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There are over 300 registered student organizations at Virginia Tech. A number of those organizations are affiliated with the Computer Science Department working directly with the Department to serve students. 

 

Student Organizations Affiliated with the Computer Science Department

Click on each of the names below to learn more about the organizations and how to get involved.

American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)
Girls Who Code
Association for Women in Computing
Virginia Tech National Society of Black Engineers
ColorStack at Virginia Tech

  • Because your organization’s mission or purpose is in some way aligned with the strategic plan of the CS department.
  • Whether through requests for funding events or travel, department support for room reservations or event organization, etc.
  • Because your organization wants to be considered for support from the department.
  • Because a significant number of your organization’s members are declared CS majors

Please note that being a CS Affiliated Organization doesn’t mean your org “belongs” to the department, and it doesn’t prevent a similar arrangement with another unit

  • Utilize existing department practices for requesting resources (e.g., funding, scheduling events.
  • Participate in CS Department events including the CS Student Welcome, Student Org Fair, and other events that may more directly align with the org’s mission
  • Collaborate with CS|Source when connecting with industry partners
  • Organizations can leverage CS|Source connections if desired, and orgs are expected to let CS|Source know if and when they’re talking to industry partners
  • Attend regular student leader meetings (roughly twice per semester)

CS Affiliated Organizations can expect the following benefits:

  • CS department support for organizing events, reserving rooms, etc.
  • Promotion on the CS department website
  • Support publicizing events and activities
  • Access to CS|Source staff and resources for making connections to industry
  • Access to advising, mentoring, and leadership training
  • The ability to request CS department funding for expenses that match certain requirements

To become a CS Affiliated Organization, your organization must:

  • Be and demonstrate being a VT Registered Student Organization (which must be renewed and re-demonstrated annually) 
  • Apply to be a CS Affiliated Organization (which must be renewed annually)
  • Maintain a list of all organization members and the executive board and make that list accesible to CS Department staff and faculty upon request.*
  • Ensure membership of organization's executive board is publicly available and updated on your org’s GobblerConnect page.*
  • Have and communicate regularly with a CS faculty advisor at least one in-person meeting per semester and at least once-per-month updates via email, in-person meeting, or virtual meeting.
  • Follow any other rules, policies, guidelines, etc. applicable to CS Affiliated Organizations, VT Registered Student Organizations, or to Virginia Tech in general

*To ensure compliance, either:

  • a majority of the organization’s executive board must be declared CS majors, or
  •  a significant number of members should be CS majors and the organization includes a designated CS-liaison who is a CS major.