Solve Social Justice Issues with

Engineering and Computer Science!

Form a team. Identify a social issue. Conceptualize a solution. Pitch your idea. Win prize money!

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Engineering, Computer Science Students Pitch Solutions to Address Social Justice Issues
Info Session

October 15th & 16th @ CS-204

Learn more about the competition and meet like-minded ECS students interested in addressing social justice issues. Plus, free pizza!

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Social Justice Design Workshop

October 30th @ CS-204

Learn more about social justice and social justice-centered design. Plus, free pizza!

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Prize Money

First prize: $6,000
Second prize: $4,000
Third prize: $2,000.

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Student Teams

Form a group of 4 - 6 ECS students to conceptualize ECS solutions to address a social justice issue.

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Mentoring

Teams will get support from ECS faculty mentors and attend workshops to plan, design, and present their solutions.

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Competition

Pitch your idea to a panel of industry professionals to win grant money for further development.

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Timeline

  • Information Session
    12pm @ Room CS-204

    October 15th & 16th, 2024

  • Social Justice Design Workshop
    12pm @ Room CS-204

    October 30th, 2024

  • Competition
    1pm - 5pm @ TSU Pavilion A

    March 19th, 2025

Examples of Social Justice Issues

There are several social justice issues around us. Here are some examples you might consider for your projects:

Climate Action
Access to Public Transportation
Homelessness
Access to Healthy Food/Clean Water
Income Gap