MANGILAO, Guam, November 25 \u2013 Brandon Cobb is working hard to follow in the footsteps\u00a0of the current leadership by making the upcoming year one of the best the Sociology Club has\u00a0had. Cobb is the incoming president of the Sociology Club, a school-based student organization\u00a0that aims to promote academic success and community service through the comradery of its\u00a0members.<\/p>\n

The club organizes activities aimed specifically at member networking and community outreach.<\/p>\n

One of the major programs that the club currently hosts is its annual thanksgiving canned food\u00a0drive throughout November. During this month, officers and members encourage all students to\u00a0donate non-perishable and canned food products to designated drop-off areas. At the conclusion\u00a0of the program, representatives from the club gather all the donations and bring them to the\u00a0chosen non-profit organization.<\/p>\n

For example, the club selected Guma San Jose as its beneficiary\u00a0last year. Guma San Jose is a homeless shelter located in Dededo that operates under the\u00a0supervision of Catholic Social Service on Guam in partnership with the Bureau of Social Service\u00a0and the Department of Public Health and Social Services.<\/p>\n

In addition, the club hosts multiple fellowship activities for all UOG students to participate in.<\/p>\n

These activities vary across the year but are all geared towards the goal of allowing students to\u00a0become more familiar with each other and the sociology program as well.<\/p>\n

Most recently, the club\u00a0held a barbeque and movie night sponsored by the office of the College of Liberal Arts and\u00a0Social Sciences Dean. The event brought over fifty sociology and non-sociology students\u00a0together to participate in a food and fun-filled night.<\/p>\n

John Mugol, outgoing president of the Sociology Club, believes that these activities are key to meeting the\u00a0club mission and being aware of what the members are able to do. With all this in mind, Mugol\u00a0looks forward to seeing what the new leaders can accomplish. \u201cI am hopeful that the new\u00a0officers and members can continue to fulfill the club\u2019s mission and serve UOG and the\u00a0community as a whole,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Cobb will work to continue the tradition set out by his predecessors but has accepted the\u00a0challenge to bring new ideas to the table. \u201cThe current leaders work hard and they\u2019ve helped me\u00a0to understand what the club is about and I plan to make it even better by focusing on academic\u00a0mentorship and expanding the ways in which we serve our island community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Some of\u00a0Cobb\u2019s initial plans include a formal mentorship program between upper and lowerclassmen in\u00a0the sociology program, periodical fellowship activities and creating deeper connections with\u00a0community partners.<\/p>\n

Edward Leon Guerrero, a current member and officer hopeful for the next year, is excited to take\u00a0part in the progression of the club. Leon Guerrero went on to discuss that as a senior member of\u00a0the student organization he feels a greater responsibility to set a strong example and create\u00a0opportunities that weren\u2019t available.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like this is our chance to fully take advantage of what\u00a0a UOG club can offer its members,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have the ball and it\u2019s our turn to run with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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