Community Services

Mission Statement

The Mission of the Gulf Coast Section Community Services Committee shall be the promotion of mutual cooperation in furthering the objectives of the Society of Petroleum Engineers International, Inc. This shall be accomplished by: 

• Supporting programs in area primary and secondary schools to encourage students to develop their abilities in STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
• Enhancing the image of the Oil and Gas Industry by sponsoring community services and outreach programs.

VOLUNTEER SAFETY INFORMATION

Give Back To Community

The TAMU Career Closet is a student organization at Texas A&M University in collaboration with the Career Center and the Student Government Association, whose mission is to enhance the professionalism of Texas A&M students while alleviating the financial burden that is inherently associated with launching a career. Through this organization, all students at Texas A&M University have the opportunity to use a quality suit for only a $5 dry-cleaning fee. Students can come into the TAMU Career Closet, find a great fit with the assistance of our student volunteers, and walk out the door with a suit. Students not only leave with a suit, but also the confidence to secure the career of their dreams.

In addition to providing suit rentals, we hold clothing giveaways, in which students are allowed to browse through donated professional clothing and select pieces at no cost. Students are allowed to keep these donated clothing items to fulfill their clothing needs for career fairs, networking events, job interviews, and the start of their careers.

These giveaways would not be possible without the generous clothing donations from our community members and charitable professionals. On behalf on the TAMU Career Closet, I am writing to your organization about potentially holding a professional clothing donation drive, or broadcasting the attached fliers to individual members interested in donating. Our organization is seeking gently used business casual and business professional clothing – including suits, dress shirts, blouses, dresses, and accessories. If members are interested in donating, pick-ups can be coordinated for the remainder of July and August, and potentially through the rest of the year.

The TAMU Career Closet thanks you in advance for helping nurture the professionalism of Texas A&M students! Donations will be accepted until March 2018.

DOWNLOAD THE CAREER CLOSET FLYER FOR MORE INFORMATION

Volunteering Around the Gulf Coast Section

The NRG Shelter for Hurricane Harvey victims has now closed, but there are 200 displaced animals that need to find new homes. Click here if you are still searching for your pet(s). Click here if you would like to be an animal volunteer, adopt or foster the displaced dogs. 

SPE-GCS Volunteered for Hurricane Harvey at NRG Shelter (9/4/17)

SPE-GCS Volunteered for Hurricane Harvey: Nowshin Chowzhury of UH Student Chapter, Mfon Usoro & Lisa Li of Community Services (9/4/17)

Michael Madson and three members of Oxy have been out with Texas Search & Rescue volunteering at a shelter in Wharton (9/2017)

SPE-GCS Volunteered for Hurricane Harvey at Navarro Middle School Donation Distribution Center (Rosenberg), Lisa Li and Lisa Meng (9/4/2017)

SPE Volunteers at NRG Center in 9/9 and 9/16/2017: Christopher Cromer, Brandon Flack, Tayler Ferguson, Isabel Gandica, Judy Neyer, MJ Green, etc.

    SPE GCS Booth at Houston Natural Science Museum for STEM/Nova Day 9/23/2017 Volunteered by GQ Guo. Anna Wei and Lisa Li 

Energy 4 Me Presentation at Austin High School

ENERGY DAY 2016