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STUDENT LIFE

Student Activities Coordinator:
Cherie Barth

330-494-6170
Ext. 4237
Room S303

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Student Organizations List

For more information about specific organizations, please email or visit the Office of Student Life in room S303.
 

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: To provide essential value to members, their careers, and the public through developing leadership, advancing technology, advocating lifelong learning, and promoting the profession.
  • ADVISOR: Geoff Wopershall (gwopershall@starkstate.edu) Room C100, Ext. 4850
     •
Stark State ASCE Web Site

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American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: Professional and academic development, leadership qualities and networking with the area professionals for the student members and leaders.
  • ADVISOR: Chandra Jain (cjain@starkstate.edu) Room C100, Ext. 4441

     • ASME National Web Site

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Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP)
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: A professional association comprised of career minded individuals who seek to expand their potential as they prepare for an IT career. Provides opportunities for leadership, professional development and personal growth to the members. Offers technical education to help members build competence and professionalism. Provides programs and activities to assist members to achieve their goals.
  • ADVISOR: Larry Ray (lray@starkstate.edu) Room C100Z, Ext. 4918
  • ADVISOR: Valerie Shipbaugh (vshipbaugh@starkstate.edu) Room C100, Ext. 4632

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Association for Medical Laboratory Technicians (AMLT)
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: To help improve and maintain acceptability standards of professional practice by continuing the member’s educational and professional growth. To promote the welfare of the students in the MLT program. To promote communication between students, faculty, and alumni. To maintain professional standards outlined by ASCP and ASCLS – OHIO. To engage in educational and social activities to promote the general welfare of the MLT program at Stark State College.
  • ADVISOR: Kay Hanna (khanna@starkstate.edu) Room J306, Ext. 4241

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Business Students Club (formerly BLAST)
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: Encourage business students to develop themselves educationally and socially, gain organizational and leadership skills and learn more about the business community through personal interaction.
  • ADVISOR: John David (jdavid@starkstate.edu) Room B215, Ext. 4156
  • ADVISOR: Helen mandalinich (hmandalinich@starkstate.edu), Room B215, Ext. 4588

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Chess Club
GOAL/DESCRIPTION:To provide a venue for students to stimulate their creativity, follow specific rules of gaming and individual ethics, share their knowledge with students wishing to acquire abilities to participate in the game of Chess, and organize events, challenges and competitions for members and nonmembers alike.
  • ADVISOR: Catherine Rock (crock@starkstate.edu) Room E224, Ext. 4797

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Club Sunaarashi (formerly Animation Club)
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: A social organization for people interested in group activities related to Anime, Dungeons and Dragons, Gaming, Japanese Art and other cultural related subjects (history, language, etc.).
  • ADVISOR: Matt McComb (mmccomb@starkstate.edu) Room C100, Ext. 4778

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Cultural Diversity Club
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: To promote the best of a culturally diverse atmosphere. This organization is committed to assisting all students in their endeavor to attain a higher level of education, by directing them to the appropriate organization or office to help them solve problems that may prevent them from meeting academic standards.
  • ADVISOR: Carrilyn Long (clong@starkstate.edu) Room E256, Ext. 4491
  • ADVISOR: Robin Tyler (rtyler@starkstate.edu) Room S305, Ext. 4274

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Engineering Technology Club
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: To promote practice of engineering technology techniques through the participation in student projects and competitions.
  • ADVISOR: Eric Loew (eloew@starkstate.edu) Room C100, Ext. 4129
  • ADVISOR: Greg Harstine (gharstine@starkstate.edu) Room C100, Ext. 4426
     • Engineering Technology Club Web Site

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Environmental Club
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: To promote environmental education, awareness, and appreciation, and to implement, educate, and assist in any programs of recycling, reducing, and reusing on the Stark State College campus and within the community.
  • ADVISOR: C. Scott Williams (cwilliams@starkstate.edu) Room C100, Ext. 4014
     • National Association of Environmental Professionals Web Site

