About Golden Key

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The Cornell Chapter

Benefits of Membership

Scholarships

• Over $500,000 awarded annually in undergraduate and graduate scholarships
• Scholarship programs in the visual arts, the performing arts, writing, research, service, and more
• Over three million dollars in scholarships awarded to date

Member Discount & Post-graduate Benefits

• Eligible for select Golden Key scholarships including the $10,000 Scholar Awards for post-graduate study
• Opportunity for involvement in alumni chapters
• Exclusive discounts and promotions through corporate partners.
• 10% Discount on Kaplan (You may take courses at any location, but you must come in person to the Ithaca Center to sign up.)
• Active Golden Key members have the opportunity to buy an honor cord to wear at graduation; the most active Golden Key members are given an honor cord by the Cornell Chapter.
• See this page for more details http://goldenkey.org/GKweb/BenefitsofMembership/

Academic Recognition

• Recognition by an international honors organization
• Induction ceremony and reception honoring new members
• Personalized membership certificate and press release announcement
• Graduation honor cords, stoles, pins and pendants available

Leadership and Community Service Opportunities

• Local, regional and international community service programs
• International conventions and regional conferences
• Local, regional and international leadership positions
• Golden Key is rife with leadership possibilities, including positions on the Golden Key executive board, which is newly elected each year.
• This year, Golden Key is creating a program where Golden Key will help its members to design and lead their own service projects.
• Golden Key is a partner with America’s Promise, Teach for America, Make a Difference Day, and other community service organizations.

Resumé

• Strengthens and enhances your resume
• Promotes distinction as a scholar and as a high achiever
• Assists with graduate applications and career placement

Career Assistance

• Exclusive internship and employment opportunities through Golden Key's corporate affiliates
• Golden Key online career center provides tools to assist in your job search
• Members are recognized and rewarded by hundreds of major companies around the world, including the Bank of America, Boeing, Ford Motor Company, Gateway, General Mills, MBNA America, Merck & Co., Inc., and Shell.
• Members are preferentially hired by these companies over non-Golden Key members, and, when one of these companies needs to fill a position, Golden Key members are searched for as potential applicants.
• Members are offered exclusive internship and employment opportunities through Golden Key’s global affiliates

Networking: Nationally and Internationally

• 300+ chapters in the U.S., Australia, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom
• Over one million members from 151 countries
• Network of high achievers, accomplished university faculty and staff, and global corporations
• Access to Golden Key's international chapter directory and online alumni directory
• The Cornell Chapter has over 50 honorary members chosen from professors and administrators at Cornell. Many of these honorary members attend the social, academic, and service events of the chapter.
• Many Golden Key honorary members reward Golden Key members by giving them preferential treatment when it comes to accepting them into research labs.
• The Cornell Chapter brings together members with very different backgrounds and ideas to work together towards a common goal of service and leadership.
• Golden Key has a membership network of 1.5 million high achievers, accomplished university faculty and staff, and business leaders.
• Golden Key members have access to Golden Key’s international chapter directory and online alumni directory.

Publications

• CONCEPTS annual magazine
• Rewarding Excellence E-dition electronic newsletter