Learn more about the clubs and organizations that provide many of the social, educational, cultural, spiritual, and recreational activities of the Nazareth community.
ACDA's purpose is to promote choral singing that provides artistic and spirited experiences for participants, utilize the finest types of choral music to make these experiences possible, hold rehearsals conducive to attaining the highest level possible in musicianship, promote the development of choral societies, and research the field of choral music. To contact the group, email acda@mail.naz.edu.
The goal of ASL Club is to expose students to deaf culture and experience it in a way that allows not only something fun and interesting, but also provides positive learning opportunities for students with or without ASL background. The club plans to bring in guest speakers and allow for members to attend deaf events in the area. Rochester area has a large deaf population, so with this club we plan to involve the community in our events in return for them to involve us. ASL Club will provide students interested in the deaf community, a chance to immerse themselves in the community and receive hands on experience. To contact ASL Club, email asl@mail.naz.edu.
ASTA's purpose is to promote the advancement of string instruments/playing and provide professional development opportunities for future string teachers. To contact the group, email asta@mail.naz.edu.
The purpose of this organization is to strengthen the art department's presence in the Nazareth and Rochester communities and provides enrichment for both art majors and non-majors. This is accomplished through annual events, community service, and through encouragement of all Nazareth community members to learn and express themselves through the visual arts.
The Association of Social Work Students (ASWS) is the Social Work Department's student organization and falls under the governance of the Undergraduate Association of the college. Its main goals are to help students integrate their social work knowledge, skills, values and life experiences with the academic and social aspects of Nazareth College; to respond to the needs of the local community; and to enhance the presence of undergraduate social work education in Rochester and surrounding areas.
For more information contact the club officers at asws@mail.naz.edu.
Ballroom Club provides students with the opportunity to learn new forms of dance, all while exercising and relieving stress. We offer instructions in American-Style Tango, Bachata, East Coast Swing, Meringue, Salsa, West Coast Swing and much more. No dance experience required!!! Email ballroomclub@mail.naz.edu for more info!
Best Buddies Club encourages involvement from Nazareth College students both with and without developmental and intellectual disabilities. The club creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, volunteer involvement both on campus and in the community as well as leadership opportunities for all involved! We are an international organization with a individualized chapter at Nazareth College: check out our website bestbuddies.org. To contact Nazareth's Best Buddies group, email bestbuddiesclub@mail.naz.edu.
The Black Student Union (BSU) is a multicultural organization dedicated to strengthening, enhancing, and promoting unity among students of color through social and political action. Our vision is to serve the campus with cultural and educational initiatives as we aim to support and build leaders while fostering a sense of identity for students of color on the Nazareth College campus. For more info, email bsu@mail.naz.edu.
Call4Backup is Nazareth's only all-women a capella group and is committed to producing high-quality, original a capella arrangements while maintaining a fun, positive, and accepting rehearsal environment. Membership is audition-based. Reach out to the club at call4backup@mail.naz.edu.
CAB is the student run programming board at Nazareth and is comprised of seven committees: Night Life, Major Events, Marketing, Live@Naz, Operations, Off Campus Events and Spirit of Naz. They are responsible for creating and implementing a full calendar of programs each year in addition to planning traditional events including Welcome Week, Formal and Springfest.
If you are interested in joining the Campus Activities Board email cab@mail.naz.edu.
Chinese Club provides students with the ability to perfect their Chinese language skills and to bring together people interested in the Chinese language, literature, its culture, and its issues. It intends to provide the whole student population with a new place for knowledge, mutual understanding, and fun.
For more information on this club please contact the club officers at chineseclub@mail.naz.edu.
The Communications Science and Disorders Association (CSDA) is a club open to all students who may have an interest in communication disorders and their treatments. CSDA is active in social, professional, and educational events that members will surely enjoy.
Previous events include professional speakers and presentations, professional panel discussions, freshman/sophomore/transfer dinners, end of the year picnics, various community service activities, graduate school information sessions, club bonding activities, campus-wide movie nights, and attendance at national and state conventions.
CSDA is great for students who want more knowledge and experience in the fields of speech-language pathology and audiology. For more information contact the club officers at csda@mail.naz.edu.
Club Italianissimo allows the Nazareth community to come into contact with Italian language and culture outside of the classroom. Each semester, the Italian Club sponsors activities such as Italian films, operas, and get-togethers in the Rochester area.
In addition, many of the meetings and activities take place in Nazareth's Casa Italiana. Members of the Italian Club share a common bond and interest in Italian culture.
