Our Purpose & Meeting Schedule

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The mission of GSU Innovation Club is to have current GSU students discover new ideas, learn to use different tools, build robots, and have robots compete to show students what can be improved. Students will use different combinations of parts to make robots for sports, constructions, transportation, and other sectors.

GSU Innovation Club is a group of creative thinkers, curious explorers, and hands-on adventurers. They will design, build, code, and compete with their robots, discovering different ways to create robots for varied uses like object transportation. Through time and effort, students will be able to make increasingly complex designs.

Under the guidance of Professor Shukmei Oh and Professor Aslam Shahid, the club provides members with robots' parts such as LEGO materials, coding software, and competition mats. The club also connects GSU students with local high and middle school students for the First Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics competition.

  • Over 100 faculty, administrators, staff, and students are Innovation Club members
  • Five faculty advisors
  • Many leadership positions available
  • Community outreach activities
  • Training in 3D printing and robotics
  • Cross-departmental collaboration
Spring 2026 Meeting Schedule
Feb 4 2026
1:30 – 3:30 PM Library Innovation Hub Welcome back — Introduction to 3D printing & robotics projects
Feb 12 2026
5:00 – 6:30 PM Spencer Crossing Intermediate School, New Lenox IL Community visit — 3D printing demonstration
Feb 18 2026
1:30 – 3:30 PM Library Innovation Hub 3D printing children's wheelchairs project with Dr. Jones, Physical Therapy
Mar 4 2026
1:30 – 3:30 PM Room F1238 — Science Education Classroom / Innovation Lab Print out 3D models for active projects
Mar 25 2026
1:30 – 3:30 PM Room F1238 — Science Education Classroom / Innovation Lab AnyLogic Machine Learning session by Dr. Yunchuan Liu
Apr 1 2026
1:30 – 3:30 PM Room F1238 — Science Education Classroom / Innovation Lab Print out 3D models for active projects
Apr 15 2026
1:30 – 3:00 PM Room F2445 3D modeling lecture by Prof. Ya Lu Lin & 3D printing competition

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