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History Department NewsTouro Granted Charter from Phi Alpha ThetaProfessor Theodore Lauer, chairman of the History Department, has been informed by Phi Alpha Theta (The National History Honor Society) that Touro College has been granted a charter for a local chapter of Phi Alpha Theta. This distinction has been granted to Touro based on the quality of its faculty, and the quality of its program in History. Phi Alpha Theta is the second-largest Academic Honor Society in the United States and has chapters at all the major Colleges and Universities. Students who take a minimum of 15 credits in History can be nominated for induction into Phi Alpha Theta. Phi Alpha Theta will also serve as the History "club" for the college, sponsoring lectures, trips and other events. Dr. Karen Sutton, Assistant Professor of History and a member of Phi Alpha Theta, will serve as the Faculty Advisor for the Touro chapter.
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