Golden Key International Honour Society
Golden Key International Honour Society is the world’s premier collegiate honor society, with over 2 million members this year from over 190 countries who have been recognized at over 375 chapters at colleges and universities.
Golden Key International Honour Society, founded on 29 November 1977, is an academic honor society which recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement and excellence among college and university students from all academic disciplines. In an effort to reflect the Society’s diversity and international presence, Golden Key uses the globally accepted spelling of “honour” in its name.
Golden Key has emerged as one of the most dynamic, forward-thinking organizations in higher education. Committed to an ethos of recognizing academic achievement and encouraging altruistic service, the Society’s on-campus presence has reached over 375 chapters at colleges and universities worldwide.
The Society offers its members over $1 million (USD) annually through numerous scholarship and award programs. Members are also connected to exclusive career opportunities and assistance through Golden Key’s partnerships with major corporations and graduate programs. The Society provides campus and community service opportunities enabling personal growth and leadership development as well as collaborating with university faculty and administrators to develop and maintain high standards of education.
The Society maintains active membership in several organizations including:
Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS)
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)
National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC)
National Scholarship Providers Association (NSPA)
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
National Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals (NAGAP)
Direct Marketing Association (DMA)
The Society is pleased to have more than 20,000 Honorary members of the organization involved with the Society. Honorary members are elected by local Golden Key chapters and are individuals who are active on campus or in the community. These Honorary members reflect the qualities and values of Golden Key members and are active in areas of scholarship, leadership or service. Some of our Honorary members include:
Roberta Bondar, Canada’s First Female Astronaut
Bill Cosby, Entertainer
The Most Reverend Desmond M. Tutu, Anglican Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town
Ronald W. Reagan, Former US President
Ian Thorpe, Olympic Gold Medalist
Elie Wiesel, Nobel Laureate and Author
Golden Key is incorporated as a nonprofit organization under Section 501 (c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.
American Public University
Welcome from the President
Service. Leadership. Relevance in a global society. These values define our mission at American Public University System. They guide how we educate and support more than 70,000 distance learners studying in 50 states and more than 100 countries. They shape the growth of our two institutions, American Public University and American Military University. They are a roadmap for how we prepare you for successful careers.
How do we set ourselves apart from other distance learning and traditional “brick-and-mortar” universities?
Our Programs, Your Career
Above all, we exist to serve you. Our students quickly discover a tight-knit community of professors, staff, and fellow students. You’ll engage in one-on-one discussions with professors. You may work on a project with other students who live in your town or join online chats to discuss coursework with classmates who live across an ocean.
We continuously strive to keep the learning environment creative, demanding and relevant to what’s happening in the world today.
In fact, we commit ourselves to providing the best in career-relevant programs. We offer an impressive curriculum, with more than 70 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, including homeland security, intelligence, education, and emergency management.
The professors teaching these programs are truly “real-world” experts who incorporate knowledge they learn from the field. Many are executives in government, business and non-profit organizations, including the State Department, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, CIA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the United Nations.
Join Us
Since our founding in 1991 as American Military University, we’ve grown to become a leader in distance education. Our students have always been the best of the best.
I encourage you to learn more about us. Talk to one of our students. Chat with a professor or department chair. Explore our Web site. Find out how American Public University System is helping others and how we can help you grow, achieve and succeed.
Dr. Wallace E. Boston, President and Chief Executive Officer
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