Matthew Leger

The World of New York Politics and Policies is a unique opportunity for new transfer students who share a passion for politics, government, and public policy to live and learn together in a fun community on campus. Membership in this World is a great way to get to know faculty who specialize in this field and to learn more about University resources that can be utilized to be a successful student at UAlbany. I mentor students who live in this Living and Learning Community (LLC) on campus and help guide them through their UAlbany experience at weekly dinner meetings, social events, and academic support meetings.

The RCDLC is a diverse body of students who work with the Rockefeller College's Interim Dean Rethemeyer and Associate Dean Hildreth and advises Rockefeller College Leadership on matters of College and University policy. Also, the RCDLC plans college-wide events and cooperates with other student groups to foster community. RCDLC members also assist the Department in events that call for student ambassadors.

1. Scholarship- Students who achieve a cumulative 3.75 GPA in academic courses are invited to join PHS. As a group of 500+ members, PHS prides itself on the fact that its diverse membership is composed of some of the brightest and hardest working students on campus. 2. Leadership- Members are given the opportunity to serve as Project Coordinators, or team leaders who oversee a successful service project. Coordinators may take on an already existing service project, or create a new one if they would like. PHS has as many as twenty Project Coordinators throughout the year, and we are always pushing our members to take up leadership roles in the community. 3. Service- As a service based organization, PHS members as a group volunteer thousands of hours every academic year to better the university and surrounding community. We take pride in the fact that we are the most active service organization on campus, and we are constantly looking for new and exciting ways to offer help to our school, our peers, and the city of Albany.

The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) is an honors organization that recognizes and elevates high achievers. NSCS provides career and graduate school connections, leadership and service opportunities and gives out a million dollars in scholarships annually. NSCS members are deeply committed to scholarship, leadership and service and as a result, are impacting their campus and local communities every day.

Tau Sigma is the national honor society specifically for transfer students. UAlbany was approved to open a chapter in the Fall of 2007, and the first induction took place on March 1, 2008. To be eligible for Tau Sigma membership, transfer students must take at least 12 credits in their first semester at UAlbany, and earn a 3.5 GPA or higher in that semester. Eligible students will be contacted at the end of the semester, and be invited to join the organization. The organization creates an agenda of community service, leadership, and networking activities once the membership list has been established each year.

Save the Memories Alliance is a fundraising club dedicated to bettering the community life at the University at Albany while at the same time raising money and awareness for Alzheimer's disease. The goal of SMA is to create memories that will follow each individual involved for the rest of their lives in honor of victims of Alzheimer's who cannot do so. We hope to bring all UAlbany students together in a fun, collective, social, healthy and productive way. Alzheimer's can affect anyone's life at any given time and with absolutely no warning. Our foremost mission is to bring awareness to this fact and to get everyone to join in our fight against it.