C e n t e r F o r C iv ic & G l ob a l E n g a ge m e n t
V o l um e 4 , I s s ue 1 O ct o b er 30, 201 5
T HE A RTICHOKE T IMES A publication of Scottsdale Community College’s Council of Student Leaders
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A NEW NAME FOR US! By Jen Sydow, Advisor, Council of Student Leaders
CSL? What does that stand for? What happened to SLF? Wait, what did that stand for again? This past spring, the twelve members of SCC’s Student Leadership Forum (SLF) started a discussion over whether or not the student body at Scottsdale Community College understood the role of their form of a student government on campus, based on the name. In other words, they were tired of having to explain what SLF was. After further research and multiple conversations with fellow students and other student leaders across the Maricopa district, the 2015 Spring SLFers decided to follow the guidelines outlined in their Constitution in order to make an amendment to change the name. During the last week of April 2015, the SLF members proposed a resolution to change the name from Student Leadership Forum to Council of Student Leaders (CSL), which was then approved by a two-thirds majority of votes by the SCC student body that participated in the vote. CSL currently exists to preserve student rights, serve student needs, provide student funding for student activities and clubs, and serve as the official voice of the student body. As with any change, it takes time for people to accept and adopt it. We started the 2015-16 Academic Year off with the new name and have not looked back! With that change, I have seen a dramatic increase in not only involvement, but synergy among this year’s CSLers. As an advisor, that is a blessing to have! They have motivated themselves to create great events such as Constitution Day, Homecoming Kick-off and a luncheon with SCC’s college administrators. (And, it’s only the end of October!) Their ability to work together, come up with new ideas and succeed in pulling them off has set the bar high for future CSLers. In addition to the event planning, it was been rewarding to watch each of them develop new leadership skills and be open to adapting what they already knew or learned. Who are these Council of Student Leaders? This diverse group of 18 individuals range from ages 17 to 27 and backgrounds ranging from Native American to Hispanic to Asian. We have a mother of two young boys, two who work full-time, a recent SCC athlete, past and current students of the Student Public Policy Forum, a recipient of the Chancellor’s Medallion and international students studying here from India, Pakistan, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya and Mexico. Oh, not to mention many of them are also members of other SCC clubs! And the best part of who they are? I get to serve as their advisor and watch them grow!
EXERCISE YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS! By Diego Leal, Chair, Council of Student Leaders
On September 17, 2015 the Council of Student Leaders and Scottsdale Community College campus took part in celebrating one of the oldest American traditions of Constitution Day. On that date 228 years prior, the Constitution of the United States of America was signed and became the backbone for the American policy making procedure from that point on. As part of commemorating the historic day, the Council of Student Leaders took the opportunity to celebrate the democratic political process created by the Constitution by hosting a voter registration drive. For much of the day, CSL volunteers canvassed the Student Center at SCC registering our students to vote, making them eligible to participate in local, state, and federal level elections. All 31 SCC students registered that day met the deadline of October 5, 2015, in order to participate in the General Election on November 3. Not only do these newly registered voters have the opportunity to participate on November 3, but they can also vote in the very important Arizona Presidential Primary coming up in March of 2016. The 31 students registered on that day make up just about half of the 64 SCC students the Council of Student Leaders have registered to vote this election season. Although, if you’re someone who missed our event and would still like to register yourself to vote, the Center for Civic and Global Engagement has voter registration forms available at all times.
Thanks to these CSLers and their fellow members, they were able to register 64 SCC students to vote!
H OM E C OMI NG : A F I R ST F O R M E ! By Sophia Shaikh, Special Events Co-Manager, CSL As an international student from India, this was an overwhelming experience for me. In our colleges in my country, we don’t have the tradition of homecoming. I have grown up watching movies and I always wanted to experience how homecoming was celebrated. Here at SCC I was given the opportunity to organize and manage everything along side with my Special Events Co-manager, Kiana Flores. This was my first homecoming ever and I was excited and thrilled to be a part of this experience. From the very first step towards homecoming which was the tie-dying until the last minute of the game on the 10th of October, it was all done with so much heart. And, that’s why it was such a success! Kiana has been a wonderful partner throughout and she was encouraging and helped me to understand how things work here. On a more formal note, the Homecoming kick-off event was “Far Out” as the theme this year was “Peace, Love, and Artie!” Floral head bands and tied-dyed bandanas were given out students got their photo taken in our VW bus photo booth. The DJ was a great addition to the event as Artie and other students got groovy to the music. Of course, an event would have not been a success without all of the free food which included pizza, cotton candy, snow cones, and popcorn. Henna tattooing was a surprising hit where students lined up to get a tattoo while learning about the culture. Overall, the event was a huge success and Kiana and I have really grown and understood how to work as a team.
Artie takes a minute to snap a picture in CSL’s photo booth.
CSLers got groovy in their tie-dyes while helping out at the Homecoming Kick-off.
