BLOOMINGTON – The Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington chapter, Alpha Rho Sigma, of the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society received a $1000 grant for their “Honors in Action” project. Members completed a grant proposal and included their research questions, objectives, academic sources, and ideas for how the funds would support their project.
This year’s project fell under the category “Natural and Constructed Environments.” Phi Theta Kappa students decided to pursue bird appreciation and conservation efforts for the Blue Herons that shelter on the Ivy Tech Bloomington campus. After researching related issues and talking about them with Professor Sarah Cote, chair of the Biology Department, they decided to use the grant money to improve native riparian habitats in the campus retention ponds.
“These ponds are part of the Biology Department’s new outdoor learning lab, and this project helped to expand the lab and will bring more magnificent birds to campus,” said Indiana Regional Coordinator, Dr. Samantha Levy-Arnold.
Alpha Rho Sigma inducted nearly 70 new members this semester and was awarded the Indiana region’s most distinguished chapter of Phi Theta Kappa for 2020.
About Ivy Tech Community College
Ivy Tech Community College is Indiana’s largest public post-secondary institution and the nation’s largest singly accredited statewide community college system. Ivy Tech serves more than 200,000 students annually and offers associate degrees, certificates, and workforce training in more than 70 programs across Indiana. The College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is committed to providing affordable, high-quality education aligned with the needs of Indiana’s workforce.
