ELLISVILLE \u2013 The Rho Sigma chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society at Â鶹ֱ²¥ ended the year with several chapter and individual honors. PTK President, Shivum Desai of Hattiesburg was selected for a few prestigious individual honors, including the Golden Key Award.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne member of every PTK chapter in the Mississippi\/Louisiana region is recognized with the award at the Regional Spring Conference. Shivum was nominated by advisors for his numerous contributions to the chapter and college, as well as for his academic accomplishments.\u00a0Additionally, he was named to the All-Mississippi 1st<\/sup> Team in the Academic Team competition and he was recognized as one of four, Coca-Cola Gold scholars,\u201d explained Eric Shows, PTK Advisor at Â鶹ֱ²¥.<\/p>\n Greene County\u2019s Jared Woullard earned All-Mississippi 2nd<\/sup> Team Transfer Pathway honors and Caleb Brownlee of Moselle earned All-Mississippi Work Pathway 1st<\/sup> Team honors.<\/p>\n The PTK chapter continued its history of success and was recognized as a 5-Star Chapter at the Regional Spring Conference.\u00a0 To achieve the distinction of 5-Star status, the members had to organize and implement an Honors-in-Action (HIA) project and a College Project.\u00a0 The HIA project, \u201cCommit to Compliment\u201d involved efforts at the college and secondary-school level to reduce social anxiety.<\/p>\n \u201cStudents on the Â鶹ֱ²¥ campus were encouraged to give unprompted compliments to others as a way to promote positive social interactions. Wrist bands with the motto were distributed as a visual reminder for students,\u201d said Shows.<\/p>\n Students also used, \u2018Post-It\u2019 boards to give written compliments and they pledged at campus events to compliment others. The PTK officer team made presentations to local, elementary students about the importance of complimenting others in an effort to developing a positive self-esteem<\/p>\n Â鶹ֱ²¥ PTK members volunteered with local elementary school P.E. teachers for the College Project, \u201cNext Steps in Health: Early Intervention.\u201d \u00a0The goal was to promote physical activity and exercise at an early age so kids would continue to be physically active later in life which parallels the college\u2019s efforts promoted by Next Steps in Health grant on campus.<\/p>\n Additionally, chapter members logged more than 3,500 hours of community service during the fall and spring semesters participating in projects such as the campus blood drive, tutoring, hosting a supply drive for the Bobcat Pantry and assisting with community beautification.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ELLISVILLE \u2013 The Rho Sigma chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society at Â鶹ֱ²¥ ended the year with several chapter and individual honors. PTK President, Shivum Desai of Hattiesburg was selected for a few prestigious individual honors, including the Golden Key Award. \u201cOne member of every PTK chapter in the Mississippi\/Louisiana region is … <\/p>\n