Pima Honors Welcome Back to Spring!

Pima Honors is an academic and co-curricular program with:

• Honors-Level Coursework and an Honors Program Certificate
• Scholarship Information, Workshops, and Mentoring
• Opportunities to Gain Service and Leadership Experience
• Connections with Honors Programs at ASU, NAU, GCU, UAz
• Opportunities for Fellowship and Engagement
• Partnership with Phi Theta Kappa at Pima: Chapter ABX

This newsletter is intended to gather information about upcoming events and opportunities within the Honors Program and PTK that may be of interest. All students are welcome to participate in any of the listed opportunities - you don't have to be taking Honors classes or attending club meetings. We want you to get involved in whichever ways work best for you!

To stay up to date on meetings and events, please join us on our PimaEngage Honors and PimaEngage PTK pages! We use these spaces to house information about upcoming events and projects as well as to share news items and event pictures. You can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

Check out our Honors and PTK Club meeting recordings in Panopto. (You will need to log in with your MyPima credentials to access these.) Meeting notes are available as well.

As you're preparing to begin your Spring 2024 semester this week, consider signing up for an Honors class! Space is still available - check out the schedule of classes search and toggle "Honors Courses Only" to find your perfect fit.

Not seeing the class you want? Honors Contracts are always available to turn any class 100+ into Honors credit. Contact your Honors Coordinator within the first couple weeks of your new class to discuss the Honors Contract process.

Join Honors Club and Phi Theta Kappa on Zoom on the first and third Friday of each month from 10am to 11:30am to learn more about upcoming events and activities and how you can get involved with these fantastic organizations! All are welcome to attend, bring a friend!

You can find more information, RSVP, or get the link on PimaEngage.

Join us on Saturday, January 20th from 9am to 11am to clean up Tucson! This month we are partnering with Tucson Clean and Beautiful to work on the wash that runs alongside Mountain Avenue between Roger Rd. and Limberlost Dr. (Parking is available at Rio Vista Elementary School off of Limberlost at Mountain). Grabbers, gloves, and bags are provided. Dress comfortably for the weather and bring plenty of water. As this is a wash clean-up, close-toed shoes are recommended.

Find more information or RSVP on PimaEngage or contact Morgan at mcorkran@mail.pima.edu with questions.

Do you want to:

• Register new voters at your school?
• Plan candidate forums for youth?
• Host expert panel discussions for youth on issues you care about?
• Research issues and ballot initiatives to educate your peers?
• Meet with your representatives and observe government meetings?
• Work with your peers to make a difference in the Tucson community?

Join Tucson Youth Voters from the League of Women Voters! Leadership needed to start a club chapter here at Pima College. To learn more, visit bit.ly/TucsonYouthVote or email tucsonyouthvote@gmail.com.

Pima Community College has partnered with Market on the Move! Stop by our convenient drive-through location with your $10 CASH DONATION and enjoy a variety of fresh produce at the Downtown Campus on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 9am - 11am. To access the event, go to the northwest parking lot near the automotive build. Please enter off Main Street to Mabel for access and follow the signs to a healthy meal! $5 CASH DONATION boxes for walk-ins students and employees are available. Distribution for walk-ins will take place south of the ST building.

This and other MOM events can be found at MOM Schedule / The 3000 Club

The Pima Community College Foundation has graciously donated certificate awards in support of the Market on the Move project. For each volunteer shift of two hours, the student's name will be made eligible for a drawing of a $300 Cost of Education Award! If you would like to volunteer or want more information, please click here or contact Kristy Snowden at ksnowden1@pima.edu.

R.I.S.E. (Resources, Information, Services, and Education) for Homeless Vets is in its 8th year hosted by the Pima Honors Program! This annual event gathers clothing, toiletries, non-perishable food items, community resources and information, and a fresh meal provided to all in need. The event will be held at the Downtown Campus over Spring Break, and weekly meetings will be held leading up to the event to plan and gather resources. Many hands are needed to make this event a success and plenty of opportunities for volunteering (virtual and in person) and leadership are available from now until the date of the event.

Meeting schedule TBD (check back for details here and on PimaEngage soon). To be kept in the loop, contact student leader Jaymes Grace (jgrace2@mail.pima.edu).

