Truman College Student Clubs

The Student Government Association(SGA) is the representative organization of the student body. Responsibilities include overseeing all student club activities, filing student complaints with the college administration, and representing students at disciplinary hearings. Executive board members from the SGA sit on various boards and college committees as advocates for students. View the Student Government Constitution.

2010-2011 Officers

• Erik Avila, President
• Daisy Contreras, Vice President
• Mervit A. Ahmed, Secretary
• Benjamin A. Heimer, Treasurer
• Jason A. Memmen, Public Relations

Contact information for the SGA:
Office: 1627
Direct: (773) 907-6812
Email: trc-sga@ccc.edu

Sports Club Teams

Men's Soccer

Coach John Ngugi
jngugi@ccc.edu
Team Website

Women's Soccer

Coach Anthony Gamboa
agamboa@ccc.edu
(773) 907-4467
Team Website

Clubs

Truman's Student Club Center (SCC) supports and oversees the college's official student clubs, which are groups that students and other members of our community have formed around a particular interest. Anyone at Truman can join a club! Please note, however, that a few select their members based on criteria such as GPA and major.

To join a club, send it an e-mail: please write the club's name and "Prospective Member" in the subject line. Alternatively, you can visit the SCC (Room 1561) and complete a membership form: the SCC will forward it to the clubs that appeal to you.

To start a club, contact Maegan Reddick, coordinator of the SCC (773.907.4045; mreddick1@ccc.edu).

If you have any questions for the SCC, you can call or e-mail (773.907.4786; elim3@ccc.edu).

Club Forms

• Club Handbook
• Club Report and Program Review
• Event Request Form
• Funds Request Form
• Club Registration Form
• Cubicle Request Form
• Membership Application Form

Following are the clubs from the 2009-2010 school year. This list is for reference only. The new list of ratified clubs for the 2010-2011 school year will be available early in the Fall semester. If you would like to start a club, contact Maegan Reddick, coordinator of the SCC (773.907.4045; mreddick1@ccc.edu).

African Culture Club

President Fatmata Musa
club09@yahoo.com

GOALS: (1) To raise awareness of the campus's diversity. (2) To provide a support network for Africans and others interested in African affairs and issues. (3) To raise the profile of Africa as a valuable business and leisure destination for people within and outside of the Truman community. (4) To educate students about diversity and to help them understand the differences and similarities among the people of the African diaspora. (5) To establish programs that support new and returning students on campus (for instance, by helping students prepare for the semester and showing them where to go for help on- and off-campus).

Eritrean Students Club

President Fitsum Tesfamicae
saman2@ccc.edu

GOALS: (1) To provide academic and social support to students at Truman from Eritrea and neighboring countries. (2) To share our language and culture with the Truman community. (3) To share our experience and educational materials with each other in order to achieve our educational goals. (4) To reach out to the Eritrean community in the neighborhood and beyond.

Le Coin des Bohémiens (French Club)

President: TBA
bonjourchicago@gmail.com

Le Coin des Bohémiens aims to support and expand Truman College's community of Francophones and Francophiles. Le Coin's activities promote interest in and appreciation for the French language and Francophone culture. While we encourage our members to speak in French at meetings, the club makes every attempt to accommodate non-French speakers: fluency is not required to join. Le Coin works closely with Truman’s French classes, whose students gain opportunities to review lessons in groups, to meet language partners, and to give their study of French a cultural context.

The Eye (Art Club)

President: Karl Nikolai Dingle
truemanartists@gmail.com

We serve the starving (or striving) artists in our student body. The Eye is a chance for club members to become mentors to those who are just starting out as artists, or to become mentees of established artists in our school

Golden Rockaz

President: Chinazor Umesegha
tgoldenrockaz@gmail.com

GOALS: (1) To bring individuals together and to foster a fun and friendly environment by being creative and entertaining with our dance. (2) To learn about each other's cultural backgrounds. (3) To show that edutainment really brings out success in a student's learning. (4) To put on a show at Truman College in collaboration with African Culture Club. (5) To do a public performance each semester.

