MONTICELLO, AR — The University of Arkansas at Monticello’s Phi Alpha Theta
history honor society has been named the nation’s best chapter for colleges
and universities with enrollments between 3,000 and 6,000 students.
The honor was presented recently by the Phi Alpha Theta national office.
UAM’s Alpha Nu Zeta chapter is led by faculty advisor Dr. John Kyle Day,
assistant professor of history. “This is a tremendous honor for our students
and faculty,” said UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “I want to thank Dr. Day
for his leadership and hard work in bringing such national recognition to
our campus.”
Phi Alpha Theta was established in 1921 at the University of Arkansas and
includes 860 chapters and more than 350,000 members. Students accepted to
Phi Alpha Theta must maintain a minimum grade point average of at least 3.1
in 12 or more credit hours of history and have an overall GPA of 3.0.
The mission of Phi Alpha Theta is to promote the study of history through
the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange
of learning and ideas among historians. The organization seeks to bring
students, teachers and writers of history together for intellectual and
social exchanges, which promote and assist historical research and
publication by its members in a variety of ways.
|
