Honors Societies
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Honors Societies aim to recognize students who have excelled in a variety of circumstances. Honors societies invite students to join based on academic excellence, or to those who have shown impressive leadership, service, and overall character. Joining honors societies are great opportunities for students to boost their resume, scholarship applications as well as their personal and professional skills.
NCTC has four honors societies.
Should they meet the requirements, students can participate in as many honors societies as they want.
Lambda Nu
LN
Lambda Nu (LN) is a national honors society for the radiologic and imaging sciences.
Its objectives are to:
Foster academic scholarship at the highest academic levels
Promote research and investigation in the radiologic and imaging sciences
Recognize exemplary scholarship
Lambda Nu's name is derived from the lower case Greek characters in the formula ln, which represents the physics of the inverse relationship between wavelength and frequency an essential parameter across the diversity of modalities comprising the professions.
Lambda Nu uses the upper case Greek characters Lambda and Nu to represent the inverse relationship and delicate balance required between the art and the science inherent in the radiologic and imaging sciences.
Lambda Nu's colors are:
Maroon for the radiologic and imaging sciences
Green for the health professions
Gold the ancient color of honor
National Society of Leadership and Success
NSLS
The National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) also known as Sigma Alpha Pi is the nation's largest leadership honors society. Students are selected by their college for membership based on either academic standing or leadership potential. The Society provides a step-by-step program for members to build their leadership skills through participation at their campus or online.
Upon completion of the program, members receive their leadership certificate and take their place among the top student leaders at their campus and across the country. Membership is for life and provides access to benefits including scholarships and awards, exclusive on-campus events, and discounts on computers, textbooks, grad school prep courses, insurance and much more.
Phi Theta Kappa is the world's largest honors society for community college students. The Psi Iota Chapter of NCTC extends membership to students who have earned a cumulative 3.5 GPA at NCTC which is transferable to a four year college.
Membership not only provides recognition but also opportunities to grow as a scholar, develop as a leader, make a difference through service and scholarship opportunities. Members of Phi Theta Kappa are part of a global community founded on academic excellence and dedicated to servant leadership.
The NCTC Honors Program offers the opportunity for high-achieving students to earn honors credit in core curriculum courses taught by experienced and engaging faculty dedicated to honors education.
Sociedad Honoraria de la Lengua Española
The Sociedad Honoraria de la Lengua Española (SHLE) seeks to recognize excellence in the study of Spanish as well as promote understanding and friendship between English and Spanish speakers. Membership is extended to students who have earned a B average or above in Spanish and a 3.2 overall GPA. SHLE membership benefits include leadership opportunities, exceptional recognition opportunities, and exclusive member discounts on select hotels and auto rentals.