Important Dates to Remember:
September 15, 2017 -Study Abroad Grant Session B deadline
October 1, 2017 -Love of Learning Session B deadline
Images from Phi Kappa Phi 2017 Initiation Ceremony
To see images from the 2017 Spring Initiation, please click here.
To download Dr. Jessica Henry's, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education, Rehabilitation and Human Services Program, keynote speech as a pdf, click here.
Peter Luckie Award for Outstanding Research by a Junior
On April 5th the 2017 Undergraduate Research Exhibit was held at University Park. Since 2008, the Penn State Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi has sponsored the "Peter Luckie Award for Outstanding Research by a Junior" to encourage the participation of Juniors. This year approximately 268 Juniors competed. The award includes a $200 monetary gift. We are proud to announce this year's recipients by category as follows:
Engineering and Physical Science:
Sumit Pareek, Chemical Engineering
Adviser: Dr. Esther Obonyo, Interim Director of Humanitarian Engineering And Social Entrepreneurship & Associate Professor, School of Engineering Design, Technology and Professional Programs, Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering
Title: Pathways to Impact at Scale for Malaria Prevention: Using the Built Environment as a Global Health Strategy
The research is directed at addressing gaps and proposing solutions concerning malaria and the built environment. Success and failure modes of prevention methods implemented by global health agencies are analyzed under the context of urban Kenya and Tanzania. Key findings demonstrate a need for collaborative effort using a systems-level approach.
Health and Life Sciences:
Lianna M. Wodzicki, Plant Science
Advisers: Dr. Sampurna Sattar, College of Agricultural Sciences and
Dr. Gary A. Thompson,
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education & Director, PA Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agricultural Sciences
Title: How Does Auxin Signaling Affect Vat Mediated Aphid Resistance?
In this study a chemical inhibitor, α-(phenylethyl-2-oxo)-IAA (PEO-IAA) was applied to Cucmis melo leaf discs and an aphid (Aphis gossypii) fed on it. Through an Electro Penetration Graph the different feeding habits were observed an analyzed to view the affect of the PEO-IAA on aphid antibiosis and antixenosis.
Social and Behavioral Science:
Shanna Aitcheson, Advertising, College of Communications
Niccolo Fazio, College of the Liberal Arts
Olivia McMahon, CAS, College of the Liberal Arts
Yage Zhang, Art History and CAS, College of Arts and Architecture and the College of the Liberal Arts
Adviser: Dr. Erina MacGeorge, Associate Professor, Communication Arts and Sciences
Title: Viewing and Transmission of Antibiotic Stewardship Messages
Our main goal in this study is to promote viewing and transmission of health messages through using the elements of the Informational Utility Model.
Spring Initiation 2017-March 26, 2017
Letters to students nominated to Phi Kappa Phi this year were sent out in December 2016 just prior to semester break. Letters are sent to the student's permanent address. Students can accept their nomination on line following instructions in their nomination letter or the chapter website.
This year's Initiation Ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 26 2017 at 1:00PM at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.
Noon Registration - all attendees must register at Registration Desk #1 at the Penn Stater Conference Center and Hotel
1:00 PM Ceremony Begins
2:00 PM Lunch Banquet
Cutoff date for accepting your nomination is April 9th, 2017 or March 5th, 2017 if you plan on attending the Initiation Ceremony on April 3rd, 2016.
Dress is semi-formal in keeping with the prestige of the occasion and acknowledging the accomplishments of the initiates. Acceptable men's wear would be: shirt and tie, with or without a suit or sport jacket or a suit. Acceptable women's wear would be a suit (pants or skirt), dress pants or a skirt and a nice top or jacket or a semi-formal dress. Unacceptable dress would include jeans, sandals, sneakers, miniskirts, or bare midriffs.
Initiation dates to remember:
March 26, 2017 - Initiation ceremony at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Boulevard, State College, PA 16803 at 1PM.
April 9, 2017 - date online registration is closed for chapter.
Recognition Items
Phi Kappa Phi recognition items (stole, honor cord and medallion) are on sale at the national website, however, it is the policy of Pennsylvania State University that "ornamentation representing honorary societies or nationalities is not approved attire for Penn State commencement ceremonies." (Source: http://commencement.psu.edu/undergrad.html)
23 National Award Winners from the Past Decade
The Pennsylvania State University chapter of Phi Kappa Phi is proud to have 23 national award winners from the past decade. See our impressive roster:
- 2006 Thenappan Chandrasekar - Fellowship
- 2006 Stephanie Eng - Study Abroad
- 2007 Rodney Hughes - Fellowship
- 2008 Jody Kulakowski - Fellowship
- 2008 Thomas Markey - Study Abroad
- 2008 Courtney Waters - Study Abroad
- 2010 Meryn Oswald - Study Abroad
- 2010 Gretchen Renshaw - Fellowship
- 2013 Rebecca Alt - Love of Learning
- 2013 Merle Gilliam - Fellowship
- 2013 Allison Hoover - Study Abroad
- 2013 Natalie Lange - Love of Learning
- 2013 Amanda Stitzer - Love of Learning
- 2013 Joan Yatsonsky - Love of Learning
- 2014 Lauren Bienik - Fellowship
- 2014 Sara Farwell - Love of Learning
- 2014 Michelle Hart - Study Abroad
- 2015 Emily Pia - Study Abroad
- 2015 Olivia Messina - Study Abroad
- 2015 Adam Uliana - Study Abroad
- 2016 Irena Gorski - Fellowship
- 2016 Paulina Erices - Literacy
- 2016 Sara Farwell - Love of Learning
Images from Phi Kappa Phi 2016 Initiation Ceremony
To see images from the 2016 Spring Initiation, please click here.
Spring Initiation 2016-April 3, 2016
Letters to students nominated to Phi Kappa Phi this year were sent out in December 2015 just prior to semester break. Letters are sent to the student's permanent address. Students can accept their nomination on line following instructions in their nomination letter or the chapter website.
This year's Initiation Ceremony will take place on April 3rd, Sunday, 2016 at 1:00PM at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.
Noon Registration - all attendees must register at Registration Desk #1 at the Penn Stater Conference Center and Hotel
1:00 PM Ceremony Begins
2:00 PM Lunch Banquet
Cutoff date for accepting your nomination is April 17th, 2016 or March 13th, 2016 if you plan on attending the Initiation Ceremony on April 3rd, 2016.
Dress is semi-formal in keeping with the prestige of the occasion and acknowledging the accomplishments of the initiates. Acceptable men's wear would be: shirt and tie, with or without a suit or sport jacket or a suit. Acceptable women's wear would be a suit (pants or skirt), dress pants or a skirt and a nice top or jacket or a semi-formal dress. Unacceptable dress would include jeans, sandals, sneakers, miniskirts, or bare midriffs.
Initiation dates to remember:
April 3, 2016 - Initiation ceremony at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Boulevard, State College, PA 16803 at 1PM.
April 17, 2016 - date online registration is closed for chapter.
Recognition Items
Phi Kappa Phi recognition items (stole, honor cord and medallion) are on sale at the national website, however, it is the policy of Pennsylvania State University that "ornamentation representing honorary societies or nationalities is not approved attire for Penn State commencement ceremonies." (Source: http://commencement.psu.edu/undergrad.html)
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