Student Resources

Association for Computer Machinery (ACM)
ACM, the world's largest educational and scientific computing society, delivers resources that advance computing as a science and a profession. ACM provides the computing field's premier Digital Library and serves its members and the computing profession with leading-edge publications, conferences, and career resources.

• President: Shaibal Saha, [email protected]
• Adviser: Debatosh Debnath, [email protected]

The Association for Information Systems (AIS) is the premier global organization for academics specializing in information systems. The AIS Mission is to advance knowledge in the use of information technology to improve organizational performance and individual quality of work life.

• President: Alyssa Darakdjian [email protected]
• Adviser: Amy Rutledge (SBA)

• President: Bethany Goss [email protected]
• Adviser:

Engineering in Medicine & Biology (EMBS)
EMBS provides an informal gathering place for meeting students with similar interests, tips and leads on the current job market, contacts for internships and lab positions, and reports back from the latest conferences and presentations questions about and experiences from OU Engineering Biology courses.

• President: Daniela Meson De La Fuente  [email protected]
• Advisers: Shailesh Kumar Lal, [email protected]  / Alycen Wiacek [email protected] /Mohammad-Reza Sidat, [email protected]

GrizzHacks is a student run hackathon held at Oakland University. A hackathon is an opportunity for students to create incredible hardware and software projects from the bottom up in one weekend..

• President: Halee Tisler, [email protected] 
• Adviser: Subra Ganesan, [email protected]

Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
IEEE Facebook page
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE, read I-Triple-E) is a non-profit professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation related to electricity. It has more than 400,000 members in more than 160 countries, 45% outside the United States. At Oakland, we hold meetings and events for all students to join. The group is heavily comprised of Electrical and Computer Engineers, but anyone with a passion for technology can join!

• President: TBD
• Adviser: Subra Ganesan, [email protected] Amanpreet Kaur [email protected]

• President: Rishi Tripathi, [email protected]
• Adviser: S. Ali Arefifar, [email protected]

Maker’s Club invites students to collaborate on such projects as robots, interactive games and kinetic sculptures. Makers’ Club began in the School of Engineering and Computer Science and has expanded to include the Department of Art and the Department of Chemistry. Students use such technologies as microcontrollers, camera vision, 3D printing and laser cutting. Students learn these skills together, as a supportive community- no experience needed to join! Maker’s Club is looking for creative, hard-working, community-minded people who want to make innovative projects. All Oakland University students are welcome. Club projects are showcased every year at Maker Faire Detroit, an international event held at the Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI each July.

• President: Kimberly Maynard, [email protected]
• Adviser: Khalid Mirza [email protected]

NSBE Facebook page
National Society of Black Engineers ( NSBE)
We strive to increase awareness of and participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) based majors among minorities.

• President: Toluwani Awaye - [email protected]
• Adviser: Richard Olawoyin, [email protected]

ORA Facebook page
Oakland Robotics Association (ORA)
The Oakland Robotics Association (ORA) is an engineering organization dedicated to developing intelligent and autonomous robotic systems. ORA integrates principles from all disciplines of engineering in the development of our robots, and provide valuable hands-on design and building experience to our members that cannot be learned in the classroom.

• President: Jacob Chiappeli, [email protected]
  
• Adviser: Jun Chen, [email protected]

A club dedicated to the development of an Autonomous Vehicle with a focus on computer science, software engineering, hardware engineering, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. SVC develops students beyond the classroom on industry trends and innovations of smart vehicles and the areas of deep learning, path learning, V2V, V28 and more.

The Smart Vehicles Club is comprised of a multidisciplinary team that is dedicated to the design and implementation of the autonomous systems of the Polaris GEM. The principle of autonomous vehicles is the ability to communicate with the surrounding environment, perceive this information, and react to this information. The club stands as a supplement to the University’s course offerings. Additionally, among the practical applications being explored in industry, Smart Vehicles, in particular, portend widespread societal and economic changes. Therefore, it is extremely valuable both financially and personally for aspiring students to become familiar in the techniques and implications of this technology.

• President: Ali Irshayyid [email protected]
• Adviser: KaC Cheok, [email protected]

SAE Facebook page
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
The Formula SAE team at Oakland University designs, builds, and tests a formula racecar annually. SAE is an internationally recognized organization. SAE at OU competes locally and also with other Universities across the globe. Gain engineering experience outside the classroom by joining SAE. All majors are welcome to join and no experience is required.

• President: Breckin Heifen, [email protected]
• Adviser:  Dan DeVescovo [email protected]

The purpose of our organization is to increase the number of Hispanic engineering students at Oakland University. We volunteer in high schools to inspire kids to enroll in engineering degrees. We will also develop and participate in programs with industry in order to benefit students seeking technical degrees. We strive to improve the retention of engineering students and help them so they can finish their program. Lastly, we will help and improve the exchange of information pertinent for Hispanic engineers enrolled at Oakland University.

• President: Luis Gomez, [email protected]
• Adviser: Adolfo Campoy-Cubillo, [email protected]

SWE Instagram @swe_ou
SWE Grizzorg page
SWE Discord - https://discord.gg/sMwjswCV
"Stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life, and demonstrate the value of diversity."

• President: BoiGia ("Gia") Hui, [email protected]  [email protected]
• Adviser: Laila Guessous, [email protected]

Tau Beta PI Facebook page
Tau Beta Pi - National Engineering Honor Society
Tau Beta Pi is the largest engineering honor society in existence. It is a culmination of top students from all engineering disciplines. Though the eligibility requirements make membership into the society selective, if invited, it is well worth your time to join. We are a great group and we're always looking to add new faces. Please see the rest of our page to learn what we're all about!

• President: Jacob Zelinski, [email protected]
• Adviser: Chris Kobus, [email protected] /Bill Edwards [email protected]
• Chapter:[email protected]

We are an organization aiming to promote equality in the field of computing/STEM, with a focus on encouraging women to better themselves and others. We will do this through outreach to campus and local communities, group projects that will promote new skills and knowledge, lectures, and tours of companies. We welcome anyone interested in STEM to join us and connect with people eager to grow and build a better community!

• President: Sarah Dziobak, [email protected]
• Adviser: TBD
• Club email: [email protected]

• Association for Information Systems
• Computing Research Association
• International Society for Productivity Enhancement

• Eta Kappa Nu (HKN), Oakland University Chapter

• Association for Operation Management
• Institute of Industrial Engineers
• International Council on Systems Engineering

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
• The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society
• Materials Research Society
• American Society of Non-destructive Testing
• The International Society for Measurement and Control
• American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• American Nuclear Society