Student Organizations

Students are the heart of UNO. Together, faculty, administration and students collaborate to develop opportunities to enhance academic, career and personal experiences that reflect our dynamic metropolitan community.

Physical Education Exercise Science (PEXS)
Eta Sigma Gamma
Maverick Athletic Training Students (MATS)

Physical Education Exercise Science (PEXS)

Physical Education Exercise Science is a local organization whose members are Graduate or Undergraduate students in the UNO School of Health and Kinesiology. PEXS was introduced in the summer, 2001 and is the product of the merging of the previous student chapters of Phi Epsilon Kappa (PEK) and the Association for Worksite Health Promotion (AWHP).

Students have the opportunity to work on local projects, develop and grow personally and professionally and to network with other professionals and students on the local level. All interested students with a GPA of 2.5 or higher are welcome to join.

Some of the benefits to joining PEXS are:

Interacting/Networking with local professionals in the field
Further development of collegiality among fellow students
Provides opportunities for professional growth and leadership development
Instill a healthy personal and professional spirit among the members and the other students in the department or school
Mentoring by Faculty Advisors who attend every meeting to provide direction
Increased awareness of available resources and jobs in the field
Earn money to attend conferences or pay for professional memberships

Just a few of PEXS' activities are: monthly meetings, presentations by local health professionals, community service projects, assisting the School of H&K with the annual H&K banquet, holiday parties and informal gatherings, and participation at conferences such as: WELCOM'S Annual Conference and Awards luncheon, ACSM's National Health and Fitness Summit.

Faculty Advisor: Eddie Panton

Eta Sigma Gamma

Membership in Eta Sigma Gamma provides students the opportunity to assume leadership roles while participating in professional health education activities. Teaching, research and service are integral aspects of this national organization founded at Ball State University in 1967.

A number of the projects that Eta Sigma Gamma sponsors each year are: Trees for Trails (a tree planting project), The Bell Tower Challenge (a food drive for the Omaha Food Bank), A Web of Health (a Website Treasure Hunt for Good Health Resources).

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Richard Stacy

Maverick Athletic Training Students (MATS)

The purposes of the MATS:

For the improvement of the individual's professional and educational growth
To promote fellowship between the athletic training students
To elevate standards, ethics, status, and appreciation of athletic training within the community
To cooperate with local, state, and national agencies associated with athletic training and
To have a beneficial social and professional cooperation with all H&K students, faculty, and alumni.

Membership in the group has been broken into three categories. The first is a general membership, which is for any UNO athletic training student. The second category is the associate member, which is open to students from other Universities and Colleges. The last category of membership is the alumni membership, which is available to individuals upon the completion of a degree.

Faculty Advisor: Sam Wilkins