Special Interest Organizations

102 River Wildlife Club

The 102 River Wildlife Club is an organization open to anyone with an interest in enjoying and preserving the environment and biological resources. Members take an active part in keeping the environment beautiful and in harmony. The club is a social organization for people with similar special interests and takes a special interest in conserving wildlife.

Advisor: David Easterla
E-mail: easter@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1813

Alternative Spring Break

Alternative Spring Break is a non-profit volunteering organization of Northwest. ASB sends students nationwide on service trips involving social justice, environmental health, disaster relief and recovery and other various issues. While working various communities, the Northwest ASB program immerses students in a purposeful service experience designed to connect students and community members while enhancing personal growth, mutual awareness and life-long learning.

Advisor: Amy Nally
E-mail: anally@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1954

American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA)

This organization is nationally affiliated and exists on campus in order for students to exchange ideas and information, participate in critical analysis and research and advance education and ethical practice. AIGA seeks to promote the role of the graphic and web designer within the community through sales, exhibitions and volunteer services.

Advisor: Nancy Bernardo
E-mail: bernard@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1322

Amnesty International

Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote the human rights. In particular, Amnesty International campaigns to free all prisoners of conscience; ensure fair and prompt trials for political prisoners; abolish the death penalty, torture and other cruel treatment of prisoners; end political killings and “disappearances”; and oppose human rights abuses by opposition groups.

Advisor: Frank Baudino
E-mail: baudino@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1534
Web Site: www.amnestyusa.org

Anime Club

This club serves as an outlet for the viewing of Japanese animation, creates a healthy outlet for creativity and imagination and develops social interactions among its members.

Advisor: Kenton Wilcox
E-mail: kwilcox@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1854

Art Association

This organization exists to promote participation in an artistic community, create contacts in this community, explore artistic education opportunities within the surrounding area and to promote art to the surrounding community through sales, exhibitions, and volunteer services.

Advisor: Glenn Williams
E-mail: gwillms@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1788

Association of Nontraditional Students (ANTS)

This is an organization that exists to promote the camaraderie, networking and relations between students in the nontraditional category. Anyone who is interested in this new organization is encouraged to become a member.

Advisor: Jacque Loghry
E-mail: jackie@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1863
E-mail: http://catpages.nwmissouri.edu/m/ants/index.htm

Bearcat Brigade

This group seeks to provide a means to permit members to participate in activities to enhance their respect for the United States and its Army by providing incentives for increasing military skills, providing social interactions for student cadets and fostering an understanding of the Total Army.

Advisor: Mark Corson
E-mail: mcorson@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1672

Bearcat Football Ambassadors

Bearcat Football Ambassadors are active, positive members of the Northwest football family. Members participate in the recruiting process of prospective players, provide enthusiasm and appreciation for the players through the fall and spring seasons, arrange team send-offs, attend home and away games, and correspond with each Bearcat football player's family.

Advisor: RoAnne Solheim
E-mail: rags@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1769

Campus Girl Scouts

Provides students with a means of identifying with the Girl Scout movement and opportunities through fellowship and leadership for service within Girl Scouting and the college community, in a nonsectarian, nonpolitical and not for pecuniary profit.
Advisor: Connie Ury
E-mail: cjury@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1669

Club Green

Club Green is a student alumni association that strives to gain an understanding and appreciation of alumni activities and programs, and conveys this to the rest of the student body. Club Green tries to develop a means of interaction within the Northwest family. Club Green also aims to establish, maintain and promote the traditions of Northwest and create an atmosphere where lasting friendships can develop.

Advisor: Steve Sutton
E-mail: ssutton@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1248

Collegiate Coeds for Change

Collegiate Coeds for Change is a group of students selected to promote an environment of respect and safety on our campus and in our community. CCFC's goals include raising awareness of violence, working to promote and environment that prevents violence and supports victims of disrespect and violence.

Advisor: Stacey Wiedmer
E-mail: staceym@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1598

Collegiate Farm Bureau

This organization advocates student participation in Farm Bureau activities, emphasizing teamwork and the achievement of its goals through public policy, public relations, org development and econ analysis.

Advisor: Arley Larson
E-mail: admiral@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1161

Common Ground

The purpose of Common Ground is to promote and maintain a healthy and positive environment for gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals and their supporters. Out goal is to raise awareness by promoting a realistic image of our community through educational and social events to provide a network of support for its members so they may develop a positive self-image.