Club Italianissimo welcomes the entire Nazareth community to participate in any of our events during the year. For more information contact the club officers at clubital@mail.naz.edu.
The Community Youth Development Collective aims to advance the goals of youth development by engaging in "fun with a purpose" leadership and service-learning opportunities. For more information, email cydc@mail.naz.edu.
Creative Writing Club began as a way to instill and inspire creativity amongst writers and visual artists across the campus by revitalizing Nazareth College’s literary magazine known as “Elbowroom.” As such, each semester, students’ creative work will be compiled into and released as printed copy of this literary magazine. This club will also hold bi-weekly club meetings, discussions, writing workshops, and events such as poetry readings, Open Mic Nights, and creative writing challenges. To contact the club, email creativewriting@mail.naz.edu.
Dare2Dance offers a variety of dance opportunities regardless of an individual's dance experience. The club is a non-competitive dance group with a passion for dance and a desire to reach out to the community and to share its talents by volunteering time to instruct children of the community. Also, the club wants to raise awareness of being fit, active, and staying healthy as well as teaching ballet, jazz, and hip-hop to those members who have had no prior dance experience.
For more information, please contact the club officers at dare2dance@mail.naz.edu.
This club is centered around the tabletop game Decks and Dice. With a commitment to an inclusive environment, D&D Club works to ensure that students of all experience levels feel welcome.
For more information, please contact the club officers at dnd@mail.naz.edu.
The purpose of this club is to provide students a creative and safe space to celebrate the cultural aspects and identities of LatinX and educate in an engaging way through programming on and off-campus. This club also supports creating relationships and hopefully a community with others from and outside the Nazareth College community which has the possibility to unite and advocate for other students who identify as a minority. Contact the group at elbarrio@mail.naz.edu.
This club aims to create environmentally sustainable practices within the Nazareth College community, raise environmental awareness, and engage the student body in the environmental movement. With a focus of creating a more environmentally conscious atmosphere on campus, club events include environmental seminar presentations, public clean ups, composting care, facility tours, and an Earth Day Expo.
This club is a great opportunity for students to engage their musical ability with a style that they may or may not be familiar with. Each session allows students to come together outside of music ensembles and classes.
For more information, please contact the club officers at fiddle@mail.naz.edu.
The French Club of Nazareth College provides activities through which students and community members may practice the French language and expand their knowledge of French culture and civilization. Various activities such as Dejeuner conversations, gourmet dinners, and weekly films are held in the Maison Francaise. The club is not exclusively for French majors, but for everyone interested in the French language and culture.
For more information contact the club officers at frnchclb@mail.naz.edu.
The purpose of this organization is to provide all students and faculty the opportunity to foster an understanding and appreciation of German culture and language. Our objective is to provide services to Rochester and other international communities; offer activities in combination with other clubs to strive for the betterment of the student-body; support for the understanding of world cultures; and to work toward a mutual understanding of the world’s people. Contact the group by emailing gerclub@mail.naz.edu.
The Gerontology Club is open to all undergraduate students, regardless of academic major, interested in gaining experience working with, and for, older adults. The club functions to:
Members of the Gerontology Club also work together to raise funds for agencies and organizations whose missions are to educate and serve the interests of an aging population.
Interested in service and gerontology? Contact the club officers at geronclb@mail.naz.edu.
The Center for Spirituality Interfaith Leadership Cohort is a group of undergraduate students who meet bi-weekly for dinner, interfaith dialogue, and interfaith leadership skills training. It is made up of student representatives from each of the Center for Spirituality’s religious and spiritual groups along with five officers. Its programs are open to the whole Nazareth community and include Interfaith Appreciation Week, Interfaith Cafe Nights for interfaith dialogue, Coming out Spiritually, and lunchtime guest speakers that connect spirituality with important current events and issues.
For more information on these and other programs or to get involved with the Center for Spirituality, email ilc@mail.naz.edu.
Nazareth Lambda Association celebrates diversity and aims to provide resource information about and support for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. We envision a campus community that embraces everyone, including persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. Lambda welcomes the participation and support of all, including our straight allies, who share in and hope to realize this mission.
We hope and believe that our group will continue to grow and develop over the years, helping Nazareth become even more inclusive, welcoming, and safe for the LGBTQ community. All students with open minds are invited to join the Lambda Association.
For more information about the Lambda Association, please e-mail the club officers: lambda@mail.naz.edu
The purpose of the LASMA is to allow interested persons to come in contact with the Spanish language outside of Spanish classes. Also, the club exposes them to areas of Latino and Spanish culture, helps them in gaining an appreciation of both the language and the culture, and provides a chance for those interested in the language and culture to express their views and share a common bond.
