Student Activities, Clubs and Organizations
Expand Your Experience
Student Life at Minneapolis College is centered in our vibrant Helland Center, which offers a student health clinic, study and meeting spaces, and a 2-story multi-purpose entertainment space that extends into Loring Park, the College theater as well as a space on the 1st floor that we intend to renovate in the coming year.
There is something for everyone!
Expand your college experience beyond the classroom by getting involved in one of the many activities available on campus. A variety of academic, social and special interest clubs and organizations offer exceptional leadership development opportunities.
Student groups have helped establish our Student Health Clinic, the bike maintenance fix-it station and Student Tech Services.
Learn more about Minneapolis College's campus programs and clubs:
Current Student Clubs
Become a part of campus life at Minneapolis College! If you want to join a current club or activity or start your own, please review the list of current student clubs below and/or look at the steps below on how to start your own club. You can also email Student Life or contact us at 612-659-6761 with any questions or concerns.
- Addiction Counseling Club | advisor: Brittany Kuznetsov
- APIDA (Asian Pacific Islander Desi American) Cultural Club | advisor: Honey Yang
- Anime Club | advisor: Koua Lee
- Art Club | advisor: Laura Andrews
- Basketball Club | advisor: TBD
- Bike Collective | advisor: Ivy Coughlin
- Black Student Union | advisor: Charles Watson
- Chamber Ensemble | advisor: Joel Sundseth
- Choir | advisor: Elizabeth Pauly
- Christian Student Association | advisor: Jacques Beech
- Concert Production Association | advisor: Colin Mitchell
- Cyber Defense Club | advisor: Brian Huilman
- Jazz Ensemble | advisor: Joel Sundseth
- Latin Music Ensemble | Evan Espinoza Robles
- The LatinX Student Union | advisor : Sagrario Torres Flores
- Math Club | advisor: Haile Haile
- Muslim Student Association | advisor: Abdullahi Aden
- Phi Theta Kappa | advisor: Abdullahi Aden
- PHOMO ( Photography and Motion) Club | advisor: Kendall LaCroix
- PRIDE | advisor: Laura Burdette
- SkillsUSA (activity) | advisor: Hugo Morales
- Soccer Club | advisor: Juan Rangel
- Students Against Hunger & Homelessness | advisor: Kyle Sarpong
- Student Life Budget Committee | advisor: Tara Martinez
- Student Nurses Association | advisor: Rebecca Swadner
- United Nations of Indian Tribes for Education | advisor: Aubrey Hendrixson
- Urban Farm Collective | advisor: Nicholas Deacon
- Vets Six Plus | advisor: Jeff Snyder
Recent Clubs that are not currently active:
- 3 Legged Frog
- American Sign Language
- Empowering Minorities in Technology
- The Rolling Dice
- Running for Change
- Talent Jam Sessions
- Video Game Music Ensemble
How to Form a Student Club
New student clubs and organizations at Minneapolis College must be approved by the Student Senate. The Student Senate has the exclusive right to recommend the chartering of clubs and organizations for approval by the College President. Please see Student Senate in H.2903 or Student life Staff on the second floor of the Helland Center if you have questions about the process for chartering a new club.
To create a recognized student club, you will need to follow these steps:
- Fill out the Club Charter Form.
- Have each member, including the President of the club, fill out the Club Member Application form. Each member must fill out an online form and agree to the club/organization expectations, responsibilities and membership policies.
- Politely ask a faculty (or staff member) to advise your club. Student Senate and Student Life can help you identify good candidates to be your club's advisor.
- Create a Governing Document and Club Budget Outline for your club.
- Download the Sample Club Budget Outline for an example.
- Download the Sample Governing Document for an example.
- Once your club has submitted the Club Charter Form, the Club Membership Application forms for at least 4 members (including yourself) and have found a club advisor, contact the Student Life department to let them know you are ready to move forward in the club application process.
- Student Life staff will review the Club Charter and Club Member Application forms and pass this information onto the Student Senate Executive Board for review. After this is complete, you will meet with Student Life staff to discuss your club. Please bring your Governing Document & Club Budget Outline to this meeting.
- Attend three Senate meetings (Thursdays from 3-4pm via Zoom). If your club charter application is incomplete or if you need to find an advisor, please do so before the third meeting when the club will be voted on for charter (officially recognized as an active club).
- Once chartered:
- Schedule a meeting with the Student Life Budget Committee (SLBC) to review your budget request previously discussed with Student Life staff. Clubs must be charted for at least one full semester before they can request funds for travel / plan a fair / festival-type event. You can schedule a meeting with the SLBC by contacting the Senate Director of Finance at financesenate@go.minneapolis.edu.
- Attend Senate General Assembly meetings throughout the semester.
**For Honor Societies: No Honor Societies may induct members without first being a recognized club.
**If the club application is denied, the students may submit an appeal in writing to the Student Activities Coordinator and a final decision will be made by the Director of Student Life within two weeks of the appeal being submitted.
If you have any questions during this process, please feel free to stop by the Student Life Information Desk (2nd floor of Helland Center), contact Student Life or by the Student Life staff offices and we can help!
Fine Arts Clubs and Activities
Music
If you are looking for a musical ensemble to perform with, consider our Choir or Instrumental Ensembles. Our diverse student population is reflected in our global, multicultural approach to music. Students may register for credit by using the listed course designators (such as MUSC 1310) or may participate without credit by contacting the appropriate music faculty member.
Chamber Ensemble
Minneapolis College chamber ensemble plays fully notated arrangements on acoustic instruments, from classical repertoire to the music of the present day. Come make beautiful music with us!
Jazz Ensemble
Minneapolis College jazz ensemble is a reading and improvising group of instrumentalists of varying backgrounds and ability levels, collaborating on our own arrangements of jazz standards and more. Come join us and get your jazz on!
Latin Music Ensemble
Minneapolis College Latin music ensemble explores a rich diversity of musical styles from throughout the Americas. Ven a tocar con nosotros!
Video Game Ensemble
Minneapolis College video game music ensemble covers the most evocative tracks in original arrangements from the best games. Let's jump in!
For more information about any of these four instrumental ensembles, contact music instructor Joel Sundseth.
Choir
The Minneapolis College, College Choir (MUSC 1310) is made up of members of the Minneapolis College community who love to sing. No previous musical background is required for membership in this chorus, and there is no need to audition. All you need is a willingness to work hard, a love of music, and a desire to sing with others.
For more information about the choirs, contact the director: Elizabeth Pauly.
Theater
Students may experience live theater as audience members, participants in the production process and as performers. Brian Grandison is the lead Theater faculty.
Honor Society
- Phi Theta Kappa
Students with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 and 12 college level credits (at the 1000 level or higher) earned at Minneapolis College are eligible for membership in Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), which is a national honor society known for academic excellence.
To apply for Phi Theta Kappa membership, please visit the Phi Theta Kappa online application form. Our Student Life department will be in contact with you with your next steps after you apply!