Olivia Marchizza named 2024 New Century Transfer Pathway Scholar

LLCC student Olivia Marchizza of Auburn has been named a Phi Theta Kappa 2024 New Century Transfer Pathway Scholar and will receive a $2,250 scholarship. She was recognized during the American Association of Community College’s (AACC’s) annual conference held April 5-9 in Louisville, Kentucky.

More than 2,200 students from more than 1,300 college campuses nationwide were nominated. Only one New Century Transfer Scholar is selected from each state.

“This is a very prestigious award, and Olivia was selected for her academic accomplishments, leadership, activities and engagement in college and community service,” said Dr. Gillian Bauer, LLCC professor of English and Phi Theta Kappa advisor. “Phi Theta Kappa recognizes and encourages students’ academic achievement and leadership skill development, and Oliva exemplifies those skills.”

The program is sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, Phi Theta Kappa and AACC.

“We congratulate Olivia Marchizza for receiving this prestigious scholarship, and we are honored to partner with the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, The Coca-Cola Foundation, and the AACC to recognize these outstanding achievements,” said Phi Theta Kappa’s President and CEO Dr. Lynn Tincher-Ladner. “Scholarship programs like this are integral for creating opportunities for two-year college students to succeed and for putting college completion within reach.”

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 3.8 million members and nearly 1,300 chapters in 11 countries, with approximately 240,000 active members at colleges across the U.S. Learn more at ptk.org.

03.27.24

Spring PTK Induction Ceremony held Monday

Our Alpha Epsilon Kappa chapter of Phi Theta Kappa held its spring induction ceremony Monday evening in the Trutter Center. The event formally recognized 24 new members and was conducted in part by the chapter student leaders. Family, friends, faculty and staff were attendance.

03.06.24

PTK’s Expression Expo continues today and tomorrow

As students are amid midterms and eagerly anticipating a mid-semester break, Phi Theta Kappa is offering opportunities to unwind with a week of activities they are calling “Expression Expo.” Please encourage students to attend these events:

Wednesday, March 6– Meditation with Dr. Deborah Brothers from 11 a.m. to noon in the Robert H. Stephens Room (Menard Hall)
Thursday, March 7 – Nature walk and games from noon to 2 p.m. Meet in A. Lincoln Commons Rotunda for both.

03.04.24

Phi Theta Kappa presents Expression Expo

As students are amid midterms and eagerly anticipating a mid-semester break, PTK is offering opportunities to unwind with a week of activities they are calling “Expression Expo.” Please encourage students to attend these events:

Monday, March 4 – Art Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside of A. Lincoln Commons (Rain location: Inside A. Lincoln Commons Rotunda)
Tuesday, March 5 – Movie Night (LadyBird) at 5:30 p.m. in the Robert H. Stephens Room (Menard Hall)
Wednesday, March 6– Meditation with Dr. Deborah Brothers from 11 a.m. to noon in the Robert H. Stephens Room (Menard Hall)
Thursday, March 7 – Nature Walk and Games from noon to 2 p.m. – Meet in A. Lincoln Commons Rotunda for both

02.27.24

Be the Match Stem Cell Registry Drive This Week

Every year, 18,000 patients are diagnosed with life-threatening blood cancers or other blood disorders that could be cured or treated with a blood stem cell transplant. But 70% of them don’t have a fully matched donor in their family.

Phi Theta Kappa is hosting a stem cell and bone marrow registry drive. Just a simple cheek swab can add someone to the national registry!

Potential donors should be:

Between the ages of 18 and 40
A resident of the United States or one of its territories or freely associated states
Able to meet medical guidelines

Find PTK this week to add your name to the registry or learn more:

Tuesday, Feb. 27, 8:30-11:30 a.m. in Montgomery Hall
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 8:30-11:30 a.m. in Kreher Agriculture Center

02.09.24

Phi Theta Kappa earns Five Star Chapter Status for 11th time

LLCC’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society recently completed all the requirements for Five Star Chapter Status, the highest level of recognition, 11 years in a row. Requirements include participation of the chapter in regional events, student and advisor professional development, recruitment activities and completion of two service projects — one to benefit the college and one to benefit the community. These projects are developed, planned and implemented by chapter officers and members.

