When we all first arrived to UWF for our orientation, one of the first things our leaders told us was to be active on campus. If we’re not, we may not reap the same benefits out of our college years as some of our more involved counterparts. That’s why it’s important to know what student organizations are out there, and what might be best for you to pursue for your major to gain some professional insight and some valuable leadership skills that can translate to any career.
Hospitality
CAB
Campus Activity Board
CAB is all about planning fun events around campus for students to engage with others, so not only does it involve event coordinating, but also networking and communication with others to pull off the best events on campus. CAB will also help you get to know the campus community better, as a variety of people make up CAB and attend their events.
Tourism and Hospitality Innovators Networking Club
Tourism and Hospitality Innovators Networking Club
If you’re looking for something up and coming, the Tourism and Hospitality Innovators Networking Club is a great place to start. They’re new on campus this semester, and they strive to build professional connections for students on campus. Check them out for all your career based needs!
Communications
Her Campus
Her Campus
Her Campus is great for those in communications that need that professional experience, as we’re an online magazine for college women by college women. Not only will you get practical experience writing fun and professional articles, but you will also learn how to commit to real life deadlines as you write about a wide assortment of topics relevant to all of us on campus.
The Voyager
If you’re looking for something a bit more traditional, The Voyager is the official student newspaper at UWF. Any newspaper writing experience for communications majors will be great experience to lead you to be capable professionals and leaders on campus. The Voyager also has an ArgoPulse page where you can contact them for more information and how to start writing as a contributor.
Psychology
Active Minds
Active Minds
Active Minds is an organization devoted to reducing mental health stigma, perfect for so many psychology majors. They’re very active on campus, and even host an annual Seeds of Hope walk to raise awareness about suicide. So why not join them and change the conversation of mental health disorders? They have an ArgoPulse page that’s updated regularly that you can contact them through or and look at their Facebook for information and pictures from past events they’ve done.
UWF Peer Educators
Peer Educators
UWF Peer Educators is an organization with the purpose of making a difference on campus by promoting awareness about drugs, sex, healthy and unhealthy relationships, and sexual assault prevention. Peer Educators are an active part of the annual Take Back the Night event, as well. This works perfectly for a psychology major who wants to teach others what they continually learn in their classes, and also wants a club that tackles multiple issues psychology addresses. All you have to do is take a lower level class on Sex and Booze, and from there you can apply to be in the organization.
Social Work
SSWO
Student Social Work Organization
Student Social Work Organization is a professional organization for social work majors to get valuable community service opportunities and to provide interactions with social work practitioners. They also raise awareness of important issues in the social work field, like human trafficking and suicide. The meetings can also provide educational opportunities for members to learn more about different issues and ideas in social work, as well as provide a venue for guest speakers to come out and speak to members.
Argos for Humanity
Argos for Humanity
Argos for Humanity is a community service student organization that provides unique community service opportunities to students, especially those that are social work or psychology majors.
The organization has history helping the homeless by running hygiene drives on campus. Two officers recently went to the EscaRosa Coalition on the Homeless’ PIT event where they counted the homeless for federal government use to provide adequate funding and programs. The organization also has an interest meeting for themselves and Guardian ad Litem on Feb. 16 at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. where they’ll be giving out free lunch. Make sure to check their Facebook page for more information on past events and what they plan to do this semester!
Nursing
SNA
Student Nurses Association
The Student Nurses Association is an organization that’s main purpose is to help students get through the challenges of nursing school. They also participate in several events to promote awareness for several diseases like cystic fibrosis and cancer, like Relay for Life. Past officers have also been known to attend conventions and conferences. Their ArgoPulse page is still in the works, but you can contact them through it or their president to learn more!
Art
Art History Club
Art History Club provides a foundation in art history, as well as support for individuals interested in field of Art History, Museums Studies, and Arts Management. They have a Facebook page that they mostly communicate from, and meeting times are determined by members’ schedules, so there’s a little flexibility with this club for all you busy collegiette!
Engineering
Society for Women Engineers
Society for Women Engineers
SWE is an organization about female empowerment in a male-dominated field of study. SWE hopes to help women achieve their full potential as leaders in engineering, expand the image of the engineering profession, and demonstrate the value of diversity Meetings are monthly (Feb. 24th, March 31st, and April 28th), and they have an active ArgoPulse page with all the meeting dates and times and a Facebook page.
History
History Club
History Club
Available to all majors, History Club is about letting students come together to discuss their passion for history, providing students with a broad knowledge base in history and helping refine their research, writing and critical thinking skills. They have a Facebook page and a website you can find the links to on ArgoPulse. They’ve held previous meetings at Goat Lips, and who doesn’t love a little food with their history?
Environmental Sciences
SEAS
Student Environmental Action Society
Student Environment Action Society, or SEAS, for short is a student organization dedicated to environmental volunteering and stewardship. They do multiple awareness projects to educate themselves and the campus about issues in the environment, and what students’ actions and others’ actions are capable of in terms of protecting the environment and other topics.
Criminal Justice
The Criminal Justice Student Association
The Criminal Justice Student Association is a student organization for students of all majors that have a passion for the criminal justice field. They strive to provide students interested in criminal justice the opportunity to broaden their knowledge of criminal justice, give them opportunities for professional development, opportunities to give back to the community, and the chance to build contacts in the criminal justice field through networking. They have a Facebook page that you can contact them through as well, or just to check out if you’re curious about the organization.
And that ends our list of student organizations to join! Check out ArgoPulse for even more organizations in your quest to be active on campus!