Long Beach City College’s Inter-Club Council (ICC) and Student Life hosted their second Fall 2025 leadership training session on Sept. 9 in a five-part series, offered until the end of September.
ICC and Student Life addressed the student need of learning how to successfully charter a club through a more efficiently designed and effective process in this leadership training series.
For the second year in a row, there are over 75 clubs and organizations wanting to register and charter their groups for one year by the Oct. 7 deadline.
The vice president of LAC’s ICC, Usama Habash, shared the agenda for the second meeting.
“Today, we focused on how to charter a club/organization, how to charter a club through the system, how to recruit members to their club, and how to get an advisor,” Habash said.
LBCC students were able to explore various clubs and organizations with their peers based on similar interests like academics, arts, culture and social causes.
There are many clubs and organizations that may not be aware of all the opportunities available to them and that is why the training sessions are designed to assist with all the required documentation, financial opportunities and processing timelines.
A requirement to complete the charter process is to have an advisor who must be either a staff or faculty member willing to dedicate their time and expertise.
Clubs and organizations in need of an advisor were able to obtain key information and ideas on how to reach out for one during both training sessions.
“It is good for students to come to all the training sessions, but they can enter at any point because it’s important for them to learn how to set up their club and it looks great on their transcripts,” said Medarda Garcia, TCC’s ICC Vice president.
Opportunities for students to engage in both appointed and elected positions were presented by both the Associated Student Body (ASB) and the Viking Activities Council (VAC).
ASB, the student voice for all students at LBCC, supports the intellectual, physical, social and cultural goals for students through its sponsorship of educational and co-curricular programs.
VAC is the official student programming and coordinating group of the Associated Student Body and offers more leadership roles and responsibilities for interested students.
ICC and Student Life provided examples, models and guidance on how to access online resources through the Viking Engagement section of their Viking Portal.
The first training session of the series, which was on Sept. 2, provided an orientation and overview of ICC and Student Life on campus.
“We want to increase the amount of student engagement this year and we are here to help, guide, and ensure the success of any club or organization that wants to be successful, but you have to get involved,” said ICC President Samuel Perez, in regards to the meetings.
The main focus during the first session was an overview of the chartering process, recruitment and important dates for the clubs.
Clubs and organizations may not raise funds or host events until their official chartering process is completed by Oct. 7.
Clubs may meet with advisors and conduct recruiting activities during the processing period.
The next training will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 16 from 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. at LAC’s T-1200 with ASB Banker Andrea Reid, focusing on club finances, banking, fundraising, Treasurer duties and other funding resources.
“I received some very important information that I had questions about how to set up a club. We just didn’t know all the procedures, but now we are more informed,” said Josh Shetland, Music Club president.
All of the training sessions are helping clubs and organizations prepare for a very successful recruiting event at the Join a Club Day being held on Sept. 23 and Sept. 24 from 10 to 2 p.m. at LAC in the A-Quad and Oct. 2 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the quad at TTC.
Join a Club Day is an opportunity to meet, learn about, and sign up for over 75 clubs and organizations. Free food, games and merchandise giveaways will be offered.
“I am very excited to see all the clubs and organizations participate in Join-A-Club Day and to see them recruit on campus and invite other students to their clubs,” said ICC Secretary Joenel Tenepere.
The last two training sessions will be on Sept. 23 at LAC B-202 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. and from 12-1 p.m. on Sept. 30 at LAC T-1200.
