Today is the submissions deadline for The UC Irvine Honors Conference. Here's the link to format your abstracts: 

http://honorstcc.org/conference/docs/Preparing_Conference_Abstracts.pdf


...and remember to submit them directly to Dr. Muller by today!

mullerdn@lacitycollege.edu

Not only is participation in this conference a blast, BUT it is an excellent activity to reference on your transfer applications! 

 "just do it ✔"

Gilbert

WHO is this ? 

Hello Scholars,

The Honors Research Conference at UC Irvine, taking place next Spring, wants your proposals, abstracts, research ideas and wants to give you your opportunity to shine, and perhaps even get a scholarship and the possibility of getting published.  Who would not want to take advantage of such limitless possibilities? J  I hope that many of you will see this as a terrific opportunity and will want to participate.  Please see attached flyer for submission guidelines and deadlines.

If you are not sure you will want to submit your research this year, there is the possibility of participating as a volunteer.  Let me know if you wish to do that.

Cheers,

Danielle Muller, Ph. D.

Director, Ralph Bunche Scholars Program

Advisor, Phi Theta Kappa

Professor, English/ESL department

Los Angeles City College

(323)953-4000; x 2340

                                            Announcing the 13^th Annual HTCC Student Research Conference:

March 23, 2013, 8:30-4:30 at UC Irvine

http://www.honorstcc.org

The Thirteenth Annual HTCC Student Research Conference will be held at UCI on Saturday, March 23, 2013 from 8:30 to 4:30.  This conference offers a venue for community college students from across the state to present their original research-based work. While the conference is aimed at showcasing the work of students in honors programs, it is also open to non-honors students who have done exemplary work. The research element of your presentation does not have to be elaborate: it can entail anything from a single journal citation to an original experiment. You might want to consider presenting if you want to do any of the following:

·       Share your ideas with other students in a professional setting

·       Improve your public speaking skills

·       Strengthen your personal statement and transfer application

·       Be eligible to compete for award and scholarship monies ranging from $75 to $1000

·       Be eligible to compete for a UCI Research Fellowship if you intend to transfer to UCI

·       Be eligible to have your work published in the Building Bridges conference anthology following the conference

Presentation options at the conference include the following:

1)  Individual Presentation:  12-minute oral presentation followed by 5 minutes of discussion

2)  Small Group Presentation:  20-minute panel featuring two presenters, followed by 10 minutes of discussion

3)  Large Group Presentation:  40-minute panel featuring three or more participants, followed by 10 minutes of discussion

4)  Poster:  Research Poster Display

5)  Performance:  Student-created art, music, creative writing, drama, dance

Students are allowed to participate in more than one area, but the maximum is one individual oral presentation, one group presentation, and one poster display per student.  Students may not do multiple presentations on the same topic.

To apply to the conference, you must work with a mentor professor to prepare a Presentation Title, a 25-word Proposal Description, and a 250-word Proposal Abstract (summary) and then submit them electronically to Danielle Muller (see contact information below), by December 2.  Once your Scholars Director has your written proposal, she will meet with you to discuss any necessary revisions and to collect further information from you for the application form.  The RBS Program Director will submit your conference application in December.  You will be notified whether your proposal has been accepted by mid-late January. Once accepted, you then have until conference time to work on your poster and/or presentation.  Practice sessions will be offered beginning in March.  Although most conference topics arise out of research papers, you do not have to write a full paper for the conference since all presentations are in oral or poster form.  Conference prizes are awarded on the basis of abstracts only. To be eligible for a conference award or to have your abstract published, you will need to submit additional abstracts after you have been notified that you have been accepted to the conference.  Details for this process will be communicated to you once you have submitted the original Proposal Abstract.

This really is a terrific opportunity for you. You can find out more about the conference—including advice on writing abstracts—at the HTCC site: http://www.honorstcc.org/ (look on the left-hand side at the HTCC Student Research Conference link).

Submit conference materials and direct any questions to:

Danielle Muller, Director

rbscholars@lacitycollege.edu

AD 205B/C

Planning to transfer to UCLA?

Attend the UCLA TAP/TRANSFER CONFERENCE

This event is co-sponsored by UCLA College Transfer Alliance Program (TAP) and the UCLA Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Relations with Schools (UARS)

Planning to transfer to UCLA?

