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Aero Design is a multidisciplinary student team focused on designing, testing, building, and flying small-scale RC aircraft. Each year, the team works on unique and challenging projects that help members gain experience with aerodynamics, CAD software, physical construction, and the engineering process as a whole.

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24 Hour access to the Aero Design Lab [after 1 semester of active involvement], flying trips, hands on experience with composites, laser cutting, and aerodynamic concepts.

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The Amateur Radio Club works to involve students in the multiple facets of Amateur Radio. Our members participate in various activities and experiments dedicated to radio communication, antenna theory, digital communications, and more!

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The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) is a national, nonprofit organization focused on substantially increasing the representation of American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, First Nations and other indigenous peoples of North America in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) studies and careers.

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To promote leadership and professional experience by establishing a personal network of professional and scholastic contacts, and provide outreach to campus and local communities.

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ASCE focuses on preparing upcoming civil engineers for a career in engineering and construction through workshops, presentations, and hands on involvement in our two competitive teams. These two teams are where students have the opportunity to meet new peers, learn about the pieces of managing a successful project (planning, design, testing, funding, construction, coordination, teamwork, ect.), and learn hands on skills that aren't taught in a classroom. Between these teams and our workshops we hold for students, ASCE's ultimate goal is to prepare students for a successful career in their desired sector.

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Traveling to the Upstate NY Student Conference with Steel Bridge or Concrete Canoe (if selected)

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"Further the career opportunities of our members with respect to the construction industry by interacting and communicating with the business world, developing leadership and organizational skills and informing students on the political agendas regarding the future of the construction industry."

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-Members only event with food provided
-Tours of construction sites with local construction firms
-Guest speakers from the local construction industry
-Mentorship program for younger students to learn from upperclassmen

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Discussion on recent Astronomy news, possible projects, lectures by professors from the Astrophysics department.

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Our club is a non-profit collegiate organization sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). RIT Baja gives students the opportunity to design, build, and race an all-terrain vehicle. Our mission is develop the engineering skills of every student involved while encouraging the passion for the team which brings us all together.

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We have weekly one hour long meetings where we aim to give opportunities for members to learn about the biotechnology field.

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Our mission is to educate students about blockchain technology and explore its potential implications for society. Blockchain technology is rapidly bringing finance, supply chain logistics, voting, and more into the decentralized digital age. We aim to make it as easy to understand as possible, so that everyone can participate. Our members are developers, miners, traders, and just plain enthusiasts. Come join us!

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BrickHack is a multidisciplinary group of students who are passionate about running hackathons. We love the challenge of organizing great events through careful planning, empathy, and a little bit of luck. Every year, we come together to organize several hackathon events for the students of RIT and across northeastern North America. We strive to help our event attendees learn and practice new skills in software development and beyond, and we strive to learn communication, teamwork, and organization skills as a club.

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Provide resources and information on Building Information Modeling (BIM) software to students who are interested in BIM technology, in order to develop their skills using the BIM software.

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A social group for car enthusiasts of all sorts.

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weekly meets, weekend drives, car shows, etc.

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Fast. Clean. Electric.
Among its many principles, the Rochester Institute of Technology's Electric Vehicle Team (EVT) is dedicated to the design of custom electric race motorcycles, the continuous provision of industry-comparable experiences, and maintaining an environment that encourages interdisciplinary collaboration among its members.

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ESW-RIT's vision is a world of environmental, social, and economic prosperity created and sustained by local and global collective action. Our mission to forge innovative, lasting solutions to local and global sustainability challenges starts with; Designing and implementing sustainable projects through our student and professional chapters, Educating and training individuals and organizations on sustainable policies and practices, and Building a global network of communities with a shared culture of sustainability.

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FIRST Robotics provides mentoring to local FIRST teams, volunteers and supports local FIRST events, and works on robotics related projects throughout the academic year.

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Thank you for you interest in RIT FIRST.

