Reynolds Community College’s Chapters of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society lately inducted 86 novel members lately at their annual autumn induction ceremony. Students who convey completed 12 transferable credit hours in addition to convey a 3.3 cumulative GPA are invited to bring together PTK every autumn in addition to jump semester.
Matthew Shapiro delivered a motivational spoken language every bit the keynote speaker, emphasizing to the students their responsibleness to serve in addition to to lead. Matthew who lives alongside cerebral palsy, has spent nigh of his life striving to learn those he has met how to ameliorate sympathize the disability community – he fifty-fifty has his ain business: half-dozen Wheels Consulting. The advert references his wheelchair, including its ii hidden wheels. As the CEO of half-dozen Wheels Consulting, Shapiro plant daily to expand his client’s agreement of disabilities, in addition to to plough over them knowledge they tin purpose inwards whatsoever environment.
“Take the sentiment of service in addition to leadership in addition to scholarship in addition to proceed to create good,” said Mr. Shapiro talking to the PTK inductees. “Make this recognition you lot are receiving today hateful something past times embodying the ideals of Phi Theta Kappa – brand your communities ameliorate – brand your schoolhouse better.”
Established inwards 1918, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society serves to recognize in addition to encourage the academic achievement of two-year college students in addition to render opportunities for private increase in addition to evolution through honors, leadership in addition to service programming. Reynolds has ii chapters at the college. The Alpha Iota Beta chapter represents members enrolled inwards programs at the Parham Road Campus in addition to the Alpha Gamma Omicron chapter represents members enrolled inwards programs at the Goochland in addition to Downtown campuses. Since 1997 when the Reynolds’ Phi Theta Kappa Alpha Gamma Omicron Chapter was founded, Reynolds has inducted nearly 7,000 students into PTK.
