Student Organizations

Volunteering in student organizations and resource centers can be a formative and rewarding part of a student's experience. Professors often report that participation in them helps students develop and hone leadership skills. Employers often like to see that a student has been involved in his or her field outside the requirements of course work. The student organizations and resource centers listed below are affiliated with the School of Natural Resources. The faculty contact person is listed under the name of the group. A complete listing of all UNL student organizations can be found on the UNL Student Involvement Web Site.

For more details, please click on a student organization name, or scroll down this web page:

• Environmental Resource Center
• Range Management Club
• Soil and Water Resources Club
• Soil Judging Team
• Wildlife Club

Environmental Resource Center
Bob Kuzelka (472-7527)

Operating under the auspices of the UNL Environmental Studies Program, the Environmental Resource Center is a student-run organization that coordinates environmental information and services for students, faculty and stakeholders of the UNL community. Resources are provided in the form of books, videos, magazine, professional journals, and human resources. The center has extensive listings of internships and job opportunities related to environmental work.

Range Management Club
Walter Schacht (472-0205)

This club exists to foster advancement in the science and art of range ecosystem management; to stimulate discussion and understanding of scientific and practical range and pasture problems; to provide a medium for exchange of ideas and facts among club members and range scientists; to encourage professional improvement of its members; and to promote interest in the Range Plant Identification Team.

Soil and Water Resources Club
Tom Franti (472-9872)

This group provides educational and leadership opportunities and training outside of the conventional classroom; stimulates interest in soil and water resources among UNL students; fosters a spirit of cooperation and mutual assistance among students and faculty in order to advance the science and art of good land and water use; promotes a more conducive relationship between the school and the local community; and establishes relationships with other such student chapters.

Soil Judging Team
Mark Kuzila (472-7537)

Students on this team tie together theory taught in the classroom with the reality in the field through competition. Teams dig pits and trenches to closely examine the soil profile, judging texture, structure, color and hydrology. They also look for signs indicating the soil's origin and recent care of the soil and describe the landscape setting. Teams whose evaluations come closest to those of the contest officials score the highest. Regional competition precedes the national contest, to which the top three teams from each region are invited.

Wildlife Club
Larkin Powell (472-6825) and Mark Pegg (472-6824)

This group provides guidance and further knowledge about specific wildlife; promotes and stimulates interest in wildlife; provides for the cultural and social development of members; provides opportunities to develop leadership; furthers cooperation with organizations concerned with wildlife; and acquaints interested students and faculty members with the wildlife field.