Advisor: Ame Lambert
E-mail: lambert@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1517

Fellowship of the Tower Gaming Society

This is a group of individuals who socialize through playing a variety of games. They sponsor a yearly convention, monthly game nights, and numerous campaigns. This creates a common ground for all types of gamers. This is a great way to have a fun and enjoyable time away from your stress-filled college life.

Advisor: Wayne Chandler
E-mail: chandlr@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1860
Web Site: http://catpages.nwmissouri.edu/m/FOT

GAMMA

The members of GAMMA believe that fraternity and sorority members can play a uniquely effective role, unmatched by professional educators, in encouraging their peers to consider, talk honestly about, and develop a more responsible and united Greek community in the areas of drugs, alcohol, personal health, and other concerns pertinent to the Northwest Greek community.

Advisor: Angel McAdams
E-mail: angel@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1226

German Club

German Club meets at 5:30 pm on Mondays during the fall and spring trimesters in Wells Hall at Northwest Missouri State University. The club is open to all students, faculty, and community members. We have presentations over culture, history, and heritage. We also show films presented in the German language and sometimes have game night where we play German board games such as Scramble and "Mensch agaret dich nicht."

Advisor: Christina Heintz
E-mail: cheintz@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1810

Kind Individuals Dedicated to Students (KIDS)

The objective of KIDS is to serve the children of Maryville and to be a positive role model and mentor for the children and each other. They intend to further the child's education in a social and learning environment out of school.

Advisor: Marcy Roush
E-mail: mroush@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1612

Lions Club

The Lions Club creates and fosters a spirit of understanding among all people for humanitarian needs by providing volunteer services through community involvement

Advisor: Denise Weiss
E-mail: cweiss@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1203

M-Club

M-Club is composed of athletes who have earned at least one varsity letter in any sport at Northwest. The purpose of this organization is to engender a feeling of camaraderie among its members; to encourage academic excellence; to uphold, maintain, and promote clean and wholesome athletics; and to serve the high morals of athletics of the student body at the University.

Advisor: Sue Reinders
E-mail: sreinde@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1142

Medium Weight Forks

Medium Weight Forks publishes fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and art by Northwest students. The magazine is student organized, published and distributed. Medium Weight Forks publishes work that is representative of the creative minds at Northwest.

Advisors:

John Gallahern
E-mail: jjg@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1268

Rebecca Aronson
E-mail: aronson@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1744

Mock Trial

Mock Trial is an association formed to field a team from Northwest to participate in the National Mock Trial competition each year. In the past, Northwest has advanced to the national level. Membership is open to all students.

Advisor: Daniel Smith
E-mail: desmith@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1293

Northwest Advocates for Animal Awareness

This group strives to strengthen our community’s capacity to make good decisions concerning domestic animals and to set an example with the care and attention we give our own pets and those we advocate for.

Advisor: Kristina Hargin
E-mail: khargin@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1254

Northwest Dance Company

The Northwest Dance Company's purpose is to share the artful and creative medium of dance with all persons.

Advisor: Jason Sack
Phone: 562-1304

Northwest Business and Professional Women

This organization unites future business and professional women to extend opportunities along the lines of industrial, scientific and vocational activities.

Advisor: Tammi Grow
E-mail: tammi@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1146

Northwest Environmental Organization

The aim of this organization is to work hand in hand with NW and the Maryville community to promote environmental responsibility and awareness.

Advisor: Kurt Haberyan
E-mail: khaber@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1568

Northwest Forensics

This communications organization seeks to improve communication skill through state, regional and national competitions for any interested students.

Advisor: Communication, Theater, Arts
E-mail: communicationstheaterarts@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1361

Northwest NSTA Student Chapter

NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) acquaints pre-service teachers of science with resources, others like themselves and provides professional development in science.

Advisor: Patricia Lucido
E-mail: plucido@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1605
Web Site: www.nsta.org

Northwest Paintball

Northwest Paintball is an active organization that is dedicated to promoting the sport of paintball at Northwest. The goal is to give students a chance to improve their paintball skills, play competitively, build a strong bond between players and improve already existing friendships.

