Student Clubs & Organizations
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If you are interested in learning more about a club or joining one, click the link below!
If you are interested in learning more about a club or joining one, click the link below!
Club Interest Form
All students are encouraged to participate in student organizations on campus. Many opportunities in various areas of interest are represented. Below is a listing of active student organizations. For more information, contact the Student Services Office. Registering and remaining a student club/organization allows access to all benefits available such as permission to use college facilities, maintaining an agency account for financial purposes, holding campus fundraisers, and participating in Homecoming and Mr. and Miss NWCC elections.
In order for a club to become or remain active:
- All student clubs/organizations must first be recognized by Northwest Mississippi Community College.
- Click here to complete the club registration form.
- To retain the status of an established organization - as a current advisor, you should complete and submit the registration form in the link above. Any changes in the organization’s constitution or by-laws and statement of purpose should also be submitted at this time by email to studentservices@northwestms.edu.
- For new clubs/organizations - the proposed club/organization’s constitution or by-laws and statement of purpose, along with the registration form, should be submitted to the Dean of Students. The material will be reviewed and if it is deemed compliant with Northwest clubs and organization expectations as outlined in the Bulletin, approval will be granted as a sanctioned Northwest club/organization.
Clubs and Organizations by Campus
Senatobia
American Chemical Society
Advisor - Shay Carter
Beta Phi Mu
Advisor - Dr. Melissa Wright; Suzy Guntharp
Bobo Hall Activity Club
Advisor - Letrecia Flowers
Climbing Club
Campus – Senatobia
Description - The Northwest Climbing Club is designed to bring Northwest Mississippi Community College students together through a shared interest in rock climbing.
Advisor – Jarrod Calloway
Cosmetology Club
Campus – Lafayette/Yalobusha; Senatobia
Description - Membership is limited to Northwest cosmetology students. It strives to build good will for the students, the college, and the profession as it develops talents.
(Lafayette/Yalobusha Campus) Advisor – April Shappley
(Senatobia Campus) Advisor – Lori Lawson
Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society
Advisor – Dr. Melissa Wright
Graphic Design Club
Campus – Senatobia
Description – Membership is limited to students in the Graphic Design Career/Technical Program. Its purpose is to broaden the social and cultural outlook of students.
Advisor – Lori Philley
International Knowledge Navigators
Advisor – Shelli Benton; Sheena Etherton
Honors Institute
Campus - DeSoto/Southaven; Lafayette/Yalobusha; Senatobia
Description - The Northwest Mississippi Community College Honors Institute exists to provide students who demonstrate academic excellence with enriched course offerings to develop higher level thinking skills, diverse opportunities for engagement and innovation to serve the community, and experiential learning programs to promote social and personal growth.
Advisor - Denise Willis
Les Fauves Art Club
Campus – Senatobia
Description - Les Fauves functions to promote art in the area. Among the projects of the club are art exhibits, art sales, and campus beautification. Anyone who is taking at least one course in the Art Department is eligible for membership.
Advisor – Ashley Chavis
Mu Alpha Theta
Campus – Senatobia
Description - Mu Alpha Theta is a national high school and two-year college mathematics honor society dedicated to inspiring interest in mathematics, developing strong scholarship in the subject, and promoting the enjoyment of mathematics in high school and two-year college students.
Advisor – Marcus Perkins
Music Honors Association
Advisor – Jennifer Whitehead
Northwest Education Association
Advisor – Lela Stennett
NW Gamers Club
Campus – Senatobia
Description – The NW Gamers Club is designed to bring Northwest Mississippi Community College students together through a shared interest in video games.
Advisor – Victoria Jankowski
NWCC TRiO
Campus – Senatobia
Description – The NWCC TRiO organization at Northwest Mississippi Community College provides opportunities for students to pursue their personal, professional and academic goals in a student-led organization. To enhance their educational experience, students are encouraged to participate in service-learning activities that allow them to develop personal and professional relationships, learn leadership and organizational skills, and serve the community. Members of the NWCC TRiO organization must be participants in the Student Support Services (SSS) program at Northwest. SSS is a federally-funded program aimed at helping students graduate and transfer to a four-year institution.
