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.
- 3 Legged Frog | Not Active
- Addiction Counseling Club | advisor: Bayla McDougal
- APIDA (Asian Pacific Islander Desi American) Cultural Club | advisor: Peter Yang
- American Sign Language | advisor: Holly Baker
- Anime Club | advisor: Koua Lee
- Art Club | advisor: Laura Andrews
- Basketball Club | advisor: Peter Yang
- Bike Collective | advisor: Casey Coughlin
- Black Student Union | advisor: Charles Watson
- Chamber Ensemble | advisor: Joel Sundseth
- Choir | advisor: Elizabeth Pauly
- Christian Student Association | advisor: Jacques Beech
- Cyber Defense | advisor: Brian Huilman
- Empowering Women in Technology | advisor: Catherine Pham
- Jazz Ensemble | advisor: Joel Sundseth
- The LatinX Student Union | advisors: Sagrario Torres Flores
- Math Club | advisor: Haile Haile
- Phi Theta Kappa | advisor: Abdullahi Aden
- PHOMO ( Photography and Motion) Club | Kendall LaCroix
- PRIDE | advisor: Saul Roman
- The Rolling Dice | advisor: Andrew Terwilliger
- Running for Change | Not Active
- SkillsUSA (activity) | advisor: Hugo Morales
- Soccer Club | advisor: Juan Rangel
- Students Against Hunger & Homelessness | advisor: Bryce M. Gloppen
- Student Life Budget Committee | advisor: Olay Redden
- Student Nurses Association | advisor: Rebecca Swadner
- Talent Jam Sessions Advisor: Joel Sundseth
- United Nations of Indian Tribes for Education | advisor: Aubrey Hendrixson
- Urban Farm Collective | advisor: Nicholas Deacon
- Video Game Music Ensemble | Colin Mitchell
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 Jazz Ensemble. Our diverse student population is reflected in our global and multicultural approach to music. Students may register for credit by using the listed course designators (such as MUSL 1330) or may participate without credit by contacting the appropriate director, listed below the ensemble descriptions.
Jazz Ensemble
The Minneapolis College Jazz band is a reading and improvising group of instrumentalists of varying backgrounds and levels of ability. Come join us and get your jazz on!
For more information about the instrumental ensembles, contact the director: 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.
Student Newspaper
Notice of City College News will be forthcoming.
Honor Society
- Phi Theta Kappa
Students with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 and 12 college level credits 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!