Saturday, October 10, 2009, amidst the hustle and bustle of Homecoming week here on the campus of UTM, Rotaract conducted a mass canned food drive to benefit We Care. As alumni, students, friends, and families gathered at the heart of campus, the power of people sharing a common goal became evident. Over 3,800 cans were collected from 12 student organizations as well as from various individual donors. Everyone expressed great enthusiasm and creativity as organizations and groups of donors constructed inspiring works of art with their cans. Rotaract’s service efforts are sure to provide food for families in Weakley County and throughout West Tennessee during the winter, which might have otherwise gone hungry.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Organization Development symposium
On Saturday September 12, the office of Student Organizations and SGA held its first annual Organization Development Symposium. Over 20 different campus organizations were represented at the conference and the day consisted of several break out sessions in which students learned more about different leadership information. Student organizations and SGA would like to do everything possible to make this event bigger and better for next year.
College Democrats Take on Jackson Day!
On August 29, 2009 the UT Martin College Democrats volunteered at the Tennessee Democratic Party’s annual fundraiser called Jackson Day. The Day consisted of meetings of statewide Democratic organizations, concluding in a dinner with keynote speaker Bill Clinton (former U.S. President), “I think being a part of this, not only just to volunteer for something that we believe in, it also gave us the opportunity to see politicians on our side of the aisle give great encouraging speeches and really lifted our spirits as well as everyone else who attended,” said Heather Hicks. The College Democrats are doing all that they can to live up to their mission to promote a better America with equality, opportunity and freedom. Be on the look out for future events and activities the group has planned for the future. (In Picture: Folasayo Salami, Mary Jean Hall, Senator Roy Herron, and Heather Hicks at Jackson Day.)History Club-Health Forum
The History Club held their first forum of the semester on Tuesday, September 29, 2009. The purpose of this forum was to raise awareness about Health Care Reform and to see the different views regarding the matter. The forum consisted of a panel of UT Martin professors and faculty members, who gave their opinions on health care. The panel included: Shirley Frye from Nursing, Malcolm Couch from the Political Science department, Angie Mackewn from Psychology and Chris Brown from Philosophy. The History Club will be holding another educational forum later in the semester, so be on the lookout for fliers and emails.
New Student Organizations
Recently, there have been 10 new additions to the UT Martin Student Organization family. These organizations have been under temporary status for quite some time, but on Friday, September 25, 2009 each of these clubs became official UT Martin Student Organizations. They are as follows: Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society, Freethinkers Society, Intercollegiate Studies Group, Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society, Non-Traditional Student Association, the Rugby Club, Saudi Student Association, Tennessee Governor's School for Agricultural Sciences Alumni Association, UT Martin Percussion Society, and the Vegetarian Society: Children of the Soy. Each of these unique groups will bring even more diversity and special interests to our school so be on the look out for upcoming events and activities that are sponsored by these groups. (In photo: Advisor Stephanie Mueller and President Scott Ellegood of the Non-Traditional Student Association pose with official Student Organization Certificate)
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