Previous events include: weekly Spanish films, cultural dinners, and various festivals.
For more information, please e-mail the club officers at lasma@mail.naz.edu.
L.E.T.S. focuses on promoting awareness, increasing education, and removing the stigma around mental health. To contact the club, email lets@mail.naz.edu.
The Math Club strives to unite math majors and non-majors alike by sponsoring several social and community service activities throughout the year. There is also an emphasis placed on promoting mathematical ideas and concepts by inviting guest speakers, orchestrating math "fun nights" for area schools, and encouraging students to give talks at undergraduate conferences.
The club is always open to new suggestions inspired by its members. For more information, e-mail the club officers mathclub@mail.naz.edu.
The purpose of this club is to provide students with opportunities to mingle and share thoughts and ideas related to the marketing major as well as to promote and facilitate speaking engagements on campus relating to the business world. To contact the club, email marketingclub@mail.naz.edu.
Musica Mundana holds meetings and puts on events with a goal of enhancing the knowledge and experience of those interested in Music History, or Musicology. These events are opportunities for students to deepen their potential interests with learning, singing, and performing earlier pieces of music, sometimes reflecting a certain period or aspect of music history. To contact the club, email musicamundana@mail.naz.edu.
Music therapy uses musical interventions by trained music therapy professionals to achieve non-musical goals. Music therapy is used in a variety of applications with populations ranging from developmentally disabled children to the elderly.
The Music Therapy Club at Nazareth is open to all students with an interest in music therapy. Members have the opportunity to interact with music therapy professionals at regional and national conferences each year. Other activities have included campus-wide drum circles, A Night of Jazz, an annual on-campus mini-conference, volunteering at programs with the Girl Scouts of Genesee Valley, workshops, speakers, and Music Therapy Awareness Week.
For more information, contact the club officers at mtherapy@mail.naz.edu.
The Nazareth College Student Chapter of NABA's purpose is to address the professional needs of its members and to build leaders that shape the future of the accounting, finance, and any business-related profession with an unfaltering commitment to inspire the same in their successors. You can contact the group at nabanazareth@mail.naz.edu.
National Association for Music Education (NAfME), among some of the world's largest arts education organizations, is the only association that addresses all aspects of music education.
To learn more about NAfME, email them at nafme@mail.naz.edu.
NDO provides dance-related opportunities to students in support of the Dance program and departmentally-sponsored events including, but not limited to, performances, workshops, master classes, and conferences. You can contact the club at ndo@mail.naz.edu.
The purpose of the Naz Drag Aura is to showcase the multitude of talent of any and all LGBTQ+ youth and allies through the entertainment of gender expression in shows and events on campus. NazDA is dedicated to supporting all students in their efforts of self-express through performance of any kind. Email nazda@mail.naz.edu to contact the club.
This club functions as a record label open to all students on campus. It promotes and distributes the music that college students create in order to help them reach a broader audience. Naz Recordz is dedicated to supporting any and all students passionate about music and the music industry. Learn more about the club.
Nursing Club exists to unify the nursing students at Nazareth College by providing a system of support of faculty and peers. Also, the club provides non-nursing undergraduate students the opportunity to join and participate in fundraising, community service, and gain a knowledge and understanding of the importance of health care issues that particularly relate to nursing. For more information, please contact the club officers at naznurse@mail.naz.edu.
From noon-8 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, students who identify as needing aid by means of food are able to visit Colie's Cafe in George Hall and get a set number of products from this on-campus food pantry at no cost. Students who use the pantry remain anonymous, and those who work the pantry are bound by confidentiality.
With the mission of creating a more socially conscious and food secure campus for all students, while decreasing food waste, Oak Tree Program was created in 2018. It began as a way to provide food to students who are truly in need and lack resources, funding, and support.
For more information on this club please contact oaktree@mail.naz.edu.
The purpose of this organization is to strive in growing the next generation of performance therapists. Our goal is to establish interprofessional integration between rehabilitation, physical medicine, and performance in the advancement of knowledge in movement sciences and sports medicine in the effort to enhance health and athletic performance. For more information contact the club officers at performancetherapy@mail.naz.edu
Physical Therapy Club strives to provide an educational, social, and charity minded organization for all individuals sharing common interests and future goals relating to physical therapy. Club activities revolve around and promote learning about the physical therapy profession and any related topics. Annual events include: guest speakers, and various volunteer and social activities.
For more information contact the club officers at ptclub@mail.naz.edu.
