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Hormoz Movassaghi,

Chapter President, at the Fall

Induction Ceremony

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Phi Kappa Phi

Mission Statement:

To recognize and

promote academic

excellence in all fields

of higher education

and to engage the

community of scholars

in service to others.

Ithaca College Chapter

Executive Board

2016-2017

Hormoz Movassaghi, President

Deborah King, President-elect

Wendy Fonder, Treasurer

Jack Powers, Secretary

Paul Geisler, Member-at-Large

Diane Birr, Immediate Past President

Jacob Ascoli, Student Vice- President

New 2017 -18 Student Vice -Presidents

Please join us in welcoming our 2017-2018 Student Vice-Presidents,

Anna Gardner, a double major in Film, Photography, and Visual Arts

and Art History, and Amy Pildner, a Psychology major with a minor in

Counseling. Anna and Amy will serve on the chapter’s Executive

Committee and attend meetings and events. Phi Kappa Phi student

members voted to elect Amy and Anna as Student Vice-Presidents after

a self-nomination process. Student Vice-Presidents must have good

communication skills to represent Phi Kappa Phi at events on campus,

must be well connected to the campus, and must be creative to bring

new ideas from the student's perspective. We are excited to welcome

our new Student Vice-Presidents!

Each year, the Ithaca College chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa

Phi invites outstanding seniors to apply for selection as the chapter’s

candidate for one of the prestigious Phi Kappa Phi National Fellowships

for the first year of graduate or professional study. This year, the IC

chapter of Phi Kappa Phi received many outstanding applications for

consideration. The selected application was submitted by Cailin Harro, a

senior Biology student. We wish Cailin well as her application competes

in the society-wide competition!

2017 Nat ional Graduate

Fel low ship Nominee - Cai l in Harro ‘17

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2016 President ia l Scholar Aw ard Winners

The Presidential Scholar Awards are given to students who exhibit the highest level of academic achievement, as well

as exceptional interest and community service. The awards are named after the first four presidents of the Ithaca College

Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi: Shirley O. Hockett, John M. Bernard, John B. Harcourt, and M. Raquib Zaman.

Timothy Conners

Communication Studies

SHIRLEY HOCKETT SCHOLAR

Timothy is a senior studying

Communication studies in the

School of Humanities and

Sciences at Ithaca College. He

is also minoring in Finance at

the School of Business. Aside

from being an exceptional

student, Timothy is also

extremely active in both cam-

pus activities as well as outside

volunteer work. He is a current

Ithaca College Diversity Peer

Educator and serves as the

president of the debate club. In

spring 2016 Timothy was

named Ithaca College’s top

fundraising individual at its

annual Relay for Life event.

Timothy also routinely partici-

pates in Paige’s Butterfly Run

5k, which seeks to fight

pediatric cancer through

donations and funding. More

than his volunteer and

on-campus work, Timothy is

also a published author, a

celebrated motivational speaker

giving speeches all over the

country about perseverance

and service leadership, and he

plans to climb Kilimanjaro

after graduation.

Margaret Butler

Anthropology

JOHN BERNARD SCHOLAR

Margaret is a senior at Ithaca

College studying Anthropology

at the School of Humanities

and Sciences as well as minor-

ing in Environmental Studies. A

consistent member of the

Dean’s list at Ithaca College,

Margaret has presented

research at many prestigious

conferences. During her junior

year she worked on paper

focused on the John Hopkins

Fetal Collections where she

conducted research on 112

fetal skulls to determine their

identity and origin. The

research was then presented at

Ithaca College’s Whalen

Symposium. Currently Marga-

ret is working on her senior

thesis titled “Breast is Best:

Women in Ithaca, NY Reveal

the Complexities of Choosing

to Breastfeed.” The thesis aims

to research the nutritional

benefits associated with breast-

feeding for both infants and

their mothers as well as looks

at the different factors that go

into a women’s choice to

breastfeed. Margaret also

serves as both a teaching and

research assistant on campus.

Christina Tudor

Writing and Politics

JOHN HARCOURT SCHOLAR

Christina is a Writing and

Politics major in the School of

Humanities and Sciences at

Ithaca College. She is also a

Women’s and Gender Studies

minor. Christina brings with her

a wealth of experience in

writing and social justice both

on campus as well as off cam-

pus. On campus she is a

writing tutor in the writing

center at Ithaca College as

well as a contributing writer to

Ithaca’s Buzzsaw Magazine,

writing about anything from the

objectification of women to the

2016 Presidential election. Off

campus though Christina

currently serves as President

of Planned Parenthood

Generation Action in Ithaca,

NY. One her main activities in

this role is organizing events

on reproductive justice and

sexual health on campus and

in the Ithaca community. Her

previous internships include

stunts with The Institute for

Public Accuracy in Washington

D.C., as well as serving as a

political intern for Counselor

Kevin Bonavia in London.

Carson Mohler

Occupational Therapy

RAQUIB ZAMAN SCHOLAR

Carson is an Occupational

Therapy student working

towards her masters in the

School of Health Sciences

and Human Performances.

She is also a Health Policy

and Management minor. She

currently serves as the secre-

tary of Ithaca College Project

Generations. Carson is also a

committee member on the

Ithaca College Senior Class

Cabinet. During the summer

of 2015 Carson served as an

international student clinician

at Centro de Rehabilitacion,

Educacion, Capacitacion,

Estudios y Recursos, Inc. in

Ecuador. She provided Occu-

pational Therapy services

under the supervision of Itha-

ca College Occupational

Therapy Faculty and worked

hands on with Occupational

Therapy clients ranging from

age 3 to 80+ with diagnoses

of Autism, Cerebral Palsy,

Alzheimer’s, and other life

altering conditions. She has

also been named to the

Dean’s list every semester at

Ithaca College.

