Clubs at Texas A&M University-San Antonio look to increase memberships and offer opportunities to students.
Asian Student Association
By Andrea Rangel
Students who share an interest in Asian culture and food can bond with other students in the Asian Student Association.
The association meets at 3 p.m. every other Friday in Room 219 of the Central Academic Building. The next meeting is Feb. 21.
International business senior Vivian Tran is the founder and president of the association. Tran said the ASA is considered an interest group, but their goal is to become a recognized student organization as more members join. The association currently has 23 members.
“The mission of ASA is to bring all types of different people together,” Tran said. “I do want to center it around Asian culture and appreciating the different Asian cultures…but also mainly bringing people together.”
Members of the club also belong to other student organizations, such as the Soccer Club and Yoga Mind.
“Everyone on campus is welcome to join the club,” Tran said.
For more information about ASA, email Tran at vtran03@jaguar.tamu.edu
Resistance Training and Health Club
By Dana Michea Marquez
Students who are curious about fitness, health and are motivated to get into shape can join the Resistance Training and Health club.
Club president Albert Marsch founded the Resistance Training and Health Club in Oct. 2019. The club meets the last Wednesday of every month from 1-2 p.m. in Room 105 of the Science and Technology Building.
“I looked around the organization fair last fall 2019 and I did not find a group or club that fit my needs or intentions. So, I found a group of people and we created our own. And that’s how it started,” Marsch said. “I wanted to workout and wanted to talk to people while working out.”
Students who want an active fitness lifestyle have several chances throughout the week to get fit and talk to club members.
Daily Walk and Talk meets every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 5 p.m. in the Madla Building, Room 128. During the Walk and Talks, members and officers discuss anything from business to telling jokes while walking around the Texas A&M University-San Antonio campus. The event is meant for members to socialize over cardio exercises.
Technique Tuesday and What Is It Wednesday events will alternate conversation topics and exercises related to the topics, such as the proper way to do deadlifts. The exercise technique is not only being talked about but will be practiced as well. Both events are in Madla 128 with times to be determined.
The topic of the month is decided the last Wednesday of every month at the Resistance Training and Health Clubs general meeting. The next meeting is Wednesday Feb. 26.
Marsch encourages people to join if they are interested in health, learning about health or gaining skills that would last them a lifetime. The club has 30 active members.
For more information, email Albert Marsch at amars01@jaguar.tamu.edu or check out their Instagram page @tamusa_rthc.
First Generation Jaguars
By Jordan I. Sosa
First-generation students at Texas A&M University-San Antonio have access to a club dedicated to their academic success.
The First Generation Jaguars club will host a tabling event at 4 p.m. Feb. 26 in Room 179 of the Science and Technology Building and a meeting at 4 p.m. March 4 in the same location. The club meets once a month to allow members time to focus on classes.
Jacquelynn Jaso, human resources senior and club president, founded the club at the end of summer 2019 to help first-generation students adapt to school and be successful.
As a first-generation student, Jaso said she felt alone in dealing with the university and classes.
“The purpose is to get all first-generation students together, to have networking events,” Jaso said. “Just to know each other. We come into school as first-time college students not knowing what in the world we are doing. Sometimes we try to look for resources, and when we go to those resources, it’s not what we expect.”
Jaso said she signed up for classes, paid for classes online and made her schedule on her own.
Jaso wants to see students set on the right path and give them guidance on how to get through college. The club has 92 members and is growing.
The club is planning a WHAT-A-SEMESTER event for the end of April.
“It’ll be about all the students on campus writing about their goals and what they accomplished and what their goals are for next semester,” Jaso said.
For more information, email Jaso at jjsaso01@jaguar.tamu.edu.
Psychology Club
By Matthew R. Serna
With 300 members and counting, the Psychology Club is still recruiting new members.
The purpose of the club is to reduce the stigma surrounding psychology.
Club president Autumn Crane and her officers are focused on keeping the club alive after it experienced a brief halt.
“Two semesters ago, it dried up and it died down and they didn’t really do anything with it,” Crane said. “Last semester Genesis (former president) really brought it back to life with doing volunteer stuff and fundraisers.”
The Psychology Club has been revitalized this academic year. The next meeting will be at 1 p.m. March 5 in Room 166B in the Science and Technology Building. The meeting will be held in conjunction with the Toastmasters club to provide students with information.
Club members volunteer at the San Antonio State Hospital where they visit patients who don’t get a lot of interaction.
“We go and interact with them, and a lot of them don’t have family that come and visit so they light up when we come and visit,” Crane said.
Students are encouraged to attend meetings to build relationships that could last a lifetime.
For more information, email acran01@jaguar.tamu.edu or visit https://jagsync.tamusa.edu/organization/psychology-club
