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Award-Winning Leadership!

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This year, Lane Community College has two administrators receiving prestigious awards from Phi Theta Kappa!

Congratulations to Lane Community College President, Margaret Hamilton, for winning PTK’s Michael Bennett Lifetime Achievement Award for ongoing support of Phi Theta Kappa campus chapters!

PTK explains the award: “Michael Bennett Lifetime Achievement Awards are presented to college presidents/campus CEOs at two-year institutions and state community college system directors who are retiring and have provided consistently outstanding support to Phi Theta Kappa chapters and advisors during their careers. They are named in honor of the late Dr. Michael Bennett, longtime president of St. Petersburg College in Florida. President Hamilton is one of six college presidents receiving the award this year!

President Margaret Hamilton

Congratulations to Associate Vice President of the School of Arts and Sciences, Jennifer Frei, on receiving the Distinguished College Administrator award! Frei is one of twenty-eight administrators honored this year out of more than 230 nominated administrators.

PTK describes this award as one “presented to college vice presidents, deans, or directors serving at post-secondary institutions who have shown strong support of student success on their campus by recognizing academic achievement, leadership, and service among high-achieving students.”

Associate VP Jennifer Frei

The awards will be presented at PTK Catalyst in Denver in April. We are so proud of our administrators and grateful for their support of our Sigma Zeta Chapter!

All Oregon Academic Team

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Congratulations to our four members of this year’s All Oregon Academic Team! PTK explains on its website that the purpose of the all-state teams is to recognize “high achieving college students who demonstrate academic excellence and intellectual rigor combined with leadership and service that extends their education beyond the classroom to benefit society.” Our four student members of Oregon’s team definitely meet those criteria!

Melony Burnett belongs to the Lane Honors Program and Phi Theta Kappa as well as participating in my projects at the Gender Equity Center. Volunteer work includes:

  • Eugene Advisory Council, Kaiser
  • Kaiser Patient Partner
  • Rainy Day Food Pantry, Lane Community College

Melony Burnett

Jordan Coen is a member of the Gender & Sexuality Alliance (GSA), Phi Theta Kappa, and the Student Activity Fee Committee. They hold leadership positions as a PTK Ambassador and Social Media Coordinator for the GSA. Volunteer work includes CERCO and interning for a kindergarten class. Jordan is also a published author.

Jordan Coen

Isaiah Contreras is a member of the Lane Honors Program and Phi Theta Kappa. Isaiah’s volunteer work includes organizing donations for victims of the Holiday Farm Fire in Oregon in the fall of 2021.

Isaiah Contreras

Autumn Travertini is a member of the Lane Honors Program and Phi Theta Kappa.

Autumn Travertini

Congratulations to all four team members!

CV and Academic Conferences Workshop

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In October, we held a workshop for Phi Theta Kappa and Lane Honors Program members on how to create a CV and how to present at academic conferences. The workshop took place on our Discord server in the Honors voice channel. Claire Dannenbaum shared information about the University of Oregon’s Undergraduate Research Symposium coming up this spring. Erika Masaki discussed why someone might want to participate in an academic conference and what to expect at conferences. Ce Rosenow explained what a CV is and reviewed how to create one. Use the links in this post to access the materials shared during the workshop. You can also visit the University of Oregon’s website for information about their symposium. We will hold more workshops in winter and spring, including additional mentoring for presenting at conferences and creating ePortfolios.

Chapter Meetings and Events for Fall 2021

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Please join us in the Phi Theta Kappa voice channel on Discord for our two chapter meetings and in the Honors Program voice channel on Discord for two workshops this term! If you haven’t joined Discord, contact Ce at RosenowC@lanecc.edu for the link.

Chapter Meetings:

Tuesday, October 19, 4:00-5:00

Tuesday, November 16, 4:00-5:00

Workshops:

Creating an Academic Resume & Presenting at Conferences, Tuesday, October 26, 4:00-5:00

Publishing Your Work, Tuesday, November 30, 4:00-5:00

Our Chapter Officers for the 2021-2022 Academic Year!

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We have three wonderful new officers who will lead our chapter this year: Matt Wakefield, President; Annie Sweet, Vice President of Service; Noni Lundy, Public Relations Officer. Each of them brings excellent skills and a commitment to serving our chapter membership. With their help, we will have an excellent year!

Matt Wakefield, President
Annie Sweet, Vice President of Service
Noni Lundy, Public Relations Officer

Thank you to all three leaders for their contributions to our Sigma Zeta Chapter!

Meet Our All Oregon Academic Team Members!

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We are so proud of this year’s members of the All Oregon Academic Team: Deepti Gautam (Engineering), Nora Jackson (Dental Hygiene), and Shawna Staff (Computer Programming). All three students are members of the Lane Honors Program and Phi Theta Kappa.

A special shout out goes to Nora Jackson for being selected as one of the featured speakers! Even though the awards ceremony has been cancelled because of COVID-19, Nora’s speech will be recorded and available to view.

Congratulations to all three team members!

 

Deepti Gautam

Nora Jackson

Shawna Staff

Preparing for Finals Workshops

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The Counseling Center is offering Preparing for Finals workshops.
 
Students can select one of the links below or go to lhttps://www.lanecc.edu/cc to sign up.
 
 

Preparing for Finals Workshops:

Know what you need to know then apply these action steps:

Run for Sigma Zeta Chapter Office!

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Consider running for office! We’ll hold elections early in Spring Term for next year’s officers. Holding office is a great experience that builds leadership skills and provides a good line for your resume. It’s also a fun chance to work with other students in our Sigma Zeta Chapter.

 
You may run for as many offices as you like, but if you are elected to more than one, you will have to choose only one office to hold.
 
Send Ce Rosenow (RosenowC@lanecc.edu) the office or offices for which you are running along with a single paragraph per office explaining why you want to hold that office and what skills you will bring to the job.
 
Due: 5:00 pm, Friday, March 12.

Share Your Research at Upcoming Conferences

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Consider sharing your work from a previous or current class at these two events! They are open to a wide variety of projects and presentation types.

The University of Oregon Undergraduate Research Symposium takes place May 27. You can be on a panel, read a paper, show an academic poster, share creative work including performances, or share a five-minute data story where you just explain a project you are working on that isn’t finished. Register by 5:00 pm April 12 here: https://undergradsymposium.uoregon.edu/symposium-abstract-submission. You just need to confirm you’ll participate, give the title of your work, and select the type of work you’ll be presenting. The event will be virtual and is free.

The Lane Community College Undergraduate Research Fair takes place the week of May 24. You can share an academic poster, read a paper, participate in the ePortfolio Showcase, or present a creative work. Here is the link to the Google form to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVAjMj9KuN7Ccmf_uVFl19MFWYp7OP6lIGIyaJ_F-mf1LqYA/viewform. The event is free and will be virtual.

PTK Worldwide Induction Ceremony December 10, 2020!

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Each spring, PTK chapters hold an induction ceremony for their new members. With the pandemic, these ceremonies couldn’t happen. Thankfully, PTK Headquarters has created a virtual induction ceremony for everyone who joined in 2020!

Your family and friends can watch on Facebook Live so that they can celebrate with you!