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Welcome Week Event
Welcome Week Block Party and Resource Fair
Meet campus organizations, learn about university resources, and explore opportunities to become involved at GovState.
Your Computing Community at GovState
Build Skills. Find Your People. Shape What Comes Next.
Join GovState students for hands-on workshops, cybersecurity competitions, AI projects, career conversations, community service, and leadership opportunities. Start where you are. You do not need to be an expert to belong.
- Student-led
- Career-connected
- Open to all experience levels
Fall 2026
Next Up at GovState
Begin the semester with career conversations, practical learning, and opportunities to meet other students.
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Virtual Speaker Session
From STEM Professional to Mentor Developer
Meet Information Technology alumna Jayla Johnson and explore how project management, people, and impact can shape a meaningful career.
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Virtual Speaker Session
Fail Forward: The Role of Grit, Growth, and Hands-On Learning
Dr. Mathew J. Heath Van Horn examines grit, growth, and hands-on learning in high-performance careers.
Event details and registration links are maintained on the Activities page.
Choose your path
Find Your Place
Participate once, return throughout the semester, or help build what comes next.
Join the Community
Connect with students, activities, service, leadership, and professional development.
Membership and involvement
Explore Interest Groups
Find peers who share your interests in cybersecurity, AI, software, cloud, and emerging technology.
Explore the groups
Build Career Confidence
Attend workshops, speaker sessions, competitions, and experiences connected to the workplace.
See the semester calendarThe chapter experience
You bring the curiosity. We create the opportunities.
Your involvement can grow with you, from attending your first event to leading an initiative that serves other students and the community.
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Explore
Discover a topic, event, or group that feels relevant to you.
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Practice
Apply your skills through workshops, projects, and competitions.
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Connect
Build relationships with peers, faculty, alumni, and professionals.
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Lead
Organize, mentor, volunteer, or help shape the next activity.
Know the difference
Two Communities. Different Pathways. One Shared Purpose.
ACM creates open opportunities for participation. UPE recognizes sustained academic excellence.
Open participation
ACM Student Chapter
Open to students who want to learn, participate, connect, and contribute. Prior experience is not required.
Learn about membership
Invitation-based recognition
UPE Honor Society
An invitation-based honor society recognizing sustained academic excellence, leadership, and service in computing and information disciplines.
Learn about UPETake the next step
Your Next Opportunity Starts Here
Attend one event, join an interest group, compete, volunteer, or pursue leadership. There is a place for you in the GovState computing community.