Clubs and Organizations

Each year, nominations are solicited from the M.Eng class for candidates to serve on the M.Eng Student Leadership Committee. The members of this committee organize social events and cultural outings, arrange for industry speakers, and collectively act as spokespeople for the M.Eng. class.

The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences is the national professional organization for operations research. The Institute of Industrial Engineers is the national professional organization of industrial engineers. Student chapters of INFORMS and IIE serve the purpose of introducing students to the professional aspects of the field, career opportunities, and a variety of social activities, i.e. intramural teams, an annual banquet, and semiannual picnics. Cornell has a very active joint INFORMS/IIE chapter, which M.Eng students are welcome to join. Through guest speakers from industry, plant tours, seminars and social activities, members benefit from the opportunity to meet other students and professional engineers and to learn about the latest developments and opportunities in the field. The national INFORMS and IIE organizations offer career-related information, including job postings and other valuable resources.

The International Association for Quantitative Finance is the not-for-profit, professional society dedicated to fostering the profession of quantitative finance by providing platforms to discuss cutting-edge and pivotal issues in the field. Founded in 1992, the association is composed of individual academics and practitioners from banks, broker dealers, hedge funds, pension funds, asset managers, technology firms, regulators, accounting, consulting and law firms, and universities across the globe.

Student chapter of the Omega Rho International Honor Society. Founded in 1976 and formally a part of INFORMS since 1998, OMEGA RHO is a Member of the Association of College Honor Societies and a foundation for excellence in Operations Research and Management Science disciplines.

American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES) is a student organization that meets to discuss various areas of interest within the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Our vision for Cornell’s AISES chapter is to be the new generation of educated Native leaders who will study and contribute to the building of Indigenous communities. Our ultimate goal is to be a catalyst for the advancement of American Indian scholars in science and technology.

Our chapter is part of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), an organization dedicated to increasing the number of culturally responsible Black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally, and positively impact the community. As a chapter, we are committed to fostering an environment where members are supported in achieving academic excellence, while also providing opportunities for personal and professional growth. Through initiatives, workshops, and community outreach, we work to embody NSBE’s mission by creating a space for future Black engineers to thrive and lead.

The Cornell University Student Chapter of SHPE was founded in the fall of 1979 by Federico Moncayo, Edwin Rivera, Samuel Ramos, and Mario Rivera. The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the participation of Hispanic professionals and college students in the fields of engineering, science and math. National in scope, the organization is composed of 50 professional chapters with about 2000 members and 200 student chapters with a membership of more than 10,000 college students. SHPE engages in outreach programs, provides leadership and networking opportunities to its members, and helps in furthering their education, advancing their careers, and promoting their recognition.

The Society of Women Engineers is a professional, non-profit educational service organization of undergraduate and graduate engineers and men and women with equivalent engineering experience. The objective of the society is to encourage, assist and inform young women, parents and counselors, and the general public of the qualifications and achievements of women engineers and of the opportunities open to them in engineering. Hosting the Northeast Regional Conference and conducting a conference for high school students are a few of the major activities undertaken in recent years by the very active Cornell chapter of the society.

Nearly 30 teams with more than 1,000 student participants. Project teams mimic real-world engineering scenarios and bring students, faculty and staff together for the sake of team building and innovation. Many teams compete across the region, nation and globe and others work on service learning projects and programs. Project teams are dedicated to sustainability, programming, robotics, design, healthcare, watersports, public service and more.