     • Environmental Club Web Site

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High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA)
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: To encourage, promote, aid, and affect the voluntary interchange of data, information, experience, and knowledge about methods, processes among the membership. To promote a representative, centralized organization to collect, collate, coordinate, and distribute data, information, ideas, knowledge, methods, and techniques by any suitable means in order to improve the efficiency, promote uniformity in investigative methods, and develop matters of mutual interest to the membership.
  ADVISOR: Glenn Goe (ggoe@starkstate.edu) Room C100, Ext. 4857

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Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: To enhance awareness of the SSCT’s electrical and electronic engineering technology programs, as well as the capabilities and communication within the Northeast Ohio Electrical/Electronic community. To provide a means whereby students may gain experience through responsible participation in electrical/electronic engineering technology activities.
  • ADVISOR: Vern Sproat (vsproat@starkstate.edu) Room C100, Ext. 4379

     • IEEE National Web Site
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IEEE Local Web Site

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Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: The group exists for the purpose of drawing together accounting and financial services students at the College. To provide a forum for students to learn more about the opportunities within their chosen field. To show the students how to contribute to the community and further their education within the field to obtain professional certifications.
  • ADVISOR: Bill Ostrander (wostrander@starkstate.edu) Room B215, Ext. 4637

     • Stark State IMA Web Site

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International Club
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: To promote better international understanding and cooperation at Stark State College. To help foreign students at SSCT become acquainted with each other and the American way of life. To help Americans at SSCT become acquainted with customs and traditions of other lands.
  • ADVISOR: Larry Fernandez (lfernandez@starkstate.edu) Room E254, Ext. 4859

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Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: To support educators, and recognize scholarship and excellence in Education. Provides opportunities for professional development, service learning and leadership.
  • ADVISOR: Libby Roll (lroll@starkstate.edu) Room E208-K, Ext. 4501
  • ADVISOR: Karen Young (kyoung@starkstate.edu)
Room G103-A, Ext. 4795

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Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: To recognize and encourage scholarship among associate degree students. To provide opportunity for development of leadership and service, for an intellectual climate to exchange ideas and ideals, for lively fellowship for scholars, and for stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence.
  • ADVISOR: Cherie Barth (cbarth@starkstate.edu) Room S303, Ext. 4237
     •
Stark State Phi Theta Kappa Chapter Web Site
     • Phi Theta Kappa Ohio Region Web Site
     • International Phi Theta Kappa Web Site

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Respiratory Therapy Club
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: Community awareness of respiratory care, professional growth, and fundraising projects.
  • ADVISOR: Peter Castillo (pcastillo@starkstate.edu) Room J314, Ext. 4311
  • ADVISOR: Tracy Singer (tsinger@starkstate.edu) Room J300

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Ski and Snowboarding Club
  • ADVISOR: Fred Jarka (fjarka@starkstate.edu) Room E235, Ext. 4481

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Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: Professional development, networking with the area businesses and industries, leadership qualities, and educational resources. Offers scholarships/funding in the Manufacturing education.
  • ADVISOR: Chandra Jain (cjain@starkstate.edu) Room C100, Ext. 4441

     • SME National Web Site

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Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: A non-profit, educational, service organization dedicated to making known the need for women engineers and encouraging young women to consider an engineering education.
  • ADVISOR: Kelly Mullane (kmullane@starkstate.edu) Room S305, Ext. 4223
     •
National SWE Web Site

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Stark Raving Writers
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: To reinforce the social aspect of writing and encourage writing as a continued practice outside of the classroom. To promote awareness of the Writing Center and get students acquainted with the tutors. The writing group will work together in the group dynamic and in developing the publication.
  • ADVISOR: Leah Schell-Barber (lschell@starkstate.edu) Room E244, Ext. 4600

