“Student Life has all of the organizations (orgs) and all the clubs that you could ever think of. If we don’t have it, we’re willing to help you create it. I really want to focus on engaging with as many people on campus as possible to show everyone that there’s something for everyone,” Student Life Director Trey Downey said.
Student Life is home to around 200 clubs and orgs according to Presence. There is a Photography Club, Anime Club and even a Mountain Biking Club. Some orgs are MAVrides, Associated Student Government and Horizon Magazine. Further, there are sports and Greek Life students can also be a part of.
All of these activities and their events can be found by going to the Presence app in MavZone. There is almost always some sort of tabling or club meeting happening, and there is no lack of things to do at Colorado Mesa University (CMU).
The Literature Review is one org on campus. They are responsible for putting together a yearly magazine of student writing and art pieces. Students can write fiction, non-fiction, screenplays and even create art for the edition. This helps students try out new things and break into the competitive publishing world.
“We publish that all in one anthology at the end of the year so we can all commemorate a beautiful amount of CMU writing and then we publish it into competitions to try and show the world CMU is here,” Literature Review Editor-in- Chief Bethany Daigle said.
Daigle emphasized that Lit Review can look great on a resume as an extracurricular, and any awards won will boost your accomplishments and talking points for future interviews. Applications for this year’s anthology are not open yet, but their Instagram @mavslitreview will have further
A new maverick excited to learn about a CMU Organization called “Literary Review” “Literary Review ” is an organization on campus that features student short stories art and poems.
Sophomore acting, directing, theater tech and design major Hannah Freeney described Mock Trial as a club that puts on simulated court cases and prepares their own script to compete against other schools. Freeney states one of the perks of the club is traveling a lot.
“[We] get to participate in a collaborative environment by breaking down cases and problem-solving with each other,” junior in business administration Daniel Nakayama said.
Students who join Mock Trial can take on the role of a lawyer or a defendant in the court cases and the club meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-7 p.m. in Houston 132.
Students are welcome to join clubs that may not have anything to do with their major as well. There is an opportunity to explore interests and gain new skills through these extracurriculars.
Downey’s goal for Student Life in the next five years is to grow to the point that students need to be turned away. From there, he stated focus would shift from trying to get students to join to creating more room because too many people are interested.
After COVID shut down many activities, clubs and orgs have been struggling to get attendance back to where it was.
Downey reminisced about his own college days and stated that he wishes he had joined more
activities because he would have had stories to tell besides what happened in class. He encouraged students to step outside their comfort zone and create memories worth having of their college experiences.
“I would never say not to do it just because there might be some times that you’re too busy or too overwhelmed to do it. By at least attempting to do it, chances are you’re going to build some networks that will then help relieve those other stresses,” Downey said.
More information about clubs, orgs, sports and Greek Life can be found on the CMU website by searching any keyword or can be found in the Presence app.
