Center For Civ ic & Global Engagement Volume 2, Issue 3

March 6 , 2014

THE ARTICHOKE T IMES A publication of Scottsdale Community College’s Student Leadership Forum

On Wednesday, February 12th Scottsdale Community College had a table at the

Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce’s ―Women in Leadership‖ luncheon at the

Silverleaf Golf Club. Student Leadership Forum members Marli Mayon, Secretary;

Bella Hibbs, Student-at-Large and Jen Sydow, Assistant Director, had the opportunity

to represent the Student Leadership Forum at the event alongside SCC student

Keeran Panesar, president of the recently-established women’s empowerment club,

IKONS. Guest Speakers, Sara O’Meara, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO Childhelp

and Yvonne Fedderson, Co-Founder and President Childhelp shared their story of

how they founded the organization Childhelp and the leadership skills required to

accomplish such a task.

Both actresses, who met on the set of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, went to

Vietnam to entertain the American troops. Having taken notice of the orphaned

children, the two worked to create four orphanages in and were even involved in

Operation Babylift. Influential leaders during a time in which their skits for the

soldiers included parodies of women soldiers, these ladies accomplished such

success with the well being of these children that they were entrusted to make an

impact nationally. This lead to their eventual development of Childhelp which is an

organization that works to prevent and treat all acts of child abuse.

In their speech, these women shared the determination that was required of them to accomplish so much. Their ability to work with

American politicians to get pieces of legislation passed for the victims of child abuse was something truly remarkable and moved everyone

at the luncheon.

WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON By Marli Mayon, Secretary, Student Leadership Forum

Student leaders Bella Hibbs, Keeran Panesar and

Marli Mayon represented SCC at the luncheon.

TAKE US OUT TO THE BALLGAME!

SLFers posed between shifts: Zainab Hirani, Changiz Khan,

Jalil Ahmed, Chris Simmons, Bella Hibbs, Catherine Dantas,

Jen Sydow (advisor), Anne Borges and Farhan Hossain.

On Saturday, February 22nd several members of the Student Leadership

Forum volunteered their time assisting the City of Scottsdale with its Spring

Training Baseball Festival at the Scottsdale Civic Center Park. SLFers helped

with set-up, registration and several of the exhibits and games.

The event combined the past, the present, and the future of baseball in fun

and unique ways. It was a chance for everyone to celebrate the start of

another Cactus League season. If you were an Arizona Diamondbacks or San

Francisco Giants fan, you could get free memorabilia and even an autograph!

Even those Cubs fans had a chance to get an autograph of Hall-of-Famer

Fergie Jenkins.

While none of the SLFers participated (they were working!), there was also a

Cactus League Hot Dog Showdown and a taste competition featuring some

of the Valley’s unique ballpark food.

SLF was happy to help as all proceeds after expenses went to The Miracle

League of Arizona, a non-profit Scottsdale organization dedicated to

providing a safe, successful and enjoyable baseball experience for children,

teens and adults with disabilities or special health care needs.

By Sabrina Horton, Vice President, Outdoor Adventure Club

OAC MEMBERS SCORING BIG ON SUPERBOWL SUNDAY

Outdoor Adventure Club Members had a great start to their Super Bowl

Sunday. The massive red sandstone formations that make up Papago

Park provide great inner city hiking. Club members enjoyed an

educational hike that took them around the lake, guided by the club

president Diana Hernandez and vice president Sabrina Horton.

OAC first hiked to the Hole in the Rock, enjoying perfect weather and

posing for a group photo. After a short hike, we arrived at the historically-

significant White Pyramid that is former Governor George W.P. Hunt’s

family tomb. Lastly, OAC members hiked along the nature trail reading

the posted signs and other facts provided by Sabrina’s flora knowledge.

It was all around a perfect morning. The group really had a great time

enjoying the history, geography, flora, and fauna of this historically-

significant location hidden within the city.

