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Student Organizations
Student organizations form an integral part of the overall Student Life program at the College. All students are encouraged to participate in clubs and organizations at the College. Information on “How To Form a Student Organization” is available in the Student Life Office at each campus. The following student organizations have a chapter on each campus of
Miami-Dade College:
Alpha Beta Gamma
- Advisor: Maria Mari
- Business Administration
- Phone: 305-237-0341, Room 6312-29
- International Business Society that encourages leadership, confidence, money management, patriotism, awareness…
American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
- Advisor: Maria Cendon & Marta E. Goicoechea –Pappas
- Biology, Health & Wellness / Chemistry & Physics
- Phone: 305-237-2136 & 305-237-70848, Room 3265, 3219
- To develop, promote and provide an environment in health-care…
Architecture Society
- Advisor: Mario Ortega
- Architecture
- Phone: 305-237-2226, Room 6306
- To help guide Architecture students during their time at Miami Dade College…
Caribbean Student Association (CSA)
- Advisor: Merlene Purkiss
- College Prep
- Phone: 305-237-2893, Room 6319-14
- Promote and encourage Caribbean cultural awareness on and off campus…
Catalyst - Campus Newspaper
- Advisor: Merwin Sigale
- Communication Arts Department
- Phone: 305-237-2261, Room M239
- To teach ethics, techniques and mechanics of good communication and foster the welfare of the student media…
Chinese Student Union (CSU)
- Advisor: Kaiyang Liang
- Computer Information Systems
- Phone: 305-237-2993, Room 6152
- To Support, assist, meet other Chinese students, and promote cross-cultural exchanging…
Chosen Generation
- Advisor: Ivan F. Figueroa
- Business Department
- Phone: 305-237-0684, Room 6327 6319
- Religious group that focus in evangelize, affirm and disciple…
College Students for Social Awareness
- Advisor: Babatunde Amole
- Biology, Health & Wellness
- Phone: 305-237-2494, Room 3265
- To encourage socialization, build and maintain social networks, and provide opportunities for students…
Computer Club
- Advisor: Raphael (Ralph) de Arazoza
- Computer Department
- Phone: 305-237-2081, Room 6162
- Meet other students interested in Computers, Information Technology, and Gaming. Workshops, gaming competitions, and guest speakers are typical activities for this club…
Curtain Call Theatre Club
- Advisor: Deborah Mello
- Music, Theatre & Dance Department
- Phone: 305-237-2641, Room 6319-02
- To provide an avenue for students interested in all aspects of theatre to develop and share their craft through Small-scale performances on the Kendall Campus and in the local community…
Distinction Society / Lambda Omicron Delta (LOD)
- Advisor: Billy Jones
- College Prep
- Phone: 305-237-2509, 305-237-2096, Room 6319-02, Student Site -Bldg #100
- Special-interest, social-club that promotes academic excellence, school spirit and community reach for women…
Distinction Society /Mu Omicron Delta (MOD)
- Advisor: Billy Jones
- College Prep
- Phone: 305-237-2509, 305-237-2096, Room 6319-02, Student Site -Bldg #100
- Special-interest, social-club that promotes academic excellence, school spirit and community reach for men…
Diverse Student Organization (DSO)
- Advisor: Janice Sabella
- ACCESS Disabilities Services
- Phone: 305 237 0658, Room 2121-9
- To help each other reach our highest potential and contribute toward increasing society's appreciation of diversity….
Film Society
- Advisor: Ece Karayalcin
- School of Entertainment & Design Technologies
- Phone: 305-237-1477, Room: North 2235
- Network and further our knowledge in film production…
Florida Engineering Society (FES)
- Advisor: R. Ian Davis
- Engineering Department
- Phone: 305 237 2487, Room 6306
- Organized for the large number of engineering students on campus. The club plans various field trips and arranges for on campus speakers to address the student body…
Future Educators of America
- Advisor: Anmarie Masi
- Education Department
- Phone: 305-237-0417, Room 6206
- Strives to interest competent young men and women in the field of teaching...
Hospitality Management
- Advisor: Isabel Fernandez
- Hospitality Management Programs
- Phone: 305 237 3370, Room: Wolfson 3704-42
- To give a helping hand to our community and share the exciting news and events of the tourism industry within the greater Miami area…
IEEE Kendall
- Advisor: Miguel Alonso, Jr.
