Student organizations

There are endless ways to get involved.

UW has over 900 different student organizations, with over 50 of them being engineering specific. Student organizations offer great ways to get involved and connect with other students, explore different majors and careers, serve others, develop your leadership skills, and to learn by doing. Organizations range from major-related groups to identity-based clubs to competition teams, so there’s bound to be one that fits your interests and passions!

Discipline-based organizations

Identity-based organizations

Honors societies

Competition teams

Service organizations

Special interest organizations

Greek life

Wisconsin Engineering Student Council

The Wisconsin Engineering Student Council (WESC) serves as the voice and representation of all engineering students and student organizations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WESC facilitates events and listening sessions, and advocates for the overall student experience within the College of Engineering. WESC assists all student organizations in the College of Engineering through funding programs and events, offering trainings and workshops, and serving as representation of their interests to leadership in the college.

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Students on UW-Madison team in the Base 11 Space Challenge

Student leadership program

Our undergraduate leadership program allows you to explore and develop your own personal leadership style and then apply that style to solving a real-world problem (or two).

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