After being disbanded during the COVID-19 shutdown, Wright State University’s Biology Club made a comeback last year and has been growing ever since. With events like the Spring Semester Welcome Pizza Social, the club aims to create a supportive community for students passionate about science, regardless of their major.
About the biology club
The biology club began at WSU in 2015 but disbanded when COVID shut the school down. It restarted last year and has been growing ever since.
The Spring Semester Welcome Pizza Social kicked off the semester as one of the club’s first events, giving students a chance to check out the club and unwind from school stress. About 30 students attended, making it a successful gathering.
The club meets once a week, mostly to discuss and plan future events. The members of the club are still working to expand and grow as their return is fairly recent.
Landon Shackleford is the current president of the biology club. He shared a bit about what meetings typically look like, and what he would like to see moving forward.
“We like to give semester updates to keep people informed about what’s happening in the club. We are also looking to have more volunteer opportunities the more the club grows,” Shackleford said.
What is the purpose?
Although many members of the biology club are science majors, the club is welcome to all WSU students, regardless of major. While there is a biology focus, the club is geared towards anyone with a passion for the sciences.
The purpose of the club is to provide a place for students who share similar interests to get together outside of the academic world to support each other and build a community.
Having a support system is important in college, and Brody Kozarec, the biology club vice president, shared a little bit about what that looks like within the club.
“Lots of clubs can be very cliquey, and bio club is not like that at all. There’s no toxicity, no one tries to one up each other, it’s just a safe space for science majors on campus. It’s also awesome to see the underclassmen going to the upperclassmen for advice,” Kozarec said.
The biology club gives students the opportunity to reach out to others in similar courses if they need help, but beyond school the club is a place to alleviate some pressure and be with people you share interests with.
In addition to the biology club, there are many other science clubs here at WSU. Some of these include the Pre-Health Society and the Students for Human Organ Donation.
The Students for Human Organ Donation has a special spotlight on one of WSU’s pages.
“Hundreds of students on college campuses across the country have taken action to make a difference in the lives of thousands of Americans in need of an organ transplant,” the WSU biological sciences website reads.
If you have a passion for science and are interested in joining the biology club, or other science programs at WSU, be sure to go to their website and check out your options.
