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School of Computing and Engineering Student Experience

Our students are high achievers who are energized by tackling — and solving — real-world problems. Internships and a multitude of other hands-on experiences ensure that our students are well prepared to step into the world of work and start making a difference immediately.
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Collaborate, explore and make a difference

Regardless of the discipline, the School of Computing and Engineering is an inclusive community of equally driven and curious professionals who share the same passion for hands-on learning.

The Quinnipiac University Student Engineering Organization (QUESO) raises engineering awareness through various yearly events and community engagement projects. QUESO additionally holds networking events that bring together alumni, students, faculty and employers.

Engineering students participate in other events that are at once creative, competitive and collaborative. The computer science program’s High School Programming Competition bring teams of students together to excite future programmers, while the annual Hackathon focuses on a variety of topics, including the development of Android apps. The program is aimed at helping the kids improve their math skills, tell time and build stronger vocabularies. Off campus, students from all of our degree areas have exceled at competitions such as the Connecticut Technology Council’s CT Skills Challenge and successfully represented Quinnipiac at the ASEE Northeast Conference.

The annual Hard Hat Ceremony celebrates our School of Computing and Engineering students for a myriad of accomplishments. Initial achievement awards are presented as a bright yellow hard hat monogrammed with the iconic navy Q, while advanced achievement awards are honored with stickers.

Read about the 2023 Hard Hat Ceremony

A group of students in line to receive their hard hat
A male student shakes a professor's hand after receiving his hard hat
A male and a female student sitting with their hard hats in front of them
A female student shakes a professor's hand after receiving her envelope
2 male students sitting while wearing their hard hats
Provost Leibowitz speaking at a podium after receiving her hard hat

Every year, students from the mechanical engineering program participate in international collegiate competitions across the United States with the Project's Day Baja vehicle. Since 2021, a team of students have been designing, building and enhancing a single-seat recreational vehicle that adheres to all Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) rules. The vehicle is required to be rugged, safe, easily transported, easily maintained and fun to drive. Competitions assess various aspects, including the vehicle's cost, design, acceleration, hill climbing ability, specialty skills such as rock crawl and suspension and overall endurance.

the Baja vehicle being driven on the track
In September 2023, the Quinnipiac Baja team traveled to Nashport, Ohio for the Baja SAE Ohio competition.
The Baja project team posing with the vehicle
They competed against 75 other national and international teams.
The Baja vehicle driving down a steep, muddy hill
The dynamic events tested acceleration, maneuverability, traction and suspension.
The baja vehicle driven on a muddy track
2 students working on the Baja vehicle
2 students inspecting the baja vehicle with the driver in it
The Baja Project team working on the vehicle

Unveiling the name of our new academic building

A rendering of The SITE academic building at South Quad
The SITE is designed to maximize student-faculty collaboration, exploration

January 22, 2024

Quinnipiac students will soon have the opportunity to prepare for successful careers in a new 137,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art, student-centered academic building designed to promote community and interdisciplinary learning that will be called The SITE, which stands for Science, Innovation, Technology and Exploration.
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Living-Learning Community

Our Living-Learning Community offers the opportunity for first-year students to live and engage in a community of like-minded peers. Bolstered by mentorship from faculty and staff, this community provides a strong foundation for students to develop — both academically and personally — into professionals, leaders, citizens and lifelong learners.

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Engineering and Computer Science

The Engineering and Computer Science LLC is for new students in the School of Computing and Engineering interested in building academic skills, community and friendship. This LLC emphasizes hands-on activities and helps support members to become more engaged students who understand how to make a difference at QU and in the world.

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Our School of Engineering Living-Learning Community hosted a pumpkin carving party, allowing students to carve pumpkins with a laser cutter while enjoying pizza and socializing with other LLC members on the Mount Carmel Campus.

Three engineering students pose with their carved pumpkin
Engineering students pick their pumpkin from a collection
Two engineering students wearing safety goggles watch as their pumpkin is laser carved
An engineering professor places a pumpkin in the laser cutter machine
An engineering student places her pumpkin on top of the laser cutter machine
An engineering student uses a knife to carve the top off of a pumpkin
Engineering students laugh and smile as they carve designs on their pumpkins

Student Groups

Engineering students launch water bottle rockets on the Mount Carmel Campus

Where interests become more

Programmers and coders, planners and builders — Quinnipiac engineers are a community of active learners brought together by a love for what they do.

For them, the work is the fun part. A range of clubs and student-run organizations dedicated to science and technology, computing and service learning present opportunities for young engineers and computer scientists to live and learn with intention outside the classroom — and to have a good time while they are at it.

The Quinnipiac experience is one of inclusivity. We provide you with the outlets to explore your interests more deeply, connect with like-minded and driven engineering professionals, and build upon your current skills. More than that, our 100+ student-led groups and organizations enable you to seek out new interests and perspectives, and network and collaborate with students from other disciplines. The social and professional connections you’ll make will endure long after graduation.

Engineering student groups include:

  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  • Institute of Industrial and System Engineers (IISE)
  • Mechanical Engineering Student Group
  • Quinnipiac University Engineering Student Organization (QUESO)
  • Quinnipiac Computing Club
  • Service Learning Applications for Technology and Engineering (SLATE)
  • Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
A student presents their project to a professor.

Projects Day

Projects Day is designed to showcase and celebrate our students’ hard work and achievements from real-world projects completed during the spring semester. Mentored by professionals in the industry, students assemble into design teams, choose topics and bring their ideas to life.

Learn more about Projects Day

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Contact the School of Computing and Engineering

We’re always here to help provide additional information and answer any questions you may have.

203-582-7272
engineering@qu.edu

275 Mount Carmel Ave.
Hamden, CT 06518

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