Computer Science

Wednesday, April 30 marked the 23rd induction ceremony for Drexel’s chapter of Upsilon Pi Epsilon, International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines. Seventy-eight new members were inducted, comprising undergraduate and graduate students majoring in computer science, software engineering and information systems. The ceremony was held in the Alumni Garden of the Rush Building. Students were invited to join based on outstanding achievement and scholarship. Photos from the ceremony may be found on Drexel’s UPE chapter website at http://www.cs.drexel.edu/upe .

The Upsilon Pi Epsilon Association was founded at Texas A&M University in 1967 for students and faculty who exhibit superior scholastic and professional achievement in the computing science curriculum. In 2002, the mission was expanded to include the computing and information disciplines. It remains the only National Honor Society for the computing sciences and is recognized as such by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and IEEE Computer Society. In 1997, Upsilon Pi Epsilon was admitted as a member of the Association of College Honor Societies - the parent organization for all academic honor societies in North America. Drexel University was chartered in 1989 as the fifth chapter of the state of Pennsylvania to the Association by the Executive Council of Upsilon Pi Epsilon. You can learn more about UPE from its website at http://upe.acm.org .

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