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Stark State College Association of Medical Assistants
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: To foster professionalism in the medical assisting students by providing opportunities to uphold the code of ethics of the AAMA. This includes giving back to the community, continually learning new things, and treating everyone with respect and dignity. To create a sense of belonging by having activities that brings all the students together for a common goal.
  • ADVISOR: Diane Laskey (dlaskey@starkstate.edu) Room J327, Ext. 4321

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Student American Dental Hygienist Association (SADHA)
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: A category of membership within the American Dental Hygienists Association. Dedicated to the advancement and promotion of dental hygiene and is the association of the profession. Supports student dental hygiene activities. Membership offers students opportunities for travel, scholarship, research and scholarly activity, networking and employment assistance. The club focuses on fundraising to support activities and involvement in ADHA activities and conferences.
  • ADVISOR: Kelli DeCarlo (kdecarlo@starkstate.edu) Room H209, Ext. 4738
  • ADVISOR: Nichole Oocumma (noocumma@starkstate.edu) Room H209T, Ext. 4707

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Student Government Association/InterClub Council
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: To represent students’ ideas and concerns to the College Administration and present possible solutions regarding concerns. To promote student participation in College organizations and to provide opportunities for student participation.
  • ADVISOR: Cherie Barth (cbarth@starkstate.edu) Room S303, Ext. 4237

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Student Health Information Management Association (SHIMA)
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: To help improve and maintain acceptable standards of professional practice by promoting the HIMT students’ welfare and communication between students, faculty and alumni as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
  • ADVISOR: Judy Edgar (jedgar@starkstate.edu) Room J324, Ext. 4213

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Student Informer – Student Publication/Newspaper
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: To provide the students, faculty and staff of Stark State College with an informative and worth while publication. To keep the college community informed of school events. To provide a place for students to voice their questions and opinions. To spotlight any groups or clubs making news at SSCT. To promote teamwork. To develop raw talent.
  • ADVISOR: Jonathan Judy (jjudy@starkstate.edu) Room E208-A, Ext. 4628
  ADVISOR: Beth Williams (bwilliams@starkstate.edu) Room E255, Ext. 4148
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Student Informer online
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Submit an article/information

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Student Nurse Association (SNA)
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: Students shall have primary responsibility for selecting and carrying out social and educational activities. The activities of the organization shall promote the profession of nursing and support the educational endeavors of the membership.
  • ADVISOR: Marie Kirsch (mkirsch@starkstate.edu) Room J322, Ext. 4269

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Student Occupational Therapy Assistant Club (SOTA)
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: To promote interest in and knowledge of Occupational Therapy. To support the educational endeavors of Occupational Therapy students at Stark State College.
  • ADVISOR: Debra Shaw (dshaw@starkstate.edu) Room H209R, Ext. 4619

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Student Physical Therapist Assistant Club (SPTA)
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: To promote interest and awareness in physical therapy. To provide service activities for the community and college. To unite the first and second year Physical Therapist Assistant Technology students and participate in activities that would provide moral support to these students.
  • ADVISOR: Wally Linville (wlinville@starkstate.edu) Room H209R, Ext. 4619

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Students in Human and Social Services Club
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: To provide a support network for students in the program. To provide an opportunity for students to network in the community. To provide an opportunity for students to be involved in a social service capacity.
  • ADVISOR: Brian Moore (bmoore@starkstate.edu) Room E223, Ext. 4262
  • ADVISOR: Shari Shiepis (sshiepis@starkstate.edu) Room E259, Ext. 4474

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TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly)
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: : The chapter’s objective is to encourage healthy lifestyles through weight-management support groups and to sponsor obesity research. To support our members as they take and keep off pounds sensibly.
  ADVISOR: Mellanie Vance (mvance@starkstate.edu) Room S306, Ext. 4517

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Veterans of Stark State Club
GOAL/DESCRIPTION: To allow and encourage Veterans and family members of veterans to develop educationally and socially, gain organizational and leadership skills and learn more about the community involving the Veterans through personal interaction.
  • ADVISOR: Ben Tobias (btobias@starkstate.edu) Room B230, Ext. 4173

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