All Student Organizations - Summaries

If you want to create your own student organization, contact the Student Activities Office

Alpha Psi is a professional social fraternity that offers veterinary students the opportunity to network with other veterinary students in a fun, exciting atmosphere. We are also involved in philanthropy by volunteering at humane societies. We have potlucks, movie nights and 4 annual parties.

Behavior Club was established as an advocate of animal behavior issues.  To this end, the Behavior Club sponsors speakers and maintains an affiliation with other Student Chapters and members of AVSAB.  As a student-run club, we hope to give our members an opportunity to practice leadership techniques in a forum of friendship and camaraderie.

Canine Club is for veterinary students to gather for educational opportunities and discussion of issues related to canine medicine, behavior, training, and service activities.

The Christian Vet Fellowship is a very informal organization. It is open to both students and faculty. The students meet over noon the second and fourth Fridays of each month in the Anatomy Museum. We are currently discussing a book that deals with the paradox of a loving God and the presence of evil in the world. We also try to have a social get-together once or twice a semester outside of school.

Equine Club - The Student Chapter of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (i.e. Equine Club) is an organization that provides veterinary students with the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of horses and equine medicine through various educational presentations, wet labs, activities, and projects throughout the academic year.

Feline Medicine Club - To promote an awareness, understanding and love of the feline species through activities involving feline breeds, medicine, research and organizations.

Holistic Medicine Club - The purpose of this group is to promote holistic medicine at the University of Minnesota and to provide a source of information for students and staff. We host several general meetings and presentations each semester on topics of interest to students such as: acupuncture, chiropractic, and herbal remedies. We also hold wet labs for members to gain more hands-on and practical experience with particular holistic modalities.

IVSA serves to provide information on international studies and practice in veterinary medicine. We focus on fundraising over the course of the year in order to provide travel grants to students who participate in international studies. We also host various presentations by students or veterinarians involved in international experiences.

The  National Colostrum Network (NCN) was organized to meet the colostrum needs of the neonatal equine community. Since its establishment at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine in January of 1989, the NCN has assisted in saving the lives of numerous newborn foals that did not have adequate access to colostrum. It is a service comprised completely of volunteer veterinary students who link colostrum donors with horse breeders that are in need colostrum for their newborn foals.

The Orphan Kitten Project assists local shelters by fostering orphan kittens (new borns to six months old) while providing animal hands-on experience to veterinary students.

PALS: People and Animals Living in Symphony are students devoted to supporting the human/animal bond through lectures, improvement of our hospital environment, setting up counseling services, and volunteer opportunities with organizations in the Twin Cities and through out the nation.

Production Animal Medicine Club promotes the health and welfare of food producing species, educates the public on matters concerning food-producing animals, and increases our own knowledge of production animal medicine while forging professional relationships with other students, veterinarians, and professional organizations.

SCAVMA (The Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association) is an organization of veterinary students who, as a group, strive to enhance and further pursue professional knowledge of veterinary medicine. SCAVMA promotes a spirit of friendly relations among students and faculty. SCAVMA protects the professional and personal interests of qualified veterinarians and provides to veterinary students all opportunities offered by the American Veterinary Medical Association to its Student Chapters.
For more information please contact Nancy Greenwald, President.

The Sheep, Goat and Llama Club welcomes all students interested in sheep, goats, llamas, and alpacas. As a group, we participate in lunchtime meetings where current issues are discussed and field trips. Past activities have included: sheep pregnancy diagnosis by ultrasound; baby lamb processing; goat bleeding; helping care for the U of MN goat herd; the Fuzzy Wuzzy Goat Show; helping care for the U of MN llama herd; various llama conventions; plus more! We strive to keep all members informed about all activities coming up at the University and around the country to allow as much participation as possible dealing with sheep, goats, llamas, and alpacas.

Veterinary Business Managment Association was created for students to explore their interests in the business side of veterinary medicine. Topics include: practice management, personal finance, business law, and debt management. We sponsor field trips, speakers, seminars, and lobby the administration to create more exposure to the issues you briefly hear about in vet school.

Veterinary Emergency Medicine Club (SVECCS chapter) Our purpose is to promote the education and involvement of veterinary students in the field of emergency and critical care medicine. We strive to do this through regular meetings and lectures, clinical case presentations, web labs, field trips, and opportunities to shadow emergency veterinarians. 

ZEAW Club - The Zoo, Exotic, Avian and Wildlife Club provides opportunities for veterinary students to learn about non-domestic animals and nontraditional pets. As a club with diverse interests, there are many activities involving each of these areas. As a club, we host lectures on specific topics such as surgery and anesthesia, and specific animals such as ferrets, hedgehogs and sugar gliders. We also hold wet labs in specific topics such as avian hematology, wildlife critical care and reptile necropsy.  For more information, contact Shannon Guy, 09, President.