Student Organizations
Ambassadors
The Ambassador organization is a group of volunteer students selected to work closely with the Admissions Office. They give campus tours to prospective students and their families and provide a student’s perspective of campus life. They also assist with many campus programs for prospective students. Selection is based on an application, personal interview, communication skills and enthusiasm for their Nebraska Wesleyan experiences.
Advisor: Heather Oneill
Email: honeill@nebrwesleyan.edu
American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society (ACS) gives students the opportunity to broaden their interests in the chemical field through interactions with the chemistry faculty and other related majors. The organization emphasizes the gain of new knowledge related to the profession in activities such as speakers, tours, and of course many social events.
President: Scott Robotham
Email: srobotha@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Dr. David Treichel
Email: dat@nebrwesleyan.edu
American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
ACDA is an organization dedicated to the fostering and enrichment of choral music. Membership is open to all students with an interest in choral music, but is particularly valuable for students who wish to pursue a career in choral music or music education.
President: Owen Hansen
Email: ohansen@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Boyd Bacon
Email: bbb@nebrwesleyan.edu
American Marketing Association
The American Marketing Association on the Wesleyan Campus is a group created to get a better understanding of the field of marketing. We usually invite a few speakers from a related marketinf field every semester, conduct appropriate projects for our sponsers from various companies/businesses, and try to have a sfocial every now and then as well. We also have the chance to attendd the collegiate conference every year! Mostly, we're just a group of creative, motivated students who are looking for a chance to get involved with marketing and have some fun.
President: Andy Chvatal
Email: achvatal@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Loy Watley
Email: ldw@nebrwesleyan.edu
Athletic Training Students Association (ATSA)
ATSA functions to promote active improvement in the athletic training educations and service, and encourage students' participation in athletic health care at NWU. It also helps to promote and encourage collaborative relationships with students and professionals of other associations dealing with health care disciplines. ATSA stimulates professionalism among students and all other members.
President: Kim Salber
Email: ksalber@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Dana Bates
Email: dbates@nebrwesleyan.edu
BACCHUS GAMMA
President: Nicole Smathers
Email: nsmather@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Kathy Kreikmeier
Email: kkreikem@nebrwesleyan.edu
Beta Beta Beta
Beta Beta Beta, the biology honorary, serves to stimulate interest and investigation in biological sciences and to promote dissemination of information and new interpretations among students of the life sciences. Regular members of Tri-Beta are students majoring in Biology who have completed at least 16 hours of biology courses, maintaining a biology GPA of 3.4 and an overall GPA of 3.2. Associate members of Tri-Beta are students of any major that have completed at least 8 hours of biology courses with a biology GPS of 3.0. New members are inducted each Spring. Major typical events include: guest speakers in the biological sciences, volunteer activities within the community, social activities that promote collegiality and bonding, and the Annual “Behind the Scenes” Zoo trip.
President: Megan Larsen
Email: mlarsen@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Dr. Cody Arenz
Email: carenz@nebrwesleyan.edu
Campus Crusade for Christ
Campus Crusade for Christ is an on-campus organization that ministers to students. This includes presenting the Gospel and helping students to grow in their faith. Campus Crusade meets weekly to study the Bible, worship, pray, and offer fellowship. This organization is nondenominational and open to all students.
President: Kyle Shaffer
Email: kshaffer@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Pam Arnold
Email: parnold@nebrwesleyan.edu
Phi Beta Lambda (PBL)
Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) is a chapter of the international nonprofit education association, Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL). FBLA-PBL is the oldest and largest national organization for students preparing for careers in business and has over a quarter million members and advisers worldwide. Its mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs, and to help students prepare for professional careers in business. The NWU chapter of PBL works to accomplish these goals by giving students the opportunity: to assume leadership positions at the campus, state or national level; to attend local, state and national leadership conferences; to participate in PBL competitive events that help to develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities that are part of today’s business curriculum; to hear and meet leaders in the local business community by hosting speakers on a regular basis; and to participate in community service activities.
President: Jessica States
Email: jstates@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Nanne Olds
Email: nko@nebrwesleyan.edu
College Republicans
President: Denny Vaggalis
Email: dvaggali@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Cheryl Miner
Email: cminer@nebrwesleyan.edu
Delta Mu Delta
Delta Mu Delta is a national honor society for majors in Business Administration. Membership is by invitation only and is based upon completion of one-half of the work for the degree, a GPA of 3.25 in all courses taken, and being in the top 20% of your class (junior or senior).
