Student Clubs Offer Educational and Networking Opportunities

     Did you know that there are a host of clubs on the Motlow Smyrna campus that offer a wide range of educational and networking opportunities for students? Get involved! Following is a list of clubs with contact information.

American Chemical Society:
Faculty Sponsors: Ashley Bradley-Roland and Khalid Tantawi
abradleyroland@mscc.edu or KTantawi@mscc.edu

Biology Club

Faculty Sponsors: Stacy Dowd and Mary Matthewssdowd@mscc.edu or mmathews@mscc.edu

COR Club

Faculty Sponsor: Kevin Fitch

kfitch@mscc.edu

Diversity Club

Faculty Sponsor: Nathan Fisher

nfisher@mscc.edu

History Club

Faculty Sponsor: Ramona Shelton

rshelton@mscc.edu

Honors Program

Smyrna Program Director: John Hart

jhart@mscc.edu

Mathematics Club

Faculty Sponsor: Brian Mitchell

bmitchell@mscc.edu

Math Lab

Math Lab Coordinator: Brian Mitchell

bmitchell@mscc.edu 

Phi Theta Kappa

Faculty Sponsor: Misty Griffith

mgriffith@mass.edu 

Psi Beta

Faculty Sponsor: Kate Benson

kbenson@mscc.edu

Rotaract Club

Faculty Sponsor: Terry Durham

tdurham@mscc.edu 

SEAM (Smyrna Entertainment, Arts & Media Club)

Faculty Sponsors: Charles Whitin, Debra Stockdale, and Robert Davenport

cwhiting@mscc.edu (primary contact)

dstockdale@mscc.edu rdavenport@mscc.edu

SGA (Student Government Association)

Faculty Sponsors: Stacy Dowd and Bill Kraus

sdowd@mscc.edu

wkraus@mscc.edu

Student Nurse Association

nursingassociation@mscc.edu

Writing Center

Writing Center Coordinator: Jenna Caviezel

jcaviezel@mscc.edu

writingcenter@mscc.edu

(Did we overlook you? Please send us updated club and contact information at cwhiting@mscc.edu, sdowd@mscc.edu, or rshelton@mscc.edu)

Motlow Smyrna Club Days to Occur Sept. 4-5

By Ramona Shelton

Motlow Buzz Managing Editor

        SMYRNA -- Can you believe that it is already time for the beginning of a new semester? New classes, new teachers, new friends… how about joining a new club?

        Next week on Sept. 4 (Wednesday) and Sept. 5 (Thursday), the college will be hosting Club Days on the Smyrna Campus in the lobby of the MaryLou Apple Building. Students are lucky enough to have a diverse array of clubs and organizations that will surely pique their interest. Walk around and talk to folks. Find a group to get involved in!

        For more information on Club Days, contact Stacy Dowd at sdowd@mscc.edu or Paige Hendrickson at phendrickson@mscc.edu.

        If you can’t come to Club Days and are interested in more info about one of our clubs and organizations, contact the sponsors listed below.

Biology Club

Faculty Sponsor: Mary Matthews

mmathews@mscc.edu or 220-7883

COR Club

Faculty Sponsor: Kevin Fitch

kfitch@mscc.edu or 220-7824

Diversity Club

Faculty Sponsor: Andrea Green

agreen@mscc.edu or 220-7947

History Club

Faculty Sponsor: Ramona Shelton

rshelton@mscc.edu or 220-7942

Honors Program

Smyrna Program Director: John Hart

jhart@mscc.edu or 220-7828

Mathematics Club

Faculty Sponsor: Brian Mitchell

bmitchell@mscc.edu or 220-7825

Math Lab

Math Lab Coordinator: Brian Mitchell

bmitchell@mscc.edu or 220-7825

Phi Theta Kappa

Faculty Sponsor: Misty Griffith

mgriffith@mscc.edu or 931-668-2117

Psi Beta

Faculty Sponsor: Kate Benson

kbenson@mscc.edu or

Rotaract Club

Faculty Sponsors: Liala Syler, Paige Hendrickson, and Terry Durham

lsyler@mscc.edu or 220-7867 (primary)

phendrickson@mscc.edu or 220-7815

tdurham@mscc.edu or 220-7885

SEAM (Smyrna Entertainment, Arts & Media Club)

Faculty Sponsors: Charles Whiting and Debra Stockdale

cwhiting@mscc.edu or 220-7948 (primary contact)

dstockdale@mscc.edu or 220-7869

SGA (Student Government Association)

Faculty Sponsors: Stacy Dowd and Bill Kraus

sdowd@mscc.edu or 220-7865

wkraus@mscc.edu

Student Nurse Association

nursingassociation@mscc.edu

Writing Center

Writing Center Coordinator: Jenna Caviezel

jcaviezel@mscc.edu

writingcenter@mscc.edu

(Sponsor and contact information is subject to change. Not all groups may be represented at Club Days)

Fall Festival Brings Halloween Excitement to Motlow Smyrna Campus

By Anthony Czelusniak

Motlow Buzz Staff Writer

         SMYRNA, Tenn. – Motlow’s Fall Festival was held at the Smyrna campus last Tuesday, giving students a chance to relax, and clubs a chance to show off.

