tunity for African American students to fellowship and serve the greater college community. B.U.S is open to all students, not just African American students. BONNER LEADERS PROGRAM/CCA is a student-led service learning opportunity that requires its members to fulfill 100 hours of volunteer work a semester. Members are selected through an application and interview process, and a grant of $1,000 per semester, with approval from the Office of Financial Aid and Campus Student Employment, may be available. COLLEGE DEMOCRATS is an organization for students supporting the Democratic party and sponsoring events to raise awareness about civic engagement and social responsibility. COLLEGE REPUBLICANS is an organization for students supporting the Republican party and sponsoring events to raise awareness about civic engagement and social responsibility. COMMUNITY CHORUS is open to all community members. No auditions are required. Academic credit may be earned. ENGLISH STUDENTS ORGANIZATION (ESO) fosters a sense of community and camaraderie among the English Department, other departments and organizations on campus, and members of the surrounding community. FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES (FCA) is a student led non-denominational organization that promotes Christian principles among student athletes and the general student body. FCA is open to all students not just athletes. HALL COUNCILS are boards of elected students to represent each residence hall. They function primarily to organize and represent the residents of the hall and provide educational and social programming. INTERNATIONAL AND MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY provides an opportunity for international students to fellowship and develop programs to educate the greater college community about their culture and history. IOTA TAU ALPHA is a national honor society for Athletic Training Education students. The functions of Iota Tau Alpha are to stimulate interest, scholarly attainment, and investigation in Athletic Training Education and to promote the dissemination of information and new interpretations of the Society’s activities among students of Athletic Training Education. LADY PIONEER DANCE TEAM is a fun energetic group of students who like to cheer and dance. The team promotes SPIRIT throughout the campus. They provide support for the players during basketball and football games. They also perform at halftime for both sports. NATIONAL STUDENT ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION promotes healthy lifestyles for student athletes, provides education in leadership skills, and assists in planning for success during and after college. ORANGE CRUSH is a dedicated and energetic organization comprised of students in support of Pioneer athletics. PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLUB serves the interests of Physical Education majors and other interested students by providing peer support for developing professionalism in the field of Physical Education. PIONEER FRONTIER is the Tusculum College newspaper. Students are responsible for all aspects of production and distribution. PRESIDENT’S SOCIETY is an elite student organization dedicated to promote and fortify the mission of the institution. As an ambassador, each member serves as an extension of the
undergraduate admission office—to aid in tours and various service projects sponsored by admissions. For more information on how to become a member, contact the residential Office of Admission in person, by phone or e-mail. PSYCHOLOGY CLUB serves the interests of psychology majors by providing peer support for developing professionalism in the field of psychology. SCHOLARS BOWL is a competing trivia team that encourages teamwork and provides opportunities to compete in local and regional tournaments. SCIENCE CLUB serves the interest of science majors or students interested in science by providing educational opportunities and opportunities for professional development. STUDENTS IN FREE ENTERPRISE (SIFE) provides opportunities to gain professional experience and knowledge in working with the free enterprise system. Students may present and compete in regional and national conferences. STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION (SGA) is the governing body for the student body. SGA provides an official voice to represent students to the administration and the Board of Trustees. It is the vehicle for expressing and addressing student concerns and a means to democratically determine allocation of student organization funding. THEATRE AT TUSCULUM provides many opportunities throughout the year for involvement in theatre, through scheduled productions. Students may audition for roles in productions or volunteer to assist backstage. TUSCULANA is the Tusculum Yearbook. It is published each academic year. Students are responsible for all aspects of production and distribution. TUSCULUM ARTS OUTREACH provides a variety of opportunities for theatrical or other artistic involvement in the larger community. Residence Life Living on campus increases the level of involvement in both academic and co-curricular activities and, therefore, heightens the impact of the total college experience. Programs in residence halls are designed to encourage students’ intellectual growth while developing healthy social and interpersonal skills. Each hall has its own elected council to provide leadership in activities, student conduct, and the general living environment. In addition, resident advisors are students carefully selected and trained as staff members to provide supervision, peer counseling, programming, and policy enforcement. The Office of Student Affairs staff provide supervision and support of all housing operations and programs. Students are housed in Katherine Hall, Haynes Hall, WeltyCraig Hall, the Charles Oliver Gray complex, apartment buildings, or campus houses. Room and roommate assignments for new students are made by the Coordinator of Student Housing after the returning students have made their room selections. Mutual requests for roommates will be honored whenever possible. Single rooms may be available to students at an additional cost per semester on a space available basis. All Tusculum students, with the exception of married students, single students with a dependent, students living at the primary residence of their parents or guardians in a county contiguous to Greene County, students over 23 years of age, military veterans with over one year active duty service, or students granted an ex19