Wright State University - Department of Computer Science and Engineering

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On February 1st, 70 students in 18 teams participated in the CECS and the new CECS Alumni Association's annual "Make-IT-Wright" Hackathon. Teams spent 24 hours bringing an idea or product dream of theirs to life.

🏆 The newly formed Alumni association awarded several accolades to teams that excelled in many areas during their presentation. They will also be sending out letters of recommendation to all teams that presented their product!

Accolades awarded are:

✅ Innovation Pioneer - Awarded to teams for having an innovative idea and presentation, something the judges have not seen before!
- UDF Milkshakes
- Byte Force

✅ User Experience Champion - Awarded to teams for excellence in UI and caring about the user!
- Null Pointers
- Twizzy Tech

✅ Technical Excellence - Awarded to teams for not just choosing the right tool for the job, but in showing some mastery of those tools!
- The Holy Schnikes
- Jungle Gap

✅ Best Collaboration - Awarded to teams for truly embracing collaboration and working together to make a product!
- Kalanchoe - PineMap
- Team Everest

✅ Best Presentation - Awarded for having an exceptional presentation!
- Null Pointers
- Cymur Industries

✅ Cybersecurity Stalwart - Awarded to teams for having and outstanding security posture and for protecting their users!
- Kalanchoe - PineMap
- Legions - Smart Shield

Congrats to all of our participating teams!

Wright State University’s undergraduate engineering and computer science programs were ranked among the nation’s best in the 2025 U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges Rankings!
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Students in grades 9-12 are invited to join us at the STEMM Experience on November 2nd. Space is limited - register by October 29th at wright.edu/stemmexperience

This is the place to be if your future includes science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or medicine!

The Make-It Wright Hackathon is this weekend! Registration is still open, and the final training session is this Thursday. WSU students of any major can compete, so sign up today and don't miss out on this unique opportunity!

Resolving supply chain bottlenecks focus of hackathon weekend at Wright State During the Make-It-Wright Hackathon, student teams will tackle the challenges of building resilient supply chains in the food and health care industries. Continue reading →

The WSU chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery is hosting a programming contest! Register by October 26th at https://bit.ly/3TLUUXC

Open to any Wright State student!

The 1st place team and Top all-freshman team will be invited to represent Wright State University in the 2023 East Central NA Regional Contest.

COMPETITION DETAILS
Teams of up to three students will compete to solve puzzling programming problems. Prizes will be awarded to the top two undergraduate teams and top freshman team with the most problems solved in 3 hours.

Compete individually or in a team.
Teams will be composed of 3 students. You may form your own team or we will form teams on the day of the contest.
We will form teams using other single registrants with equivalent skill levels

CONTEST RULES
Teams can use Java, C, C++, or Python to solve competition problems. One PC will be provided to each team. No internet access is allowed during the competition. Textbook resources are allowed.

The college of Engineering & Computer Science is nearly halfway to meeting our first alumni challenge!

Give Back to the Pack today to help us meet this challenge and unlock a $1500 gift to CECS! https://www.givecampus.com/loai4a

We had a blast at the CECS Carnival on Tuesday!

Engineering a good time Hundreds of Wright State engineering students took a break and had some fun during an engineering carnival. Continue reading →

Join us at the Raider Open House THIS Saturday, Jan. 29, to meet faculty and staff, take a tour with a current Wright State student, explore our affordable and spacious housing, and more! Info and registration:

Campus Tours, Events, and Open Houses | Undergraduate Admissions | Wright State University Visiting campus is the best way to see for yourself why it’s a great time to be a Raider. We offer a variety of ways that allow you to explore campus either in person or from home.

CECS students, is your home residence Stark County, Ohio? If so, here is a scholarship opportunity for you!
For more information: https://bit.ly/3GdyJ6d
Application: https://bit.ly/3HPJHPM
June 1 deadline!
Best wishes!

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CECS ALUMNI, did we hear you say, "CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!!"??
The College that wins the college challenge with the most alumni participation (regardless of where the gift is designated) will earn $3k for their college. Make a gift to any fund!

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