The Office of Student Leadership & Engagement is at the heart of the GCC student community. We strive to create conditions where students may take an active role in the student body, and attain a sense of personal investment in GCC. We do this by creating opportunities for students to create or join a club, participate in student governance, and attend educational, cultural, and social events. These shared experiences allow students to develop important skills, including leadership and governance, teamwork, budgeting, communication, and active citizenship. gccpermaculture 33 199 GCC Permaculture Club We had a lively discussion with a small group of students for today`s Lunch with the Prez. Thanks to President Schutt for hosting us in your cozy conference room, and big thanks to the students who attended for asking great questions and sharing your experiences, ideas, and feedback. 29 0 Open Apply to GCC`s Student Senate! Applications due this Friday 2/27! We have 4 vacant Senator positions, which will be filled by appointment for the spring semester. Find more info and the application through the link in bio. 2 0 Open Hope you felt the love at the Club Fair today! 💗🐝🌹Looking for community? Fill out the survey linked in our bio and we`ll connect you with clubs and opportunities you`re interested in (or support you in starting something new)! 37 0 Open End of year dinner with our Student Senate leaders. Thank you and best of luck to Alex, Bobby, and JP, who are transferring to 4-year colleges in the spring. 14 0 Open November/December photo dump - so many exciting things happened this semester and so little time to post! From L-R: * GCC student leaders and staff at the CCSLA conference* Students tabling at CCSLA* Contemporary Jazz Ensemble performing at Winterfest* Cookie decorating at Winterfest* Our Americorps VISTA Casey and volunteers organizing coat donations for the "Warm the Campus" drive* some of the many donated warm items and toys that students could shop for at the Holiday Free Market 43 0 Open We have so much to be grateful for! Thanks to our Student Activities Council for helping to plan today`s Friendsgiving event! Thanks to our kitchen staff for preparing a delicious meal for close to 400 people! Thanks to Natalie and all of our creative community members for hosting an amazing craft fair! Thanks to our permaculture club for gleaning and giving away many pounds of local vegetables. And thank you to everyone who came and shared a meal in community today. (Shout out to our nursing students who came right from their last day of clinical!). 46 0 Open We had such a fun time dancing at yesterday`s salsa workshop, under the excellent teaching of @mccoy.jamison ! 23 0 Open Our Permaculture Club actually grew out of the Permaculture Installation class and now, that same class is installing new raised beds using lumber purchased by the club. 🌱 It’s amazing to see the cycle continue as new students learn and contribute to making our campus more sustainable and beautiful.Join us Wednesday at noon in S312 (our weekly meeting!) to help finish the beds and be part of this living example of regenerative education.#Permaculture #RegenerativeAgriculture #Hugelkultur #CampusGarden #StudentSustainability 24 1 Open We`re looking for students to join GCC`s Student Senate! Help us make GCC the best it can be by advocating for student ideas and needs. Applications are due 10/20. To learn more about the GCC Student Senate and the application/election process, see the link in our bio. We hope you will join us! 6 0 Open We kicked off our campus/community read of "I Never Thought of it That Way" by Mónica Guzmán today. Over the next two months, participants will read the book and discuss with a partner. We had great energy in the room today, and are looking forward to hearing what people take from the book to be better prepared to have "fearlessly curious" conversations. 22 0 Open We had a great visit today with Senator Jo Comerford, who shared updates about the work of her office and the MA State Senate, and answered student questions about everything from education to transportation to housing to taxes and more. We hope to host her for another visit soon to keep the conversation going! 68 0 Open Huge shoutout to the gleaners from Rachel’s Table who joined us on campus today! Together, we harvested over 200 pounds of potatoes and sweet potatoes that will go directly to our campus food pantry. 🥔🍠This partnership started two years ago, and since then our club members have helped glean thousands of pounds of produce—food that has been distributed both on campus and across Western Mass. We’re so grateful for the work @rachelstablewesternma does to make our food system more sustainable and equitable. 🌱💚Keep an eye out for free farmers’ markets coming later this semester thanks to this partnership!#Gleaning #CampusFoodPantry #FoodJustice #WesternMass #SustainableFood #FoodEquity #CommunityCare #LocalFood #Permaculture 26 1 Open 🌱 Permaculture Club Kickoff 🌱This Wednesday we’re starting the semester with:🥔 potato glean With @rachelstablewesternma 🐝 A visit to the campus beehives🌿 A walk to the campus’s own “secret” gardenWhether you want to get your hands dirty or just hear what’s happening this semester, everyone’s welcome!📍 S312 at noon this Wednesday#Permaculture #Gleaning #CampusGarden #Bees #SustainableLiving #FoodJustice #CommunityGrowing #GreenCampus 14 1 Open Load More Follow on Instagram