Biology Clubs

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Biology Department
Adrianne Prokupek-Pickett, Department Chair
Lincoln, NE 68504
(402) 465-2466
aprokupe [at] nebrwesleyan.edu (aprokupe[at]nebrwesleyan[dot]edu)

Biology Clubs

NWU Pre-Health Club

The NWU Pre-Health Club is a campus organization designed to help students understand the professional school application process, provide health-related information, and offer unique opportunities to undergraduate students enrolled at Nebraska Wesleyan with interests in pursuing a career in health and health-related professions. Speakers include PTs, MDs, nurse anesthetists, perfusionists, PAs, chiropractors, etc.

Interested? Contact Kate Weskamp, (402) 465-2181, kweskamp [at] nebrwesleyan.edu (subject: Pre-Health%20Club%20Inquiry) (kweskamp[at]nebrwesleyan[dot]edu) or check out our wiki site!

Tri-Beta Honor Society

Beta Beta Beta is "an honor and professional society for students of the biological sciences" that has a three-fold purpose: the stimulation of scholarship, the dissemination of scientific knowledge, and the promotion of biological research.

Membership requirements for Tri-Beta:

Associate Membership

  • 3.0 GPA overall
  • 4 hours of biology courses and currently enrolled in at least one 4-hour biology course
  • Required to attend one meeting and one volunteer event each semester

Regular Membership

  • 3.0 GPA overall
  • 3.2 GPA in biology courses
  • 15 hours of biology courses completed OR 12 hours completed and currently enrolled in at least one 3-hour biology course
  • Required to attend two meetings and two volunteer events each semester

Still interested? Ask a biology professor to refer you to the current TriBeta student officers or faculty advisor. Acklie Hall, First Floor, Biology Office 126.