{"id":19831,"date":"2023-03-22T11:35:25","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T15:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/phi-theta-kappa-shines-at-the-ny-regional-conference\/"},"modified":"2023-03-22T11:35:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T15:35:25","slug":"phi-theta-kappa-shines-at-the-ny-regional-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/phi-theta-kappa-shines-at-the-ny-regional-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Phi Theta Kappa shines at the NY Regional Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HVCCs Alpha Xi Sigma Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) attended the New York Regional Conference at Monroe Community College in Rochester held March 17-19.\u00a0 Once again, chapters from all across state were represented with chapter advisors, officers, and members coming together to celebrate all that is PTK.<\/p>\n<p>Participants enjoyed presentations from NY PTK Regional chapters, networking opportunities, fellowship activities, and so much more! One highlight of the conference was the acrobat performance by Avi Pryntz-Nadworny, an award-winning photographer and circus artist. This conference and performance coincided with the PTK 2022\/2023 honors study topic: The Art and Science of Play.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0 achievements of HVCC were recognized and celebrated at the conference as recipients of the following amazing awards:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Five Star Level<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The highest level of engagement in PTK earned by developing an Honors in Action Project and getting involved on the international level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Honors in Action Theme 6<\/strong> (Nostalgia as Play):\u00a0 1st Runner-up\n<ul>\n<li>HIA combines academic research, problem solving, and action-oriented service to address real-world challenges in our communities. Students gain job-related experience while creating lasting impacts in their communities as they engage in HIA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Excellence in Digital Media<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>This award is presented for the maintenance of a Facebook page, Instagram, or website which documents all chapter events and activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Excellence in Phi Theta Kappa Programming<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>This award recognizes chapters that promote scholarship through training sessions, workshops, projects, and activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Excellence in Community Service<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>This award recognize chapters that have given members opportunities to serve and complete at least one community service project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chapter Progress Award<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>This award celebrates chapters that can demonstrate an increase in membership, activities, or participation in regional events<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Most Distinguished Chapter Officer<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>3rd Runner-up \u2013 Dara Blanchette<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Most Distinguished Chapter Member<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>2nd Runner-up \u2013 Yazmin Hernandez-Merino<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It was an honor to represent HVCC at the conference and showcase what our chapter achieved from a remarkable year of hard work! Alpha Xi Sigma strives for excellence, guided by the four PTK Hallmarks: leadership, service, fellowship, and scholarship.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/clubs.hvcc.edu\/ptk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/clubs.hvcc.edu\/ptk<\/a> or email a chapter advisor at <a href=\"mailto:ptk@hvcc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ptk@hvcc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Photos:<br \/>\n1) Chapter Officers and Advisors (left to Right): Dara, Dr. Dasgupta, Dr. Williams, &amp; Gillian; 2) Chapter Awards; 3) Photographer and Circus Artist Avi Pryntz-Nadworny.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-147959 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023-NY-PTK-Regional-Conference-450x312.jpg\" alt=\"PTK Advisors and Officers\" width=\"450\" height=\"312\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-147961 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chapter-Awards-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2023 Chapter Awards\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-147955\" src=\"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Avi-Pryntz-Nadworny-450x544.jpg\" alt=\"Acrobat Performance\" width=\"425\" height=\"514\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published:<\/strong>\u00a0Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:35:25 +0000 by\u00a0r.williams1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; HVCCs Alpha Xi Sigma Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) attended the New York Regional Conference at Monroe Community&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2086,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-accolades"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2086"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19831\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}