President: Lauren Stamm
Email: lstamm@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Stuart Spero
Email: sms@nebrwesleyan.edu
Environmental Action
Environmental Action strives to promote environmental awareness through education and service. We host the annual Earth Day event every April 22nd, take a trip to see the sandhill cranes, and organize campus-wide projects that help to conserve our natural resources. Environmental Action is open to all students at NWU. Meetings are held weekly and new ideas are always welcome!
President: Jenna Rhodes
Email: jrhodes@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Dale Benham
Email: dbenham@nebrwesleyan.edu
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
Fellowship of Christian Athletes is open to all students at NWU. The purpose is to provide a time for Christian fellowship among students.
President: Chris Sander
Email: csander@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Ted Bulling
Email: tab@nebrwesleyan.edu
Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS)
FOCUS is the Fellowship of Catholic University Students who work to create a Catholic community at Nebraska Wesleyan. This community is built through small group Bible studies that meet weekly. These faith communities help men and women to form Christ-centered friendships while feeding hungers for Christ through the Scriptures.
President: Monica Hilger
Email: mhilger@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Matt Kadavy
Email: mtk@nebrwesleyan.edu
Fun Club
President: Josh Greiveldinger
Email: jgreivel@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Jake Hoy-Elswick
Email: jhoyelsw@nebrwesleyan.edu
Global Service Learning
Global Service Learning is composed of a small group of intentionally diversified students who bring different gifts to the ongoing work of service learning on a local, national and international level. These students demonstrate a commitment to global citizenship and service and a willingness to engage in meaningful group and personal reflection and exchange. During the past year, Global Service Learning has served in Nicaragua; Denver, Colorado; and locally at Friendship Home, the Salvation Army, the People’s City Mission, Clinic With a Heart, Nebraska AIDS Project, and Heartland Big Brothers / Big Sisters, among others.
President: John Buller
Email: jbuller@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Janelle Andreini
Email: jsa@nebrwesleyan.edu
Health and Human Performance Club
President: Paul Cramer
Email: pcramer@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Pat Pettit
Email: pdp@nebrwesleyan.edu
History Club
President: Derek Carson
Email: dcarson@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Meghan Winchell
Email: mwinchel@nebrwesleyan.edu
Interfraternity Council
Nebraska Wesleyan University’s Interfraternity (IFC) Council is the governing body of the Greek fraternities on campus. IFC is a group of men composed of two student delegates from each chapter along with officers who are responsible for governing all the fraternities on campus. The purpose of Interfraternity and Panhellenic council is to act as a unified force on campus, encouraging leadership, academics, and community service. Together the councils sponsor All-Greek events, while promoting the brotherly and sisterly bonds found in Greek Life.
President: Cliff Trehearn
Email: ctrehear@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Jeannine Bryant
Email: jbryant@nebrwesleyan.edu
Intramural Sports
Advisor: Matt Vasey
Email: mvasey@nebrwesleyan.edu
International Relations Organization (IRO)
The purpose of IRO (International Relations Organization) is to provide an opportunity for the U.S. and international students to interact and to educate each other, exchanging ideas and learning about each other's customs on the campus and in the community.
President: Nick Ware
Email: nware@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Yoko Iwasaki-Zinc
Email: yiwasaki@nebrwesleyan.edu
Kappa Mu Epsilon
Kappa Mu Epsilon, the National Mathematics Honor Society at Wesleyan, is a national organization founded in 1931 to promote the interest of mathematics among undergraduate students. Membership in KME is based on both class rank and GPA in mathematics classes. Each spring there is an initiation to induct new members.
President: Ashley Dorwart
Email: adorwart@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Cheryl Miner
Email: cminer@nebrwesleyan.edu
Lambda Pi Eta
Lambda Pi Eta is a national Communication Studies honorary. Students qualify for membership based on outstanding academic performance. One goal of the honorary is to help students further develop their interest in academic and professional aspects of the field of communication as well as their knowledge about further graduate study.
