Popular culture has become the new honors study topic for Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the international honors society encouraging scholarship among junior and community college students. MCC’s Lynn Bartholome, associate professor, English/Philosophy, has been called upon to offer both her knowledge and guidance. Bartholome, a scholar on popular culture and the president of the Popular Culture Association, will serve as the Faculty Scholar for PTK’s national office as the new honors study topic is rolled out and developed over the next two years. During that time, she will also be an advisor for PTK’s local chapter.
Earlier this month, Bartholome presented at a national PTK conference for advisors in Jackson, Mississippi. In March, she will be the keynote speaker at MCC’s Phi Theta Kappa induction and on Monday, April 19, Bartholome will present, "The Value of Teaching and Learning About Popular Culture in the Community College: A Stew of Abstract, Concrete, Serious, and Not-So-Serious Notions" to an MCC audience at noon in Room 3-130. She will return to Jackson in October to present a workshop on popular literature.
PTK Faculty Scholars are selected on the basis of academic and professional merit from a highly competitive applicant pool representing more than 20 states. Phi Theta Kappa is the oldest, largest and most prestigious honor society serving two-year and community colleges in all 50 states, Canada and Germany. The honor society has 1,200 chapters.
Janet Ekis
Public Affairs
02/26/2004 |