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Student Organizations

As a student, you have over 1,000 registered student teams and organizations to choose from. Below are common clubs that ECE students join. If you don’t find what you’re looking for, check out MaizePages for more clubs or create your own!

ECE Groups and Clubs

Students playing music resting on the lawn before Angell Hall

ECE Graduate Student Council (ECE GSC)

The mission of the ECE GSC is to serve the ECE graduate student body academically, professionally, and socially.

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Eta Kappa Nu (HKN)

Eta Kappa Nu (HKN)

Honor Society for Electrical and Computer Engineers and hosts a variety of outreach, professional, and social events.

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Girls in EECS team

Girls in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (GEECS)

GEECS is a student organization that encourages the professional, academic, and social development of individuals who identify as women in technology.

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students at IEEE meeting

IEEE

The student branch for IEEE, the world’s largest organization for technical professionals, at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, that helps undergraduate and graduate students connect with industry professionals, faculty members, and students.

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OSUM group

The Optics Society at the University of Michigan (OSUM)

Promotes the discipline of Optical Science and Engineering through the organized effort of students and faculty, disseminate knowledge of the field of Optics and Photonics, and to further the professional development of the students.

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Group of women from WECE wearing pandemic masks outside on north campus

Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering (WECE)

WECE seeks to to foster community among women and other gender minorities in ECE at U-M. They provide professional and personal development to assist in the recruitment and retention of gender minorities in ECE industries and academia.

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CoE and U-M Groups and Clubs

Radio

Amateur Radio Club

Provides students – as well as faculty, staff, and alumni – opportunities to familiarize themselves with the concepts, techniques, and applications of practical “ham” radio communications.

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Arborhacks team

ArborHacks

Students working to bring high school and college students together to promote the learning of computer science while facilitating hackathons, competitions, and workshops geared towards inclusion regardless of age or experience.

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digital code number abstract background represent coding technology and programming languages.

Code-M

Students interested in computer science and computer engineering.

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Grid Alternatives for Sustainable Energy

GRID Alternatives Students for Sustainable Energy

Serves as an energy policy club for undergraduates on the University of Michigan campus, originally created by the non-profit organization GRID Alternatives This chapter organizes Solar Spring Break.

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students at IEEE meeting

Korean EECS Graduate Student Association (KEECS)

The purpose of the KEECS is to help Korean students overcome cultural difference and adjust their life in Ann Arbor and to encourage their social activities within and outside of the department.

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Michigan Hackers team in front of Rackham

Michigan Hackers

Programmers who like to build and break technology.

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Brain and circuit board

Michigan Student Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (MSAIL)

MSAIL is a student organization for discussion of artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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Students working on music project

Project Music

Project Music is a group that designs and builds experimental musical instruments.

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Rackham building at dusk

Epeians Engineering Leadership Honor Society

The Epeians Engineering Leadership Honor Society serves to honor current student leaders and to foster leadership in CoE students.

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Graduates Out in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (GO STEM)

Through organizing, mentorship, and networking, their mission is to provide a space for LGBTQ+ graduate students and post-doctoral researchers at the University of Michigan to connect, share experiences, and learn from one another.

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Graduate Society of Black Engineers and Scientists

Graduate Society of Black Engineers and Scientists

GSBES serves as an academic and social network for Black graduate students within the University of Michigan’s STEM community.

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MPowered team at student fair

MPowered

Provides a platform for student entrepreneurship.

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NSBE students at graduation

National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) – Michigan Chapter

NSBE strives to increase the number of culturally responsible Black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally, and positively impact the community.

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Students and drag queens in front of rainbow flag

Out in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (oSTEM)

The largest LGBTQ+ organization at U-M and one of the largest oSTEM chapters in the country, oSTEM provides professional development and social support for undergraduate and graduate LGBTQ students through networking opportunities, mentorship programs and social activities.

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Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers – Michigan Chapter

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers – Michigan Chapter

SHPE has continued to show support for the Hispanic community by providing resources to assist members during their college career.

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Society of Women Engineers – Student Section at Michigan

Society of Women Engineers – Student Section at Michigan

SWE is an international, non-profit educational service organization dedicated to supporting women in engineering careers or studies as well as encouraging young women to consider engineering as a career path.

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Tau Beta Pi group

Tau Beta Pi (TBP)

TBP is the only engineering honor society representing the entire engineering profession. It is the nation’s second-oldest honor society, founded at Lehigh University in 1885.

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University of Michigan Engineering Student Government (ESG)

University of Michigan Engineering Student Government (ESG)

ESG is the student-run government for engineers at the University of Michigan.

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Group of women from WECE wearing pandemic masks outside on north campus

Wolverine Soft

This is a club for anyone interested in Video Game Development and includes artists, musicians, coders, designers, and producers.

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Competitive Teams with EECS Students

Michigan Electric Racing Reveal

MRacing

MRacing is the University of Michigan’s Formula SAE team, founded in 1986. With over 30 years of experience, the engineering design team is continually pushing the envelope of vehicle design.

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Baja Racing Competition

Michigan Baja Racing

The Michigan Baja Race team designs and manufactures an entirely new off-road race vehicle from the ground up.

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Michigan Data Science Team

Michigan Data Science Team (MDST)

MDST is a competitive collegiate data science team that competes against professional and amateur data scientists from around the world in online prediction challenges.

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Michigan Autonomous Aerial Vehicles (MAAV)

Michigan Autonomous Aerial Vehicles (MAAV)

MAAV members engage in designing, manufacturing, programming, and testing every aspect of a small, autonomous drone.

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UMARV team

Michigan Autonomous Robotic Vehicle Team (UMARV)

UMARV is an engineering design team building a fully autonomous vehicle for the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition. They hope to scale their project to build a compact, street legal, federally-compliant, autonomous car capable of transporting two passengers.

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student designed aircraft

M-Fly

M-Fly designs and builds three aircraft to compete in the SAE Aero Design and SUAS competitions. The Hi-Lift plane focuses on high-lift and payload delivery applications, the Advanced Class plane focuses on designing a mother plane that delivers a water payload and deploys a secondary aircraft to simulate a firefighting mission, and the Autonomous plane focuses on building an unmanned aerial system capable of autonomous flight and navigation.

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MRover full team

Michigan Mars Rover (MRover)

MRover is a student-run, multidisciplinary organization whose mission is to design and build a rover for the exploration of extraterrestrial environments.

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Solar Car Team

Michigan Solar Car Team

In it’s 30 year history, the Michigan Solar Car Team has 9 National Championships, 6 Top-3 World finishes, and 1 International Championship. The team designs, builds, and races the world’s fastest solar vehicles.

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student with exoskeleton pulling a heavy dummy shaped like a man

Strength Augmenting Robotic Exoskeleton (STARX)

STARX makes practical-powered exoskeletons that increase the effective strength of the user, specifically designed for first responders.

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UM::Autonomy

UM::Autonomy

Builds an autonomous boat that must complete a wide range of challenges that are designed to test its autonomous abilities and participates in the RoboNation Roboboat competition.

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masa

Michigan Aeronautical Science Assoc. (MASA)

Teaches students about the basics of rocketry while providing hands-on exposure to the design, build, and test phases of engineering.

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