Student Life

There are several ways to get involved with computer science, even if you haven't yet joined the department. The following groups are open to all undergraduate students. 

Undergraduate Computer Science Council

The COS Council is a small group of undergraduate students who serve as liaisons between the Computer Science Department and the student body. We work closely with department faculty and staff to improve the experience for undergraduates in the department, namely by building community among majors and certificate students, supporting the academic and professional interests of students, and facilitating communication between students and faculty.

Visit the COS Council website to learn how to get involved and join the mailing list. 

Princeton Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Princeton ACM is Princeton’s student chapter of the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

Our mission is to promote the ACM’s goal of “advancing computing as a science and a profession” amongst Princeton students (both undergraduate and graduate). To this end, we hold a variety of events to engage our fellow students, including mini-hackathons (which we affectionately refer to as Code@Nights), a Princeton-wide computer science competition (COSCON), advising over coffee, interview prep, talks with professors, and more.

If you’d like to stay in the loop on all that we’re doing, join us today! To join, you must be a Princeton student, but that’s it — after all, the challenges, promises, and beauties of computer science cut across disciplines, experience levels, and social backgrounds. 

Princeton Women in Computer Science

Princeton Women in Computer Science (PWiCS) plans regular events with opportunities for students to bond and for underclassmen to seek advice from upperclassmen. PWiCS is open to all students. For more information, go to the PWICS page.

AI@Princeton

AI@Princeton is an undergraduate-led student community at Princeton University that focuses on research and engineering developments in Artificial Intelligence. Our aim is to create a place to expose Princeton undergrads to the fast growing field of AI in an accessible way outside of the classroom.

Center for Information Technology Policy

Any Princeton undergraduate interested in getting more involved with CITP are encouraged to subscribe to our undergraduate listserv. This is a low-traffic list with updates on undergrad fellows, events, internship/job opportunities, and other items of interest to undergraduates. Subscribe here.

INTERFACE

We meet weekly for round-table discussions on the impacts and ethics of computing and talk about relevant news on Slack. Topics range from privacy and surveillance issues to education, AI equity, or tech labor policies. Anyone is welcome — we have undergrad, grad students, alumni and faculty as members! Come if you believe these conversations are important to have. 

Society of Women Engineers

Princeton's SWE is a chapter of the national Society of Women Engineers. They hold events such as study breaks, high school colloquiums, majors fair, and company interest sessions. More information is available here. This group is open to all undergraduate students. 

Princeton Entrepreneurship Club

Princeton Entrepreneurship Club (EClub) is one of the largest organizations on campus, with 14 teams aimed at catalyzing student entrepreneurship on campus. EClub does everything from hosting a biannual hackathon, to hosting a global pitch competition, to running an annual trip to Silicon Valley where students get to meet tech CEOs and investors. Read more here. Students of all backgrounds are welcome.

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

The mission of Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) at Princeton is to create opportunities for personal and professional growth to persons of Hispanic descent who are studying engineering. Furthermore the chapter will provide a bridge from industry to students and the community. The common background, culture, and values of members will be capitalized on to inspire them to new heights.

Other Opportunities