GINA CODY SCHOOL
STUDENT INITIATIVES

At the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science, student-led initiatives enrich the experience of undergraduate and graduate students alike. Initiatives include everything from building a rocket in the basement of the Hall building to representing Concordia in hackathons and technical competitions worldwide.

No matter the challenge, our students take what they're learning beyond the classroom and run!

By participating in extracurricular activities, students learn new skills, and most importantly — gain real world experience.

Some recent achievements of our student clubs include:

• Space Concordia: first place in rocketry design at the Base II Space Challenge 2021
• Concrete Toboggan: second place overall at the 2020 Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race
• SAE Concordia, Formula Racing: fifth place overall at the 2021 Formula SAE Knowledge Event

Student initiatives often lack the funding necessary to execute their ideal programming, or to ensure equal participation of interested students. In some cases, long-time sponsors have pared back support due to the pandemic, and faculty-based funding has been exhausted.

It can be expensive for students to take on these projects, which incur expenses such as:

• purchase of equipment and materials for design-intensive prototypes;
• manufacturing of components;
• rental of external facilities;
• competition registration fees and travel.