         Over half a dozen clubs set up tables to show off their Halloween spirit. The Physics Department had a magic show, demonstrating the magical wonders of natural sciences. The magic show also had students preforming sleight-of-hand card tricks. 

         The costume contest had 27 contestants with the ultimate winner being Marina in her banana costume.

A costumed attendee (Photo by Anthony Czelusniak)

         The Criminal Justice Club had a “what am I touching” booth where participants would stick their hand into box and try to guess what was inside by touch alone.

         Jabberwocky Mad-Libs was the Writing Center's main attraction, having collected some of their favorites to display inside the Writing Center.

         The Art Club and Sociology Club both had pumpkin decorations to display.

Pumpkin Decorations (Photo by Anthony Czelusniak)

         The History Department had no small part in this year’s Fall Fest, with both fragrant and frightful displays.

         History Club’s booth was dedicated to the smells and flavors of fall, showing off the history of various fall flavored spices from around the world.

History Club Booth (Photo by Anthony Czelusniak)

         Professor Heather Koller’s Honors History students had set up a haunted house in the faculty office area. The impressive attraction featured jump scares and freaky monsters to cause panic to anyone inside. What was more impressive was the effort that the students put into the haunted house.

         “I’ve been here since 6 a.m. to put the haunted house together,” History student Hunter Mosely explained.

         The Fall Festival provided an opportunity for the newly formed Smyrna Arts Entertainment and Media (SEAM) Club to introduce themselves to the student population. SEAM is a club that allows students to explore topics and events related to all forms of media and arts. Club President Joshua Brashar was excited to have the opportunity to introduce the club to the fellow students. 

SEAM Club Booth (Photo by John Butwell)

         Brashar excitedly said, “We had plenty of enthusiasm for the club and had quite a few people sign up.”

         Brashar was quick to praise his fellow club members. “Everyone was able to pitch in and help to make today a success for us.”

         Faculty members and Fall Festival committee members Regina Norwood and Candice Grissom both said that this year's Fall Festival was a success.

         Norwood commended the student volunteers. “There have been a huge number of students volunteering to help with the set-up and clean-up for this year.”

         Grissom added, “This year was over 50 percent bigger than last year’s Fall Festival.” 

Hogwarts costumes (Photo by Anthony Czelusniak)

Student Clubs Offer Opportunities to Network, Create, Volunteer and Have Fun

                SMYRNA, Tenn. – Motlow Smyrna has a host of clubs to provide opportunities for students to network, create, volunteer and just have fun.

                Last week, students and faculty sponsors manned tables in the STAH lobby during the college’s Smyrna Club Days. If you didn’t attend, you can still get involved. Here’s a list of student clubs with contact information.

Senator Cameron Droddy welcomes student Jordan Donalson to the SGA table during Smyrna Club Days.

Student Government Association (SGA)

Faculty Sponsors: Stacy Dowd, Nicole Speelman, and Bill Kraus

sdowd@mscc.edu or 220-7865

nspeelman@mscc.edu or 220-7879

wkraus@mscc.edu

History Club

Faculty Sponsor: Ramona Shelton

rshelton@mscc.edu  or 220-7942

Student Nurse Association

Faculty Sponsor: Cathy Simpson

csimpson@mscc.edu or 220-7831

Phi Theta Kappa

Faculty Sponsor: Misty Griffith

mgriffith@mscc.edu or 931-668-2117

COR Club

Faculty Sponsor: Kevin Fitch

kfitch@mscc.edu  or 220-7824

Biology Club

Faculty Sponsor: Mary Matthews

mmatthews@mscc.edu  or 220-7883

Diversity Club

Faculty Sponsors: Andrea Green and Paige Hendrickson

agreen@mscc.edu or 220-7947 (Primary)

phendrickson@mscc.edu or 220-7815

Rotaract Club

Faculty Sponsors: Liala Syler, Paige Hendrickson and Terry Durham

lsyler@mscc.edu or 220-7867 (Primary)

phendrickson@mscc.edu or 220-7815

tdurham@mscc.edu or 220-7885

Mathematics Club

Faculty Sponsor: Brian Mitchell

bmitchell@mscc.edu  or 220-7825

Forming Now: Smyna Entertainment, Arts & Media Club

Faculty Sponsors: Charles Whiting and Debra Stockdale

cwhiting@mscc.edu or 220-7948 (Primary)

dstockdale@mscc.edu

(Paige Henderson provided the information for this article.)

History Club faculty sponsor Ramona Shelton shares a table with charter member Ashton Sisco.

Christian Cifuentes mans the Diversity Club table during Smyrna Club Days.