UVic Engineering & Computer Science Students' Society

Join us on June 22nd at Cadboro Bay for a beach day + a sandcastle competition (with prizes)!!! This is a FREE event with refreshments.

If you’re interested in competing in the sandcastle building competition, please sign up in the link in the bio! Teams can have 2-6 people! We hope to see everyone there!

UVEC IS ALMOST HERE!!! save the date 🧡🧡
prepare to dazzle and stun with your amazing engineering skills!
more info to come!! stay tuned:)

Unfortunately, EEE has been delayed to July 26th!

The Engineering Evening Excursion (EEE), the pub crawl the ESS hosts, is happening on June 22nd @ 4pm!

Tickets will start selling on June 12th for $35 in the ESS Lounge (ELW 206)!

* attendees must be 19+
* attendees must have 2 pieces of ID available when purchasing tickets

⚙️ Looking for ways to get involved in the Engineering and Computer Science community?

Join us on May 30th from 1pm to 4pm at the ELW for ECSS Club’s Day! Come check out our clubs and learn more about how you can be involved in them!

There will also be free hotdogs 🌭!

See you all there!

CLUBS DAY ON THURSDAY MAY 30th! I can’t wait, I’ll see you all there!

Meet the candidate for ECSS VP Events 2024/2025! Listen to their platform and ask questions at the Candidate Debate on Thursday May 23rd @ 6:30pm in ECS 116.

Online voting on webvote.engr.uvic.ca opens Friday May 24th and closes Monday May 27th at 11:59 pm!

Hey Engineering and Computer Science students! The ECSS is holding our Semesterly General Meeting this Thursday, May 16 at 6 pm in ECS 125 or online in our Discord server, and we hope to see you there!

This meeting is a great way to get involved with the ECSS. Drop by to run for a semesterly volunteer position, vote on the proposed budget, or raise any points you’d like to discuss with us. All engineering and computer science students are welcome to attend!

On Monday April 8th there will be a flowerpot painting night!

Come to the ELW Lobby from 5pm-8pm on Monday April 8th to plant a flowerpot and get some soil and a seed to plant in it.

You can grow the little fella over the summer and throughout the rest of your undergrad and just marvel at it while you study 🌱

See you all there!

Come and join us for the candidates debate in ECS 130 or via Discord today at 6 pm!

Voting opens Wednesday, March 26!

Join our March Madness bracket challenge and compete for prizes! Don't worry if you don't know much about basketball. Everyone's welcome to submit a bracket!

Make sure you submit your brackets by Thursday, March 21 9 am. Sign up in our link tree in our bio

We still have a few tickets left! Join us at VIATEC tomorrow between 6 and 10pm to mingle and network with industry members and enjoy some catered snacks. Engineering companies confirmed to attend so far are Babcock, Rainhouse, Allnorth, VIH Aerospace, Focal Engineering, and Boca.
Buy a ticket in the ECSS lounge (ELW 206) or online at the link in our bio.

ECSS Council Nominations are open! The nomination period is tentatively being extended to next week - we will update you tomorrow with more information. Find the nomination form at the link in our bio, and be on the lookout for an email today or early tomorrow.

Hey ECS students

The ECSS is back with our semesterly EEE!

Tickets go on sale next Monday in the ESS Lounge (ELW 206) at 9 am. Make sure to get your ticket quick as they sell out fast!

Attendees must be 19+

march 8th is international women’s day! every year we celebrate the amazing women in our community and continue to support and uplift each other while working towards a more equitable future 💜

Looking to expand your network? The ECSS Industry Night is taking place on Friday March 15, 2024 from 6pm to 10pm downtown at VIATEC. Enjoy some light snacks while mingling with members of the engineering industry.

Buy a ticket for $8 at the link in our bio, and feel free to dm us or drop by the lounge (ELW 206) if you have any questions!

Our newsletter is back and better than ever! The Feb 29 edition contains news about the new makerspace, updates on the Iron Ring ceremony, events forecasted for March, and of course, memes and other fun stuff. Read it on our website (link in bio).

And swipe through to see how our newsletter has changed over the years! Did you know that UVIC Engineering used ti be divided into two different streams?

If you want to see even older newsletters, feel free to drop by the ECSS lounge in ELW 206 where we store the older copies!