Hot Rods & Tuners Club

President: Joseph Navarro
hotrodsandtuners@gmail.com

GOALS: (1) To develop a social group for students to further explore the field of automotive technology. (2) To give students opportunities for service learning. (3) To maintain members' involvement by offering shop-time and equipment. (4) To collaborate and develop camaraderie amongst students by developing and maintaining a network of communication between new students and alumni.

Indo-Pak

President: Abdul J. Baloch
indopakattruman@gmail.com

GOALS: (1) To meet at a place to get to know faculty, staff, the whole campus, and each other. (3) To help each other with everything related to school. (3) To do service learning and charity work.

International Students Club

President Yana Khoroshetseva
isrulez777@gmail.com

GOALS: (1) To provide help to all international students in Truman College. (2) To award exceptional international students a modest scholarship or other forms of financial aid. (3) To offer tutoring. (3) To hold an International Students Day.

Latinos United for Education (LUFE)

President: Daisy Contreras
lufeclub@yahoo.com

LGOALS: (1) To provide support and understanding of Hispanic issues and Hispanic culture, as well as to serve as a medium of communication between Latino students and non-Latino students at Truman College. (2) To serve as a platform for Latino students to exhibit their culture and for others to learn about it. (3) To provide Latino students, as well as other non-Latino students in the college, better opportunities to fulfill their academic goals.

LGBT Students United for Education and Equality

President Felipe Roman
lgbttrumancollege@gmail.com

Our aims are to unite LGBT students at Truman and to support their goals in higher education while creating a space for discussion to address inequalities, which our community faces. By working together and looking towards the future with hope, we can become influential people in our society and combat the inequalities we face as individuals and as a community. LGBT Students United for Education and Equality is also a club for students who want to have a fun and meet other LGBT students at Truman. We also invite people influential in our community to speak. We look forward to helping our community.

Muslim Students Association (MSA)

President Saba Farruq
msatruman@yahoo.com

MSA members work to become familiar with Muslims from different countries and cultures, as well as to improve the relationships between them. MSA welcomes non-Muslims and hopes to hear their views about Muslims, to answer their questions, to inform them about Muslim culture, and to clear misconceptions. Overall, MSA aims to bring people from all communities closer together and encourage brotherhood and friendship among all.

Truman Pantry Club

President: TBA
trumanpantry@yahoo.com

Truman Pantry Club provides assistance to Truman students who find themselves in need of food or toiletries. Our mission is to end hunger among college students, starting with those at Truman College. We promise to provide quality, efficient service to these students and to ensure that no one has to choose between lunch or school supplies.

Phi Theta Kappa (PTK)

President: TBA
lskinner@ccc.edu

Our organization offers unique opportunities for scholarships, honors studies, leadership development, and civic engagement. Phi Theta Kappa membership is selective: only students who have a qualifying GPA can join. Membership in PTK is a permanent recognition of your hard work and academic achievement. Colleges, universities, and potential employees will recognize the significance of your being a PTK member.

Pre-Pharmacy Club

President Maimoona Batul
TrumanPrePharmClub@yahoo.com

We are a group of enthusiastic and hardworking individuals who strive to transfer successfully to a four-year pharmacy school. We hope to achieve our goal by helping each other with the pre-pharmacy requirements at various universities and getting the maximum information possible from all resources, such as university tours, discussions with pharmacists and other Pharm.D students, and peer-to-peer help with PLAT and applications.

Psi Beta

President: Katie Clancy
oruiz@ccc.edu

Psi Beta is an honors organization for community college students who are pursuing degrees in psychology. Psi Beta membership is selective: only students who have declared psychology as their major and have a qualifying GPA can join.

The Social Divide

President: Erik Avila
thesocialdivide@gmail.com

GOALS: (1) To combat social injustice. (2) To provide unbiased information, without a political agenda, on wrongful or overlooked actions of society and government. (3) To inform and educate the student body about unjust situations in our society though workshops and events that we will host with outside organizations and other clubs. (4) To change minds, to give voice, to strengthen community efforts, and to impact society.

