I’m excited to post my first blog as Board Chair of O∆K. This gives me the opportunity to announce that Willie Banks (University of Georgia, 2002) has been elected board chair-elect. My predecessor, Matt Clifford (Davidson College, 2001), is now serving as immediate past board chair. Darwin Jones (University at Albany, 2004) and W. Jeffery…
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…
Sarah Snoddy (Hollins University, 2019) recently researched completed a paper about women leading in athletics. Omicron Delta Kappa is pleased to share her paper with our membership. A summary of Snoddy’s research is below. Leading Her League: Analysis of Women’s Athletic Leadership Literature In 1972, 90% of women’s athletic programs were coached by women. That…
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…