Advisors – LaQuita Parker; Samanthia Bradley
Northwest Education Association
Campus - Senatobia
Description – Northwest Education Association is an organization through which young people can become knowledgeable of opportunities available through a career in education. It is a way to enhance and facilitate school and college university relationships. The club shall promote a positive image of education to students, parents, and the community and shall disseminate information about the teaching profession.
Advisor – Lela Stennett
Northwest Players Club
Campus – Senatobia
Description - Northwest Players Club is an organization through which individuals strive to generate interest in theatre in the Northwest area. It provides opportunities which help develop dramatic talents. Membership is open to all students who are interested in theatre.
Advisors – Alyssa Algee
Northwest Ranger Band
Advisor – Tim Garrett
NWCC Student Veterans of America
Advisor – James Russell
NWCC Songwriters Club
Advisor – N/A
NWCC/Ole Miss Neurodiversity Support Club
Advisor – Rebecca Allen
Phi Theta Kappa
Campus – DeSoto/Southaven, Lafayette/Yalobusha, Senatobia
Description - Phi Theta Kappa is an international scholastic and Leadership honor society for two-year colleges. Students who are working toward the A.A. or A.A.S. degrees are eligible for membership. Alpha Gamma Chi,Beta Eta Theta, and Theta Sigma are the chapters at Northwest requiring a 3.50 grade point average for initiation and membership. Members are eligible for scholarships at universities throughout the nation.
(DeSoto Campus) Alpha Gamma Chi Chapter Advisors – Denise Willis
(Lafayette/Yalobusha Campus) Beta Eta Theta Chapter Advisor – Matt Johnson
(Senatobia Campus) Theta Sigma Chapter Advisor – Kristin Davis
Pre-Health Society
Advisor – Johnathan Sessom
Practical Nursing Club
Campus – DeSoto/Southaven, Lafayette/Yalobusha, Senatobia
Description -The Practical Nursing Club promotes fellowship among Students and learning in the field of practical nursing.
(DeSoto Campus) Advisor – Tamara Pittman
(Lafayette/Yalobusha Campus) Advisor - Lauren Murphree
Ranger Book Club
Campus – Senatobia
Description – The Ranger Book Club is open to all Northwest students. The organization allows students to gather outside the classroom environment to share their love of books or to find a love of books and reading.
Advisor – Victoria Penny
Ranger Content Creators
Advisor - Carly Fox
Residence Hall Association
Campus – Senatobia
Description – The Residence Hall Association is an organization that provides a voice to NWCC students in a concerted effort to promote programming and activities which are reflective of the student vision, in addition to, regulating processes and protocols in correlation with abiding by NWCC Student Code of Conduct. RHA will serve as a liaison between residents and administration.
Advisors – Jaszlyn Scurlock
Rock Climbing Club
Advisor – Dr. Alex Belolahvek
SMILe
Advisor – Melody Williams
Spanish Club
Advisor – June Turner
Student Government Association
Advisor – Cooper McCachren
Student Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals
Advisor – Ricky Stevens
Surgical Technology Club
Advisor – Cathy Wilburn
Student Nurses Association
Campus – Senatobia
Description – The Student Nurses Association proposes to aid in developing individual nursing students as future health professionals and to promote nursing as a profession.
Advisor – Monica Williams
Turning Point USA
Advisors – Debbie Stafford, Kevin Pitts, Kelley Coleman and Patrick Johnson
DeSoto
Autism Support Club (UM/NWCC)/DeSoto
Advisor – Rebecca Allen
Environmental Club
Campus - DeSoto/Southaven
Description - The Environmental Club is an organization for students who have a passion for the outdoors. This group participates in several outdoor community service projects in the area.
Advisors - Dr. Lindsay Massie and Dr. Darrell Barnes
Honors Institute
Campus - DeSoto/Southaven; Lafayette/Yalobusha; Senatobia
Description - The Northwest Mississippi Community College Honors Institute exists to provide students who demonstrate academic excellence with enriched course offerings to develop higher level thinking skills, diverse opportunities for engagement and innovation to serve the community, and experiential learning programs to promote social and personal growth.
Advisor - Denise Willis
Neurodiversity Support Club
Campus – DeSoto/Southaven
Description – The Neurodiversity Support Club provides connections for people in the neurodiverse community. This open form/support group will allow those with neurodiversity, parents of children who are neurodiverse, teachers, helpers, counselors, and instructors of people who are neurodiverse, and friends and family of children who are neurodiverse to connect, share, support, and guide each other through the challenges associated with this issue.
