Students at Grays Harbor College will observe Earth Day on Monday, April 25, with a variety of activities planned on the main campus in Aberdeen.

From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 25, students enrolled in various GHC programs will showcase projects that they have completed during the year. In addition, tree planting and other restoration projects will take place along the College’s Lake Swano trails. In the HUB, starting at 10:30 a.m. and continuing until 2 p.m., the annual Sustainability Fair will occur featuring local businesses, projects and suggestions of how individuals can be more sustainable.

The College’s Sustainability Committee is also planning a clothing exchange in the HUB and Earth Day-related films will be shown during the day in the Fireside Room. Projects along the Lake Swano trails will include picking up litter, spreading woodchips on the trails and planting trees, all organized by students in the Coastal Resources Learning Center and Forestry
programs.

The day’s activities will involve more than 150 younger students from area school districts, plus GHC students, faculty and staff, plus community members. The public is invited to participate in all of the GHC Earth Day activities. There is no admission charge. This year, sustainability and service learning activities at GHC are supported by the Washington Campus Compact Northwest Sustainability Initiative. Coordinating activities on the GHC campus are Jessica James of the Coastal Resources Learning Center at (360) 538-4140 or email jmjames@ghc.edu.

"The purpose of Phi Theta Kappa shall be to recognize and encourage scholarship among two-year college students. To achieve this purpose, Phi Theta Kappa shall provide opportunity for the development of leadership and service, for an intellectual climate for exchange of ideas and ideals, for lively fellowship for scholars, and for stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence."

Today Phi Theta Kappa is the largest honor society in American higher education with more than 2 million members and 1,200 chapters located in all 50 of the United States, U.S. territories, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Germany, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, United Arab Emirates and Palau. The innovative programs and services and array of membership benefits offered by Phi Theta Kappa are unequaled among honor societies. 

Phi Theta Kappa's mission is two-fold: 1) recognize and encourage the academic achievement of two-year college students and (2) provide opportunities for individual growth and development through participation in honors, leadership, service and fellowship programming. Co-curricular programs focus upon the Society's Hallmark of Scholarship, Leadership, Service and Fellowship. It is estimated that 200,000 students participate in Phi Theta Kappa programs each year. Annually, approximately 100,000 students are inducted into Phi Theta Kappa.

•  Members of Phi Theta Kappa may apply for more than $36 million in transfer scholarships, provided exclusively to Society members by more than 600 senior institutions.
• Enrollment in The Transfer Database, used by hundreds of senior colleges and universities to recruit Phi Theta Kappa transfer students.
• Letter of recommendation sent to a college admissions counselor, scholarship official or potential employer.
• Golden Key Membership Pin, Certificate of Membership, and a wallet-size Identification Card. 
• Members of Phi Theta Kappa may affix the Society’s Gold Diploma Seal, denoting Society membership, to their two-year college diploma.
• Members of Phi Theta Kappa may have their membership in the international honor society noted on their transcript, contingent on their college’s policy.
• Members of Phi Theta Kappa may wear the Society’s golden monogrammed Honors Stole and Tassel, at college commencement exercises, available through purchase, contingent on college policy.

Learn more about money and how to manage it!

Stop by one of the many free seminars sponsored by financial institutions, businesses, government agencies, and lots of others who are joining together to promote personal financial education throughout the state of Washington.

See Full Schedule

For more information, visit: moneysmartweek.org/washington

Students are invited to attend a meeting with Accreditation Evaluation Team members on Wednesday, April 27, 2011.

The meeting will be held from 2:00-3:00PM in MIB Room 2416.

Grays Harbor College is scheduled for a Full-Scale Accreditation Evaluation April 27-29, 2011, by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, the regional accreditation organization. 

Institutions accredited or pre-accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities are required to examine their own missions, goals, operations, and achievements (See: Comprehensive Self-Evaluation Report, 2011). The process then provides expert analysis by peer evaluators, and, later, commendations for accomplishments and recommendations for improvement from the accrediting body. Since the accreditation status of an institution is reviewed periodically, institutions are encouraged toward continued self-evaluation and improvement.

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
8060 165th Ave NE
Suite 100
Redmond, WA  98052-3981
(425) 558-4224 

Join us in the Hub!

Bake sale will have home baked goods and possible store bought baked goods. Cookies Cakes ect...

"The purpose of Phi Theta Kappa shall be to recognize and encourage scholarship among two-year college students. To achieve this purpose, Phi Theta Kappa shall provide opportunity for the development of leadership and service, for an intellectual climate for exchange of ideas and ideals, for lively fellowship for scholars, and for stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence."

Today Phi Theta Kappa is the largest honor society in American higher education with more than 2 million members and 1,200 chapters located in all 50 of the United States, U.S. territories, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Germany, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, United Arab Emirates and Palau. The innovative programs and services and array of membership benefits offered by Phi Theta Kappa are unequaled among honor societies. 

Phi Theta Kappa's mission is two-fold: 1) recognize and encourage the academic achievement of two-year college students and (2) provide opportunities for individual growth and development through participation in honors, leadership, service and fellowship programming. Co-curricular programs focus upon the Society's Hallmark of Scholarship, Leadership, Service and Fellowship. It is estimated that 200,000 students participate in Phi Theta Kappa programs each year. Annually, approximately 100,000 students are inducted into Phi Theta Kappa.

•  Members of Phi Theta Kappa may apply for more than $36 million in transfer scholarships, provided exclusively to Society members by more than 600 senior institutions.
• Enrollment in The Transfer Database, used by hundreds of senior colleges and universities to recruit Phi Theta Kappa transfer students.
• Letter of recommendation sent to a college admissions counselor, scholarship official or potential employer.
• Golden Key Membership Pin, Certificate of Membership, and a wallet-size Identification Card. 
• Members of Phi Theta Kappa may affix the Society’s Gold Diploma Seal, denoting Society membership, to their two-year college diploma.
• Members of Phi Theta Kappa may have their membership in the international honor society noted on their transcript, contingent on their college’s policy.
• Members of Phi Theta Kappa may wear the Society’s golden monogrammed Honors Stole and Tassel, at college commencement exercises, available through purchase, contingent on college policy.

A final Running Start meeting is planned for Wednesday, May 4, at 6:30 p.m. in the HUB on the GHC campus. This will be for home-schooled families and for those attending area high schools who may have missed the school visit. For more information, call Vivian Kaylor at (360) 538-4093.

A panel presentation on Getting Free: Recovering from Trauma will be held on Thursday, May 5^th from 2-3:30 p.m. in room 2250. The speakers will explain Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and discuss methods of recovering from the effects of accidents, childhood abuse and neglect, violence, war and other traumatic events. The panel will consist of the following:

Peter Schmidt, Psy.D

Katy Murray, MSW and EMDR practitioner

Angela Crowley, CMHC

Patricia Tucker, LCSW