Council of Presidents serves as an advisory group of student leaders to the Dean of Student Leadership. This group meets at least once or twice a semester to assist in ongoing and open communication.
Student Congress is the self-governing body for all students. Congress represents and promotes student interests and opinions and allocates funds to campus-recognized organizations from student fees. Congress also sponsors special events and is invited to meet bi-annually with the Doane College Board of Trustees as representatives of the student body. The student body elects president, vice-president, and upper-class senators in the spring. Freshmen senators are elected at the beginning of fall semester.
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Student Activities Council (SAC) is responsible for selecting, coordinating, promoting, and sponsoring student activities and campus-wide events. This includes dances featuring bands and D.J. music; entertainers such as comedians, musicians, magicians, and hypnotists, a box office film series; Homecoming events during the fall; Snow Carnival during interterm; and Big Event in the spring. SAC also aids in funding other campus events such as Nebraska Theatre Caravan, International Day, and Alcohol Awareness Week. Qualification for involvement includes motivation, excitement, and an eagerness to be involved in college programming and development, as well as attendance at weekly meetings and various sponsored events.
HLP Student Steering Committee offers members of the Hansen Leadership Program a chance to shape the program's goals and practices, as well as to plan and stage Hansen events during the academic year.
Burrage/Colonial Hall Councils: The house councils of these unique "Quad" housing arrangements serve to promote activities and positive interpersonal relationships among hall residents. House councils also serve to express the needs of residents to administrative agents of the college. A resident of these halls is elected by residents of the "Quad" community to serve on the council.
Frees Hall Council: Frees Hall, a co-educational living situation, encourages all residents to become involved in the workings of their community. Frees' environment, enhanced by the character of its structure, promotes positive interactions among its residents who come from all corners of the world. The Frees House Council promotes the needs of its residents through social activities, personal growth workshops, and hall improvements. A resident of Frees Hall is elected to serve on the council by members of the Frees community.
Hansen Leadership Hall Council: This unique living environment houses male and female students in suites ranging in sizes of four to 12 people. This residence hall focuses many of its activities on leadership and hosts a special Leaders-In-Residence Program where speakers and special guests of the college stay in a private suite. These special guests interact informally with the hall's residents. The Hansen Leadership Hall Council promotes service-learning opportunities and requires active participation in the Hansen Leadership Program.
Sheldon Hall Council: Sheldon Hall, an all-female hall, strives for participation of residents in activities such as picnics, workshops, and breakfast gatherings. Sheldon encourages individuality while promoting social interaction. The Sheldon House Council tries to fulfill the needs of its residents while remaining open to innovative suggestions. A Sheldon resident is elected by the members of the Sheldon community to serve on the council.
Smith Hall Council: Smith Hall, Doane's all-male hall, strives to create a feeling of community for all residents. Through regular community meetings, movie nights, activities with other halls, and other hall functions, Smith Hall provides residents with a great sense of camaraderie. In addition, this council promotes individual responsibility and confidence. A Smith Hall resident is elected by members of the Smith community to serve on the council.
Intramural & Recreational Services (IRS): Intramural programs, for both men and women, are extensive and provide a variety of activities and events. All students, faculty, and staff are eligible to take part in intramurals. The only exception to this rule is that if a student is designated a varsity athlete, he/she may not participate in the same sport in the same year at the intramural level. In cases where varsity eligibility has expired in a particular sport, the student will not be allowed to participate in that particular sport on the intramural level.
Through the development of an active IRS program, students are provided an excellent opportunity to enjoy various competitive activities and sports. IRS activities are designed to make wholesome use of leisure time, which can be carried on throughout one's life, employing the skills learned in physical education and our lifetime sports program.
The main objectives of IRS are to maintain better health through exercise, develop better lifetime athletic and recreational skills, and relieve stress. An updated intramural bulletin board, in the lobby of Perry Campus Center, is available with information. A student board of directors, student coordinators, and student officials run the major portion of the intramural program.
Sports activities included in the IRS program are:
- Coed Softball
- Flag Football
- Tennis
- Campus Golf
- Iron Person Challenge
- Water Polo
- 3 on 3 Basketball
- 5 on 5 Basketball
- Bowling
- Slam Dunk Contest
- Three Point Shooting
- Ice Hockey
- Foul Shot Contest
- Swimming
- Floor Hockey
- Coed Volleyball
- Sand Volleyball
- Frisbee Golf
- Campus Golf