🥧 This March, the Order of Pi returns…

From March 11-15 (otherwise known as Pi Week), donate $20 to summon the Order of Pi to pie a professor or friend on campus. But beware! If the accused matches or exceeds your donation, the pie is turned back on you!

100% of donations go towards the Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island.

Check out the link in our bio for more information…

The election period has begun for ECSS President 2024/2025!

To nominate yourself, submit the nomination form (linked on our website sites.google.com/uvic-ecss) before the deadline on March 1, 11:59pm.

Nominations for Council positions will open on March 11!

February 11th, 2024 marks the 9th annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science, an observance adopted by the United Nations with the goal of encouraging equal access and representation of women and girls in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields.

CALLING ALL FIRST YEAR (or undeclared) ECS STUDENTS 📣

- Need help deciding what to declare??
- Can’t decide between disciplines??
- Want to learn more about opportunities within engineering and computer science fields??

Come to the PICK YOUR POISON discipline panel run by your First Year Council on Thursday, February 15th!!!! Hear from several upper year students and have one on one discussions!

🧬🏗️🔋⚙️💻

ACEC BC will be joining us on campus next Thursday, Feb 15! The event will be from 5:30-7:30pm in ECS 123. Stop by to meet and hear about the experiences of professionals in engineering consulting and enjoy some free pizza 🍕 while you’re there, no RSVP required!

TICKETS ARE NOW LIVE!!! Buy your ticket for the ECSS vs CSS hockey game at the link in bio! Only $5!!! 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

HEY ENGINEERS AND COMPUTER SCIENTISTS!!

The first ever ECSS vs CSS hockey game is coming to you on Friday, February 9th from 2:00-3:30pm at the Oak Bay Rec Centre!

Register to play, coach, or volunteer at the link in our bio!

Stay tuned for information on tickets:)

SEE YOU THERE AND DONT FORGET YOUR ORANGE 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

👀 Looking to get involved with the Engineering and Computer science community this semester?
⚙️Join us for Eng & Compsci clubs day, this Thursday January 25th in ELW!
🌭 Enjoy free hotdogs while you check out the awesome engineering and compsci clubs we have here at UVic, and maybe even join a club or two!

Meet the candidates for ECSS VP Internal! Catch the Candidate Debate this Wednesday, January 24th at 5pm in ECS (room TBD). Hear candidates present their platform and ask them questions about the role.

And remember to vote at webvote.engr.uvic.ca starting on Thursday January 25!

*IMPORTANT ECS WEEK UPDATE*

📝 Registration is now live for Trivia Night and Photo Scavenger Hunt! Links to register are in our Linktree, which is linked in our Instagram bio.
🗓️ The first year social has been moved to Thursday, and the first year egg drop has been moved to Sunday.
🎟️ Make sure to grab your formal night ticket if you haven’t already, they are selling out fast! Pick one up for $5 online, link in our bio.

ℹ️ About ECS Week:
Kick off the Spring 2024 semester with the ECSS! Have some fun, win some prizes, and maybe even make some new friends. Attend one event or attend them all, it’s up to you! We hope to see you there. 😊

Hey Engineering and Computer Science students! The ECSS is holding our Semesterly General Meeting this Thursday, Jan 11 at 6pm in ECS 116 or online in our Discord server, and we hope to see you there! (Did we mention there will be free pizza 👀🍕)

This meeting is a great way to start getting involved with the ECSS. Drop by to catch up on what Council has been working on, run for a semesterly volunteer position, vote on the proposed budget, or raise any points you’d like to discuss with us. All engineering and computer science students are welcome to attend!

The ECSS is electing a VP Internal to join Council for the Spring 2024 semester! Nominations are open now. Check out our website for more details!

The ECSS is very excited to announce that our first ever ECS Week will be taking place on January 15-21, 2024!

🎉 Kick off the Spring semester with a week full of fun events meant to welcome new and returning Computer Science & Engineering students to campus. Have some fun before classes get busy, get to know your fellow classmates, and maybe even win some prizes!

➡️ Swipe through this post to view the ECS Week schedule and event details. More details will be posted as we get closer to the date.

🧑‍💻 All Computer Science and Engineering students are welcome to take part in ECS Week! There are also two events during the week that are open just for first-year students.

🔔 Formal night tickets are on sale starting today! Follow the link in our bio to buy a ticket. Please note we have a limited number of tickets available, so be sure to claim yours early before they sell out.