Extracurricular activities are designed to offer students a wide range of opportunities to develop their creativity, decision making skills and leadership. In Zamorano there are 25 student clubs that provide an important diversion from the rigors of daily study and work.
The extracurricular clubs are divided into academic, religious, sports and art clubs.
ACADEMIC CLUBS
Clubs are central to life at Zamorano. They give students the chance to pursue activities and interests outside of their academic responsibilities. All freshmen are required to participate in a club, and most of the older students continue to pursue one or more interests through the many campus organizations. All clubs have faculty and staff members who collaborate with student leaders and share their passions and hobbies — an early and easy opportunity for new arrivals to get to know their instructors in a social context.
Livestock Judging: Students specialize in the evaluation and judging of dairy cattle and participate in competitions in Honduras and the USA; members have won various prizes for their participation.
Soils Club: This club supports the interests of students and professionals in the sustainable management of this limited and valuable resource.
BIOZ Club (Biodiversity of Zamorano): Founded by Ing. Claudio Trabanino, its goal is recreation, learning and the conservation of biodiversity at ZAMORANO, especially in the Uyuca Biological Reserve. Members carry out research and study trips throughout Honduras and abroad.
Biotechnology Club
Agroecology Club
Porciculture Club
SPORTS CLUBS
Softball: This club plays in the Central League in Tegucigalpa. In 2007 they won 2nd Place.
Swimming: This is a support group through which students teach other students how to swim.
Soccer: One of the most popular clubs, it has an outside trainer and participates in tournaments both on campus and at other universities.
Chess: Founded in 1999, its objective is recreation and specialization in this sport. This club organizes internal tournaments and participates in national and international championships.
Basketball and Volleyball: These clubs play on campus. In 2007 both teams, women’s and men’s, participated in a championship in Tegucigalpa.
Equestrian Club: Founded in 2000, this club involves the ZAMORANO community in the equestrian world. Members learn horseback riding, jumping, polo and Peruvian riding. Various members have competed in national and international jumping tournaments.
Female Soccer
Tae kwon do
Tennis
Rodeo
ART CLUBS
“Los Caporales”: Members practice this traditional Bolivian dance. They have been invited to participate in the Carnaval in La Ceiba, the June Festival in San Pedro Sula and in varios other municipal events near ZAMORANO.
Modern Dance
Ecuadorian Folkloric Dance Group
Music Club
Cinema and Literature
Theater Group
Lantin Dances
Painting
RELIGIOUS CLUBS
Promises: The Catholic youth group at Zamorano. Members support the parish that gives mass at the University, do mission work during Holy Week, coordinate groups of child missionaries, and support activities at the chapel and neighboring communities. Each year they take a spiritual retreat.
Breaking down Borders: A christian group supported by an outside pastor.
OTHER CLUBS
Volunteer Ambulance Corps (CVA): Students and faculty with a stong community commitment receive training in first aid and rescue, and support the ZAMORANO Medical Clinic.
Paintball
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