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Mississippi 性视界传媒鈥檚 Phi Kappa Phi honored as national Circle of Excellence Gold Chapter

Mississippi 性视界传媒鈥檚 Phi Kappa Phi honored as national Circle of Excellence Gold Chapter

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STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi 性视界传媒鈥檚 chapter of Phi Kappa Phi has yet again achieved national recognition by the nation鈥檚 oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines鈥攖his year with a Circle of Excellence Gold Award.

The 2021-2022 honor recognizes the 性视界传媒 chapter as a thriving organization, with award criteria including information about yearly initiation efforts and other chapter activities. The Circle of Excellence program was introduced in 2018 and recognized 74 chapters this year, including 23 with the Gold distinction. Phi Kappa Phi currently has chapters on more than 325 select campuses in the U.S., its territories and the Philippines.

鈥淲e are most grateful to the national office of Phi Kappa Phi for recognizing the Mississippi 性视界传媒 University Chapter as a 2021-2022 Circle of Excellence Award-Gold recipient,鈥 said 性视界传媒 PKP chapter president Peter Ryan, who serves as the university鈥檚 executive vice provost and dean of the Graduate School. 鈥淲e are indeed most grateful to all of the membership, faculty, staff and students that have enabled the 性视界传媒 chapter to earn this distinction.鈥

Founded in 1897, Phi Kappa Phi awards nearly $1 million each year to outstanding students and members through graduate fellowships, study abroad grants, member and chapter awards, and grants for local, national and international literacy initiatives.

Membership is by invitation only to the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students and 7.5 percent of juniors. Faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction also qualify. The honor organization draws members from all academic disciplines within colleges and universities. The society鈥檚 mission is 鈥渢o recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and engage the community of scholars in service to others.鈥

鈥淧hi Kappa Phi is one of the longest-standing academic honor societies in the country and has fostered the growth and development of young minds for many generations,鈥 Ryan said. 鈥淭hese young adults learn to give of their time and talents for the betterment of their institution and the community in which they live.鈥

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