Jacqueline Senecal of Cohoes Named to Phi Theta Kappa Academic Honor Society

2018 May 11

Hudson Valley Community College student Jacqueline Senecal of Cohoes, was recently inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, the international academic honor society for two-year institutions of higher learning.

Membership in Phi Theta Kappa is indicative of academic excellence. Those inducted are matriculated students who have met standards including a grade point average of 3.71 or higher. The college's Alpha Xi Sigma chapter recognizes and promotes scholarship, develops leadership, encourages service and cultivates fellowship among qualified students of the college.

Senecal is studying in the Business Administration academic program at the Troy, NY college, and was one of more than 100 Hudson Valley students inducted into PTK this past academic year.

Founded in 1953, Hudson Valley Community College offers 85 degree and certificate programs in four schools: Business; Engineering and Industrial Technologies; Health Science; and Liberal Arts and Sciences; and an Educational Opportunity Center for academic and career training. One of 30 community colleges in the State University of New York system, it has an enrollment of nearly 11,500 students, and is known as a leader in distance learning initiatives and workforce training. Hudson Valley has more than 75,000 alumni.