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Student Groups & Organizations

The benefits and services provided by Northwestern University’s student groups are available to all students without regard to any category protected by the law. The University believes different perspectives, experiences and backgrounds are critical to a dynamic and vibrant University community, and as such all students are welcome and encouraged to join each group. 

Learn about the groups and organizations available to undergraduate and graduate students:

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COLORSTACK @ NORTHWESTERN

An organization created to help its members complete their degrees and gain rewarding careers in the technology industry.

President: Jayden Wool, jaydenwool2027@u.northwestern.edu 

General Contract: colorstack@u.northwestern.edu 

Website: https://www.instagram.com/colorstacknu/?hl=en 

DEVELOPE + INNOVATE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE (DISC)

Northwestern University's premier hub for tech innovation & social impact.

Presidents:
Paula Fregene, paulafregene2027@u.northwestern.edu
Brock Brown, brockbrown2027@u.northwestern.edu
Christian Lee, christianlee2027@u.northwestern.edu

General Contact: disc@u.northwestern.edu

Website: https://www.discnu.org/

EMERGING CODERS (EMCO)

Emerging Coders is a community supporting FGLI (First-generation, Low-income) students who are interested in Tech. Our purpose is to enable students in the club improve their skills (e.g., coding projects, networking etc.), provide mentorship and resources throughout your college experience, and to create meaningful projects. This group is open to all enrolled Northwestern students.

President: Melanie Cuenca, melaniecuenca2027@u.northwestern.edu 

General Contact: nuemergingcoders@gmail.com 

Website: https://emergingcoders.org/

FUTURE DEV

FutureDev strives to make the field of computer science more accessible to any Northwestern student interested in learning more!

President: Christopher Ridad, christopher.ridad@northwestern.edu 

NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS (NSBE)

NSBE is a national organization that offers academic excellence programs, professional development, and community outreach. By becoming an official member of NSBE you will gain access to an unparalleled network of diverse engineers, scholarship opportunities, career opportunities, and more.

President: Dagimawet Afework, dagimawetafework2028@u.northwestern.edu

General Contact: nsbe@u.northwestern.edu 

Website: https://sites.northwestern.edu/nsbe/ 

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY GROUP (NTECH)

This energetic team of Northwestern students is strongly interested in fields related to technology. We consist of two different groups: web development and quant. Our web development group is dedicated to solving real problems in our communities while enriching our personal skill sets through experiential learning. Additionally, our quant group organizes trading games and introduces students to various asset classes and trading strategies. 

General Contact: joinntech@gmail.com

RESPONSIBLE AI STUDENT ORGANIZATION (RAISO)

RAISO is the AI community for everyone. We're a growing community of students making AI less scary. Whether you're technical or not, come be at the heart of the conversation on technology and social issues.

General Contact:  raiso@u.northwestern.edu

Website: https://www.instagram.com/raisogram/ 

SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSONAL ENGINEERS (SHPE)

SHPE changes lives by empowering the Hispanic community to realize their fullest potential and impacts the world through STEM awareness, access, support, and development. 

is the AI community for everyone. We're a growing community of students making AI less scary. Whether you're technical or not, come be at the heart of the conversation on technology and social issues.

President: Meadow Wales, meadow.wales@u.northwestern.edu 

General Contact: shpe@u.northwestern.edu 

Website: https://www.nushpe.org/ 

WILDHACKS HACKATHON

This student group helps provide an academic and social network to connect and support female undergraduates interested in computer science and related fields at Northwestern University. This group is open to all enrolled Northwestern students.

WildHacks is Northwestern University’s largest Hackathon, where students get together to build inspiring software projects.

President: Adrian Lin, adrianlin2029@u.northwestern.edu 

General Contact: wildhacks@northwestern.edu

Website: https://www.wildhacks.net/

WOMEN IN COMPUTING (WIC)

This student group helps provide an academic and social network to connect and support female undergraduates interested in computer science and related fields at Northwestern University. This group is open to all enrolled Northwestern students.

Presidents: 
Natalie Hong (internal), nataliehong2027@northwestern.edu 
Sasha Boico (external), alexandraboico2027@u.northwestern.edu 

General Contact: wic@u.northwestern.edu 

Website: https://wic-frontend.vercel.app/