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…
In early January, the Board of Trustees for the Omicron Delta Kappa Society and Educational Foundation met for our winter meetings in Atlanta. One of the highlights of the weekend was the member luncheon, held at the beautiful Capital City Club. Representatives from six of our circles attended, and it was my great pleasure to…
Millersville University ’s petition for a charter of The National Leadership Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa (O∆K), was approved recently by the organization’s board of trustees. Linda Hooks, chair of O∆K’s Mission Committee and professor of economics at Washington and Lee University, was the installing officer for the chartering ceremony held on Dec. 2, 2019….
On the last weekend of June 2019, the members of the Omicron Delta Kappa Board of Directors and Foundation Board of Trustees met formally met for the first time as the combined Board of Trustees for the Omicron Delta Kappa Society and Educational Foundation. The merger of the two legal entities into a single organization…
Frankfort, Ky. (April 24, 2019) – Kentucky State University’s petition for a charter of The National Leadership Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa (O∆K), was approved recently by the organization’s board of directors. Tara Singer, O∆K’s executive director, was the installing officer for the chartering ceremony held on April 22, 2019. The announcement was made by…
Cheryl Hogle, the first woman to serve as national president of Omicron Delta Kappa, died on Friday, April 19, 2019. Prior to her service as National President, she served as the SUNY Plattsburgh Circle Faculty Secretary, four terms as a Faculty Province Director, and two terms as O∆K’s National Vice President for Extension. After her…
Organizations change. Sometimes those changes come about as a result of external forces – the need to survive and thrive. Other times, they’re a result of internal factors – based on circumstances and opportunities. An organization’s natural evolution accounts for both external forces and internal factors. For Omicron Delta Kappa, the maturation of the Omicron…
