The ACM supports student involvement not only through individual student memberships but also through ACM student chapters housed at universities (and two high schools) worldwide. As the ACM’s official student maga- zine, Crossroads decided to check in and highlight of a few of these chapters to see how they are supporting the computing community on campus.

—Crossroads staff

Tech Talks

Howard University’s ACM chapter have hosted speakers from Lockheed Martin, State Farm, Goldman Sachs, and Microsoft.

University of South Alabama has developed a partnership with the Gulf Coast Technology Council to explore local tech job opportunities.

University of Georgia’s ACM-W chapter hosted tours of Google’s Atlanta office and experienced Google’s famous dining facilities

Building & Hands On New York University’s ACM chapter members plan to build a 3D printer during a single all-nighter; the same chapter co-sponsors a “live performance of every major internet meme” in a more creative outlet for its technological prowess.

The Northeastern State University chapter is sharing its work on “Hacking the Roomba” with current members.

University of Idaho hosted a soldering workshop, assembling an expandable array of LED boards to simulate Conway’s Game of Life.

Community-Building Efforts National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and CITY College, Thessaloniki, organize entire symposia on topics within computing.

DePaul University ACM-W chapter is in the process of organizing workshops for ACM professional events like the Grace Hopper Conference.

Butler University’s ACM chapters held a member pie-in-the-face fundraiser.

Crossroads can continue to report on student chapter activities only with your input. Send your latest ACM chapter updates to [e-mail] to be considered for our next issues.