2006-2008 Catalog - Roane State Community College

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knowledge to better their communities. SIFE teams establish a variety of
community outreach programs that teach free enterprise.
TAO ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY—The purpose of the society is to expand
and promote interest in astronomy through hands-on projects and educational
outreach as well as to take an active stance in the preservation of our
dark skies by forming partnerships and raising awareness of light pollution.
B. ORGANIZATIONS AND BOARDS
CAMPUS ACTIVITIES BOARD—The Campus Activities Board provides opportunities
for students on all Roane State campuses to gain leadership skills
while providing social activities for their campus. Each of the seven campuses
has a CAB headed by a chair and co-chair with five additional members from
the individual campus student body. The chair and co-chair are selected spring
semester of each year and the members are selected in the fall.
CANEY CREEK SAMPLER—The School’s magazine for the arts publishes poetry,
short fiction, plays, essays, music, and art. Submissions are accepted from students,
faculty, staff, and alumni. The magazine is staffed by students and is under
the guidance of a faculty advisory board. See our website at http://rsccartsmag.com.
ROANE STATE CONCERT CHOIR—This chorus is the official college
choral organization. It performs a repertoire of standard choral selections at various
college, public school, church, civic, and community functions.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT—The Roane State Student Government is made
up of the chairs and co-chairs of the individual Campus Activity Boards from
each of the seven Roane State campuses. The SGA provides opportunities for students
to offer constructive opinions, thereby promoting cooperation among students,
faculty and administration, and works for the common good of Roane State
by assisting in the promotion of social activities and special campus projects. The
SGA meets monthly in the interactive classrooms of the college. For copies of the
Student Government constitution contact the Coordinator of Student Activities or
the Assistant VP for Student Services and Multicultural Affairs.
C. REGISTRATION OF STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
The college shall adopt and enforce such rules and regulations as it may deem
necessary and proper with regard to the registration, recognition and function of
student organizations which operate on the college campus. The rules and regulations
adopted by the college shall provide for the consistent application of reasonable
standards and shall afford procedural due process by authorizing and
providing for an appeal with the President of the College.
Membership in a student organization shall be limited to members of the college
community; however, membership may include individuals from the professional
and business communities. Membership shall be extended to such persons
without regard to their race, religion, national origin, or sex.
The registration and recognition of a student organization by the college does
not constitute college endorsement or approval of the policies or activities of the
organization. No student organization shall represent or imply in any manner, in
its contact with the public, that it speaks for or in the name of the College.
Student organizations and their members are subject to all state and federal laws
and the rules and regulations adopted by the college and the Tennessee Board of
Regents. All student organizations are required to register with the Coordinator
of Student Activities.