Advisor – Rebecca Allen
Northwest Pathfinders
Advisor - Jenny Hurt
Novel Bunch / DeSoto Book Club
Campus – DeSoto
Description – The purpose of the Novel Bunch/Book Club is to cultivate readers and encourage reading among students on campus and to have a positive impact on student success and student quality of life.
Advisor – Courtney Hicks
Phi Theta Kappa
Campus – DeSoto/Southaven, Lafayette/Yalobusha, Senatobia
Description - Phi Theta Kappa is an international scholastic and Leadership honor society for two-year colleges. Students who are working toward the A.A. or A.A.S. degrees are eligible for membership. Alpha Gamma Chi,Beta Eta Theta, and Theta Sigma are the chapters at Northwest requiring a 3.50 grade point average for initiation and membership. Members are eligible for scholarships at universities throughout the nation.
(DeSoto Campus) Alpha Gamma Chi Chapter - Denise Willis
(Lafayette/Yalobusha Campus) Beta Eta Theta Chapter Advisor – Matt Johnson
(Senatobia Campus) Theta Sigma Chapter Advisor – Victoria Penny
Practical Nursing Club/MS LPN Association
Campus – DeSoto/Southaven, Lafayette/Yalobusha, Senatobia
Description -The Practical Nursing Club promotes fellowship among Students and learning in the field of practical nursing.
(DeSoto Campus) Advisor – Tamara Pittman
(Lafayette/Yalobusha Campus) Advisor - Lauren Murphree
(Senatobia Campus) Advisor - Summer McBride
Respiratory Care Society
Campus – Desoto/Southaven
Description – The Respiratory Care Society is an organization of Respiratory Therapy Program students. The club provides the opportunity to represent the school at various respiratory competitions and conferences as well as serve the community through special events.
Advisor – Debra Lenox
Sigma Phi Sigma
Campus – Desoto/Southaven
Description – Sigma Phi Sigma is an organization open to students who are enrolled in the Funeral Service curriculum. Its purposes are to promote professionalism in funeral service, to promote further knowledge of funeral service, and to promote brotherhood, fellowship, and cooperation among funeral service majors.
Advisor – Eboné Dukes
Student Government Association
Campuses – Desoto/Southaven
Description – The Student Government Association at DeSoto Campus serves as student body representation both on campus and within the community. This group helps orchestrate events for student involvement.
Advisor - Janet Bunch
Spanish Club
Advisor - Janet Bunch
Turning Point USA
Advisor - Ginger Boyd
Lafayette - Yalobusha
Cosmetology Club
Campus – Lafayette/Yalobusha; Senatobia
Description - Membership is limited to Northwest cosmetology students. It strives to build good will for the students, the college, and the profession as it develops talents.
(Lafayette/Yalobusha Campus) Advisor – April Shappley
(Senatobia Campus) Advisor – Lori Lawson
Gamma Beta Phi National Honor Society
Campus – Lafayette/Yalobusha
Description – Gamma Beta Phi Society is a scholastic, honor, educational-service organization that recognizes and encourages excellence in education. It promotes the development of leadership ability and character in the members; and fosters, disseminates, and improves education by appropriate service projects through membership in a national association of local chapters of the Society. Northwest requires, and members must maintain, a 3.00 grade point average for initiation and membership.
(Lafayette/Yalobusha) Advisor – Carol Cleveland; Julie Stokes
(Senatobia) Advisor - Dr. Melissa Wright
Honors Institute
Campus - DeSoto/Southaven; Lafayette/Yalobusha; Senatobia
Description - The Northwest Mississippi Community College Honors Institute exists to provide students who demonstrate academic excellence with enriched course offerings to develop higher level thinking skills, diverse opportunities for engagement and innovation to serve the community, and experiential learning programs to promote social and personal growth.
Advisor - Denise Willis
Phi Theta Kappa
Campus – DeSoto/Southaven, Lafayette/Yalobusha, Senatobia
Description - Phi Theta Kappa is an international scholastic and Leadership honor society for two-year colleges. Students who are working toward the A.A. or A.A.S. degrees are eligible for membership. Alpha Gamma Chi,Beta Eta Theta, and Theta Sigma are the chapters at Northwest requiring a 3.50 grade point average for initiation and membership. Members are eligible for scholarships at universities throughout the nation.
