by Natasha Klobe
Vice President
-We had an extremely successful Welcome Week. We were really excited to kick off the 2010-2011 school year with our Candidate Meet and Greet and Minnesota Voter Workshop as part of our GOTV (Get Out The Vote) week. We were able to register 21 new voters and handed out over a dozen voter registration cards.
-The first Student Life meeting was Thursday, Sept.23, 2010. We had a great turn out, but encourage everyone to come. You don’t have to be a part of any club or committee. This is open to everyone on campus.
The next Student Life meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 28 at 3 p.m. where Mike Seymour, ARCC-Vice President, will be attending to discuss the extra land by the athletic field.
-Student Government is partnering with the clubs on campus, staff, and faculty to participate in Box City. Box City is an event that supports New Pathways, our local Homeless Shelter. We all create and decorate boxes and sleep in them overnight to raise awareness for the homeless in our local communities. There is going to be Karaoke, face painting, games and prizes, and a "Soup Kitchen" put on by Perkin’s restaurant. Everyone can join in! Stop by the Student Government Office to get the application form or to get more information.
Box City is Oc. 16, 2010 at the Isanti County Fairgrounds.
-We will attend the MSCSA Fall General Assembly in Bloomington Oct. 21-24, 2010.
-The athletic field is almost complete. They have just finished adding the sprinkler system.
-Our Cambridge Campus Open House is Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. Open to everyone.
-Kirsten Kennedy will be attending the Jackson Katz "A few Good Men" on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010
-The Fall Food Drive is Oct. 25-29!! All of the food collected will be staying locally! Watch for the donation boxes on campus! I challenge everyone to make this the biggest collection in our campus’ history!
We Want You! Join Student Government, you can be a full-time member or a part-time member! Stop in the office to ask us how or just come to a meeting.
Student Government meetings are Tuesdays at 12:15 p.m. in room G201. Bring your lunch with you! Everyone is welcome to apply or sit in on a meeting to see if it’s right for you
by Shay Carchedi
Hello to all you fellow nursing students, pre-nursing students and all ARCC students! The student nurses association (SNA) wants to say a BIG thank you to all who donated blood on Sept. 27! Thank you also to those of you who volunteered to help pull this off! There were a total of 36 units of blood donated!
The SNA is also now officially under new leadership! We are thrilled to be a part of this organization and looking forward to doing lots of exciting things together and supporting each other in the journey becoming Registered Nurses. Everyone is invited to attend our meetings; you do not have to currently be in the nursing program. The commitment level is whatever you want it to be, there are no expectations from members or those participating in the meetings. Our hope is that you come away with educational support for the nursing program, as well as the comfort in knowing you are not alone in your studies and future goals. PLEASE come and check us out! Keep an eye on the communications board outside the nursing lab for future information and fun events to come. We are always open to new ideas and suggestions. The following dates are set up for the SNA meetings and they will be held at noon in room E241.
• 9-30-2010
• 10-14-2010
• 10-28-2010
• 11-18-2010
• 12-2-2010
We also have an exciting upcoming event being held Oct. 16 at the Isanti County fair grounds. The SNA is going to be participating along with the school in the Box City event. We will be constructing a "box hospital" and gathering donations for New Pathways to help support the homeless families in our five-county areas. We would love for volunteers to help out with the construction, raising money, or performing free blood pressures for the people at the event. We will be accepting donations until Oct. 13.
by Nate Schleif
Public Relations, Alpha Delta Upsilon
Phi Theta Kappa has gotten off to a great start this year! Meetings are occurring weekly in F223 at 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. every Wednesday. We just finished the Snake River Cleanup on Sept. 25. We are currently planning for our upcoming fall conference which will be held Oct. 8-9 in Annandale, Minn. by St. Cloud.
Our induction was Wednesday, Oct. 6.