SCC’S VETERANS ASSOCIATION VALENTINE’S DAY FUNDRAISER By Cliff Rodriguez, Club President, SCC Veterans Association

The SCC Veterans Association had a Valentine’s Day Fundraiser that took place in the cafeteria between 11am and 2pm on February

3rd and 4th. Individuals were given the opportunity to purchase a Flower Gram for another person on campus or general public. The Flower

Gram was held in the office the next week and individuals were notified that they had something to pick up at Veteran Services between the

12th and 14th. The cost was $5 for a rose and $3 for a carnation. These Flower Grams included candy and a written heart message. The

SCC Veterans Association plans on continuing this fundraiser next semester and hopes to have great success with it. We also have other

events and ideas for future fundraisers. Stay tuned for upcoming events!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT By Francisco Dominguez, Treasurer, Latino Student Association

The Latino Student Association (LSA) is a club that promotes issues that

affect the Latino population and teaches people about the Latino culture.

Over the last year, LSA has hosted an array of events such as a movie night,

Stella Pope Duarte, LSA Toy Drive, and many others.

All of these events would not have been possible if it weren’t for the support

of the SCC community. LSA is really honored to have had the support and

encouragement of SCC including, but not limited to the staff, students, and

alumni. LSA hopes that it has helped shine a light on Latino issues and

hopes that you continue to support us.

Over the coming weeks, LSA has many things planned that will engage the

students, faculty and the general public. We hope that you will come out to

these events, too. Una vez más, gracias por todo su apoyo.

OAC members Ali Golabi, Sabrina Horton, Diana Hernandez, Debbie

Chewning and Nick Balik pose for a group photo in the famous Hole in

the Rock at Papago Park.

Led by LSA Advisor Aaron Torres, members include: Francisco

Dominguez, Adriana Salas, Philip Huerta, Sorida Garcia, Miriam

Villanueva and Bryan Peña.

By Keeran Panesar, President, IKONS

TAKE THE LEAD

"Take The Lead is an exciting new organization that prepares, develops, inspires and propels women to take their fair and equal share of

leadership positions across all sectors by 2025. It’s today’s women’s movement — a unique catalyst for women to embrace power and

reach leadership parity." On Wednesday, February 19th, IKONS members, deans and other official members tuned in to the live stream

event hosted at ASU. Gloria Feldt and Sheryl Sandberg were among the wonderful presenters. It was an inspiring and informative evening

filled with controversial and important topics!

ONE DAY LEADERSHIP RETREAT By Changiz Khan, Student-at-Large, Student Leadership Forum

A group of 10 students from Scottsdale Community College attended a one-day

leadership workshop at Glendale Community College on Friday, Feb 7th. Eight of

these students were part of Student Leadership Forum. The retreat was

intended to explore all the positivity and good characteristics that the students

possess. There were also other students from almost all the colleges in the

Maricopa District. The presenter was an inspirer and confident man who had

been doing leadership workshops and public speaking for the last seven years.

Unlike many other leadership workshops and retreats, this was psychologically

very fruitful since the presenter inspired us to tackle all of the mental pressures

that had been blocking our path to success. He motivated us to find of our

decent souls that could be leaders one day. It involved meditation, physical

activities and interaction with peer students.

I learned two things

from the first activity

– Initially, I learned

that the ice breaker was intended to make the students be involved and

interested in the entire program, and secondly, it was an activity for us to judge

the level of our presence of minds. We were then divided into groups of two

persons. One blindfolded the other and guided that person in eating lunch. This

activity was an eye-opener that showed how humans rely on and believe in

others sometimes.

There were some intense moments in his presentation when he said he might

not live very long as he was suffering from a very severe disease. His story was

very touching and heart- melting. I learned one thing from his speech —- that a

leader and public speaker should be an inspiration, but not a disappointment.

That is what he did. Leaving all the sorrows and painful memories behind, he led

us to the first level of success with happiness and enthusiasm.

One of many and the best activities was the wood breaking activity. It was

intriguing in a way that we had to write all the bad things about ourselves on the

back of the wood and cross them with an ―X‖, while on the other side we wrote

all the positive and good things. Later, every one would hit the wood from the

side of X to break it with a technique that he taught us. It gave me mental

comfort believing that I am pure. That is what he taught: always remember our

good thing and trash the bad memories.