President: Katie McIllece
Email: kmcillec@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Patty Hawk
Email: phawk@nebrwesleyan.edu
Math Club
Math Club is a group that organizes its fun activities and events around math. It is open to everyone on campus, regardless of mathematical ability.
President: Ashley Dorwart
Email: adorwart@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Cheryl Miner
Email: cminer@nebrwesleyan.edu
Mixed Media Art Club
President: Emily Morse
Email: emorse@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: David Gracie
Email: dgracie@nebrwesleyan.edu
Meeting of Students Addressing Intercultural Concerns (MOSAIC)
This student organization's purpose is to educate, celebrate, and support. We are dedicated to celebrating different cultures from around the world as well as addressing issues of discrimination on our campus and educating people about these issues. We encourage students that our interested in learning about other cultures and students who want to act as a social change agent to join this group.
President: Malcom Wade
Email: mwade@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Candice Hoskins
Email: choskins@nebrwesleyan.edu
Music Educators National Conference (MENC)
MENC is a group of dedicated music majors who focus on the different aspects of improving their knowledge in music education. This group is not exclusive to only music education majors, but encourages those in similar fields to participate.
President: Edie Anderzhon
Email: eanderzh@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Sam Zitek
Email: szitek@nebrwesleyan.edu
Mu Phi Epsilon
Mu Phi Epsilon is an international honorary organization for musician who show excellence in their art, academics, performance, and in the fellowship of music. The organization is select and nominates people for the organization in the spring with members being able to continue membership even after graduate and for the rest of their careers. Most importantly, Mu Phi Epsilon promotes the advancement of music in the community, nation, and the world along with the ideas of Music, Friendship, and Harmony.
President: Owen Hansen
Email: ohansen@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Jean Henderson
Email: jeh@nebrwesleyan.edu
National Residence Hall Honorary
President: Bailey Maresh
Email: bmaresh@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Ben Tworek
Email: btworek@nebrwesleyan.edu
Nebraskans For Peace
President: Laurel Johnson
Email: ljohnso1@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Kathy Wolfe
Email: kjw@nebrwesleyan.edu
NWU CSI
Nebraska Wesleyan CSI is a group made up of undergraduates who are interested in entering the Masters of Forensic Science Program here at NWU. The group is also open to graduate students in the program. Our goal is to educate members about Forensic Science and to have fun while doing so. We have nights where we get together, watch a crime film, and try to separate fact from fiction. We also have labs designed to teach members about techniques used in the field of Forensic Science; blood spatter and finger print analysis are two labs we've done.
President: Amanda Ruzicka
Email: aruzicka@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Melissa Connor
Email: mconnor@nebrwesleyan.edu
Omicron Delta Epsilon
Omicron Delta Epsilon is an international honor society in economics. Organized in 1915, it now has 560 chapters including those in South Africa and Egypt. Membership tells the world that the recipient has attained significant achievements in economics.
President: Thao Nguyen
Email: tnguyen@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Loretta Fairchild
Email: llf@nebrwesleyan.edu
Order of Omega
Order of Omega, the Greek Honorary, sponsors Greek Week each year, which includes Greeks in the Streets, a mass philanthropy project, a trivia bowl, awards reception, and "Gotcha!" competition.
President: Katie McIllece
Email: kmcillec@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Jeannine Bryant
Email: jbryant@nebrwesleyan.edu
Phi Alpha Theta
Phi Alpha Theta is a professional society whose mission is to promote the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and ideas among historians. Phi Alpha Theta seeks to bring students, teachers and writers of history together for intellectual and social exchanges, which promote and assist historical research and publication by our members in a variety of ways.
Advisor: Sandra Mathews
Email: smathews@nebrwesleyan.edu
Phi Epsilon Kappa
PEK is a national professional fraternal honorary for individuals engaged in or pursing careers in health, physical education, recreation, dance, human performance, exercise science, sports medicine and sport management. PEK is a group of people who are banded together by friendship and common interest in an organization of their own creation. A member is a member for life and professional fraternities render benefits to their members throughout their lives in the form of valuable friendships and professional as well as social contacts. The Nebraska Wesleyan chapter, Delta Upsilon, was founded on April 27, 1997.
