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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Student organizations at West Kentucky
Community and Technical College provide opportunities
for students to learn leadership and teamwork skills as
well as to demonstrate skills learned in the classroom
at local, state and national competitions.
Among available student organizations include:
African-American
Student Alliance
Advisor:
Jipaum
Askew-Robinson
(270) 534-3420; jaskewgibson0001@kctcs.edu
Baptist Student Union
Advisor:
Sharla
Krupansky
(270) 534-3275; Sharla.Krupansky@kctcs.edu
The Baptist Student Union meets in MLRC
10 on Fridays at 12:00pm every week. We are sponsored
by West Union Baptist Association but students do not
need to be of the Baptist denomination to attend meetings.
We take several weekend trips throughout the school year
for conferences and go on a Spring Break Mission trip
each year. Meetings consist of music, devotion, prayer
requests, testimonials, activities, and refreshments.
The purpose of the meetings is to meet with fellow Christians
for fellowship and worship and to reach out to students
who may need spiritual support.
Basketball Club
Advisor: Donnie
Rudolph
College
Democrats
Advisor:
Berry
Craig
(270)534-3270; Berry.Craig@kctcs.edu
The
College Democrats Club is open to any Democrat who attends
the college and who is interested in Democratic Party
politics.
College
Republicans
Advisors:
Joseph
Gar: (270) 534 – 3233; Joseph.Gar@kctcs.edu
Karen Hlinka: (270) 534 – 3236; Karen.Hlinka@kctcs.edu
Kelly Wright: (270) 534 – 3241; Kelly.Wright@kctcs.edu
Mission
To
help students develop leadership and good citizenship
skills by getting involved in college and community activities.
Avenues of community involvement include participation
in political and civic activities, ways of making a difference.
Meeting
Schedule
The
club normally meets twice a month, usually every other
Friday, at 12:00 Noon. Depending on room availability,
club meetings are either in Room 113 in Waller Science
Hall or in the Club Room located in the student center.
Snacks and drinks are provided during club meetings.
Who
can Join
Anyone
attending WKCTC can join the club. Faculty and staff are
encouraged to join as club advisors or supporters.
Community Chorus
 Advisor: Norman
Wurgler
(270) 534-3219
The WKCTC Community Chorus is a non-audition performing group. We are open to anyone with a passion for choral singing. Every fall we give a seasonal concert featuring music from the classic choral repertoire and outstanding popular choral arrangements appropriate for the time of year. In the spring we present our Pops concert which features musical excerpts from a hit Broadway show and other popular choral works. This year we are featuring some Brahms' choral works as part of our Pop hits of the 19th Century. There is no audition, just a desire to sing and the ability to attend rehearsals on Tuesday nights from 7:00-9:00 PM. If you wish to join us or simply want to know more contact Norman F. Wurgler at 270-534-3219 or e-mail him at norman.wurgler@kctcs.edu. Rehearsals are scheduled for every Tuesday evening at 7:00 PM in room 109, Student Center Fine Arts Building. Come, participate in the arts.
Concept
Zero
Advisor:
David Nickell
(270) 534-3269; DavidL.Nickell@kctcs.edu
Concept
Zero on Campus is a combination environmental organization
and outdoor club that keeps students informed about environmental
issues and actually gets them out into the woods. Field
trips are planned and scheduled by the students. Speakers
and programs will be announced.
Instrumentation,
Systems, & Automation Society
Contact:
Stephanie Milliken: (270) 534-3394; Stephanie. Milliken@kctcs.edu
Paducah Section President: Stan Hunt, shunt@westlake.com
 Instrumentation,
Systems, & Automation Society (ISA) is a nonprofit
organization whose purpose is educational. Its individual
members have a direct interest in instrumentation and
industrial process control. Through a wide variety of
meetings, publications, and instructional activity, ISA
fosters advancement in the theory, design, manufacture,
and use of instruments, computers, and systems for measurement
and control.
KANS
Advisors:
Mary Carrico: (270) 534-3465; MaryC.Carrico@kctcs.edu
Marilyn Knoth: (270) 534-3472; Marilyn.Knoth@kctcs.edu
Mu
Alpha Theta (Math)
Advisor:
Gary Goodaker
(270) 534-3113; Gary.Goodaker@kctcs.edu
Mu
Alpha Theta is a math honorary society which meets to
perform community service and promote mathematics.
Phi Beta Lambda (PBL)
Phi Beta Lambda is a professional organization
for post-secondary students with an interest in business--the
college equivalent and sister organization of the Future
Business Leaders of America. Members enjoy an array of
social, professional, and community activities.
