Association:  Wildlife Club
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. James Bednarz

Founded in 1994, the mission of the Wildlife Club is to encourage professionalism and high standards of scholarship among individual members. The Wildlife Club focuses on wildlife needs, problems and events in the local area and it encourages the understanding of wildlife resource management sciences. The club regularly invites speakers to talk about wildlife issues and performs fund raisers and community service projects related to wildlife. The Wildlife Club participates annually in the Southeastern Wildlife Conclave, a regional competition for wildlife students. 

Environmental Sciences Student Association
Faculty sponsor: Dr. Thomas Risch

This student-governed body is comprised of students from all areas relating to the environmental sciences.  The primary purpose of this organization is to organize and promote the weekly brown bag interdisciplinary science seminars.  Each semester seminar speakers include graduate students and faculty from ASU, and a number of invited scientists from other universities and organizations.  The Environmental Sciences Student Association currently funds speakers through the Student Government Association’s Action Fund and receives provisional support from the Biology and Chemistry departments as well as the Environmental Sciences Ph.D. program.

Northeast Arkansas Women in Science
Faculty sponsor: Dr. Anne Grippo 

Northeast Arkansas Women in Science is an organization with the objective of supporting women as they prepare for careers in science-based fields.  It was organized in 1996 by women on the ASU – Jonesboro campus to provide opportunities for college students majoring in science to interact with women in science professions outside the classroom.  It is a significant source of mentoring for college students, and a source for development of professionalism in our students and associated professional women.  Membership is open to all students and we encourage people to get involved early in their college program of study.

Organization-sponsored activities include sponsored programming, social activities, fund raising and the annual WITS program for area fifth-grade girls.  Since 1999 Women in Science has organized the Women in Technology and Science (WITS) workshop.  Women in science-based career areas are invited to develop and lead a thirty minute workshop in any area of science for three to four groups of girls.  The WITS workshop typically includes seven workshops, lunch and a noon presentation.  Participation averages around 150 girls during recent workshops.  Women in Science volunteers who organize the program, lead workshops and participate in planning and carrying out all the associated tasks realize the value of the mentoring relationship they experience during the workshop and through their involvement with Women in Science.

Association: Beta Beta Beta
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Martin Huss

Beta Beta Beta is a national biological honor society for students, particularly undergraduates, dedicated to improving the understanding and appreciation of biological study and extending boundaries of human knowledge through scientific research. Its activities are designed to stimulate interest, scholarly attainment, and investigation in the biological sciences, and to promote the dissemination of information and new interpretations among students of the life sciences. The intent of this organization is to promote and organize activities designed to provide career exploration and development. Criteria for membership are that students are undergraduate biology majors, in good academic standing with the completion of at least three semesters of college, and completed at least three semester courses in biology with an average grade of B.

 
Association: Medical Arts Club
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Malathi Srivatsan

The Medical Arts Club serves students of any major interested in careers in the health sciences. We promote fellowship and service, as well as information on professional and graduate schools and the practice of clinical professions. We invite professional school administrators, current students of professional programs, and practitioners to address our group to foster better understanding of the training and practice of the many clinical professions of interest to ASU students.

Association: Society for Neuroscience
Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Malathi Srivatsan and Dr. Amy R. Pearce

ASU-Society for Neuroscience was founded in 2004. This is a local chapter of the Society for neuroscience which is a very vibrant international organization with about 38,000 members, focusing on neuroscience education, research and outreach. Today, SfN is the world's largest organization of scientists and physicians devoted to advancing understanding of the brain and nervous system. Student members of the ASU-SFN meet to find out and exchange information on neuroscience research and related career options. In addition the members organize the very popular, annual community wide brain awareness day at the county library educating the young and old on how the brain functions, on neurodegenerative disorders, depression, autism, stroke and drug addiction with several interesting hands-on activities and demonstrations. This students club also sponsors "Brain Bee" competitions in high schools in NE Arkansas and funds the trip for the three winners and their teachers to Little Rock to participate in the
state level competition. The mission of the ASU-SFN which mirrors that of the parent SFN is to

1. Advance the understanding of the brain and the nervous system by bringing together faculty and students of diverse backgrounds, by facilitating the integration of research directed at all levels of biological organization, and by encouraging a deeper insight into the application of new scientific knowledge for improved disease treatments and cures.

2. Provide professional development activities, information, and resources for those interested in neuroscience at all stages of their careers.

3. Promote public information and general education about the nature of scientific discovery and the results and implications of the latest neuroscience research. Support active and continuing discussions on ethical issues relating to the conduct and outcomes of neuroscience research.

4. Inform legislators and other policymakers about new scientific knowledge and recent developments in neuroscience research and their implications for public policy, societal benefit, and continued scientific progress.

Association: Sigma Xi
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Michael Panigot

Founded in 1886, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society is a non-profit membership society of nearly 75,000 scientists and engineers who were elected to the Society because of their research achievements or potential. Sigma Xi has more than 500 chapters at universities and colleges, government laboratories and industry research centers. In addition to publishing American Scientist, Sigma Xi awards grants annually to promising young researchers, holds forums on critical issues at the intersection of science and society and sponsors a variety of programs supporting honor in science and engineering, science education, science policy and the public understanding of science.

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