Start building your network
Connect with people and places who share your interests.
Clubs and organizations are a great way to get involved, work on your skills and make new friends.
Student Opportunities and Services
Clubs and programs
Student group
Join a professional organization for athletic training (AT) students. Aid the local
community and meet your peers.
Academic program
Are you an incoming freshman who excels in the classroom and wants to pursue hands-on
health care? This program gives you a head-start on a career in athletic training,
physical therapy and related fields.
Student group
Have a head start on your career in the health services industry. Build your connections,
find support and explore the field.
Student group
Get prepared for your future in public health. Meet current pros, receive training
and gain experience.
Student group
Promote the values of dietetics, nutrition and overall wellness.
Events
An annual summer event for high school students interested in athletic training. Work
with certified trainers, tour campus and get to know current Bears.
Conferences
Students and faculty attend Capitol Days in Jefferson City. They meet and talk with legislators about the profession and our Practice Act.
Academic conferences, such as the MoATA Annual Student and Educator Leadership Conference, are attended by both students and faculty, too.
These conferences are a great way to meet local athletic trainers from various AT settings.
Professional dietetics organizations
These organization don’t have direct ties to Missouri State, but they’re still worth joining.
You can expand your contacts and learn more about your future profession.
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)
Join the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals.
If you’re a dietetics major, it’s recommended you join AND by the fall semester of your junior year.
As an AND member, you receive:
- The Journal of American Dietetics.
- Liability insurance.
- Reduced rates for products and meeting fees.
Missouri Academic of Nutrition and Dietetics (MOAND)
By joining AND, you’re automatically granted membership into the Missouri Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (MOAND). MOAND meets once a year.
The Missouri Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Southwest Region (SW-MOAND) holds four meetings a year. Registration fees are covered through your AND membership.
Students are welcome at MOAND and SW-MOAND events. Non-members will have a small fee to attend. Members may attend all events at no cost.
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