Lexington, Va. (April 28, 2021) – Michael T. Benson, president of Coastal Carolina University, was recently elected to the Board of Trustees for the Omicron Delta Kappa Society and Educational Foundation, Inc. His three-year term as one of the Society’s at-large trustees will begin on July 1, 2021. The announcement of the election was made…
Talladega, Ala. (April 19, 2021) – Talladega College’s petition to establish a circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, was approved recently by the organization’s Board of Trustees. Sally K. Albrecht, chair of O∆K’s Board of Trustees, will preside at the chartering ceremony scheduled for April 21, 2021. Albrecht made the following…
Dear Members, As a person of color, I have experienced inequality throughout my life. Because of my passion for education and social justice, I earned a Juris Doctor (law) degree from the University of Florida and a Ph.D. in sociology, with a concentration in race and ethnic relations and criminology, from the University of Miami….
Chambersburg, Pa. (November 11, 2020) – Wilson College’s petition to establish a circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, was approved recently by the organization’s Board of Trustees. Tara S. Singer, O∆K’s president and chief executive officer, will preside at the chartering ceremony scheduled for November 11, 2020. Sally K. Albrecht, chair…
Duluth, Minn. (October 21, 2020) – The University of Minnesota Duluth’s petition to establish a circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, was approved recently by the organization’s Board of Trustees. Tara S. Singer, O∆K’s president and chief executive officer, was the installing officer for the chartering ceremony which was held October…
Omicron Delta Kappa issued the statement below on June 2, 2020. Since that time, our Society has completed a survey to learn more about what resources related to social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusivity we may share with our circles and our membership. A number of other recommendations which came out of the survey data…
Dear Members, Omicron Delta Kappa is actively tracking the impact that the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 is having on our country’s system of higher education. The reality of campuses moving to online instruction, closing residence halls, and implementing travel restrictions is also having an impact on O∆K. Many campuses are reducing in-person classes for unspecified…
