In This Issue – MyODK | Online Communities | Student Representatives on the O∆K Board of Trustees | Circle Leader of the Year | Charlie Life and Leadership Academy
UPDATE: The launch of MyODK has been delayed again to ensure that all the necessary components are working and we have time to train circle officers on the various functions.
At this time, we are not anticipating the launch of the circle portal until later in 2024. Circles will continue to use MMS for the remainder of this academic year. Circles that wish to start their fall membership process this spring will need to reach out to their circle contact about starting the process in MyODK. We are hoping to launch the member portal in March or April.
We are sorry that the launch date keeps getting pushed back. We would prefer to have a fully developed product and circle officers trained to use it.
OΔK Online Communities
Elevate your circle officer experience by joining our Discord server—an innovative communication platform ideal for connecting with your circle, networking with members across the country, and unlocking vibrant opportunities within O∆K. As a circle officer, check out our Circle-Leadership channel and connect with circle officers from different campuses. Be sure to explore the Speakers-Network channel for O∆K talent when planning your next engagement, and let a moderator know if you would like to start a channel for your circle to keep in touch with all your members. Check out more details on Discord here and complete the Code of Conduct for access to the server. Feel free to reach out to renata@odk.org for additional information. Join us!
Student Representative on the O∆K Board of Trustees
Omicron Delta Kappa is seeking the student trustee for our Board of Trustees. Student trustees have just as much authority and responsibility as our other board members. They attend our quarterly board meetings and voice the concerns of our collegiate members and advisors as policies and procedures are developed for O∆K. To be eligible to serve, student trustees need to plan to be enrolled in a degree program during the Spring semester. One does not need to be enrolled as a student throughout the three years of service. The Society covers expenses for the in-person meetings for students.
- The deadline for student trustee nominations and applications is January 30, 2024.
Circle Leader of the Year
In June 2022, the Board of Trustees voted to change the process by which Omicron Delta Kappa selects the National Leader of the Year (NLOY) and when circles select the Circle Leader of the Year.
The Circle Leader of the Year (CLOY) honor is no longer a gateway to the NLOY. For that reason, the CLOY process has been moved to the winter and spring. Circles are still expected to select a CLOY – a person dedicated to the circle’s leadership and success. The circle then notifies the National Headquarters of its selection. The CLOY recipients will receive a signed certificate suitable for framing, be recognized on the O∆K website and through social media, and be recognized at the National Leadership Conference.
Submissions for the CLOY open on January 1, 2024, and close on May 31, 2024.
We hope to have every circle select a Circle Leader of the Year in 2024.
Charlie Life and Leadership Academy
OΔK has partnered with Charlie Life and Leadership Academy, a foremost provider of leadership, career, and self-development training, to provide discounted access to its entire course library. With 21 courses spanning everything from self-discovery to self-mastery in leadership, career, communications, mindset, and much more, Charlie Academy offers high-achieving members the perfect array of courses to meet their individual needs.
Circle officers are encouraged to check out the Charlie courses and to share this opportunity with circle members to help enhance the leadership skills of their local circle.
Use code CharlieODK23 to access your discount.
