Clubs & Organizations

List of Clubs and Organizations

• Action in Motion (AIM)

• Black Student Union (BSU)

• Campus Activities Board (CAB)

• Christian Student Fellowship (CSF)

• Peru State College's education organization for special education majors.
  
  Council for Exceptional Children is an international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.
  
  2024-2025:
  President: 
  
  Faculty Sponsor:
  Dr. Helane Folske-Starlin
  
  What is CEC?
  “The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the leading voice for special and gifted education. Through the vision and dedication of more than 27,000 members, CEC sets the standard for high quality education for children and youth with exceptionalities. The Council ensures the needs of children and youth with exceptionalities are met in educational legislation, establishes professional standards for the field and develops initiatives to improve special education practice. CEC is THE source for information, resources and professional development for special educators” (Council for Exceptional Children, 2016).
  
  The State/Provincial Unit chapter of CEC at Peru State College provides a means for networking, professional development, and information-sharing for members.  We are primarily made up of elementary and secondary education majors, all with a particular interest in special education and an internal drive to better the field while also growing personally and professionally.  Students of all majors and interests are encouraged and welcome to join!  We believe that, each individual member brings with them his/her own personal strengths and ask for the active participation of all members.
  
  Benefits?

  • Access to award winning material
  • Online seminars
  • Professional journal access
  • National CEC Convention and Expo
  • Information regarding current research and practice
  • Special interest divisions
  • Networking

   How much does it cost?
  In order to join the student chapter at Peru State, there is a minimal fee of $15.00.
  
  When and where are the meetings?
  Council for Exceptional Children meets every Thursday at 11:00 in TJ Majors 230. 

• DECA Inc.

• • Interested in joining PBL? Contact Dr. Sheri Grotrian
  • Meetings: 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month at 11 am, TJ Majors 326
  • Fund-raising Activities:
    • Husker Raffle
    • Silent Auction at Homecoming
    • Split-the-Pot at various athletic events
    • Spring Raffle

  FBLA-PBL Events

  Nebraska Conferences & Competitions:

  • Fall Leadership Conference
  • Spring Leadership Conference

  National Conferences & Competitions

  • National Leadership Conference

  Accounting & Finance Competition Categories:
  

  • Accounting Principles
  • Financial Concepts
  • Personal Finance
  • Accounting for Professionals
  • Cost Accounting
  • Accounting Analysis & Decision Making
  • Financial Analysis & Decision Making
  • Financial Services
  • Forensic Accounting
  • Other Business Competition Categories

• Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)

• Graphic Design Club

• KOR

• Being the oldest club on campus, math club engages campus students and faculty to take interest in math beyond the classroom. The organization also holds competitions for local high school kids. Community concerns are a top priority with many members living in surrounding areas. Bonding with activities related to math or other interests of its members gives us common ground and better understanding on how others work through different scenarios.

• National Association for Music Education (NafMe)

• Optimist Club

• Outdoor Life Club

• Peru Association for Student Athletes (PASA)

• We are a Catholic-lead club. We have participated in Catholic related activities. We spend most of our meeting in a Bible Study!

• Peru State College's education organization for all education majors. Peru Student Education Association is for potential teachers and is affiliated with the Nebraska State Education Association and the National Education Association. Our activities are devoted to the improvement of education.
  
  2024-2025:

  • President - 
  • Faculty Advisor - Dr. Darolyn Seay
    
    

  Meetings: PSEA meets every other Tuesdays. Executive meetings at 11:00 a.m.

  Organization meetings at 11:30 a.m., TJ Majors 114N

  Links:

  • SEAN registration: http://www.nsea.org/SEAN
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peru.sean
    

  Dues:

  Upperclassmen   $28
  Freshman $18
  This includes $3 for local dues.

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• Hard copies will be distributed on campus.

  The Peru State Times is the official student newspaper of Peru State College. The College’s students write and design each issue. Paid positions with the Times are available. For additional information, contact the Times’ Faculty Advisor, Dr. Kristi Nies, knies@peru.edu.

  The Times, the official student newspaper of Peru State College, is published four times per semester by Peru State College students.
  
  All students who work for the Times are compensated for their contribution. Pay is based on various works including articles, cartoons, photos, submitted as well as time spent editing and designing the paper. Please contact the Editor-in-Chief for more information about job availability and job descriptions.
  
  The opinions expressed in the Times may not be those of the entire Editorial Staff. The Peru State Times is an independent student publication funded by student publication fees. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the view of the administration, faculty or staff of Peru State College.
  
  All letters to the Editor are welcome, and the writers of those letters need not be students. Letters, cartoons, articles, and so forth submitted to the Times should be signed by the individual submitting them and will be published at the discretion of the staff. The Times reserves the right to edit all letters and submissions for grammar and style.
  
  To reach the Times, e-mail us at perustatetimes@gmail.com, or send material to:
  Peru State Times
  Peru State College
  P.O. Box 10
  Peru, NE 68421-0010

• Peru Theatre Company is a 4050 academic club that is open to everyone. Our primary goal is to work together to create original and established works of theatre for the campus community and the community at large. PTC members collaborate on productions as actors, directors, playwrights, designers, stage managers, dramaturgs and more. Members have the opportunity to see theatre across the region, to work with other campus clubs and to participate in workshops with guest theatre artists from around the globe. Club members attend The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival each January, participate in the Research & Creativity Expo in the Spring and find their Peru State family in the theatre.

  PTC Board

  Peru Theatre Company: Making Art Since 1867

  President: Alyse Foster
  Vice President: Tabi Sidders
  Secretary/Marketing: Gaby Raburn
  Faculty Advisor: Associate Professor of Theatre, Laura Lippman

  Meet Our Director

  Laura Lippman is the Associate Professor of Theatre at Peru State College and serves as the Artistic Director of Peru Theatre Company. Recent PTC directing/producing credits include Love Song, Proof, Everybody, Dead Man’s Cell Phone and Topdog/Underdog. She is especially proud of their annual production The Disco Citizens—30 plays in 60 minutes, or your pizza is free! Inspired by the work of Chicago’s Neo-Futurists, this fast-paced evening of original student plays is performed in random order determined by the audience each night. In addition to   fostering new work at Peru, Laura serves as the Co-Vice Chair of the National Playwrighting Program with The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region 5. As an actor and director, Laura collaborates with OmniArts, Flatwater Shakespeare Company and Angels Theatre Company in Lincoln, NE.

  

• Phi Alpha Theta (Honors for Social Science)

• Phi Epsilon Kappa (Honors for Exercise Science)

• PRIDE is an accepting environment to those who are LGBT+, know someone that is LGBT+, or support those who are LGBT+.

• Psychology Club

• Residence Hall Association (RHA)

• Science Club

• Social Science Club is really the college's history club! We go on trips to various historical sites, host parties, and do community work! We're a very involved club, and place where the history majors socialize/make friends.

• Student Senate

• We are a Student Success Services (SSS) club on campus. We focus on leadership and community service. We want to see everyone in our club meet their full potential and enjoy making the surrounding communities smile with our services. 

• Peru State College's Education Honor Society

  Kappa Delta Pi is a national honorary education fraternity open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors who meet a certain set of criteria including: GPA, number of education classes, etc. and who show evidence of continued interest in education.
  
  Faculty Sponsors:
  Dr. Robert Ingram

  Dr. Kelly Kingsley

  Dr. Gina Bittner