(DeSoto Campus) Alpha Gamma Chi Chapter Advisor - Denise Willis
(Lafayette/Yalobusha Campus) Beta Eta Theta Chapter Advisor – Matt Johnson
(Senatobia Campus) Theta Sigma Chapter Advisor – Victoria Penny
Northwest Pathfinders
Advisor - Jenny Hurt
Practical Nursing Club
Campus – DeSoto/Southaven, Lafayette/Yalobusha, Senatobia
Description -The Practical Nursing Club promotes fellowship among Students and learning in the field of practical nursing.
(DeSoto Campus) Advisor – Tamara Pittman
(Lafayette/Yalobusha Campus) Advisor - Lauren Murphree
(Senatobia Campus) Advisor - Summer McBride
Surgical Technology Club
Campus – Lafayette/Yalobusha
Description - The Surgical Technology Club is open to students interested in the field of surgical technology. The club sponsors speakers, field trips, and fundraisers.
Advisor – Cathy Wilburn
Turning Point USA
Advisor - Matt Johnson
Other Clubs and Organizations by Focus
Fine Arts
Religious
Religious Opportunities
Northwest Mississippi Community College is a state-supported institution and is therefore nonsectarian. However, the student at Northwest is encouraged to develop spiritually through the religious opportunities provided both in the community and on campus. College students are invited to attend and take part in the activities of the local churches. These churches extend a cordial welcome to each student and to faculty members, many of whom take an active part in the church organizations of Senatobia and the larger community. Students are also invited to participate in the activities of one or more of the following campus religious organizations.
- Baptist Student Union Advisor: Dustin Tutor
- Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship: Shelby and Brody Myers
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes Advisor: Domenick Carlini
- Rangers for Christ Advisor: Robin Robinson
- Wesley Foundation Advisor: Jeff Tripplett
Faith and Fellowship for Nursing Students
The purpose of the organization is The organization is designed and operated for the purpose of allowing students to have a peaceful environment where they can come together to pray and worship as they develop and demonstrate a servant’s heart and mindset. Students can discuss their faith and enjoy the fellowship of like-minded future nurses as they progress through the nursing program and prepare to be the hands and feet of Jesus while caring for their patients.
Advisor: Mandy Deshotels
Student-Based
Student Government Association
As integral members of the Northwest community, Student Government Association members participate in the College’s decision-making and planning processes. A Student Government organization exists on each Northwest campus to discuss issues of importance to students and to make recommendations to the College administration. Such recommendations are reviewed by the administration and incorporated into planning. In addition to serving as active members of the Student Government Association, students are represented on a variety of institutional committees. By active participation in these decision-making bodies, students assist Northwest in improving and expanding its services to the campus community.
Advisor: Cooper McCachren
Student Recruiters
Northwest Pathfinders - Northwest Pathfinders are students that serve as goodwill ambassadors for Northwest Mississippi Community College. Members are involved in activities directly related to recruiting and public relations. Some of their activities include conducting campus tours, visiting area high schools to recruit potential students, participating in community outreach projects, attending college days/nights at area high schools, assisting with special meetings and events on campus, participating in phone calling campaigns to recruit prospective students and many other recruiting and public relations activities.
Advisor: Jenny Hurt
Student Veterans of America
Campus: Senatobia; Desoto/Southaven; Lafayette/Yalobusha
Description: The purpose of this organization is to provide veterans, service members, dependents, survivors, and all other members of the College’s military community with the resources, support and advocacy needed to succeed at Northwest Mississippi Community College as students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Additionally, our goal is to be a force of change and multiplier at the College in regards to veterans’ affairs.
Advisor: Dr. Don Jones
Men of Excellence at Northwest C.C. (M.O.X.)
The primary purpose of this program is to mentor, ensure, encourage, and motivate underrepresented male chief roles on a local level and to establish and use leadership skills that will enhance not only themselves but all those that they encounter. Our primary goal is not only to succeed in all endeavors but to excel beyond typical expectations of the norm.
Advisor: Reginald Davis