Artie and challenges two CSLers to a game of Lawn Twister.
The Sun Earth Alliance Indian Club (SEIAC) and Leadership, Education and Awareness for Disabilities (LEAD) Club were just a few of the many clubs that got involved during SCC’s Homecoming Kick-off.
T H R E E -D AY S T UD ENT L EA D ER SH I P R ET R EA T By Arsene Amoakon, Student-at-Large, CSL My name is Arsene Amoakon and I am an international student from Cote d'Ivoire studying at SCC. First of all it was a great opportunity for me to take part in the three-day leadership retreat. A few days before going to the retreat, I was trying to adjust to the American culture and make friends at school. The biggest reason why I was eager to go to the retreat was to make friends and nothing else. When I arrived in Prescott and I saw all the people, I was very amazed by seeing so many students from all around the world. We started with an icebreaker. This activity was designed to help us mix up from our own colleges, get to know each other and push us out of our comfort zone. It worked! Through the weekend, we had four workshops and they were all about teaching us how to find our vision for ourselves, our role as a leader in the society and how to inspire others to share in our vision. We were taught in many ways how important it is to have a clear vision of our goal. This retreat helped me to understand my goals. It forced me to ask myself some questions that I had never thought about before. Additionally, I learned about new cultures from the other students. In fact, each person has at some point a stereotype about different cultures; however, when you play, share and have meals with people who see things from a different prospective, you realize that you are all the same. To conclude, I got a lot from this leadership retreat. I have a lot of friends from so many different nationalities and colleges. I also know much more about the American culture as well as other cultures and the most important is that I know now how I may be of use to my community and how to use my own vision to inspire others to support and follow me.
Top: SCC students bonded throughout the three days together into one close family. Middle: SCC rockstars woke up early for the optional 6am hike! Bottom: SCC Dean of Instruction, Dr. Stephanie Fujii, wowed participants during the ‘Meet Your Visionary Leaders’ panel. “She’s totally legit!” was the overwhelming sentiment.
G E T I N V O L V E D : S C C H O S P I TA L I T Y & TOURISM MANAGEMENT CLUB By Janelle Hoffman, Advisor, SCC Hospitality & Tourism Management SCC Hospitality & Tourism Management Program students meet once a month generally on the 3rd or 4th week of the month on either Wednesday or Thursday afternoon from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Each month we have an industry speaker to discuss their role in hospitality and their career path. In the month of September we had an owner/operator of a Chick-fil-A to discuss the restaurant industry and franchising. In the month of October on the 29 th we have Mr. Mark Lindsey the Director of Sales and Marketing with us to discuss the role of sales in the hotel sector. We usually meet in classroom AP-275. For more information please contact club advisor and HRM Professor: Janelle Hoffman 480-423-6260 or Janelle.hoffman@scottsdalecc.edu, Office AP-246.
LUNCH E O N W ITH DR . GEH LER: ED UCA TI ON TRULY HAS NO BORDERS By Anthony Marroquin, Public Relations Co-Manager, CSL On October 15, 2015, the Public Relations Committee from the SCC Council of Student Leaders organized a lunch for our College President, Dr. Gehler, administrators, and club advisors and members. The clubs were invited to select two members to attend the event. Everyone who attended was welcomed in the Turquoise Room with cultural items from our very own international students here at SCC. The event was influenced by a theme that derived from the culturally diverse group of students here on the campus. The luncheon's theme acknowledged that education has no borders. The attendees sat at tables where they had a chance to learn more about each other and what from their background has influenced them to be who they are today. They were then asked at each table to come up with a proposal to help out a different community around the world and present it to the entire group. It was a great activity and was neat to see that no table came up with the same project idea. The best part of the luncheon was the surprise that happened at the end. This event inspired the SCC clubs and CSL to come together and create an event where we help out the community together! Four CSL and club members volunteered to coordinate this activity and we look forward to seeing all of us coming to together to do something meaningful for our local community. Although there are many students who are not members of clubs, everyone is always welcome to check out the list of clubs and see if there is a club that may be of interest. That list can be found in the Center for Civic and Global Engagement located in the Student Center or online at www.scottsdalecc.edu/student-life/clubs-organizations. Everyone is always welcomed to help out with the community. The resources are there for us. It is our job to take advantage of the opportunities our schools have to offer us.
CSL Public Relations Co-manager, Anthony Marroquin, welcomes college administrators, club advisors and memebers and CSL to their annual luncheon.
JOIN US: SCC CHRISTIAN STUDENT CLUB By Janelle Hoffman, Advisor, SCC Christian Student Club The focus of this club is to promote interest in the study of the Bible, God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. We provide fellowship among students and faculty in addressing student needs and wants in regard to growing in their Christian faith. It is our hope to assist students in discovering their full potential and to seek out God’s plan for their lives. We also strive to provide innovative ideas for service to our campus and communities. In the month of October we will begin the study of the Book of James and discuss why exercising our faith is important to our spiritual growth. We meet weekly on Thursday afternoons from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. in AP-275. For more information contact club advisors: Janelle Hoffman at 480-4236260 janelle.hoffman@scottsdalecc.edu, Office AP-246, or Frank Attanucci at 480-6015 frank.attanucci@scottdalecc.edu, Office CM-427.