- Engineering Department
- Phone: 305-237-2179, Room: 6306-31
- To disseminate knowledge of the theory and practice of all aspects of electrical engineering, electronics, radio, allied branches of engineering or the related arts and sciences, as well as the furtherance of the professional development of the students…
Interior Design
- Advisor: Marcia Lopes de Mello
- Architecture
- Phone: 305-237-0615, Room 6306-4
- To promote development, exchange of knowledge, change, success, networking, education, leadership, and growth…
International Student Association
- Advisor: Byron Carl Hausen
- Foreign Language
- Phone: 305-237-2622, Room 3212
- Promote social interactions between international students. Offer information and orientation to the international students. And promote knowledge of North-American culture to enhance the students’ individual diversity…
Leaders Unlimited
- Advisor: Merlene Purkiss
- College Prep
- Phone: 305-237-2893, Room 6319-14
- Provide community service opportunities, leadership development and life skills training from a biblical perspective…
Miambiance - Literary Magazine
- Advisor: Marta Magellan
- English Department
- Phone: 305-237-2931, Room 2202
- To provide a publication that will help students express their writing talent…
Music and Entertainment Industry Association (MEISA)
- Advisor: Stephen Quinzi & Richard Rose
- School of Entertainment & Design Technologies
- Phone: 305-237-2265 & 305-237-2755, Room 8213-3
- Associate with students, teachers, and professionals in the music and entertainment industry…
Mu Alpha Theta
- Advisor: David Tseng
- Math Department
- Phone: 305-237-0562, Room 3232-10
- To train students in eight different math subareas for state/national – wide math competition on a regular basis…
Phi Beta Lambda (PBL)
- Advisor: Maria C. Mari
- Business Department
- Phone: 305-237-0341, Room 6312-29
- To provide additional opportunities for post-secondary and college level students to develop vocational competencies for business and office occupations and business teacher education. PBL is an integral part of the instructional program and in addition promotes a sense of civic and personal responsibility…
Phi Theta Kappa (PTK)
- Advisor: Stuart Williams
- Social Science Department
- Phone: 305-237-2834, 305-237-2404, Room 6206, Student Site -Bldg #100
- To provide opportunity for the development of leadership and services, an intellectual climate for exchange of ideas, lively fellowship for scholars and stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence...
Photo Club
- Advisor: Antonio Chirinos
- Arts and Philosophy
- Phone: 305 237 2209, Room M312
- To gather those students with interest in photography and provide opportunities for them to exchange their knowledge and skills...
Psi Beta
- Advisor: Yuly Pomares, Deborah C. Powell & Vellise Grimes
- Social Science Department
- Phone: 305-237-2433, 305-237-2340 & 305-237-0756, Room 6206
- Provide opportunities, provide forum for one’s perspectives, enhance leadership, and greater opportunities for students in the psychology field…
Psychology Club
- Advisor: Yuly Pomares, Deborah C. Powell & Vellise Grimes
- Social Science Department
- Phone: 305-237-2433, 305-237-2340 & 305-237-0756, Room 6206
- Provide Psychology majors with current career information, occupational trends, and transfer information in the discipline of psychology…
Student African American Brotherhood (SAAB)
- Advisor: Tenecia Bradley
- Student Services
- Phone: 305-237-2305, Room 3204-00
- Provide positives solutions to specific needs of black males enrolled in the college…
Student Against Infectious Diseases (SAID)
- Advisor: Stuart Williams
- Social Science Department
- Phone: 305-237-2834, Room 6206
- Work to develop human health resources regarding infectious diseases, in order to establish awareness, education, and prevention programass…
Student Government Association (SGA)
- Advisor: Monica M. Padrón, Anthony Fiorenza
- Student Life Department
- Phone: 305-237-0531/305-237-2867, Room 126
- To insure student representation within the college community, realize the benefits of unified action, promote democratic citizenship, accurately represent the student body, and provide a forum for the enactment of policies beneficial for the student body…
Student Political Forum (SPF)
- Advisor: David Shaheen
- Social Science
- Phone: 305-237-2289, Room 6206
- The mission of the club would be to foster participatory debate among the student body on current events and issues…
Student Programming Board
- Advisor: Chester E. Fair Jr.,
- Student Life Department
- Phone: 305-237-2777, Room 111
- To select, plan and organize activities, events and programs for Kendall Campus students…
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)
- Advisor: Colleen Chung,
- Business Administration
- Phone: 305-237-0747, Room 6319
- To organize projects to help others in the community and to understand the free enterprise system…
Student Working for Equal Rights (SWER)
- Advisor: Cary D. Ser,
- Math Department
- Phone: 305-237-2254, Room 2220-43
- Student-led movement that seeks to bring about equal rights and opportunities for all…
U.S. Emerging Green Builders (USGBC Students)
- Advisor: Juan Damas
- Architecture
- Phone: 305-237-2326, Room 6306
- To foster scientific studies, research in the field of environmentally sustainable building…
Visual Arts Student Organization (VASO)
- Advisor: Alberto Meza,
- Arts and Philosophy Department
- Phone: 305-237-2656, Room M302
- To offer a welcoming hand to new students who have chosen an art major or show an interest in any of the performing and visual arts…
WAVES - Religious
- Advisor: Silvia Taveras
- Auxiliary Services
- Phone: 305-237-0380, Room 1127
- To provide an organizational atmosphere through which students can have an opportunity to worship God...
