Get involved outside of the classroom through various student clubs and organizations offered at both campuses.
The purpose of the Art and Design Club is to support the interest of students and educators who are engaged in the process of visual designing, regardless of where they are in their stage of their careers and to provide support and networking opportunities to students interested in the fields of visual design, computer arts, fine arts and photography.
Advisor: Cece Wheeler
Phone: 757-825-3608
Email: wheelerc@tncc.edu
Co-Advisor: Cait Layton
Email: laytonc@tncc.edu
The purpose of the Thomas Nelson Ballroom Dance Club is to promote an interest in ballroom dancing, to encourage healthy physical activity and to provide an opportunity for students to form friendships through a shared interest in dance.
Co-Advisor: Pam Roberts
Phone: 757-825-3893
Email: robertsp@tncc.edu
Co-Advisor: Maria Meraluna Carlson
Phone: 757-825-3559
Email: carlsonm@tncc.edu
The purposes of the TNCC Computer club shall be to provide and maintain a support network that encourages personal, intellectual, career, and social growth of undergraduates who are interested in Information Technology; provide opportunities to exercise and develop skills important to technology, through conducting programming competitions, holding informative talks, organizing technology challenges, providing a platform for open-source software contributions and hosting hackathons; foster community among members by way of social events such as study breaks, social lunches and other social meetings; establish a link between all technology major alumni, graduate students, and undergraduate students; and provide information concerning computing careers that cannot be learned in the classroom.
Advisor: Darren Spencer
Email: spencerda@tncc.edu
Phone: 757-303-2641
Advisor: DeShea Simon
Email: simond@tncc.edu
Phone: 757-258-6589
The purpose of the Gamers Club is to promote fellowship among students and provide a time for relaxation on the campus of Thomas Nelson at the Historic Triangle.
Advisor: Michelle Hanson-Hart
Email: Hanson-HartM@tncc.edu
Phone: 757-258-4755
Advisor: Donald Carr
Email: donaldc@tncc.edu
Tom Rockson
Email: rocksont@tncc.edu
The purpose of the International Club is to discuss experiences of living in the USA and away from loved ones, help one another adapt to new life, share pictures, tapes, and memories of family, friends and homes left back in the homelands.
Advisor: Alex Gabriel
Phone: 757-825-2977
Email: gabriela@tncc.edu
Advisor: Maria Meraluna Carlson
Phone: 757-825-3559
Email: carlsonm@tncc.edu
The National Society of Leadership and Success promotes the development of leadership skills and helps students discover and achieve their personal aspirations. This foundation of achievement supports members in creating positive change within themselves and in the greater community. Members must have completed 12 semester hours of Associate degree coursework with a 2.75 – 3.49 GPA and be in good academic standing. Membership is by invitation only.
Co-Advisor: Kadisia Archer
Phone: 757-825-2863
Co-Advisor: Dr. Monette Dutch
Phone: 757-825-3549
The proposes of the Natural Science and Engineering Association are to explore how the natural science fields are interdisciplinary, become familiar with current scientific research that is being conducted in our area, and to discuss innovations of technology and/or engineering that can be utilized in scientific research.
Co-Advisor: Pengfei Song
Phone: 757-825-2934
Email: songp@tncc.edu
Co-Advisor: Olufunke Olagunju
Phone: 757-825-3676
Email: olagunjuo@tncc.edu
The purposes of this club are to inform students about birds, their habits and issues concerning birds and their ecosystem, identify and classify birds around campus and the community and create a better campus for birds and bird enthusiasts.
Advisor: Stephen Wilson
Email: wilsons@tncc.edu
Phone: 757-825-2983
Phi Theta Kappa is the National Honor Society of two year colleges. The purpose of the Phi Sigma Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa is to facilitate scholarship, fellowship, service, and leadership among members of the Society.
The Phi Sigma Chapter has members on both the Hampton and Historic Triangle campuses.
Advisor: Dr. Valerie Burge-Hall
Phone: 757-825-3641
Email: burgehallv@tncc.edu
Co-Advisor: Dr. Tiffany Ray
Phone: 757-825-2736
Email: rayt@tncc.edu
The objectives of the Student American Dental Hygienists Association shall be to cultivate, promote, and sustain the art and science of dental hygiene, to represent and safeguard the common interest of the members of the dental hygiene profession and to contribute toward the improvement of the oral health of the public.
The American Dental Hygienists Association is located on the Historic triangle campus.
Advisor: Christina Quiros
Phone: 757-258-6604
Email: quirosc@tncc.edu
Student Nurses Association, Hampton Campus
The purpose of the Student Nurses Association is to advance professional nursing practice through student mentorship, community service, leadership opportunities and career guidance.
Advisor: Susan Stainback
Phone: 757-825-2762
Email: stainbacks@tncc.edu
The purposes of the Student Nurses Association, Hisotric Triangle are to: promote participation in college and community activities that promote health and wellness, represent nursing students to the consumer, to institutions, and to other organizations; encourage student participation in interdisciplinary activities; educate members about the importance of student involvement in legislative matters regarding healthcare, nursing education, and practice; promote recruitment efforts; participation in student activities, and educational opportunities regardless of a person’s race, color, creed, sex, age, lifestyle, national origin, or economic status; promote and encourage collaborative relationships with the National Student Nurses’ Association and the Virginia Nursing Students’ Association; participate in approved fund raising activities in order to raise money for charitable contributions to approved agencies and causes; and participate in approved fund raising activities in order to raise money for the pinning ceremony that occurs upon successful completion of the nursing program.
Co-Advisor: Lisa Draper
Phone: 757-258-6642
draperl@tncc.edu
The purpose of the SVA, Thomas Nelson Chapter is to promote education, awareness, and assistance to all veterans, dependents, and military affiliated students while enrolled at Thomas Nelson Community College.
Advisor: Brandie Mitchell
Phone: 757-825-2912
Email: mitchellb@tncc.edu
Advisor: DeMario Daniels
Phone: 757-825-2848
Email: danielsd@tncc.edu
The purposes of the SVEA are to inform and educate its membership on educational issues of immediate and potential importance in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the nation; to foster and coordinate the development of chapters affiliated with the SVEA; to provide an opportunity for students to explore education as a profession, to evaluate their own aptitudes, capabilities, interests as prospective professional educators, and to encourage the selection of education as a profession; to strengthen the teaching profession by encouraging pre-professionals to become active members in the United Education Profession; to establish a closer relationship between chapters, the SVEA, National Education Association Student Programs (NEASP), Virginia Education Association (VEA) and the National Education Association (NEA); and to promote and protect human and civil rights.
Advisor: Donna Savage
Phone: 757-825-2921
Email: savaged@tncc.edu