) has selected NMC’s Kari Kahler as one of 30 chapter advisers to serve as Faculty Scholars during the organization’s 2020 summer conference, to be held in Chicago in June.

Kahler, associate dean of Learning Services, has served as adviser to NMC’s chapter of PTK, the international community college honor society, since 1997 and as the Michigan Regional Coordinator since 2010. Faculty Scholars are key figures at Honors Institute, PTK’s annual weeklong honors conference, as they lead small groups of the attendees in discussions about presentations by keynote speakers.

Each speaker is an expert on an idea related to PTK’sHonors Study Topic, the focus of the organization’s honors program. Students will explore the 2020 Honors Study Topic: “To the Seventh Generation: Inheritance and Legacy” and Kahler will discuss the importance of leadership in building your personal legacy.

“Honors Institute sets the stage for many of our chapters to begin their honors projects, which is where some of the deepest benefits of PTK membership come into play,” said Dr. Blake Ellis, PTK’s Vice President of Student Engagement. “The guidance Faculty Scholars give can be the first step in igniting a student’s passion, getting them involved, and setting them on a course to gain leadership experience and develop soft skills.”

Phi Theta Kappa’s honors program guides chapters in a research-based, action-oriented project on their campuses and in their communities. The timely, interdisciplinary topic is developed biannually by a group of volunteer chapter advisors known as the Honors Program Council.

Phi Theta Kappa is the premier honor society recognizing the academic achievement of students at associate degree-granting colleges and helping them to grow as scholars and leaders. The Society is made up of more than 3.5 million members and nearly 1,300 chapters in 11 nations, with approximately 250,000 active members in the nation’s
colleges. Learn more at ptk.org.

Release date: December 19, 2019

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Diana Fairbanks
Executive Director of Public Relations, Marketing and Communications
dfairbanks@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1019

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