Featured Club

SAMAHAN Filipino American Student Association

SAMAHAN is the Filipino American Student Association (FASA) at Portland Community College- Sylvania whose purpose is to promote, strengthen, and enrich the Filipino American culture and heritage through educational, political, cultural, and social activities. Samahan in Pilipino(Tagalog) means organization, community, and unity.

Samahan is open to any PCC student interested in learning more about the culture and heritage of Filipino Americans and the important issues facing Filipino Americans today.

Why Clubs

Clubs and organizations offer opportunities for you to meet new people,develop leadership skills, integrate course work with practical experiences and gain a well rounded education.

Student's Perspective:

"My experience as the club leader for the Spanish Club gave me an edge in my professional pursuit to become a High School Counselor, besides giving me a great opportunity to network and share resources with other students that shared similar interests and goals"

Advisor's Perspective:

'Clubs and organizations provide students with an outlet to implement and develop their leadership skill such as problem solving, goal setting, budget management and interpersonal skills. These are the skills that will be valued and sought after in a leader, in the larger community and by prospective employers.

Frequently asked questions about clubs

Do I have to attend each and every meeting or club activity if I sign up as a member?

No. Participation in club activities is on a voluntary basis. In order to be or remain a member of a club, you do not have to attend each and every club meeting or activity.

How do I sign up for a club?

You can either e-mail the Club Advisor & Club Coordinator of the club you are interested in by going to the List of Clubs or you can contact the Club & Program Specialist.

What are the benefits of getting involved?

There are many benefits in getting involved in extra-curricular activities on campus. Some of them are:

• Enhance your resume!
• Tailor your involvement according to your professional or academic goals.
• Get co-op ed. credits for your time and effort, no different than an internship.
• Take up a leadership role-use this experience as a lab to test/hone your skills and abilities and to highlight on your resume.
• Network-meet people with similar professional/academic/personal goals.
• Flexible! The extent of your involvement is entirely up to you, your availability and interest.

How much time commitment will I have to make to become a Club Coordinator of a particular club?

It could be as little as 30 minutes a week to as much as 10 hours a week. Again, it depends entirely on what you want to do or not do with the club activities. The Club and Program Specialist is available to assist you in pursuing your club goals, whether that be to provide a support outlet or to coordinate movies, speakers and other activities.

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Club Fair

Club Fair is a recruitment event that is put on by the Clubs Office during the third week of Fall and Winter terms.  The goal of the Club Fair is to recruit members for clubs, increase the campus’ awareness of the overall club program as well individual clubs and create an avenue for clubs to collaborate on future events and initiatives. To get involved in Club Fair just contact the Clubs Office at 971-722-4943.

Join a Club

Simply contact the Club Coordinator of the club that you are interested in from the List of Clubs or simply attend the meeting, if listed. If you do not get a response, be sure to notify the Club & Program Specialist so you can be assisted.

If you wish to attend meetings but you are unavailable during the listed time, you could still choose to be alerted of upcoming opportunities to get involved at your will. To receive e-updates, please contact the Club & Program Specialist.

Why charter a club?

• Free access to campus facilities and audio visual equipment for meetings and events.
• Funding of $75 per term or $300 per year for club events and meetings.
• Free club web pages, graphic design and web design assistance.
• Free advertising space for posting marketing materials for club.
• Free table space for fundraising.
• Unlimited assistance from the Club and Programs Specialist.
• And much much more!!!!

A Club Charter Packet and Club Guidelines can be found in CC 101 and CC 102 or online here.

Meet the Clubs Team

Stephen Arthur

Club and Program Specialist

Office Hours:

Monday - Friday

9AM-4PM

Minh Nguyen

Clubs Assistant

Office Hours:

Monday 3PM-4PM

Tuesday 12PM-4PM

Wednesday 3PM-4Pm

Thursday 12PM-4PM

For more information email clubs.sy@pcc.edu or call 971-722-4943.