Attend the

UCLA TAP/TRANSFER CONFERENCE

Friday, November 9, 2012

8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Conference details and online registration* at

WWW.TAP.UCLA.EDU/CONFERENCE.HTM

Attend practical workshops. Talk with UCLA academic counselors and student program representatives

Tour the campus

Workshops include:

. Preparing to Transfer

. Transfer Application and Selection Process

. Searching for Scholarships at UCLA

. Undergraduate Research at UCLA —

A Student Panel

. Internships and Options After Graduation

. Preparing for Careers in Business

. Preparing for Law School

. Preparing for Medical School

* Online registration will begin on or about September 15 and close on Sunday, November 4.

Help out on Nov 6

For anyone who would like to take a more active role in this Tuesday's Presidential election, you can visit http://www.barackobama.com/event-search/phone-bank to find local phone banks close to you in Los Angeles that are hosting Get Out The Vote Events. Last weekend alone, Los Angeles phone banks made over 1 million phone calls to battleground states like Nevada and Colorado. There's a lot at stake this Tuesday. I encourage you to VOTE, and if you have time, call others around the country and urge them to do the same.

Marvin Morris
VP of Service

Dear Smarties: 

No doubt all of  you are aware of the devastation caused by the hurricane that hit the eastern seaboard last night. The news is not good:  millions without power, 16 confirmed dead, neighborhoods on fire, most of the the Jersey Shore under water, NYC subway system flooded, and the southern tip of Manhattan cut off to first-responders.

As your VP of Services, I'd like to encourage all of you to help. Food, clothing, and medicine are what's needed. The Red Cross is suggesting a donation of $10 to facilitate their efforts to direct these resources where they are needed most. Let's keep it simple. If you've GOT it, please GIVE it.

To help those affected by Hurricane Sandy donate through the Red Cross website or call (800) 733-2767. You can also text the word ‘REDCROSS’ to 90999 to make a $10 donation. Contributions may also be sent to your local Red Cross chapter or the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013.

Update: We raised $41 at our meeting yesterday for the Sandy Relief !  Way to go Smarties.  I will be collecting donations through the end of the month before we send a check to the RED CROSS.  Gilbert says our club goal is $100.  

Thank you.

Best,

Marvin Morris

Vice President of Services, PTK

Governor Jerry Brown to Hold Rally at CSU Los Angeles

Tuesday, October 30

Luckman Amphitheater

12:00PM

Please join students, faculty and staff at a Higher Education Rally!! Special guests include Senator Kevin deLeon and Assemblymember Gil Cedillo.

Governor Brown will be speaking about Proposition 30 and its implications on the education of students at CSU Los Angeles and students throughout the CSU. This election provides a unique opportunity for students to directly vote on what they will pay for tuition over the next two years.

Get engaged and make your voice heard!

For event info, contact:  Pedro Ramirez: 559-759-7635

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN...  PTK/LACC ASG Honors Club Meeting 30 October 2012 @ 15:00 in the Conference Room on the 2nd floor of the new Student Union Building on LACC Campus.

  

Grand Prize: TWO FREE TICKETS TO THE AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC, BOTTLES OF BUBBLY, 100K, COFFEE BEAN & TEA LEAF GIFT CARDS, AND MORE !!! 

Zombie Walk for Prop 30

Get involved!!!!

Proposition 30 is the only measure on the November 6 ballot that will prevent further cuts to education, prevent steep tuition hikes for students and their families and enable the state to invest more this year in preparing students for jobs and the future.  90% of the revenues will come from a modest tax increase on the wealthy, and 10% will come from a ¼% sales tax increase.

Hundreds of Los Angeles Community College District students from all nine campuses will participate in a “Zombie Walk for Education” in support of Prop. 30 on Friday, October 26^th.  Many participants will be dressed like zombies to represent the forces preventing students from reaching their goal: graduation. The students will march from L.A. City Hall to Governor Brown’s office beginning at 1:00pm.

Zombies will appear during the last 100 yards of the march, slowing down some students with things like “no classes” or “can't afford fees” signs, while only a small percentage of students will make it to the safe zone at the finish line.

  

WHAT:              Zombie Walk for Education

WHEN:              1:00-3:00 pm, Friday, October 26, 2012

WHERE:           Los Angeles City Hall, 200 North Spring St. to Ronald Reagan Building at 300 S. Spring St.  

WHO:                 Hundreds of LACCD students, educators and community members

Struggling with Math?

Did you know that the Math Dept is running a Pre-Assessment Workshop, starting 10/22? This workshop will help you review for a placement test, and will guarantee a seat in a math class next semester.

