Phi Theta Kappa Honors in Action
Incorporating the Four Hallmarks:
Scholarship, Leadership, Service, & Fellowship
The Phi Theta Kappa Experience through Honors in Action means that scholars are engaging with their communities using the Phi Theta Kappa Hallmarks of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Fellowship to seek solutions to the world's challenges related to the Honors Study Topic.
Honors in Action Projects are a way of exploring the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Study Topic. Honors in Action is the process that provides opportunities to apply learning and practice real-world problem-solving by developing an in-depth, action-oriented project related to Honors Study Topic research. Academic research into the themes related to the Honors Study Topic is what makes the difference between Honors in Action and simply action. Honors in Action is informed action designed to make a lasting impact and contribute to the betterment of society.
The Honors Study Topic changes every two years so that it will always be a timely and relevant subject of importance to the human experience in global context.
The Honors Case Study Challenge is an academic research competition based on the Honors Study Topic and includes cash awards and online publication of winning entries.
The Phi Theta Kappa Honors Institute is a five-day summer conference examining the Honors Study Topic using speaker presentations and small group discussions.
Information regarding Honors in Action and its associated activites may be found by accessing the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society website and login to your account at www.ptk.org
2022/2023 Honors Study Topic: The Art and Science of Play
2022/2023 Honors Program Guide
Phi Theta Kappa Honors in Action Resource Page
Alpha Nu Sigma Library Resource Guide
Carolinas Region Library Resource Guide
Alpha Nu Sigma Chapter Honors in Action Projects
2024 Honors in Action Project Hallmark Award Entry
(for 2023 HiA Project Activities - Honors Study Topic: The Art and Science of Play)
2023 Honors in Action Project Hallmark Award Entry
(for 2022 HiA Project Activities - Honors Study Topic: The Art and Science of Play)
2022 Honors in Action Project Hallmark Award Entry
(for 2021 HiA Project Activities - Honors Study Topic: To the Seventh Generation: Inheritance and Legacy)
2021 Honors in Action Project Hallmark Award Entry
(for 2020 HiA Project Activities - Honors Study Topic: To the Seventh Generation: Inheritance and Legacy)
2020 Honors in Action Project Hallmark Award Entry
(for 2019 HiA Project Activities - Honors Study Topic: Transformations: Acknowledging, Assessing, and Achieving Change)
2019 Honors in Action Project Hallmark Award Entry
(for 2018 HiA Project Activities - Honors Study Topic: Transformations: Acknowledging, Assessing, and Achieving Change)
2018 Honors in Action Project Hallmark Award Entry
(for 2017 HiA Project Activities - Honors Study Topic: How the World Works: Global Perspectives)
2017 Honors in Action Project Hallmark Award Entry
(for 2016 HiA Project Activities - Honors Study Topic: How the World Works: Global Perspectives)
2016 Honors in Action Project Hallmark Award Entry
(for 2015 HiA Project Activities - Honors Study Topic: Frontiers and the Spirit of Exploration)
2015 Honors in Action Project Hallmark Award Entry
(for 2014 HiA Project Activities - Honors Study Topic: Frontiers and the Spirit of Exploration)
2014 Honors in Action Project Hallmark Award Entry
(for 2013 HiA Project Activities - Honors Study Topic: The Culture of Competition)
2013 Honors in Action Project Hallmark Award Entry
(for 2012 HiA Project Activities - Honors Study Topic: The Culture of Competition)