Student Organizations

Build your network and make connections that matter

Joining an organization is a great way to make friends, find job leads and improve the world around you.

Clubs

Hang out with like-minded classmates outside of school.

Members of the Athletic Training Students Association at MSU.
Where future athletic trainers get their start.
Student looking through a microscope during a science class.
Explore the science side of health care.
Gamers playing in the Esports Club at Missouri State.
Enjoy competition and comradery.
Oxygen consumption testing in an exercise science class.
Optimize your performance.
Respiratory Therapy students talking to their instructor during a class.
Have a head start on your career in health services.
Staff Training activity in the gym at Foster Recreation Center.
Unite with other Bears who love to be active.
Radiography student using equipment.
All things CT, MRI and more.
Student Dietetic Association member standing in front of fruit and vegetable posters.
Promote the values of healthy eating habits.

Pre-professional clubs

Have big goals in mind? Join a pre-professional club.

You’ll have a head start on graduate school and a better idea of what you want to pursue.

Strengthen your credentials for dental school.
Find resources and support that help you reach your top goal: Getting into a medical school.
Explore your options for pharmacy school and make connections in the field.
Preview the role of a PA, do job shadowing and build your readiness for graduate school.

Professional 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.

EXPLORE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS (AND)

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.

Explore Missouri Academic of Nutrition and Dietetics (MOAND)

Missouri Athletic Trainers’ Association (MoATA)

MoATA is the professional organization for athletic trainers in the state of Missouri. 

Each year, MoATA hosts an Educators and Student Leadership Conference. Faculty and students from Missouri State regularly attend this event. You can meet local athletic trainers from various AT settings.

Explore the Missouri Athletic Trainers’ Association (MoATA)