Specific Information Regarding Student Organizations
POLICIES
Students participating in student organizations should recognize that their actions as individuals and as an organization reflect upon their organization, its members and their school. Individual students must assume responsibility for their own actions, as well as for those of the organizations of which they are members.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
1. Submit a roster of members and officers with student numbers to the Student Life Office during the first weeks of major terms. 2. Hold all meetings and plan all activities and events in consultation with the advisor of the organization. 3. Hold regular meetings of the organization on campus. Submit dates and times of meetings to Student Life. 4. Organizations may not restrict membership on the basis of race, creed, religion, sex, age, color or sexual orientation. 5. Register all posters/flyers and publicity materials in the Student Life Office. 6. Consult with a professional staff member in the Student Life Office regarding questions about policies and procedures to be followed. 7. Coordinate and secure approval for use of the College mail services with the Student Life Office. 8. Refrain from engaging in any form of hazing, either on campus or off campus. Hazing is defined as any action or situation which recklessly or intentionally endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student for the purpose of initiation or admission into, affiliation with, or participation in the organization. 9. All activities which are in any way publicized on the campus, discussed in organization meetings, financed from organization funds, arranged in the name of a student organization or of the College, or are in any way associated with the College, are considered organization activities and are subject to all College policies.
ACTIVITY REGISTRATION ON-CAMPUS EVENTS
All student organizations sponsoring an on-campus event must complete an Activity Registration Form and submit it to the Student Life Office. The advisor as well as the student representative must sign the form and submit it four weeks prior to the event (six weeks for major events).
OFF-CAMPUS EVENTS
Student organizations sponsoring off-campus events must complete an Off-Campus Activity Registration Form and submit it to the Student Life Office. The advisor, as well as the student representative (president or designee) must sign the form and submit it at least four weeks prior to the event.
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS — MISCELLANEOUS SPEAKERS
Any student organization may invite speakers to its meetings. If an organization wishes to bring a speaker to campus for a general presentation, arrangements should be made through the Student Life Office. Recognized student organizations may wish to cooperate with an individual student who wishes to bring speakers to the campus. In these cases, the student organization will consent to act as the sponsoring club for the speaker.
RESERVATIONS
Recognized student organizations may reserve facilities on campus for meetings and activities they sponsor. In addition, these student organizations may also reserve a table on campus for distribution of materials. Arrangements should be initiated in the Student Life Office. Activities to be held on the campus should be registered by filling out an “On-Campus Activity Form.” Approval for such activities is granted by the Student Life Office and a copy of the completed On-Campus Activity Form is returned to the student organization.
RAFFLES
In compliance with state regulations, raffles may not be held on campus.
POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS
Student organizations may bring political figures to campus to speak to the general student population. These activities must be registered and scheduled with the Student Life Office.
MAILBOXES
All recognized student organizations have mailboxes located in the Student Life Office. All student organizations should check their mailboxes on a daily basis.
INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL COUNCIL
Student organizations at
Miami-Dade College, Kendall Campus form an integral part of the overall Student Life program on the Kendall Campus. Each recognized organization sends one representative to the Inter-Organizational Council (I.O.C.), a student advisory board to the Student Life staff for student groups on campus. The main purpose of the I.O.C. is to promote involvement, friendship and interaction among student organizations.
Student Organization meetings are at 12:30 p.m. in Room 100.
Organizations must have a representative at these meetings schedule the first Wednesday of every month (subject to change with notice) no classes are scheduled during activity hour.
MEMBERSHIP GUIDELINES
1. You must be an MDC, Kendall Campus student.
2. You must be enrolled in a minimum of nine credits for the fall and/or spring terms. Those new
enrollees to the Kendall Campus during the Summer Terms (A & B) must be enrolled for at least three credits.
3. You must make a commitment to serve on the Student Programming Board at least two major (fall and spring) terms or vice versa.
4. You must maintain a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) or higher. This GPA must be maintained cumulatively and at the close of each semester. Your grades will be reviewed at the completion of each term.
5. For the academic year, meetings will be held from October through April. Your attendance is mandatory.
6. Planning activities will be your focus. As a member, you will have the opportunity to learn about programming from its inception:
• Advertising/Publicity
• Media Services
• Campus Services
• Budgeting and Contracts
• Marketing
• Photography
7. The Student Programming Board consists of five representatives from the Inter-Organization Council (IOC) and four student volunteers not in a club or organization.
8. Membership applications are available in the Student Life Department, Room 100. You may call the office at 305-237-2321 for further information.
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