Upsilon Pi Epsilon
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Upsilon Pi Epsilon: International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines, is the first and only existing one of its kind.
UPE was founded in 1967 at Texas A&M University
and contains over 210 chapters at college campuses across the world. It is endorsed by the Association for Computing Machinery
(ACM) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Computer Society (IEEE-CS), the two largest computer organizations in the world. Aside from conferring honor on computer science and computer engineering students, it has a large involvement with the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest
.
Membership in UPE, like many other honor societies, is lifetime. Newly inducted student members get a free year of ACM
student level membership as well. Additionally, UPE gives out a number of scholarships for its members and ACM members.
UPE was founded in 1967 at Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
and contains over 210 chapters at college campuses across the world. It is endorsed by the Association for Computing Machinery
Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery is a learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership is more than 92,000 as of 2009...
(ACM) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
Computer Society (IEEE-CS), the two largest computer organizations in the world. Aside from conferring honor on computer science and computer engineering students, it has a large involvement with the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest
ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest
ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest is an annual multi-tiered computer programming competition among the universities of the world. The contest is sponsored by IBM. Headquartered at Baylor University, with autonomous regions on six continents, the ICPC is directed by Baylor Professor...
.
Membership in UPE, like many other honor societies, is lifetime. Newly inducted student members get a free year of ACM
Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery is a learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership is more than 92,000 as of 2009...
student level membership as well. Additionally, UPE gives out a number of scholarships for its members and ACM members.
External links
- UPE Homepage
- University of Michigan-Dearborn UPE Chapter (Michigan Beta Chapter)
- UCLA's UPE Chapter (California Beta Chapter)
- Virginia Tech's UPE Chapter (Virginia State Alpha Chapter)
- USC's UPE Chapter (University of Southern California Zeta Chapter)
- Association of College Honor Societies: Upsilon Pi Epsilon
- DePaul University's UPE Chapter