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2016 Facul ty, Staf f , and Administrat ion Inductees

CAROLE DENNIS

PROFESSOR

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

JULIE DORSEY

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

JENNIFER MCKEON

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCES

THOMAS PFAFF

PROFESSOR AND HONORS PROGRAM DIRECTOR

MATHEMATICS

Every year faculty, staff, and administrators who exhibit superb academic achievement or who have

distinguished themselves professionally are nominated to join Phi Kappa Phi. Nominees are presented

to the Ithaca College Phi Kappa Phi Executive Board and voted upon by all chapter members. This year,

we welcomed six new members at the Fall Induction & Award Ceremony held on November 4, 2016.

STEVEN GINSBERG

PENDLETON ENDOWED CHAIR AND

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

JB PENDLETON CENTER LOS ANGELES

YUKO MULUGETTA

CHIEF ANALYTICS OFFICER

OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND ANLYSTICS

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Spring 2017 Student Induct ion Ceremony

On March 23, 2017 we added 107 new student members to Phi Kappa Phi at the 40th Annual Spring Induction

Ceremony. At Ithaca College, the deans of each school are invited to nominate undergraduate and graduate

students for consideration. In accordance with the chapter by-laws, inductees must be of good character and

possess notable academic achievements. Juniors inducted must be in the upper 7.5% of their class, seniors

inducted must be in the upper 10% of their graduating class, and graduate students must be in the upper 10%

of all graduate and professional students.

At this year’s induction, we played two recorded messages from Phi Kappa Phi alumni, past student VP

Lisa Famularo ‘16 and 2005 Presidential Scholar winner Dominick DiOrio ’06, who offered congratulations and

shared the benefits of PKP membership with the new inductees and their families. We are very proud of our

new members, and are thrilled to welcome them to Phi Kappa Phi!

School of Humanities and Sciences Student Inductees with Dean Vincent Wang

School of Health Sciences and Human Performances Student Inductees with Interim Dean John Sigg

School of Music Student Inductees with Phi Kappa Phi President

Hormoz Movassaghi

Linda Petrosino, Provost & VPEA

School of Business Student Inductees

Roy H. Park School of Communications Student Inductees with Phi Kappa Phi

President Hormoz Movassaghi

2016-2017 Student Vice-President,

Jacob Ascoli

2016-2017 Phi Kappa Phi Executive Board

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Phi Kappa Phi at I thaca Col lege

on Socia l Media

The Ithaca College chapter of Phi Kappa Phi is present on Facebook and Twitter.

Featured spotlights include Presidential Scholars, new faculty and staff members, chapter

event photos, reminders to important society-wide deadlines, as well as other interesting

workshops and events in the area available to members. We’re extremely excited to see

our social media presence blossom, so keep an eye out for more great things on our

pages next year.

Follow us on Twitter:

twitter.com/

PhiKappaPhi_IC

Like us on Facebook:

Facebook.com/

PhiKappaPhiIC

Third Annual Phi Kappa Phi Book Dr ive

This year, the Ithaca College chapter of Phi Kappa

Phi hosted its third annual Book Drive. The drive

began on Tuesday, March 7 and lasted until Friday,

March 31. During that time, 10 bins were placed

around campus in locations where students, faculty,

and staff were able to make donations. All books

collected this year were donated to the local non-profit organization Friends of Tompkins

County Public Library, whose proceeds benefit the Tompkins County Public Library,

the Finger Lakes Library System, and organizations working for literacy in Tompkins

County. In total, 356 books were collected and donated. Keep an eye out for the 4th

annual book drive, which will be held in March 2018!

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Member Benef i ts

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi offers numerous benefits that can assist members

throughout their academic and professional lives. Our global focus on resources allows

Phi Kappa Phi members to connect and network with one another from every corner of the

Merit pages showcase your talents and achievements for future employers to discover!

Check out what other Ithaca College students are

doing here: http://ithaca.meritpages.com/

Find your Phi Kappa Phi Merit page by searching

for your name!

You can customize your page by adding a photo,

contact information, a bio, your work experience

and campus or Phi Kappa Phi related activities.

Discover Your Phi Kappa Phi Mer i t

Career Assistance

Members may post résumés, search newly listed position openings, and manage job applications at JobTarget Career Center

Receive Member Verification Letters and Logo Graphics for résumé use.

Randy Siegel from "The Career Engineer" is offering a 10 percent discount to Phi Kappa Phi members on his advanced career coaching and communications training programs. Visit Build Your Leaders or call Randy Siegel at (828) 236-0045 for more information.

Phi Kappa Phi members seeking Federal employment qualify for a GS level upgrade as per the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Networking, Training, and Leadership Opportunities

Virtual seminars that address both educational and career-related topics.

Online Membership Directory for professional networking.

Student Vice President positions available at many campus chapters.

Mentor Match program that pairs long-term, accomplished members with student and young professional members.

Awards and Scholarships

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi's ongoing commitment to excellence is reflected in its scholarships and awards programs. $1 million dollars is awarded each biennium to outstanding Phi Kappa Phi students, members, and chapters through the Society's various award competitions: Fellowship, Phi Kappa Phi Scholar & Artist, Study Abroad Grants, Literacy Grants, and Love of Learning. To read a summary of all grants and awards, visit the national website at: http://www.phikappaphi.org/grants-awards.

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Publications

Membership includes a subscription to the Phi Kappa Phi Forum magazine, and

Monthly Mentions - email communication to keep members informed of exclusive Phi Kappa Phi activi-ties and opportunities.

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