Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS)

Solving problems on a global scale

The Engineering Projects in Community Service program, known as EPICS, is a national award-winning social entrepreneurship program. Teams design, build and deploy systems to solve engineering-based problems for charities, schools and other not-for-profit organizations. Our students aren’t waiting to graduate to make a difference—they are tackling real-world problems today.

Using a service-learning model, EPICS student teams take on project assignments in collaboration with a not-for-profit entity. The sequence of courses cover feasibility and planning, design and build, and implement and install. Projects generally last a year or more, with teams of 4-5 members.

Partnering with EPICS

The EPICS program offers opportunities for students to solve real world problems and make a significant difference through working with various organizations. Contact Jared Schoepf, EPICS Director, for more details.