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The BVU Science Club is one of the most dynamic and active organizations on
campus. Primary activities include maintenance of the Minnie Anderson Outdoor
Classroom, annual prairie burnings, judging high school science fairs, Girl
Scout Badge Workshops, Family Weekend Picnic, spring and fall semester Finals
Parties, as well as an annual trip to explore science in a different state.
Science Club is open to all students.
The purpose of SCATE is to raise student’s awareness of the environment through
activities such as Academic and Cultural Events Series, recycling, advertising,
and recreational activities. This organization is a direct link between BVU and
the community of Storm Lake.
ACM promotes awareness of the computer facilities and information services
available to the BVU community. ACM is open to all majors at BVU.
Science After School, an after school program for middle school students, is
just a part of that program. BVU science and education majors (and any other
interested students) take labs, experiments, demonstrations, etc. to the Storm
Lake Middle School each week to share with the 5th-8th graders in an effort to
show them that science is fun, exciting, and dynamic and something that they may
wish to study in the future. The mentorship between the college students and the
middle school students is also a key component of the program in that the
college students serve as good role models and hopefully the middle school
students will aspire to make a college education one of their goals.
Read more about it
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Buena Vista University is located on the shores of Storm Lake, a 3,200 acre
natural lake which is the second most southerly glacial lake in the United
States. The lake contains a small controllable watershed and is located on the
State of Iowa watershed divide – meaning that water to the east runs to the
Mississippi River and water to the west drains into the Missouri River.
Professors routinely use the lake as a laboratory by studying the animal and
plant life that use the lake as their habitat, as well as studying the water
quality and composition.
African Interim Trip
Gives students an opportunity to study tropical ecology and see many of the
mammals inhabiting Africa, as well as an opportunity to experience a fascinating
culture. Students visit several South African national parks, including the
Umfolozi-Hluhluwe National Park to see black and white rhino. The trip occurs in
the summer during the African dry season, which is the best time to view game
and avoid tropical heat.
Australia Field Science Course
Travels to the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, a prime research station for
diving on coral reefs and studying the taxonomy of marine plants and animals.
The course also features exploration of the tropical rain forests and study of
the indigenous plants and animals of the continent.
Puerto Rico Field Science Course
Involves supervised diving and specimen collection excursions to coral reefs,
rain forests, caves, dry forests, and salt flats around our field station in
Puerto Rico.
Hawaii Interim Trip
Lets students explore diverse environments including rain forests, mountains,
deserts, green and black sand beaches, an active volcano, streams, waterfalls,
and the Pacific Ocean.
Jamaica Field Science Course
Is an intensive biology course in which students stay at a field/station at St.
Ann’s Bay, Jamaica while the conduct daily field trips and research projects. We
emphasize that this is a field biology experience that involves skin diving and
hard work.
BVU, in conjunction with the Izaak Walton League, has developed an outdoor
classroom for the study of woodland and prairie ecosystems. Students of all ages
have the opportunity to examine first-hand the living community of plants and
animals that inhabit these ecosystems. The area enhances the educational
opportunities of students interested in service careers and lifelong learning.
The Donald and Candace Lambie Natural History Preserve is a 35 acre tract of
native prairie and woodland located north of Humboldt. It was established in
1992 as a research station for BVU. Classes regularly visit to study the native
prairie grasses, wildflowers, trees, and wildlife that were once the natural
habitat of Iowa.
During the course of study as a science major at BVU, students are required to
take two research seminars. These seminars are designed to allow students
opportunities to apply their skills in researching a topic. The student dictates
the curriculum, researches the topic, and presents the findings under the
direction of his/her research advisor. In this way, the student research
seminars are tailored to match the career goals of the student and may lead to
further research on the job or as a graduate school project.
A complete listing of student organizations is available at the Geisinger Student Leadership Center.
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