Top: Each table was represented by a mix of SCC college leaders, club advisors and members, and CSLers. Bottom: CSL Vice Chair, Allie Deemer, shares the community her table chooses to serve and why.
SCC ASID: BUSY AS ALWAYS! By Sandy Lucas, Member, SCC ASID The SCC ASID (Interior Design) Club has been lively. The Stage Off competition was won by Joe Rossi with Janeil Funk taking 2nd place and Teresa Karagas taking third place. Judging of the students’ before and after photos of their spaces was done by the Board Members which was difficult because there were 17 entries; the most we’ve ever had. We announced the Stage Off winner on October 8th at the David Wright house, built in 1952, by one of America’s greatest architects; Frank Lloyd Wright! There is a movement now to restore the house, so we felt fortunate to have had a tour of it before the restoration.
ASID members were lucky enough to tour the David Wright house after the Stage Off winners were announced.
October 15th, the Board Members and other members attended the ASID Arizona North professional meeting where one of the highlights was Sherwin Williams showing upcoming color trends for 2016.
We have a lot coming up! Our next Board meeting is October 21st at 5:00 P.M. We are also showing the movie “Urbanized” on October 22nd. This is a free event for all design and architectural technology students. It will be shown at 5 P.M. with a discussion after. November is just as busy. We will show the movie “Objectified” on November 5th and have an open student meeting on November 11th from 11:20-11:50 A.M. in AP 278. The Board meeting is November 18th at 5:00PM. Finally, we will have a “Studio Crawl” on November 20th where we tour four interior design studios in Old Town Scottsdale. Interior designers will share their projects and talk about what we would do as interns if we were to work there. There is a $10 fee for nonmembers.
First Place Stage Off Winner: Joe Rossi
Second Place Stage Off Winner: Janeil Funk
Third Place Stage Off Winner: Teresa Karagas
DINNER WITH CHURCHILL By Marli Mayon, Student-at-Large, CSL On Saturday, October 17, seven fortunate Maricopa Community College students attended the “Dinner with Churchill” special event hosted by the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute. Guests of Maricopa Community Colleges Chancellor, Dr. Rufus Glasper, who sits on the Board of the O’Connor Institute, and students dined in the Arizona Ballroom at the Camelback Inn and received a bit of a history lesson about the policies that were created over the dinner table between U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. The Arizona Ballroom in the Camelback Inn was decorated to resemble the East Wing of the White House and the courses that the chefs prepared were exactly that of what President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill had eaten during Churchill’s three-week stay in the White House, in which the “Grand Alliance” was formed in preparation for World War II. Sustaining the O’Connor Institute’s mission of building consensus and forming collaborations, the dinner that was recreated reflected the same values that Justice Sandra Day O’Connor implemented herself during her time of influencing policy. Guests of the special event included Cita Stelzer, a Churchill scholar and author of the book Dinner with Churchill, which everyone in attendance was gifted with, as well as Senator Jon Kyl and Justice Sandra Day O’Connor herself. Thank you very much to Dr. Glasper, the Student Public Policy Forum and the Maricopa Community College district as a whole for giving students opportunities to be a part of special events like this and showing us the impact a dinner can have.
SCC CSLers and SPPF graduates Marli Mayon and Kiana Flores had the fortunate opportunity to pose with Justice Sandra Day O’Connor during the “Dinner with Churchill.”
FALL 2015 COUNCIL OF STUDENT LEADERS Diego Leal, Chair Allie Deemer, Vice Chair Kiana Flores, Special Events Co-Manager Sophia Shaikh, Special Events Co-Manager Anthony Marroquin, Public Relations Co-Manager Glend Huliselan, Public Relations Co-Manager Holly Vera, Secretary Justice Ehgner, Mascot Arsene Amoakon, Student-At-Large Ajmal Baloch, Student-At-Large Itzel B. Caire, Student-At-Large Jason Dsouza, Student-At-Large Alejandra Gomez Aguilar, Student-At-Large Irene Kiba, Student-At-Large Cleling Lopez, Student-At-Large Marli Mayon, Student-At-Large Mercedes Niles, Student-At-Large Marcos Palacios, Student-At-Large Jen Sydow, Advisor, Asst. Dir., Center for Civic & Global Engagement
Fall 2015 Council of Student Leaders
Mark Your Calendars! General Election (vote!)…November 3 Veterans Day…November 11 International Education Week….November 16-20 Thanksgiving Day…November 25 Empty Bowls….December 2 World Hunger Days….December 2 & 3