The 2020 PBK Induction Ceremony and banquet will be on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at Union South, 1308 W. Dayton St, Madison, Wisconsin. Registration is on the 2nd level outside Varsity Hall.
Phi Beta Kappa members and members of the public are welcome to attend. Please R.S.V.P. by registering here by April 6, 2020. A $30 fee per attendee covers the cost of the meal.
The President will lead the procession of the candidates at 4:00 p.m. (Students should arrive at 3:30 p.m.) The 2020 Excellence in Teaching Award will be announced. Candidates will be presented with the history and purpose of Phi Beta Kappa and be led through the oath and handshake. Notable members will be honorarily inducted into the Society.
A brief reception outside the hall will follow with banquet commencing at 5:30 p.m.
2020 Phi Beta Kappa Banquet Keynote Speaker, Dr. Dipesh Navsaria
Dr Dipesh Navsaria is a pediatrician working in the public interest. He blends the roles of physician, occasional children's librarian, educator, public health professional and child health advocate. With graduate degrees in public health, children’s librarianship, physician assistant studies, and medicine, he brings a unique combination of interests and experience together.
He has practiced primary-care pediatrics in a variety of settings with a special emphasis on working with underserved populations. He is involved in advocacy training for residents, medical students, and practicing physicians. His educational interests also include physician assistant education and public/population health training for clinicians.
Additionally, Dr Navsaria is strongly engaged with early literacy programs in health care settings, particularly around ideas of early brain and child development, which include neurobiological effects of adversity and poverty upon the developing brain