The Pre-Health Professionals Club is geared towards those students interested in pursuing a career in any of the various health related fields. Most club members are those who are pursuing minors in pre-med, pre-dental, and pre-vet, but those students who are interested in other medical fields such as podiatry or optometry are also encouraged to join. The focus of the club is to bring together, in both a social as well as an academic setting, those students who share a common career goal.
The club also prides itself on its dedication to the community, as members have participated in a wide variety of community service activities. These include bowling with the Special Olympics, a Valentine's Day party with the Sisters of St. Joseph's Neighborhood Center, and taking part in both the Breast Cancer and MS walks in Rochester.
All students are invited to contact the club officers at premed@mail.naz.edu.
The Psychology Club's purpose is to bring knowledge and understanding about issues of mental health to the Nazareth community through education and service activities. Goals for this club include: introducing students to careers in Psychology, encouraging interaction with the department faculty, participation from students with other majors, and providing service opportunities in the field of mental health and well-being.
For more information contact the club officers at psych@mail.naz.edu.
Residence Hall Council (RHC) is an organization that represents resident student interests and concerns on campus. The council acts as a student advocate organization, in addition to providing activities for the resident population. Some of the activities sponsored in part by RHC are: Siblings Weekend, Halloween Mixer, the campus movie channel, and the Volleyball Tournament.
For more information contact the officers at rhc@mail.naz.edu.
The Nazareth College Science Club is committed to presenting science as a diverse and exciting field to students and the community. Science Club members are involved in several social and community service activities. Students of the club have volunteered with the Adopt-a-School Program, which brings science into fourth grade classrooms. Additionally, students have volunteered to work with kids during National Chemistry Week demonstrations at the Rochester Museum and Science Center.
For more information, contact the club officers at sciclub@mail.naz.edu.
The Special Olympics @ Naz club brings together Nazareth students and individuals with intellectual disabilities to support inclusion and acceptance on campus and in the community. Through sports and leadership opportunities students build friendships, develop leadership skills, and help lead the movement for acceptance and respect. To contact the group, email specialolympicsclub@mail.naz.edu.
The Student Occupational Therapy Association is an organization that focuses on the impact and current issues that affect the Occupational Therapy profession. It is a student run club through which all OT students and faculty have a part in promoting occupational therapy through various learning and fundraising experiences. The organization will facilitate communication between our members and the professional community. Furthermore, Occupational Therapy students will engage in educational, service, and social opportunities.
Lastly, we will promote interest not only in our fellow peers, but the community as well. Creating a fully integrated experience throughout the Nazareth campus will bring a greater awareness to the Occupational Therapy Program. If you are interested in this club do not hesitate to contact the club officers at sota@mail.naz.edu.
Nazareth's Theatre League is an active student group dedicated to exposing students to theatre and the arts. The Theatre League plays a large role in producing all four Theatre Department productions, as well as other small-scale productions. The league also holds other club activities and events including acting workshops and trips to area theatre events. Most of all, the Theatre League has a lot of fun producing first-rate theatre!
For more information, contact the club officers at theatre@mail.naz.edu.
The Nazareth Chapter of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology provides classes and events to help students further their knowledge on the technical side of theatre. Additionally, the organization provides students who are interested in theatre design and technology with opportunities for networking and assistance in getting jobs and internships within the field. To contact the group, email usitt@mail.naz.edu.
WNAZ is the College's radio station made up of student DJs who host weekly broadcasts featuring their favorite music genres. The station can be streamed online at radio.naz.edu. If you're interested in hosting your own show, email WNAZ at wnaz@mail.naz.edu.
The Women & Gender Studies Student Association at Nazareth College aims to build awareness and understanding about gender as an organizing factor in social, political, and familial institutions and policy. Informed by the field of feminist studies while contributing to an educational environment that promotes diversity and inclusion. To contact the group, email wgstud@mail.naz.edu.
*Last updated - 9/14/20.
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The purpose of The Naz Bookworms is to promote a love for literature in all forms and encourage the discussion of it amongst students of all majors and backgrounds, in order to expand not only our literary experience, but also our viewpoints.
The Philosophy Club is a student-run, departmentally advised discussion group; traditionally, philosophy majors take turns leading the discussion and circulation of preparatory materials. The group aims at developing the skill of discussing issues philosophically.
The Ministry of Magic, a club devoted to the fictionalized world of Harry Potter, allied itself with the College's Quidditch team. In the Harry Potter series, Quidditch is the wizarding world’s most popular sport, sort of like soccer played on flying broomsticks. Nazareth’s team practices twice a week, with the goal of competing in the Quidditch World Cup
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