SGA Welcomes Students Back to Smyrna Campus

On behalf of myself and my fellow members of the Student Government Association here at the Smyrna campus, may I take this personal opportunity to welcome each and every one of you to Motlow “Spring 2018” and to wish you great success and achievement in your upcoming academic endeavors.

It is a brand new year... and a brand new semester, and this is the time for all of us to begin with a "clean slate" and dedicate ourselves to excellence and achievement in all of our classes. Tuesday, when classes began, was the first day of the rest of your lives.

Your Student Government is committed to representing all of the students at Motlow State. Whether you are an adult learner who has returned to college after several years of being out in the world, or a graduate from straight out of high school ready to make your mark, we will be supporting all of you.

Enjoy this upcoming week and the "goodies" that your Student Government will have out for you to give you a TASTE for your classes. Look out for the announcements of other activities and programs that we will have slated for you throughout Spring 2018.

Enjoy your college career, enjoy your classes, and enjoy the men and women that you will be associated with in the months ahead. It can and will be a great experience.

Best of wishes!

Mollie McDonald

Student Government Vice-President

Smyrna Campus

We Heard It Through the Grapevine...

 

                  Following the recent Freshman Election, our current Smyrna Student Government includes

                  * Vice President: Mollie McDonald

                  * Sophomore Senator: Cameron Droddy, Speaker of the House

                  * Sophomore Senator: Anood Ezzeir

                  * Freshman President: David Rangel

                  * Freshman Senator: Jennifer Garcia

                  * Freshman Senator: Tyde Kimble

                  * Freshman Senator: Morgan Pittenger

                  * Freshman Senator: Alex Peery

Mollie McDonald

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                  Tennessee State Rep. Sam Whitson (Williamson County, 65th District) will visit Motlow State Community College on Oct. 30, 2017. Whitson will have lunch with members of the Student Government Association and students in Dr. Bill Kraus’ American Government Honors class. Following lunch, he will meet with other American Government students. 

Rep. Sam Whitson

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                  Join the 'Great Shake Out' on Oct. 19 to raise awareness about Earthquake preparedness. Motlow Geology Professor Lisa Mayo has participated in this event with her students since 2009. “It is time to consider serious discussions about the Mississippi Embayment and the New Madrid Fault and what our regional response would look like if we had a large quake,” she said. To learn more about how to be prepared and what to do if an earthquake hits, visit www.shakeout.org/home.html. If you plan to participate on Oct. 19 either as an individual or with your class, please email Lisa Mayo at lmayo@mscc.edu 

(Professor Stacy Dowd provided information for this week's "Grapevine" column.)

In the Motlow Spotlight: A Conversation With Mollie

            The Motlow Buzz is publishing spotlight interviews with students, faculty, administrators and staff members who are contributing to Motlow’s amazing success. This issue, we spotlight Mollie McDonald, Smyrna Vice President of the Student Government Association.

Question: Tell us a bit about you Mollie.

Answer: “My name is Mollie McDonald. I live in Murfreesboro and graduated from an online homeschool in 2016.”

Question: Why did you choose Motlow? What is your major, and what do you want to be when you grow up?

Answer: “I chose Motlow because it is growing quickly, which allows so much opportunity for the school and for the students. After Motlow, I'm going to transfer to Western Kentucky University for a bachelor’s degree in film, so eventually I can become a director.”

Question: What is your favorite thing about Motlow Smyrna?

Answer: “I enjoy how caring the professors here at Motlow Smyrna are.”

Question: Why did you join the SGA? What do you do as our Smyrna VP?

Answer: “I joined the Student Government Association to make Motlow Smyrna an even more fun and exciting place to be for the students. As the Smyrna VP, I am in charge of planning fun events for the students and giving the students what they ask for.”

Question: How can students get involved with SGA even if they aren’t an elected officer?

Answer: “Everyone who attends Motlow is already in the Student Government! All they have to do is give us their email and they'll be informed of all events and meetings.”

Question: What piece of advice would you give to a first-time incoming freshman? What do you wish you had known on your first day here?

Answer: “To incoming freshman I would say, make friends while you're here. Talk to people, get involved, and enjoy yourself. Lots of people think of this as just something they have to do to get to a bigger school. However, just because this isn't a typical university experience doesn't mean you can't have fun!”

Congratulations Mollie! Thank you for making a big difference on Motlow State’s Smyrna campus.

(This interview was conducted by Motlow Buzz Managing Editor Ramona Shelton.)