For more information, please see the link below.
http://www.lacitycollege.edu/public/announcements/paws_F12.pdf

Math 100 is a no-credit math workshop where you can get help with your Math homework. You can enroll any time, and if you complete more than 16 hours of study in the Math lab, it will count as a 1 credit course.

If you're struggling with Math, explore LACC's math department and make the most of every opportunity they present!!!
Check out the Math department homepage!! http://www.lacitycollege.edu/academic/departments/mathdept/index.html

Honors Club Meeting + NEW TIME!!!

An Honors Club meeting will be held at the NEW TIME of 3pm - 4pm this Tuesday, October 16th, on the 2nd floor of the new Student Union Building in the Conference Room !!!

PLEASE BE AWARE:

HONORS MEETINGS ARE BEING HELD EVERY 2ND WEEK STARTING THIS TUESDAY, OCT 16TH.  Our next meeting is on Oct 30th.  

Ralph Bunche Meetup

Thursday, October 4th, was the biannual Ralph Bunche Scholars meetup at the Faculty and Staff Center. There were about 40 people in attendance. It was great to meet new RBS members and re-connect with old ones. It's often difficult to get to know other RBS students when we're all so busy during the semester and these events allow for us to connect names to faces.

An Honors Club meeting was held after the RBS meetup, at which the new positions were filled.

HONORS CLUB MEETING 10/9

Tomorrow is the 2nd Honors Club meeting of the semester.

Be there at 12.30pm, JH217.

New President + others!

On October 4, 2012, the Honors Club voted on a new President.

Congratulations to Gilbert Aguilar who will lead the Club honorably and efficiently, no doubt.

Also, congratulations must go to two other Honors Club members who now have positions:

Shane Poeppe is the Vice President of Fellowship
Marvin Morris is the Vice President of Service

Club Rush Tuesday!

Today was Club Rush at the new student union building.

We enjoyed getting to meet some interested students, so if you stopped by, thank you!

If you forgot, or missed out....DON'T WORRY! We're doing it all again this Thursday, October 4.
We'll be in front of the new student union building again from 12.00 - 1.30. See you there.

Register to Vote 2012!!!!

COUNTDOWN CLOCK WIDGETS

It's only ^ days until the 2012 federal election. If you are eligible to vote, please register.
YOU MUST REGISTER BY OCTOBER 22, 2012 IF YOU WANT TO VOTE.

Click to register!

Club Rush - Fall 2012

Club Rush is next Tuesday and Thursday (Oct 2 & 4) outside the soon to be opened new Student Union building.

If you want to learn more about PTK, Honors Club, and/or Ralph Bunche Honors Program, please stop by our table and meet some of our awesome and friendly members!!

We hope to meet you there!

Fall 2012 PTK/Honors Club

PTK/Honors Club has be reconvened for the Fall 2012 semester!!

Meetings are to be held in JH217 on the second Tuesday of each month at 12.30pm, and at other times, TBA.

PTK/Honors Club is open to all. Our motto is "scholars helping scholars and the community", so if you wish to be involved, please come along.

Contact us at laccptk@gmail.com

Welcome

Welcome to the online home of Phi Theta Kappa at Los Angeles City College!

Who Are We?

Phi Theta Kappa is an international honors society for two-year college students. Joining will enable you to recognize your academic achievement by becoming a member of an elite group of students worldwide who are dedicated to academic excellence. Furthermore, PTK is a wonderful resource for scholarship opportunities you won't find out about anywhere else. 

 

How Can You Join? 

Phi Theta Kappa is an invite-only organization to which you must apply in order to become a member. In general, students with a 3.5 or higher GPA who are in good academic standing at a two-year college are likely candidates for membership. To read more specific guidelines, please click the "Join" link at the top of this page. 


What If I'm Not Eligible to Join Yet?

The LACC branch of Phi Theta Kappa is an on-campus, ASG-sponsored club. That means that anyone can join the club and attend meetings -- even if you're not yet eligible for Phi Theta Kappa. You can still learn about certain scholarship opportunities and academic conferences, and participate in club events and service projects. The Honors Club is also associated with the Ralph Bunche Scholars College, directed by Prof. Danielle Muller. Therefore, we can also provide you with information about how to join the Ralph Bunche program, which will allow you to take honors courses at LACC and become a member of the Transfer Alliance Program (TAP) which gives you preferential admittance to UCLA.