Finally, the program came to an end at 3:30 pm after learning a lot of things. I

will remember the faces of the program presenters for the rest of my life as he

said. And today, I know another way to get rid of the habits that I don’t like.

SCC’s dedicated participants of the MCCCD One-Day

Leadership Workshop gather early on a Friday morning before

heading to GCC.

SLFer Koop Bills learns to trust IKONS President Keeran

Panesar in order to enjoy his lunch.

BOWLING AND FUN IN THE SUN By Md. Shahadat Hossain, President, Global Artichokes

STUDENTS HAD LUNCH WITH SHEILA THE GILA MONSTER By Sabrina Horton , Center for Native & Urban Wildlife

The Global Artichokes Club is the platform for international students

to exchange their culture with American students. Currently, 45

students are involved in this club. It’s the place to learn about

international culture, heritage and language as well. This semester,

the Global Artichokes began their journey with two outdoor fun

activities- -Bowling Night and Fun in the Sun.

Almost 12 students gathered at Roll N Bowl to show off their bowling

skills. Our advisors Jeff Ortiz and Nikki Serafin were also present to

encourage us and take part in the game. We were divided in two

groups. After three games, Laurie and Jalil became the champions of

the evening. Laurie scored 137 which was the highest score. We all

celebrated their victory with cheers and shouts. While playing,

everyone looked so serious and determined to win. Hasib stated, ―In

sports – no friendship, no negotiation.‖ But when the game was

finished, everyone forgot the rivalry and started enjoying the beautiful

evening. After discussing about different countries and their histories,

we returned home with some new bowling skills.

The next Friday was the outdoor sports event ―Fun in the Sun.‖ The

exciting part was cricket. As cricket is not popular in the U.S., many

students wanted to learn the game. Hasib collected cricket bats and

balls to teach cricket at the Chaparral Park. After playing cricket and

soccer, we headed to see the sunset in Tempe Beach Park. The lake,

bridge, sunset and the birds created an extraordinary moment to

enjoy the evening. The event was good enough to store some sweet

memories and to recharge with energy needed for the upcoming busy

weeks.

Did you know that SCC has

a Gila Monster and

students can join her for

her monthly feeding? The

Gila Monster is the largest

lizard in the United States,

with a maximum length of

18-24 inches. Although

capable of delivering a

painful, venomous bite,

bites are rare and no fatal

bites have been recorded.

Wild Gila Monsters eat

eggs, lizards, and baby

birds and rodents. They can

consume up to 50% of their body weight in one feeding. They are

very reclusive and will spend up to 90% of their lifetime in burrows,

either digging their own or using another animal’s abandoned

burrow.

STUDENT LEADERSHIP FORUM

Theresa Sweeney - Chair

Maia Fruchthandler - Vice Chair

Anne Borges - Special Events Co-Manager

Jalil Ahmed - Special Events Co-Manager

Sudipto Paul – Public Relations Co-Manager

Farhan Hossain – Public Relations Co-Manager

Marli Mayon - Secretary

Gilberto Rubio - Mascot

Nick Balik - Student-At-Large

Koop Bills - Student-At-Large

Catherine Dantos Do Nascimento– Student-At-Large

Bella Hibbs – Student-At-Large

Changiz Khan – Student-At-Large

Chris Simmons - Student-At-Large

Therese Tendick– Dir., Center for Civic & Global Engagement

Jen Sydow– Asst. Dir., Center for Civic & Global Engagement

One of the Global Artichoke’s first club events was to check out the

ever popular First Fridays evening in downtown Phoenix. (Top: Changiz

Khan, Jalil Ahmed, Jeff Ortiz (advisor), Boby Yomaki, Yao Opoku.

Bottom: Jacqueline Zurmuhlen, Theresa Wegeleben, Farhan Hossain,

Ferrawanti.)

Mark Your Calendars! SCC Earth Day Celebration…March 26

Week of World Languages….March 31—April 4

Spring Fling….April 2

Genocide Awareness Week (Honors)….April 7-12

Excellence Under the Stars….April 16

The In Thing….April 24