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Honors in Action
The Phi Theta Kappa
Experience:
Debbie Ulto
Current Kentucky Regional Officers Team Member
Current President of Alpha Lambda Delta chapter, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
about me:
What is Honors in Action?
Honors in Action is an event thatincorporates multiple hallmarks
Scholarship
Service
Leadership
Fellowship
Benefits of CombiningHallmarks
Quality over quantity
Well-rounded programs
Increased impact
Begin with the Honors Study Topic:
The Paradox of Affluence:Choices, Challenges, Consequences
Choose a topic that is:
•Interesting and relevant•Important and consequential•Issue-oriented•International•In the news and timely•Interdisciplinary•Important to your community
The Honors Study Topic, “The Paradox of Affluence, Choices, Challenges, and Consequences” asks us to do
something in our own little ways to change the contradictions of society where some have an overabundance of
resources and others can hardly make ends meet. The choice is ours to help the least fortunate despite the fact that we are constrained in our resources, but the little we
can do to help will go a long way.
Where do I Begin?
Scholarship Research a question, issue,
or problem related to the Honors Study Topic
Invite experts for in-depth dialogue
Analyze how the question, issue or problem affects you locally
Participate in the Honors Case Study Challenge
Identify possible solutions
Scholarship HallmarkJournaling
Study questionsposed Experts and sources consulted
Notes on how research can be turned into projects
Dialogues and answers engaged in and learned
Questions remaining for further research
Keep track of:
Leadership
Promote offering a leadership
development course for credit
Reflect on, share, and
use other leadership experiences to
benefit your project
Attend programs offered through your student affairsoffice
Host leadership
development
seminars,
workshops
Leadership HallmarkJournaling
Keep track of:Activities
designed to develop
leadership skills
and abilities
How individuals or chapters overcame
challenges and
obstacles Details about effective goal-setting,
group decision making,
motivation and team building,
delegating, and empowerment
Service
Work to improve
thecommunity!
Service HallmarkJournaling
Keep track of:
Contacts for servicerelated projects
Whom or what is servedby each project
Impact of the project (specific accomplishments, contributions, people participating, people served)
Fellowship:HAVE FUN!
Bond with your fellow
chapter members
Bond with members
from other chapters
Bond with your
community
Fellowship HallmarkJournaling
Keep track of:Keep track of:
•Who participated•How the activity was inclusive•What communication methods and tools were used• involvement and engagement •Ideas for expanding participation in the future
JournalingFor all of the Hallmarks
The strategic planning process and goal setting for Honors in Action activitiesHow the current Honors Study Topic relates to the projectResponsibilities and assignments for individuals and committees.Milestones achieved and feedback for and improving the project as it progressesReactions from participants and reactions from those served or impacted.How many people were involved or impacted and in what way
Why Journal?
Recording these details can be indispensable! For Phi Theta Kappa chapters, journaling to track progress
and activities throughout your Honors in Action projects and to capture your reflections and
thoughts on how you developed as individuals and as a chapter provides you with the detail you need
to achieve your goal in the Five Star Chapter Development Program and compose your entries in
the Hallmark Awards Program!
What’s In It For Me?
Gain “real-life” experience
Enhance communication skills
Increase intellectual and cultural competencies
Cultivate leadership skills Clarify goals and sense of purpose
Group Exercise and Sharing