Student Organizations

DePaul students are encouraged to join student organizations to meet people, network, and discuss trends in their area of interest. This page contains brief descriptions of many of the groups that are popular with students in CDM programs.

Cross-Disciplinary   Computing and Design   Film and Animation   Gaming

Current students who want to join one of these—or any of the hundreds of other student organizations at DePaul—visit DeHub. 

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General/Cross-Disciplinary

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Air DePaul

Air DePaul experiments with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). They fly quadcopters, build aircraft, and use drones for aerial cinematography. A resource available to all DePaul students and faculty, Air DePaul offers plenty of opportunities to become an RC pilot, shoot a student film from the sky, or develop skills in autonomous programming.

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DePaul Digital Media Ties

DePaul Digital Media Ties is focused on creating a strong community of students passionate about digital media by offering them opportunities to reach out to related industries, strengthen their skills in multimedia production, and collaborate or network both with each other as well as with experts outside of DePaul.

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HerCDM

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Virtual Reality Society

The DePaul Virtual Reality Society is dedicated to creating virtual- and augmented reality-based applications. Students have access to cutting edge software and hardware, which allows the meetings to run like interactive workshops. Dedicated to teaching, the DePaul Virtual Reality Society opens its doors to students with various backgrounds and majors. The focus is on creating games, videos, and other workshop ideas that students bring to the table.

Computing and Design

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American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) at DePaul

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Computer Science Society (CSS)

Computer Science Society provides the opportunity for students to collaborate on computer science-related projects, expand their computer science education, and host events related to computer science for the DePaul community.

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DePaul Data Science Group

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DePaul Information Systems Student Organization (DISSO)

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DePaul ISACA

Through student empowerment, the aim of the DePaul ISACA student organization is to expand recognition of the IT Audit and Assurance, Security and IT Governance disciplines, by extending education beyond the classroom on standards, practices and certification.

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DePaul Organization for Inclusion in Tech (DOIT)

Although the tech industry emphasizes diversity and inclusion, only a small percentage of professionals are people of color. This pre-professional student organization aims to change that by providing students of color and other underrepresented groups in CDM with professional development resources and programs. The group hopes to create a community that’s ready to enter the tech industry.

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DePaul User Experience Association (DUXA)

DePaul User Experience Association (DUXA) was born out of a desire to create more representation and opportunities for User Experience Design undergraduate students, user experience enthusiasts, and related majors such as graphic design, computer science, and psychology. The group aims to help members better understand current industry standards as well as collaborate, network, learn, and get involved within the UX community.

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DePaul Robotics Club

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Security Daemons

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Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE)

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Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS)

WiCyS creates an inclusive, positive environment where women can find resources to help them further their interests, learning, and career goals in the cybersecurity field. The group hosts workshops in Linux, performs risk assessments, participates in competitions, and offers resume assistance.

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XD Roundtable

A collective of individuals looking to provide a platform for the personal and professional growth of DePaul students in the UX industry, XD Roundtable promotes lifelong independent learning through peer-to-peer workshops and challenges. The group promotes research while working together to gain new insight into how humans interact with computation systems.

Film, TV, and Animation

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50/50 Club

The 50/50 Club is a Women in Animation student club that strives to uplift and advocate for students of underrepresented gender identities in animation.

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Animation Lodge

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Beating the Block

Beating the Block offers a creative and supportive environment that allows screenwriters to give and receive feedback for their written work. Writers utilize honesty, respect and constructive criticism to gain practice at engaging with a group of writers over their own or another’s piece of work. Whether it’s a few simple loglines or a feature, Beating the Block is a welcoming environment to practice the craft of screenwriting.

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Delta Kappa Alpha

The mission of Delta Kappa Alpha is to foster lifelong character, collaborative and creative storytelling, ethical and productive business practices, philanthropic action, and fraternal bonds by and between students of the cinematic arts.

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DePaul Cinema Collaborative (DCC)

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Experimental Film Club

Experimental Film Club fosters a community of avant-garde filmmakers and to create a space where students can come together to workshop, critique and develop ideas and concepts for non-traditional films. The club’s goal is to instigate collaboration between DePaul students while also creating opportunities to learn from each other and professionals.

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Film Fatales

Film Fatales supports the academic and creative needs unique to women in Digital Cinema; fosters a network of support among women in all areas of film production; and aims to increase the number of films by, for, and about women. Film Fatales holds several social events and movie screenings throughout the year and provides members with information about upcoming film festivals, volunteer opportunities, jobs, and current projects.

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The Grove

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Inclusion in the Industry

Inclusion in the Industry seeks to provide a space and resources for students of color, members of the LGBTQA community, students who are non-binary, and students with disabilities. The group aims to foster a network among these students and allies, to increase films made by and for them, and to provide a headway for them to make change not only in DePaul’s cinema program's structure but in the filmmaking community.

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Society of Cinema­tographers

The DePaul Society of Cinematographers’ mission is to connect students to the latest technology and to people in the professional film business in Chicago.

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TV Incubator

Gaming

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DePaul Fundamental Research in Academic Gaming Club (DeFRAG)

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DePaul Esports

The DePaul Esports Gaming Center, open to the DePaul community, is a place to flex your competitive edge in various esports titles. Whether you're a new player or seasoned veteran, this center is where you'll find all esports related games that are supported, as well as the various communities that support them.