Student Clubs

The Sports Club is a recreational club for students who enjoy sports, providing opportunities for friendly competition, fitness, and team-building activities.

Advisor: Jennifer Vamvakas, jennifer.vamvakas@ctstate.edu

By working as an ensemble and welcoming everyone to join us, the Stage Society immerses ourselves in theatre, hoping to become better artists and collaborators, on and offstage. We work hard, have fun and we embrace the friendships that evolve from our projects.

Advisor: Alexander Bratt, sasha.bratt@ctstate.edu 

The STEM Club supports students' interests in STEM and helps students learn more about STEM careers.

Advisors: Kevin Ramer, kevin.ramer@ctstate.edu 
Adam Scharfenberger, adam.scharfenberger@ctstate.edu

The STEM Club is for students interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, providing hands-on projects, competitions and opportunities to explore STEM careers.

SADHA cultivates, promotes, and sustains the art and science of dental hygiene. The club represents the common interests of the dental hygiene profession and contributes toward the improvement of the health of the public.

The mission of the SGA is to create a sense of community on campus through student engagement and activities. The association votes on campus activities and events throughout the academic year and plans numerous cultural, educational and entertaining activities for all students to enjoy.

Advisors:

Ellie Mansfield, SGA President
Email: NV-SGA-President@ctstate.edu

Elijah Little, SGA Vice President
Email: NV-SGA-VP@ctstate.edu

Grace Little, SGA Secretary 
Email: NV-SGA-Secretary@ctstate.edu

Emma Yakavonis, SGA Treasurer
Email: NV-SGA-Treasurer@ctstate.edu

This group promotes accountable, compassionate and skilled graduates who can continually advance the art and science of the nursing profession.

Advisor: Doddie Murphy-dolores.murphy@ctstate.edu 

The Student Nurses Club promotes community service, fellowship, networking and support for the members of the Naugatuck Valley nursing program. This club is open to all students interested in the nursing field and are looking to find out more about a career in nursing.

Advisors: Nicole Williams, nicole.williams@ctstate.edu 
Samantha Logue, samantha.logue@ctstate.edu 
Juliet Gleason, juliet.gleason@ctstate.edu 
Lisa Anderson, lisa.anderson@ctstate.edu   

The Student Occupational Therapy Assistant Association (SOTA), serves as a forum for discussion of relevant professional issues, assisting Occupational Therapy Assistant students in their educational pursuits. In addition to promoting the Occupational Therapy profession to the public and college community, SOTA provides experiences for OTA students to demonstrate leadership; engage in service projects in the community; and represent the field through an organized, student-led process. The Association’s activities include advocacy, community engagement, team-building activities, and fund-raising endeavors.

The mission of this organization is to support the educational experience and professional growth of the physical therapy student while instilling the American Physical Therapy Association's core values of accountability, altruism, compassion/caring, excellence, professionalism, professional duty and social responsibility.

Advisor: Janet Gangaway, janet.gangaway@ctstate.edu 

SPEAK provides support and assistance to those within the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning community, as well as allies.

Advisors: Eva Jones, eva.jones@ctstate.edu 
Frank Stellabotte, frank.stellabotte@ctstate.edu 

The purpose of the Sustainability Club is to provide opportunities for academic learning, connections across the broader Quinebaug Valley sustainability ecosystem, and real-life opportunities to interface with sustainability-related systems. Campus Location: Danielson

Advisor: Jane Knapp, jane.knapp@ctstate.edu 

The purpose of the Tabletop Gaming Club is to foster a community of people interested in playing board games, providing a space for students to decompress and for new and existing friendships to flourish.
Campus Location: Danielson
Advisor: Jakob Spjut, jakob.spjut@ctstate.edu
Club President: Dimitri Lajeunesse, dimitri.lajeunesse@ctstate.edu

The Tamarack publicizes news of the Naugatuck Valley campus and the world and is a voice of our campus. This is a charge we do not take lightly. In the current divisive atmosphere, we make every effort to maintain journalistic integrity and provide factual news and insightful opinions. We also take seriously our focus on issues of social justice. Each issue covers topics of importance, balanced with arts and culture features. In bringing a monthly newspaper to readers, we hope to highlight the good work of our colleagues at Naugatuck Valley students, faculty and staff and to further polish the reputation of CT State in the greater Waterbury area and beyond. Working as a creative team, Tamarack staff members meet the goals of developing important skills of communication, collaboration and critical thinking. We are honored to carry on the proud tradition of this publication. The Tamarack has remained dedicated to issues of importance to the campus and the broader community. We take on topics of global importance, including social justice issues, such as gender equity, systemic racism, immigration, the environment, mental illness, homelessness and more. In this way, we hope to raise awareness and enlighten our readers in a cultural environment where truth is often challenged. We remain committed to elevating the level of knowledge and conversation on things that matter.

Advisor: Thomas Leszczynski, thomas.leszczynski@ctstate.edu