Student Clubs

Finding Your Voice On Campus

Whatever your interest, there's a good chance there's a club or organization for students who share it! Getting involved in clubs and organizations will help you develop skills in communication, networking, teamwork and leadership that will help you achieve your academic goals and more. Student clubs can also enhance your resume or university transfer application.

Don't see a club that interests you? Start a new one! to start a new club, all you need are:

Other students with the same interest
A BCC Faculty member to serve as your club's advisor
A completed Club Activation Form sent to studentlife@barstow.edu

	Alpha Gamma Sigma (AGS) is the official California Community College Scholastic Honor Society. The purpose of this organization is to foster, promote, maintain, and recognize scholarship; to recognize scholastic and academic achievement among Barstow Community College students; and to provide students with opportunities to serve the college and the community. Members receive recognition on transcripts, graduate with honors, have scholarship opportunities, and can earn awards for community service. AGS Constitution AGS Membership Application	Advisor: Danielle Jeffers, djeffers@barstow.edu Co-Advisor: Cortney Rasplicka, crasplicka@barstow.edu
	Phi Theta Kappa is the national honor society for the two-year colleges. Students are recognized for their academic success and given opportunities to develop professional and leadership skills, earn scholarships, explore career paths - and make their worlds a lot bigger. In order to become a member, you must receive an invitation to join by the local chapter on campus. If you have completed 12 units and have a 3.5 cumulative GPA, you may also fill out the application to request membership. PTK Membership Application PTK Honor Society National Site	Advisor: Lilia Franco, lfranco@barstow.edu
	The Active Minds Club is a campus chapter of Active Minds, a nonprofit organization that promotes mental health, suicide prevention, and stigma reduction. We aim to use the student voice to change the conversations around mental health on our campus and in our community. We are currently looking for club leaders and members! Questions? Contact Joanna Escalante, jescalante@barstow.edu
	Black Student Union is an organization that allows students of all races to learn about African American culture, lifestyle, and history in an intellectual, social and cultural environment. The group provides a central forum for the open dialogue of political, spiritual, economic, and academic conditions in the black community. Interested in getting this club back to active status? Contact us at studentlife@barstow.edu!	Advisor: Vacant
	Callboard Performing Arts: The purpose of the Callboard Performing Arts Club is to entertain and enrich the Barstow community through various performing arts events.	Advisor: Amy Ross, aross@barstow.edu
	Campus Crusade for Christ: The purpose of this club is to encourage Christian fellowship and to bring others into the knowledge of Jesus Christ through prayer and Bible study on campus.	Advisor: Randy Christensen, rchristensen@barstow.edu
	CEO (Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization): Express your ideas with a diverse group of innovators, go-getters, and visionaries. Students will build skills in leadership and networking to support a diverse population of students.	Advisor: Denise Pasley, dpasley@barstow.edu Co-Advisor: Sonia Compton, scompton@barstow.edu
	Cosmetology Club: Cosmetology Club enhances the knowledge of cosmetology students by allowing them to participate in additional job-related activities such as field trips, trade shows, workshops, and seminars.	Advisor: Elaine Peralta, e peralta@barstow.edu Co-Advisor: Andrea Pena-Garcia, a pena@barstow.edu
	Career Technical Education: The CTE club helps outreach for CTE programs and activities and has fundraisers and other events to raise money to give back to CTE students in the form of scholarships. Interested in getting this club back to active status? Contact us at studentlife@barstow.edu!	Advisor: Vacant
	Hispanic Club: This is a new club on campus that is currently looking for members. If you are interested in joining, please contact the Club Advisor for more information or the Office of Student Life studentlife@barstow.edu.	Advisor: Claudia Salamanca, csalamanca@barstow.edu
	Pacific Islanders Association (PIA): The BCC PIA is open to all students. As a club, we learn, explore, and welcome diversity, volunteer in the community, and share the Polynesian culture with others.	Advisor: Apineru Lealofi, alealofi@barstow.edu Co-Advisor: Joy Lealofi, jolegario-lealofi@barstow.edu
	True To You (LGBTQ Club): Gay Straight Alliance, or GSAs, are straight-led and student-organized college clubs that aim to create a safe, welcoming, and accepting school environment for all students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.	Advisor: Patricia Lara, plara@barstow.edu Co-Advisor: Mattie Mendibles, mmendibles@barstow.edu
	Veterans Club: A college-wide Student Veteran Club has been launched to support connections among its members, raise awareness of student veterans and other military-affiliated groups in the greater college community.	Advisor: Vacant Co-Advisor: Sal Cervantes, s cervantes@barstow.edu

Student Clubs

Main Campus

Fort Irwin Campus