The college project, “PTK Career Week” took place in March 2023 and included a series of professional development activities for members. Members workshopped their resumes, participated in an “elevator pitch” development session with LLCC alum Bob Barber, completed the PTK Employment Edge online course and attended the UIS Career Connections Expo. Participants in these events were awarded PTK graduation stoles.

The “Honors in Action” community service project took place in November and December 2023. “Mail From Memory Lane” was a pen pal program between residents of Eastland Retirement Community in Auburn, Illinois. Eight chapter members exchanged a series of letters with eight residents to learn about their childhood experiences with play, before purchasing gifts for their pen pals based on their letters, and meeting them in person in December.

The advisors for LLCC’s Phi Theta Kappa chapter are Gillian Bauer, professor of English, and Ryan Roberts, professor librarian.

11.21.23

Thank you from PTK and Be the Match

Phi Theta Kappa would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who registered to join the National Marrow Donor Program as potential stem cell donors or encouraged students to do so during Cheek Week on Nov. 6 and 8.

Thanks to you, our PTK chapter added 72 potential donors to the registry, which means 72 lives potentially saved by our LLCC community.

Cheek Week was sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa with help from student volunteers from BSU, Honors, IV Leaguers and Games Club. We were also joined by LLCC student and stem cell donor Luke Wood, who was recently matched to a recipient through the registry.

For more information about the drive or PTK, contact club advisor Gillian Bauer at gillian.bauer@llcc.edu.

11.14.23

Thank you from BSU

LLCC’s Black Student Union would like to thank Phi Theta Kappa and everyone who donated coats to the One in a Million, Inc. kids coat drive. We donated over 40 coats to help children stay warm this winter. BSU club members also volunteered on Saturday to help with the distribution of over 300 coats to families! If you know of any students whose school-age children are still in need of coats, please have them contact Kim Wilson, BSU advisor. Again, we thank you!

11.08.23

It’s PTK Cheek Week!

Phi Theta Kappa is partnering with Be the Match to connect patients that have blood cancers/diseases to genetically matched donors willing to give life-saving blood stem cells. Donation is safe, free and confidential. The only thing required to join the donor database is a quick (painless!) swab of the cheek. If a match is found at any point throughout the years, the hope is that potential donors will be ready to say “yes!”

Please stop by A. Lincoln Commons between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. today, Nov. 8, to join the national registry. Members of PTK, along with members of several other student clubs, will be there to assist with registration and to answer questions.

11.06.23

LLCC Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society installs new officers

The Alpha Epsilon Kappa chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society at LLCC held its fall induction ceremony Oct. 24 in the Trutter Center on the Springfield campus. The event formally recognized 17 new chapter members with a ceremony and reception attended by family and friends of the inductees and several representatives from LLCC administration.

During the ceremony, the following chapter officers were installed:

Isaac Barrett, Sherman, President
Hannah Shoemaker, Springfield, Vice President of Service
Olivia Marchizza, Auburn, Vice President of Scholarship
Alexa Maher, Auburn, Vice President of Records
Mikah Ribble, Franklin, Vice President of Fellowship
Lexie Ebersohl, Petersburg, Vice President of Public Relations

Additional PTK inductees were: Farren Ackerman, Virden; Madison Baka, Pawnee; Rylee Cass, Springfield; Tim Ensley, Raymond; Niki Herr, Springfield; Rayna Herzog, Springfield; Kaitlynn Loskot, Irving; Tiffany Luxner, Springfield; Elizabeth Metcalfe, Springfield; Simeon Ommen, Springfield; Leia Philbrick, Springfield; Bre Rainey, Springfield; and Riddick Workman, Arenzville.

The guest speaker for the ceremony was Rose Lovett, the president of the Illinois Region of Phi Theta Kappa. Former chapter president, Joey Gallo of Jacksonville, also participated in the ceremony.

“Our officers and members are provided with extensive leadership development and growth opportunities. I am particularly impressed with how this current group of student officers has taken initiative to establish relationships with other clubs and with other PTK regional chapters,” said Dr. Gillian Bauer, LLCC PTK chapter advisor and professor of English. “We are also proud to announce that we have been asked to host the next Regional Conference and Honors Institute for the Illinois Region in June.”

Phi Theta Kappa is an international honor society recognizing academic excellence in two-year college students. Its goals include promoting scholarship, leadership, fellowship and service among members. More information is available at www.llcc.edu/phi-theta-kappa or by contacting Dr. Bauer at gillian.bauer@llcc.edu.

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