SGA provides leadership skills and student activities

Photo by Heather Hinkle
Heather Atchley, SGA sponsor, addresses Student Council about weekly business.
Photo provided by MCC SGA  Moore County Campus SGA members swear in.
Photo provided by MCC SGA
Moore County Campus SGA members swear in.

By Heather Hinkle

Ranger Reporter

 

Amarillo College is home to two chapters of the Student Government Association. Washington

Campus’ SGA meets every Wednesday at noon in the College Union Building, room 208, while

members of the Moore County Campus SGA meet every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Appel

Lecture Hall. Each officer and committee chair gives a weekly report to the General Assembly.

The meetings are open to any student who would like to attend.

Photo by Heather Hinkle  SGA Vice President Trey Jimenez, a social work and psychology major, takes a picture of the band at Fallfest..
Photo by Heather Hinkle
SGA Vice President Trey Jimenez, a social work and psychology major, takes a picture of the band at Fallfest..

“I have been the SGA sponsor since 2007,” said Heather Atchley, director of Student Life at AC.

Atchley also added “We have approximately 40 members that are currently working with

Intramurals to hold the Zombie Challenge on October 18.”

The purpose of the club is to provide student development and student activity programming,

to act on behalf of the AC student body, to represent the AC student body to the college

administration, and to engage in service to the community.

The club was the first to be established for students on the Moore County Campus in 2007 and

currently has 15 members. Like it’s Amarillo counterpart, it was created to develop leadership

skills and provide campus–wide activities for students.

When asked why he is in SGA, Washington Street Campus member Mario Villarreal said “I

would like to see students to be more involved with not just Student Government but in all

aspects with student life at Amarillo College.”

Photo by Heather Hinkle  Heather Atchley, SGA sponsor, addresses Student Council about weekly business.
Photo by Heather Hinkle
Heather Atchley, SGA sponsor, addresses Student Council about weekly business.

“I want to build a more cohesive relationship with other clubs around campus and to have

more of a partnership between all of the clubs to build a better experience for my fellow

students,” explained Trey Jimenez, SGA vice president at the Washington Street Campus, of

what he would like to do while he is in SGA.

Photo by Heather Hinkle  SGA President Mario Villarreal, a general engineer major, gathers donations for Wine To Water at Fallfest.
Photo by Heather Hinkle
SGA President Mario Villarreal, a general engineer major, gathers donations for Wine To Water at Fallfest.

The Amarillo branch is co-sponsoring the Pumpkin Decorating contest on October 28 with

the SECC (State Employee Charitable Campaign) committee to raise money for charity, and

attending a programming conference in Houston October 24-27. They are also hosting the

annual TJCSGA (Texas Junior College Student Government Association) Region 1 Fall Conference

in Amarillo on Nov. 8 and 9.

The Moore County Campus branch also hosts a number of on campus activities, from a bake

sale supporting Pink and Purple Day for Breast Cancer & Domestic Violence Awareness month

to providing brain food for the Finals study camp called Nerd Camp.

Officers that were recently sworn in at Moore County Campus:

Adam Aguayo – President

Ramiro Aceves – Vice President

Abby Gonzalez – Secretary

Gerardo Urquidiz – Treasurer

Mo Mendoza – Parliamentarian

Mariela Trejo – Historian

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