Come Join the Science Club!

Join us for our next meeting this semester! We meetin the Science Building Collaboration Room (Room 87) from 12:00-12:45pm. Seeyou there!

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The Science Club is a student-led organization focused on promoting science education and careers. All students of any major are welcome to join. Meetings are held during the semester typically on the first Thursday of each month at noon and last approximately 45 minutes. Additional tours and special events are scheduled throughout the semester based on student interests each semester. Plus there are social events happening each month!

Here are some events that occurred during the Spring 2024 semester:

TTUHSC School of Health Professions Q&A
SPC Food Pantry Food Drive
Eclipse Viewing Party
TTUHSC Anatomy Lab Tour

Other Previous Events:

Medical School and Residency Q&A Panel

Biology Club Panel

During the Spring 2022 semester, the Biology Club hosted a Q&A Panel covering topics related to medical school and residency. Four medicals residents at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center were available through Zoom to answer questions and talk about their own pathways to becoming physicians. The physicians discussed their current daily schedule, how to improve your medical school application, what to expect in medical school, and the National Resident Matching Program.

Wildlife Demonstration

Biology club tours wildife rehabilitation center

Leanna Smith (retired SPC Biology Professor) holds Titan, a Great Horned Owl during a tour at the South Plains Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Lubbock. Students were able to observe animal husbandry techniques and rehabilitation strategies focused on keeping wild animals wild in West Texas. Smith discussed wildlife rehabilitation as a career and internship opportunities available to students while at SPC and after transferring to their four-year institution.