President: Paul Cramer
Email: pcramer@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Pat Pettit
Email: pdp@nebrwesleyan.edu
Philosophy Club
President: Roy O'Neil
Email: roneil@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Justin Skirry
Email: jskirry@nebrwesleyan.edu
Pi Sigma Alpha
Advisor: Robert Oberst
Email: rco@nebrwesleyan.edu
Plains Pride
The purpose of Plains Pride is to provide support for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and questioning members of the Wesleyan community and the community at large, as well as their allies. Plains Pride will create and promote activities that are inclusive and provide education, dispel myths, and work against hatred and discrimination in hopes of creating a safe and welcoming environment for all member of the Wesleyan Community.
President: Christine Valish
Email: cvalish@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Lisa Borchardt
Email: lborchar@nebrwesleyan.edu
Political Affairs Club
The Political Affairs Club (PAC) hosts community discussions and panels for those interested in politics.
President: Tori Haussler
Email: thaussle@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Kelly Eaton
Email: kee@nebrwesleyan.edu
Pre-Health Club
President: CJ Koozer
Email: ckoozer@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Cindy Marolf
Email: cjm@nebrwesleyan.edu
Psi Chi
Psi Chi was founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology. Membership is awarded to undergraduate and graduate men and women who are making the study of psychology one of their major interests and who meet the qualifications.
President: Julie Shallenberger
Email: jshallen@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Jerry Bockoven
Email: jnb@nebrwesleyan.edu
Psychology Club
Psychology Club sponsors lecture series speakers, and is active in the Great Plains Students' Psychology Convention, the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, and the NPS-PERK Convention. Throughout the school year, Psychology Club hosts various social events where psychology students and professors get to know each other. Psychology Club also provides panels of graduate students and professionals in psychology to help younger students understand the complex science we call psychology.
President: Julie Shallenberger
Email: jshallen@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Bill McNeil
Email: wjm@nebrwesleyan.edu
Reveille
The Reveille is Nebraska Wesleyan's student newspaper. It is published eight times each semester. The Reveille is published by and for the students of Nebraska Wesleyan University. The Reveille accepts letters and guest columns as well as paid advertising. The newspaper is intended to accurately and fairly inform its readers of items of importance and interest to the Wesleyan community.
President: Brianna Christofferson
Email: bchristo@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Jim Schaffer
Email: jrs@nebrwesleyan.edu
Student Affairs Senate (SAS)
The Student Affairs Senate (SAS) is the governing body for students whose purpose is to enact legislation to enhance student life. SAS strives to protect the academic and social rights and responsibilities of students and promote diversity, while laboring to guarantee the freedom of students to be informed about every aspect of their University. SAS acts as a liaison between students, the administration, faculty, and Board of Governors for the further advancement of Nebraska Wesleyan University.
President: Vicki Koke
Email: vkoke@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Rich Patrick
Email: rrp@nebrwesleyan.edu
Sigma Pi Sigma
Sigma Pi Sigma is a society that honors outstanding scholarship in physics, encourages interest in physics among students at all levels, promotes an attitude of service of its members towards their fellow students, colleagues, and the public, and provides a fellowship of persons who have excelled in physics.
President: Ashley Dorwart
Email: adorwart@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Robert Fairchild
Email: rwf@nebrwesleyan.edu
Sigma Tau Delta
Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society, was established in 1924. Its purposes are (a) to confer distinction for high achievement in English language, literature and writing in undergraduate, graduate, and professional work, (b) to promote interest in literature, writing and the English language on local campuses and their surrounding communities, and (c) to foster the discipline of English in all its aspects. The Kappa Xi chapter was installed at Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1978. Chapter members are eligible to apply for Sigma Tau Delta scholarships, participate in international conferences, and submit original written work for publication in The Rectangle (the organization’s literary magazine) or The Review (a critical journal).
Advisor: Kathy Wolfe
Email: kjw@nebrwesleyan.edu
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
SHRM is the world's largest association devoted to human resource management. The Society's mission is to serve the needs of Human Resource professionals by providing the most essential and comprehensive resources available. The NWU Student Chapter provides activities that build knowledge of the Human Resources field while helping students develop valuable leadership and organization skills. The NWU Student Chapter is sponsored by LHRMA (Lincoln Human Resources Management Association).