Pima Love Notes wants you to join us and spread kindness with your creativity!

History
Pima Love Notes started in Spring 2020 as a safe and virtual volunteer activity with weekly Zoom crafting hours. Students handcrafted and collected notes of encouragement and delivered them to senior care homes across Tucson and Southern Arizona. These notes of kindness and love lifted the spirits of volunteers, isolated seniors, and nursing staff during the hardest times of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Current Project
Meet new friends and relax with us while you create notes of kindness and goodwill to help lift the spirits of others. We would like to expand to serve other demographics and share notes with everyone and anyone that could use some encouragement and gratitude.

Santa Cruz Center (Nogales) Meetings Every Friday!

Students who attend the Santa Cruz Center can meet up every Friday from 10am - 12pm in the lobby to make notes. Supplies provided! Contact pcc-santacruzcounty@pima.edu to learn more, or RSVP on PimaEngage.

Tucson Meetings

Create your own schedule! Contact Logan at lbradford2@mail.pima.edu for more information.

Set Your Own Schedule

There are options to make Love Notes on your own time at home for service hours as well as crafting stations in many Pima libraries and Student Life rooms. This is also a great activity to do with friends or kiddos!

Looking for more ways to help? We also need volunteers to collect and deliver notes. Please reach out to Kyley with questions: ksegers@pima.edu

Submissions are now being accepted for SandScript, Pima's award winning arts and literature magazine

Submission Period = September 15, 2023 - March 1, 2024

We are hungry for your visual art, poetry, fiction and creative writing! Submit your best work!

Read our digital issues, and see our submission guidelines and the submission form at our website: https://sites.google.com/pima.edu/pccsandscript/home

Questions? Email the SandScript editorial staff at sandscript@pima.edu

Inspired to create? Interested in publishing? Join SandScript's editorial staff by enrolling in WRT 162 in the Spring 2024 semester

The ARC Resource Center & Food Pantry is looking for friendly, motivated individuals to combat food insecurity and serve Pima students. Tasks may include, but are not limited to:

• Transportation: picking up and unloading food
• Website & Social Media Management: updating all electronic resources
• Donation Solicitation & Community Outreach: Contacting local businesses for donations & logging info on spreadsheet
• Staffing shifts: staffing the pantry during operating hours

The ARC is supported through community collaboration and volunteers like you. If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out the volunteer form and email it to pcc-arcpantry@pima.edu. For more information, visit our PimaEngage website.

United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona’s VITA program is dedicated to providing free, quality tax preparation services to low- and moderate-income families and individuals throughout Arizona. By becoming a VITA volunteer, you will have a direct impact on the financial well-being of thousands of households in your community by helping them maximize their refund and receive one of the largest paychecks they’ll receive all year, their tax refund!

We have a variety of volunteer roles available:

• Intake Specialist – Greet taxpayers and help manage the waiting area, complete intake interview to ensure taxpayer has all necessary documents, and upload documents for virtual tax preparation as needed
• Tax Preparer – Complete tax return with taxpayer, answering questions and helping them to understand their tax situation
• Spanish Interpreter – Assist with interviews, tax preparation, and quality review by providing Spanish interpretation and massively expanding the accessibility of our program
• More Advanced Roles – Once you’ve completed one tax season with our VITA program, you’re eligible to develop into more experienced roles such as Quality Reviewer or Site Coordinator
• Roles without tax training or certification are also available!

All roles are available in-person or virtually with flexible hours!

Learn more and sign up at unitedwaytucson.org/vita/volunteer to start training today!

Kyley Segers, Lead Honors Coordinator, at ksegers@pima.edu

Chelsea James, Lead PTK Advisor, at cjames2@pima.edu

Monique Rodriguez, Northwest Campus, at mrodriguez85@pima.edu

Dr. Caroline Pyevich, East Campus, at cmpyevich@pima.edu

Dr. Gus Miranda, Desert Vista Campus, at gmiranda@pima.edu

Emily Besich, Downtown Campus, at ebesich@pima.edu

Carlos Gonzales, PimaOnline, at cgonzales@pima.edu

Dr. Eric Aldrich, West Campus, at ealdrich@pima.edu