School of Engineering and Computer Science
Engineering Center, Room 301
115 Library Drive
Rochester ,
MI
48309-4479
(location map)
Dean's Office: (248) 370-2217
Academic Advising: (248) 370-2201
secsadvising@oakland.edu
Student Organizations
The student organizations listed below are affiliated with the School of Engineering and Computer Science. Most are local student chapters of national organizations. Others are local groups that share a common interest or purpose.
Aerial Systems Club (OU FIRST)
Aerial Systems Club (OU FIRST)
The goal of the Aerial Systems Club is to build autonomous Aerial Robots which can fly with very less human intervention.
- President: Arsha Ali, arshaali@oakland.edu
- Adviser: Osamah Rawashdeh, rawashd2@oakland.edu
Association for Computer Machinery (ACM)
Association for Computer Machinery (ACM)
ACM, the world's largest educational and scientific computing society, delivers resources that advance computing as a science and a profession. ACM provides the computing field's premier Digital Library and serves its members and the computing profession with leading-edge publications, conferences, and career resources.
- President: Abdelnasse Bani Hani, abanihani@oakland.edu
- Adviser: Debatosh Debnath, debnath@oakland.edu
Association for Computer Machinery (ACM-SIGCHI)
- President: Herberto Guerra hguerra@oakland.edu
- Adviser: Doug Zytko zytko@oakland.edu
Engineering in Medicine & Biology (EMBS)
Engineering in Medicine & Biology (EMBS)EMBS provides an informal gathering place for meeting students with similar interests, tips and leads on the current job market, contacts for internships and lab positions, and reports back from the latest conferences and presentations questions about and experiences from OU Engineering Biology courses.
- President: Kayla Wiseman kewiseman@oakland.edu
- Advisers: Shailesh Kumar Lal, lal@oakland.edu / Mohammad-Reza Sidat, siadat@oakland.edu
Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 
IEEE is a non-profit professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation related to electricity.
- President:
- Adviser: Daniel Llamocca, Llamocca@oakland.edu
Institute of Industrial Engineers
Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)Provide learning and scholarship opportunities to engineering students. Connect industrial engineering students to business professionals.
- President:
- Adviser: Bill Edwards,wedwards@oakland.edu / Sankar Sengupta, sengupta@oakland.edu
League of Engineers and Computer Scientists (LECS)
- President: Allison Broski acbroski@oakland.edu
- Adviser: Subra Ganesan ganesan@oakland.edu
Maker's Club
Maker’s Club invites students to collaborate on such projects as robots, interactive games and kinetic sculptures. Makers’ Club began in the School of Engineering and Computer Science and has expanded to include the Department of Art and the Department of Chemistry. Students use such technologies as microcontrollers, camera vision, 3D printing and laser cutting. Students learn these skills together, as a supportive community- no experience needed to join! Maker’s Club is looking for creative, hard-working, community-minded people who want to make innovative projects. All Oakland University students are welcome. Club projects are showcased every year at Maker Faire Detroit , an international event held at the Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI each July.- President:
- Adviser: Khalid Mirza mirza@oakland.edu
National Society of Black Engineers
National Society of Black Engineers ( NSBE)We strive to increase awareness of and participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) based majors among minorities.
- President: Esosa Ekhoragbon, esosaekhoragbon@oakland.edu
- Adviser: Richard Olawoyin, olawoyin@oakland.edu
Oakland Robotics Association (ORA)
Oakland Robotics Association (ORA)The Oakland Robotics Association (ORA) is an engineering organization dedicated to developing intelligent and autonomous robotic systems. ORA integrates principles from all disciplines of engineering in the development of our robots, and provide valuable hands-on design and building experience to our members that cannot be learned in the classroom.
- President: Nicholas Musienko, nmusienko@oakland.edu
- Adviser: KaC Cheok, cheok@oakland.edu
Smart Vehicle Club (SVC)
- President: John Brooks Johnbrooks@oakland.edu
- Adviser:
Society of Automotive Engineers - Grizzlies Racing (SAE)
Society of Automotive Engineers - Grizzlies Racing (SAE)The Formula SAE team at Oakland University designs, builds, and tests a formula racecar annually. SAE is an internationally recognized organization. SAE at OU competes locally and also with other Universities across the globe. Gain engineering experience outside the classroom by joining SAE. All majors are welcome to join and no experience is required.
- President: Mark Archer, marcher@oakland.edu
- Adviser: Brian Sangeorzan, bsangeor@oakland.edu
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)"Stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life, and demonstrate the value of diversity."
- President: Azra Jakupovic, azrajakupovic@oakland.edu
- Adviser: Laila Guessous, Guessous@oakland.edu
- Chapter: OaklandSWE@gmail.com
Tau Beta Pi - National Engineering Honor Society
Tau Beta Pi - National Engineering Honor SocietyTau Beta Pi is the largest engineering honor society in existence. It is a culmination of top students from all engineering disciplines. Though the eligibility requirements make membership into the society selective, if invited, it is well worth your time to join. We are a great group and we're always looking to add new faces. Please see the rest of our page to learn what we're all about!
- President: Ian Matthews ianmatthews@oakland.edu
- Adviser: Bob Van Til, vantil@oakland.edu
- Chapter:TBPMIQ@gmail.com
Women in Computing (WIC)
- President: Kamryn Dates kdates@oakland.edu
- Adviser: Laura Dinsmoor dinsmoor@oakland.edu