Student Activities, Clubs, and Organizations
Resident Advisors
There are two Head RAs and three Assistant Head RAs and 27 RAs serving as student staff members in the dorms. These students spend a week each fall in an intensive training program and continue weekly seminars throughout the school year. They are in good academic and social standing which facilitates their role as student leaders. They are responsible for monitoring student behavior and when serving assigned weekend duties, planning activities for students remaining on campus.
Student Government Association
Eleven students serve as officers of the Student Government Association. Student Government is a representative body which presents the views and suggestions of students to aid in motivating educational development of the students. The SGA also reviews curriculum, student activities, and College policies, rules, and regulations, and makes recommendations to the College administration. The president of the student body is elected each spring to serve the following year. The duties of the president of the student body include working with the Student Government to plan social events and college forums, conferring with the administrative staff as a representative of the student body, cooperating with the Student Services Office in programs sponsored by staff and students, and organizing new approaches toward the enhancement of student life.
Phi Beta Lambda
The purpose of the Omega Alpha Tau Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda is to provide additional opportunities for college students to develop skills in the area of administration and to promote a sense of civic and personal responsibility. The specific goals are to develop competent, aggressive business leadership; to strengthen the confidence of students in themselves and their work; to create more interest and understanding of American business enterprise; to develop character; to prepare for useful citizenship and foster patriotism; to encourage scholarship; and to promote school loyalty.
Talon Yearbook Staff
The staff consists of nine students who meet regularly to plan the yearbook.
Voices of Appalachia
The choir is composed of a variable number of students with a faculty director and an accompanist. The choir tours each spring and presents a concert for the campus each April. Student members rehearse two days each week throughout the school year.
Academic Team
The Academic Team consists of two quick recall teams: a Division I team, which consists of juniors and seniors, and a Division II team, which consists of freshmen and sophomores. Each team competes as an intercollegiate member during the academic year.
Circle K Club
Circle K is a collegiate-level service organization. Circle K provides students with the opportunity to participate in organized volunteer activities by providing services to needy individuals, families, agencies, and communities. Circle K exists to meet the personal needs of the individual student through the qualities of leadership, the rewards of service, and a unique spirit of friendship. Circle K's potential lies in its ability to positively influence those in our society who are facing ultimate personal decisions and those who will one day create the vision of mankind for generations to come. Circle K embodies those qualities necessary to shape the future realized in the colleges and universities of today. Membership in the Alice Lloyd College Circle K Club is open to all ALC students who are officially enrolled for at least part-time status in the College. Benefits of membership in the Circle K Club include service to community, fellowship with others with a service orientation, and the opportunity to develop leadership skills.
Allied Health Sciences Club
The Allied Health Sciences Club is mainly a vehicle of information and a way of keeping in touch with others of similar interests in the health-oriented professions such as medicine, physical therapy, dentistry, pharmacy, medical technology, nursing, and other careers. Members learn about various health professions through speakers and field trips and are made aware of workshops, summer opportunities, entrance exams, procedures, and deadlines.
The Law Society
This is an academic society consisting of pre-law students and a faculty advisor which seeks to keep its members informed on current issues in legal professions. Meetings are conducted on a monthly basis.
The Curtis and Billie Owens Literary Society
This group meets with a humanities faculty advisor to discuss the works of established authors and to share their own writing. Trips are also scheduled to poetry and fiction readings and other cultural events. An annual writing competition and awards banquet are also sponsored by this society.
The Eagle Theatre Club
This group consists of students who are interested in promoting all aspects of play production in the campus community.
Infusion Club
This club has had a membership of ten to fifteen students of diverse racial and cultural heritage to provide learning opportunities for cultural diversity.
KEA-SP
The KEA-SP is a professional organization for education majors. It is affiliated with the Kentucky Education Association and the National Education Association. Its purpose is to foster development, commitment, and service in the profession of education.
The Purpose
This journalism group produces the campus newspaper. There is a student editor and ten student reporters who contribute articles about current events, faculty/staff interviews, and other interesting topics. A faculty advisor and a staff editorial board also assist with the publication of The Purpose.
The Hiking and Camping Club
This is also an open-ended group that meets to plan outings in various locations.
The 71 Club
This television production group consists of students who videotape interviews or events on campus to broadcast on channel 71 in a creative fashion.