The Bruner Club, organized in 1965 and named after Lawrence Bruner - the first department chairman - is a social and academic club for entomology graduate students. The club has six student officers and two faculty advisors. The student positions are president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, student representative to faculty, and graduate student association representative. Officers are elected each April to serve a one-year term. One faculty advisor is elected every year for a two-year term. The club meets monthly throughout the school year.

The club is involved in numerous activities, including presentations at the Lincoln Children's Zoo, Pioneers Park Nature Center, and K-12 schools to promote interest in entomology and UNL. The club has sponsored speakers and purchased books for the department library which the club maintains. They volunteer and donate money to various groups in Lincoln. Social gatherings such as the departmental summer barbecue, international potluck, holiday parties, and canoeing/collecting trips are sponsored by the club. At times the club has organized a coed volleyball team to compete in local tournaments.

Financially, the Bruner Club is self-supporting. The main sources of income are from t-shirt and honey sales.

Club members are active in professional organizations such as the Entomological Society of America, where they present papers or symposia and regularly participate in the Linnaean Games, an insect quiz bowl competition at regional and national entomology meetings.

Bruner Club Officers

President - Lizette Dahlgren

Vice President - Travis Prochaska

Secretary - Julianne Matczyszyn

Treasurer - Ken Miwa

Student Representative to Faculty - Jessica Jurzenski

Graduate Student Association Representatives - Muhammed Irfan Ullah, Ana Maria Vélez

Faculty Advisors - Dr. Steve Danielson, Dr. Nick Miller