Somali Students Association, Truman College (SSA)

President Ahmed Ali
ssatrumancollege@gmail.com

GOALS: (1) To promote the welfare of Somali students at Truman College, and to support their personal and professional growth. (3) To hold a “Somali Night” celebration and to participate in other school-wide cultural activities. SSA will endeavor to create understanding through sociocultural activities in and out of Truman College. (4) To help non-Somali Truman students and staff understand the sociocultural background of Somali students. (5) To create opportunities for leadership and to participate in Somali youth and student activities beyond Truman. (6) To create student ambassadors for important social causes and to provide short-term skills training, e.g., computer, job skills, etc., for student development.

Students of Caribbean Ancestry (SOCA)

President Clayton Coombs
trumansocaclub@gmail.com

GOALS: (1) To provide students of Caribbean descent at Truman College an opportunity to play an integral part within the Truman College community while raising awareness of the current events, issues, culture, heritage, and lifestyle of people in the Caribbean. (3) To make the college community more aware of Caribbean culture through workshops, discussion panels, arts and crafts, movies, and parties. (4) To reach out to other students on campus and invite them to partner with other organizations to promote our mission. (5) To sponsor a multicultural showcase of the Caribbean. (6) To sponsor a Taste of the Caribbean festival in honor of Caribbean American Heritage Month in June. (7) To raise funds to donate to schools in the Caribbean that are in need of school supplies. (8) To partner with a health organization to gather supplies for disaster relief. (9) To host a picnic sporting, a Domino Day, and other events to foster partnerships in our school community. Membership in SOCA is open to all members of the Truman community.

Table Tennis Club

President Ibrahim Abadegesin
ema431@aol.com

GOAL: To create a space where students can interact and engage in stimulating meetings where we teach and play table tennis.

TruEco

President Johanna Granobles
trumanecoclub@gmail.com

The purpose of TruEco is to bring together a unit of students who are conscientious of the sustainability of our planet. We try to decrease our harmful impact on the environment. Through green activities we help current and future environmental activists become more aware and knowledgeable. We want to establish Green Education for all. We are bringing a Green Revolution to Truman! (1) We maintain a Green Newsletter which includes green happenings on campus and Chicago. (2) We are going to start a mentoring program with local schools on environmental awareness and art. (3) We will celebrate "American Recycles" Week on our campus with educational workshops and awards handed to winners of a contest that we will host. (4) We are developing a Green Advisory Council which will consist of four professors, Truman College President Walker, and our club. The purpose of the council is to implement environmental projects and programs. Furthermore, the council will connect with all seven CCC campuses and each school will have representatives, or "green" liaisons. TruEco, a club dedicated to environmental stewardship.

Truman Student Chess Club

President Eric Lisitza
agarcia529@ccc.edu

GOALS: (1) To use the game of chess to foster friendships within the student body and the broader Truman community. (2) To introduce beginners to the fundamentals of the game; to give opportunities to those seeking further refinement of their chess skills. (3) To conduct chess tournaments at least once per semester; to develop a chess library; and to use chess activities to raise money for good causes for the college and the community at large.

Uniquely Crafted

President Erica Barber
uniquelycrafted09@gmail.com

Our mission is to create outspoken, courageous, fully functioning college students by bringing together a spirit club. This club is designed to support, through group activities such as dance, the spirits needed to help each other through college. Uniquely Crafted is intended to make our peers aware of the different activities here at this school. The club will pull together the community. We will build support groups and promote growth throughout college. Uniquely Crafted will form friendships that will last a lifetime. This club will give others the inspiration to become self-confident individuals; in time we will show others how to become leaders.

Urban Writers

President Gustavo Santana
urbanwriters@gmail.com

GOALS: To create an environment that will allow individuals with like minds to express themselves artistically through music, poetry, short stories, and other media. Watch for our Open Mike Nights!

Veterans United Advocacy Club (VUAC)

President Bianca Clayborne
veteransunitedadvocacyclub@gmail.com

The Veterans United Advocacy Club is dedicated to servicing fellow veterans, active duty reservists, dependents, and their spouses. We provide veterans with information on their educational benefits and entitlements and maintain a support system for them here on campus. We run peer support groups for veterans returning to school from war and are planning a one-stop-shop on-campus for veterans during registration. We hope to help the Truman College community to view service members in a positive light. VUAC members always hold to the mission of serving others before themselves.