Advisor: Mark Corson
E-mail: mcorson@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1672

Northwest Peer Educators

Northwest Peer Educators are students who work to educate their fellow students on alcohol and drug issues, building healthy relationships and avoiding sexual assault, recognizing and responding to eating disorders, promoting and understanding diversity, and practicing healthy mental and physical life-styles. Northwest Peer Educators are certified through the BACCHUS/GAMMA curriculum and have opportunities for additional training on campus and by attending regional and national conferences.

Advisor: Vince Shisler
E-mail: shisler@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1021

Northwest Sign Language Club

The Northwest Sign Language Club is an organization of students whose purpose is to promote the awareness of American Sign Language and Deaf Culture. ASL club will discuss issues within the deaf culture and community and discuss how it relates to the University Community through socialization and interaction between sign language users at all ability levels and no-sign language users.

Advisor: Marci Roush
E-mail: mroush@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1612

Northwest Student Society for News Design (NSSND)

The purpose of the NSSND is to provide students interested in publication and graphic design the resources necessary to succeed in both an educational and professional environment and to provide educational opportunities. NSSND members will utilize national SND speakers and provide workshops and field trips to improve members' job qualifications and education.

Advisor: Jody Strauch
E-mail: jody@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1823

Northwest Student Veterans Assocaition

This organization is designed to assist students currently serving in the military with an avenue of support and assistance for navigating veterans’ services.

Advisor: Mark Corson
E-mail: mcorson@nwmissouri.edu

Northwest Missouri Toastmasters Club

The purpose of Toastmasters is to help members:

Learn to communicate more effectively
Become a better listener.
Improve presentation skills
Increase leadership potential
Prepare to be successful in future careers
Build ability to motivate and persuade
Reach professional and personal goals
Increase self confidence.

Toastmasters meetings are comprised of approximately 20 people who meet weekly for an hour. Participants practice and learn skills by filling a meeting role, ranging from giving a prepared speech or an impromptu one to serving as timer, evaluator or grammarian.

There is no instructor; instead, each speech and meeting is critiqued by a member in a positive manner, focusing on what was done right and what could be improved.

Toastmasters began in 1924 in Santa Ana, California and has grown to be an international organization with nearly 220,000 members in 11,300 clubs in 90 countries. Toastmasters offers a proven – and enjoyable! – way to practice and hone communication and leadership skills.

Advisor: John Fisher

Email: jfisher@nwmissouri.edu

Phone: 660 562 1827

Webpage: http://www.toastmasters.org/

Scribblers

Scribblers, a student organization dedicated to the advancement of creative
writing at Northwest, meets twice a month to discuss creative writing topics of
interest to students and hosts the Visiting Writers Series and the Student Reading
Series. Scribblers hold at least four readings a trimester: two by visiting writers and two by students. The Visiting Writers Series brings national and area poets and writers to the Northwest campus.

Advisor: John Gallaher
E-mail: jjg@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1268

Sigma Society

Sigma Society is an organization for women whose purpose is to provide service for the community and University. Sigma Society is sponsored locally by Soroptimist International of Maryville. To become a member, you must be at least a second trimester freshman with a cumulative GPA of 2.50. Sigma Society provides a way for students interested in enriching their college experience to become involved in meaningful activities that will benefit others.

Advisor: Meghan Hennessy
E-mail: meghanh@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 541-2787

Student Activities Council (SAC)

The purpose of Student Activities Council is to plan and administer the activities of the student body in order to contribute to a more well-rounded social, recreational, and cultural life for the campus and community. The Student Activities Council sponsors concerts, lectures, movies, comedians and other entertainment. SAC has brought entertainers such as Hinder, Chris Cagle, Wanda Sykes, Jeff Dunham, Anthony Rapp and Gideon Yago.

Advisor: Sarah Smith
E-mail: s246301@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1226

Student Support Services and Student Advisory Council (SAC)

SAC is composed of volunteers from the Student Support Services to gain opportunities for personal, cultural and academic growth

Advisor: Kristi Waggoner
E-mail: cwagg@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1259

United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT)

The USITT student chapter’s existence lies in promoting health and safety in the
theatrical workplace and supporting the advancement of technology as it applies to the theater. These goals will be accomplished by members actively participating in activities within the chapter, as well as in the department and community in order to upgrade our facilities and insure our well being. The chapter aims toward education.

Advisor: Patrick Immel
E-mail: pimmel@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1171