Phi Theta Kappa
Advisor:
Dr. Kevin Gericke
(270) 534-3201; kevin.gericke@kctcs.edu
 Phi
Theta Kappa is the largest and the most prestigious international
honor society serving two-year colleges around the world.
Membership is based primarily upon academic achievement.
Membership in Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society will open
new doors for your academic journey. The organization
offers a myriad of opportunities for scholarships, intellectual
enrichment and personal development through programs based
on Phi Theta Kappa's four hallmarks of Scholarship, Leadership,
Service and Fellowship.
Science Club
Advisors:
Larry Bigham (270) - 534-3231 larry.bigham@kctcs.edu
Dr. Felix Akojie (270)- 534 -3230 felix.akojie@kctcs.edu
Karen Hlinka (270) - 534 – 3236 karen.hlinka@kctcs.edu
The WKCTC science club aims to provide a community for students interested in science.
Students attend seminars and local professional meetings, perform outreach to schools, obtain information on career opportunities and participate in student research projects. Meetings are held in Waller Hall and open to all students, faculty and staff.
Spanish Culture Club
Advisors:
Carolyn Perry (270) 534 – 3205, carolyns.perry@kctcs.edu
Astarre Gudiño (270) 534 – 3302, astarre.gudiño@kctcs.edu
 Mission
The Spanish Culture Club is composed of students who share an interest in learning about the Spanish language and the many cultures of the Spanish speaking world. The purpose of the club is to raise awareness and enrich students’ knowledge of the diversity in culture and language.
Meeting Schedule
The club normally meets twice a month, usually every other Thursday, at 12:30 in the club room of the Student Center. Typical Hispanic foods and drinks are often served.
Who can Join
Anyone interested in Hispanic language and culture. It is not necessary to speak the language. Hispanic students are encouraged to join the club to truly share and learn together.
Student
Government
Advisor:
Rick Tippin
(270) 534-3216; Rick.Tippin@kctcs.edu
The
West Kentucky Community and Technical College Student
Government Association helps facilitate the operation
of student activities and shall be the liaison between
the student body and the administration.
West
Kentucky Community and Technical College Student Government
Association membership shall be composed of two representatives
from each recognized student organization. Officers of
SGA shall be the President, Vice President and Secretary.
Meetings
are open to all students in the Club Room located in the
Clemens Student Center Fine Arts Building on Monday’s
at noon.
Visual
Arts Club
Advisor:
Randy Simmons
(270) 534-3209; RandallR.Simmons@kctcs.edu
The
art club meets the first Monday of each month at 4 pm
in the student center.
During
a typical semester, the art club attends at least one
Lowertown Art Gallery walk, hosts three art events at
the Clemens Fine Arts Theatre Gallery including the Annual
Student Art Show, assists with Arts in Focus Events in
the theatre, at least two showings of films in the art
classroom which could be art related, sci-fi, anime, animation
or whatever the students vote on. Club members are encouraged
to exchange ideas of their own artwork, whether it is
painting, photography, video, or anime. Tips on creating
art, exhibiting or any other venture are encouraged as
well. We plan one out of town excursion to an art museum
in the Nashville, Evansville radius near the end of the
school year.
All
students with a creative mind are encouraged to attend
and participate
Writers' Club
Advisors:
Pat Holler (pat.holler@kctcs.edu, (270) 534-3174) and Kim Russell (kim.russell@kctcs.edu (270) 534-3203)
The campus Writers’ Group welcomes all students, faculty, staff, community members, and anyone interested in writing and/or reading creative pieces (short stories, poems, song lyrics, longer works of fiction, essays, creative non-fiction, etc.). Members share writing samples, and work together to generate feedback, constructive criticism, enthusiasm, and support of creative processes. Other activities of the Writers’ Group include a spring writing contest for all West Kentucky Community and Technical College students. Students in the Writers’ Group can also participate in the creation and editing of the College’s first ever online literary magazine (coming in the 2007—2008 school year).
The Writers' Group meets on alternating Wednesday afternoons at 2:15 (meetings last approximately one hour). Meetings take place in the Student Center Club Room. Participants who would like to share writing are asked to submit it in electronic format to Kim Russell in advance (typically one week or more before the meeting). Students are notified of upcoming events, activities, and meetings through an e-mail distribution list. There is also an e-Community on Blackboard (www.elearning.kctcs.edu) called WKCTC Writers’ Group that students can join (contact Kim Russell for instructions on enrollment). Those interested in joining the Writers’ Group should contact Kim Russell or Pat Holler. |