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The RIT Formula SAE Racing Team is dedicated to designing, fabricating, testing, developing, racing, and promoting the finest Formula SAE racecar in the world. We will strive to become the most professional, respected, and prestigious team in SAE. We will provide a constructive learning environment that will strengthen new team members by giving them the best hands-on engineering experience. Through our commitment to quality both in the shop and on the track we will better ourselves and our competition. We will accomplish this through teamwork, dedication and effective communication.

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RIT Formula SAE members get valuable real-world experience working on a multi-disciplinary team to produce a tangible product each year. This experience translates into doors opening for the best available co-op and full-time opportunities, as well as a tight network of friends.

Come to our meetings Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8PM in GLE-2360, and Saturdays at 10AM, also in GLE-2360. That's it!

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This club was designed to build off of the IMPRESS (Integrating Metacognitive Practices and Research to Ensure Student Success) program here at RIT. "Get Meta!" is designed for students who have already taken the class, Metacognitive Approaches to Scientific Inquiry, to further our knowledge of metacognitive practices in practical and fun ways, as well as to give opportunities to build leadership skills and connections within the deaf/hard-of-hearing, first-generation student and STEM communities.

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The mission of GDSC is to impact and empower students through understanding, using, and reflecting about technology. The GDSC hosts information sessions, hands-on workshops, and student-community collaborative projects centered around the latest and greatest in technology, all with the support of Google and Google Developers.

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Trainings on Compose Camps (Kotlin), Machine Learning, Kubernetes and more over the Google Cloud Platform. Support for the Google Solutions Challenge. Sponsorship for Google Developer Conferences and networking opportunities within the Google Developer ecosystem.

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HSTSA is a student organization here to help students create connections amongst their peers and faculty in RIT's health science programs and to promote leadership and student involvement. HSTSA gives students the opportunity to have a voice in the College of Health Sciences and Technology.

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HFTP is a multi-disciplinary club for students in the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Saunders College of Business and other relevant departments and colleges with interest in hospitality, business, and technology. The club offers professional and educational opportunities through collaboration with students from different backgrounds and educational tracks. The RIT chapter of HFTP is affiliated with the global organization that provides information about new trends in hospitality and business and an abundance of resources for students throughout their entire education.

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We aim to establish a community of Industrial Designers at RIT by organizing events, competitions, and activities to benefit the students of the Industrial Design major.

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The mission of IoPP shall be to advance the knowledge, network, expertise and involvement of the packaging science students at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). We will provide students with
opportunities to showcase designs, understand the workforce, build relationships and learn valuable skills necessary to be a successful packaging engineer.

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The local chapter of a dynamic, interactive, global community of materials researchers to advance technical excellence by providing a framework in which the materials disciplines can convene, collaborate, integrate and advocate.Founded in 1973, MRS now consists of over 16,000 members from the United States, as well as nearly 70 other countries. The Society is different from that of single discipline professional societies because it encourages communication and technical information exchange across the various fields of science affecting materials.

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"The mission of the National Society of Black Engineers is "to increase the number of culturally responsible Black Engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community."

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To drive continued advancements in Neurotechnology, to make computer interaction more efficient, more immersive, and more human, and introduce students to the field of neurotechnology and get them involved.
[this is the progression from the NXT research group]

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RIT's Networking and Systems Administration club. We have Build-it-Nights (BINs) every other week, and host NSIC, RIT's Networking Sysadmin and Infrastructure competition. See https://nexthop.network for more information.

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The purpose of this organization is to foster friendship, knowledge, and innovation - not only among students from the photo science majors - but among all who are interested in learning about the scientific applications of photography and imaging.

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PiRIT's goal is to foster a community between students and faculty in mathematics and statistics; with the purpose of enriching student understanding in the broad range of mathematics beyond the classroom.

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To assist those interested in Veterinary medicine or animal science to find unique opportunities and experiences.

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Be surrounded by like minded people who all love animals. Also, if you are interested in applying to Vet school we help you figure out what classes to take and how to navigate the application process.