President: Nicole Lapaseotest
Email: nlapaseo@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Geri Cotter
Email: gec@nebrwesleyan.edu
Society of Physics Students
The Society of Physics Students (SPS) is a professional association explicitly designed for students. The only requirement for membership is that the student be interested in physics. SPS helps student members transform themselves into contributing members of the professional community by giving them skills including effective communication and personal interactions, leadership experience, establishing a personal network of contacts, presenting scholarly work in professional meetings and journals, and outreach services to the campus and local communities.
President: Ashley Dorwart
Email: adorwart@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Robert Fairchild
Email: rwf@nebrwesleyan.edu
Student Education Association (SEA)
SEA is an affiliate of the Nebraska State Education Association and the National Education Association. It is a campus organization for students preparing to teach who want to belong to, and benefit from, a professional organization of teachers.
President: Nichole Schroeder
Email: nschroed@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Mike McDonald
Email: mlm@nebrwesleyan.edu
Students with Kids Support Group
President: Becka Miller
Email: rmiller2@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Lisa Wilkinson
Email: lwilkins@nebrwesleyan.edu
Triathlon Club
President: Jeffrey Seems
Email: jseems@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Matt Vasey
Email: mvasey@nebrwesleyan.edu
United Methodist Student Organization
President: Eric Outson
Email: eoutson@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Pauletta Lehn
Email: plehn@nebrwesleyan.edu
University Band
President: Emily Bruflat
Email: ebruflat@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Sam Zitek
Email: szitek@nebrwesleyan.edu
Wesleyan Alumni Student Association
The purpose of the Wesleyan Alumni Student Association is to connect and build relationships between students and alumni through networking and socializing. WASA collaborates with other organizations to maintain of spirit and tradition on campus.
President: John Buller
Email: jbuller@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Rachelle Hadley
Email: rhadley@nebrwesleyan.edu
Wesleyan Communication Association (WCA)
The Wesleyan Communication Association (WCA) is an organization in which mainly communication and business students participate, however, students of all disciplines are encouraged to join and attend several meetings through out the year to have the opportunity to listen to and to network with several communication and business professionals. They also participate in activities sponsored by the Communication and Theatre Department. WCA is a great way for students to get to know each other as well as their options for internships and post-graduate plans.
President: Kelsey Steinmeyer
Email: ksteinme@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Dave Whitt
Email: dfw@nebrwesleyan.edu
Wesleyan Entertainment Board
WEB (Wesleyan Entertainment Board) is an organization which coordinates campus events. The committees consist of Comedy, Concerts, Cultural, Special Events/Study Breaks, Big Event, Winter Formal, and Homecoming.
President: Cara Ward
Email: cward@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Karri Sanderson
Email: ksanders@nebrwesleyan.edu
Wesleyan Theater Company
Wesleyan Theatre Company is the theatre honorary group comprised of well-rounded and involved students in all elements of theatre. WTC is open to all students on campus who are interested in working on major productions or laboratory theatre productions. WTC hold open auditions for students who enjoy acting, constructing costumes, building scenery, working in the box office, designing/applying make-up, running lights, providing sound effects, gathering properties, ushering, handling public relations and advertisement for NWU productions. For those who are devoted to keeping the art of theatre alive on this campus, please contact the WTC President or visit our webpage.
President: Ryann Bird
Email: rbird@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Joan Korte
Email: jkorte@nebrwesleyan.edu
Wilderness Adventure Club
President: Mike Dvorak
Email: mdvorak@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Dale Benham
Email: dbenham@nebrwesleyan.edu
Women's Resource Center (WRC)
The WRC serves as a resource on campus for both men and women who are looking for information pertaining to a developing person's mental, psychological, emotional, and physical health and well being. The WRC offers campus programming, resources, and has peers available in the center to help students with all issues.
President: Breanne McHargue
Email: bmchargu@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Jeannine Bryant
Email: jbryant@nebrwesleyan.edu
X-Clusive
President: Malcome Wade
Email: mwade@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Karri Sanderson
Email: ksanders@nebrwesleyan.edu
Young Democrats
Young Democrats is composed of students who support the Nebraska Democratic Party. This organization coordinates and supports activities to aid the state's Democratic Party.
President: Malinda Frevert
Email: mfrevert@nebrwesleyan.edu
Advisor: Nanne Olds
Email: nko@nebrwesleyan.edu
