Phi Kappa Phi gift package ‘unboxing’

Phi Kappa Phi sent me some “goodies” recently. The society had invited me to submit a video about my favorite member benefits, and the gifts were sent to me in gratitude for participating in this project.
https://youtu.be/9BV5txwaVws

My UCM extracurricular experiences

I spent time this weekend applying for scholarships through the University of Central Missouri. Filling out the application offered me a chance to reflect on my experiences as a UCM graduate student.

‘What's Growing in Your Garden?’

In a post to social media, Phi Kappa Phi is encouraging its members to share “What’s growing in your garden these days?” In response to this prompt, I have a rescue orchid at home that currently has a beautiful white bloom on its flower spike.

‘What has moving to a new place taught you?’

In the Summer 2026 edition of Forum, its quarterly magazine, the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi posed the question, “What has moving to a new place taught you?” and featured responses by some of its members. Here is my response, concerning what I learned from a move to Ashland, Oregon.
https://youtu.be/pJJXLSw1LV8

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Sharing joy in reading to (hopefully) reverse its decline

An interesting column in the latest Phi Kappa Phi Forum talked about the decline of reading for pleasure in the United States. To address this decline I think it’s important for those of us who love reading, to willingly make ourselves visible as readers. And so here are two ways that I try to promote a reading culture among young people at the library where I work.
https://youtu.be/T5KtBbgEqeo

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‘Why Phi Kappa Phi’

“Why ΦΚΦ”. The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is inviting its members to share the reasons that they accepted membership. What resonated with me was the emphasis being placed upon being a lifelong learner.
https://youtu.be/VdzUOWrplpE

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Parkhill elected to Phi Kappa Phi (Press release)

Here is a press release that I distributed to newspaper publishers serving my home town of Calistoga, California. It concerns my recent election to membership into Phi Kappa Phi, a collegiate honor society.