Back when you were in high school, networking was simple. You sat down with someone who worked with your mother or father, or with a member of the clergy at your house of worship, with a local business leader – or maybe with someone who […]
Discover Your Destiny, Adventure Awaits was the theme for the 2016 International Summit, held in Tucson, Arizona. Tucson provided a beautiful backdrop for the Summit, a skyline of rolling hills dotted with cacti and Sonora wildlife. The JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort and Spa was […]
An interview with Golden Key International Honour Society Scholarship Winner and Marine Biologist Patricia Hanley
Anyone who worries that too few bright young women are becoming scientists should get to know Patricia Hanley, a Golden Key member who is studying marine biology at the University of New Brunswick. Patricia, who was raised in Saint John, New Brunswick, is conducting research into lobster movement in the Bay of Fundy. It’s just the right research topic for a young woman who hails from the Maritimes.
Golden Key was gratified when Patricia applied for the Joan Nelson Study Abroad Scholarship – and delighted when she won. Patricia will use her $5,000 award to study at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California, where she will assist adjunct professor Eric Bjorkstedt in his research.
How will Patricia benefit from the scholarship? Here is what she told us in a recent conversation.
How Will the Scholarship Help Patricia?
Patricia is thrilled that her scholarship will give her the opportunity to conduct more extensive research in her chosen field. “It has enhanced the quality of research I do by allowing me to absorb knowledge and skills from a larger group of scientists,” she states.
She also believes that studying with Professor Bjorkstedt will continue to help her make connections to a broader range or experts in her field. “Undoubtedly,” she says, “the experience has already broadened my prospects as an early-career researcher in the research community.”
How Patricia Describes the Benefits of Joining Golden Key International Honour Society
How has Patricia’s Golden Key membership helped her? She says that it has improved her C.V., increased the size of her professional network, helped her connect with researchers who share her research interests, and even started to connect her with potential employers. She is certain that her Joan Nelson Scholarship will give her a competitive advantage when she begins to apply for jobs.
Are You Thinking of Joining Golden Key International Honour Society? Ask Patricia
“I would tell prospective members not to hesitate to join. Members of the society are a unique and varied group with access to scholarships that could offer them invaluable opportunities now and in the future.”
Are you interested in scholarship opportunities? Visit the Golden Key Website to see a current listing of all available scholarships and application deadlines. Someone is going to win them; Why not you?
Golden Key’s Regional Summit 2016 for Regions 3 and 7 kicked off in Atlanta, GA. On Friday, February 28, 2016, Golden Key members arrived to the gorgeous Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel with the anticipation of having a fun filled weekend. Everyone knows that Atlanta traffic […]
Golden Key’s San Diego Regional Summit brought together members from US Regions 6, 7, and 8 for a sunny weekend in Southern California. Delegates arrived at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay on Friday, March 5, where they were given the option to attend outings to […]
On Saturday, 2 July Australians will be voting to elect all 226 members of Parliament in the first double dissolution election since 1987.
Earlier in the year, as part of the Golden Key Asia-Pacific Conference 2016: Be the Change in February, a Q&A Panel discussion centred upon the topic of “Why should I care about politics?” to question the importance of politics and political engagement, particularly regarding the younger generation. This panel was especially pertinent as 2016 is an important year for politics with the Australian federal election on July 2 and the United States presidential election on November 8.
Recent figures from the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) show that the 18 to 24-year-old demographic has the worst numbers on voter enrolment. Approximately half of all 18-year-olds, and a total of nearly 350,000 young people, are not enrolled to vote in the upcoming federal election where voting is mandatory.
Discussion topics included issues such as disenchantment with Australian politics and a lack of representation within the political parties for matters that notably concerned younger Australians. Also discussed was the accusation that political parties are more concerned with holding power than implementing policy change and social progression. Students in the audience were encouraged not to disengage with politics, as panel member Dr Andrea Carson succinctly stated: “Someone else will make the choice if you don’t.”
The panel examined the importance of mandatory voting and how the youth vote carries significant power in shaping the future. In countries like Australia and the United States, being able to vote is a democratic right and something that all of us need to take responsibility for. This point was emphasised by panel member Akram Azimi who noted that democracy was not a universal privilege open to all, as his family had arrived in Australia 13 years ago from Afghanistan.
The panel was made up of prominent members of the community. This included: Akram Azimi, 2013 Young Australian of the Year; Adam Bandt MP, the Federal Member for Melbourne; Dr Andrea Carson, Media and Politics lecturer at the University of Melbourne; and Professor Michael Leach, Professor in Politics and International Relations at Swinburne University of Technology. The discussion was moderated by Frances Bell, a Victorian State Political reporter with the ABC News.
In early April 2016, four students of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) – Kenneth Chaw Vui Ken, Aniza Hanis binti Abd Aziz, Ho Woon Ping, and Maria Ameina binti Ahmad, completed eight days of community service in Takeo Cambodia as part of their Chapter’s Golden Key […]
Supplemental Benefits Open Enrollment Golden Key International Honour Society (Golden Key) is excited to announce that we have teamed up with the health insurance experts at Homeland HealthCare, LLC (Homeland) to offer a new health insurance program for Golden Key Members in the U.S.! The […]
We’ve all heard it before, “Ain’t no mountain high enough, ain’t no valley low enough.” But what do the lyrics of this popular song really say? One might be led to believe after further listening that the overall theme behind this treasured song is that there isn’t anything that can stand in the way when it comes to love. If we ask recent graduate of Metropolitan State University of Denver; Jennifer Ann-Marie Sands whether she agreed with our interpretation, we think she would not only agree but also credit it to the reasoning behind much of her very own success.
On Saturday, May 14, 2016, Sands graduated from Metropolitan State University of Denver Summa Cum Laude with a 3.95 GPA. As though an academic record such as Sands is not impressive enough, the bright scholar also managed to juggle raising 7 children, working full time, and participate in various student groups; one of which being Golden Key International Honour Society where she served as Vice President of Graduate Relations. All of this while struggling with deafness in both ears. How you ask?
The health care management major and accounting minor would tell you with the utmost confidence that it was no easy to feat. “There were some tears, and not much sleep, but I wasn’t going to let anything stop me,” said Sands. More important than her own determination would be the support of those who would climb mountains for her; her family. “This is not just my accomplishment,” says Sands. “It’s my family’s accomplishment. I could not have done it without a very supportive husband, amazing parents, and my kids along the way.” Experiencing the milestone of graduation is only going to mean that much more sharing it with family and friends.
Sands now, more than ever looks forward to the next chapter of her academic journey – starting a graduate program in the fall to study accounting with an emphasis in fraud detection. Her plans thereafter are to join the FBI as a Fraud Investigator helping those in need and with the support of her family and friends, its clear there isn’t a mountain high enough for Sands to climb.
Written by Dominique Sherrod
On Saturday 13 February 2016, delegates from the Golden Key Asia-Pacific Conference 2016: Be the Change collaborated with the Global Coalition for Change in Melbourne, Australia to assist with the Books for Learning Project. Thousands of donated children’s books were cleaned, sorted into age […]
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