On February 15th, Dr. Calvin Newport, assistant professor of computer science at Georgetown University and author of several books including How to Become a Straight-A Student presented three unconventional student success concepts adopted from academic performance practices of high-achieving students at Ivy-League schools to the Texas Region of Phi Theta Kappa in a webcast for participating local chapters in the 2012 Texas Regional Project entitled, Study 30 Minutes a Day, Get a 4.0 GPA!.
This endeavor of ours aimed to teach students at local participating colleges how to learn effectively, defeat procrastination, and how to simply enjoy their college experience. This project was developed to help stimulate long-term growth in the region by providing local chapters resources to increase their membership and fiscal standing.
It was undoubtedly a success: a confirmed report indicated that 28 different campuses in our region co-hosted this event with over 771 total participants — the largest recorded attendance of any service project the region has hosted.