Pitt Community College
Student Government Association
Report to the Board of Trustees
December 15, 2015
The fall semester has provided many leadership opportunities for clubs and organizations. With the holidays approaching, several groups have decided to collect food and money to help those in our community.
· Fall Fest 2015: Wild West was a huge success. Parker’s BBQ catered 2000 meals, welcomed a Mechanical Bull to campus, and enjoyed a great time on the Whichard Lawn. Spring Fling is scheduled for April 6, 2016.
· The TRIO program identified several students to receive support during the Christmas season, and collected holiday gifts and donations from individuals and campus groups for these students and their families.
· Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) inducted 11 new members on October 17th, and sponsored a Community Yard Sale later in October.
· Phi Theta Kappa hosted the first Free Flu Shot Clinic for all students on November 10, 2015. 75 students came to the Goess Center, 132-133, to receive their free shot.
· The Veterans Salute on November 11th featured Rear Admiral Gretchen Herbert, USN Retired as the guest speaker. Approximately 150 people attended the program honoring military veterans. This was a great day with a fantastic speaker.
· The ESL classes held a Thanksgiving Lunch Celebration on November 16th, at Covenant Church and PCC hosted a dinner to spread the holiday spirit and customs from other countries around the world.
· Gamma Beta Phi sponsored the Blood Drive on November 19th, bringing in a total of 40 viable units of blood. Gamma Beta Phi surpassed their goal of 26 viable units with this 80’s Themed drive. Gamma Beta Phi inducted 30 new members for Fall 2015.
· Volunteer Programs, nestled in the Center for Student Activities, along with the PCC Student Ambassadors held a campus wide food drive from November 1 through November 20th. Four hundred fifty-seven pounds of food was donated to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina. That total equals three hundred eighty meals for this holiday season.\
· The Student Activities Advisory Committee hosted a “Play the Stress Away” event on December 1 to assist students in relaxing before final’s preparation. 62 students came out to play BINGO, create free stress balls, use coloring pages, receive free chair massages from the PCC Massage Therapy Program, and eat free pizza.
· The PCC Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert was held on December 8th, at Oakmont Baptist Church in Greenville. Various PCC groups such as Diminished Impressions, Elements of Praise, PCC Chorale, and PCC Music Faculty joined in this festive event.
· PCC Intramural Sports and Recreation has been extremely successful over the fall semester with active intramural leagues in Flag Football and Futsol.
· In December, faculty and staff were asked to serve as “sharks” for presentation created by Psychology and Sociology students to provide insight to the PCC campus on the student’s perception of how to retrain students.
Upcoming Events:
· PCC Winter Week: January 25-29, 2016
· SGA Meeting- January 26th, at 2pm in Goess 137-139
· SGA/ SAAC Event- Blizzard O’Bucks: January 27th, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Goess Multipurpose Room
· College and Community Expo: January 28, 2016 beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Submitted by George Lee Shaver, III, SGA President