Program ActivitiesStudents enjoy many group activities outside the classroom. They participate in regional and national competitions, design and build a baja buggy, and participate in numerous Engineers' Week activities. They have been winning their share of awards and have had fun doing it.The School of Computing and Engineering has a number of societies open to all engineering students, including student chapters of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE), the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers (MSPE), the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). In these organizations, students have an opportunity to develop their careers through association with other mechanical engineering students, the faculty, and active members of the profession. These chapters hold monthly meetings, field trips and other activities such as competing in the baja buggy competition. Membership is open to all engineering students. Several national engineering honorary societies have also been established to recognize academic excellence. Tau Beta Pi is for all engineering majors and Pi Tau Sigma is for mechanical engineering majors.
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