By Isabella Escobar

Getting involved in college is very important, it enhances your college experience and helps you develop skillsets. Every semester FSU has an involvement fair where students have the opportunity to learn about all the clubs FSU has to offer. Start your research early and find what clubs are the best fit for you! 

Below are some STEM-related clubs to get involved in at FSU:

• STARS Computing Corps: The mission of the STARS Alliance is to increase the participation of women, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities in IT/computing disciplines through multi-faceted interventions. At FSU, these interventions focus on projects and programs that start at elementary school and progress through graduate school and on to IT/computing careers. The Alliance is organized as a national constellation of regional stars that include research universities, minority and women’s universities and colleges, K-12 educators, industry, professional organizations, and community groups.
• AITP: AITP is an organization that allows members to participate in an elite network of information technology professionals, educators, and students dedicated to continuing education, professional growth, leadership, and the exploration of issues in the IT community.
• Blacks in Computing: There mission is to Provide professional development skills to black students in related fields, Provide networking and career opportunities for black students in this field, Mentor young black children off campus and bring awareness to the opportunities available for them in this field, helping to provide resources to underclassmen and help the retention rates of black students in related majors.
• Codeducation: From business to biology, technology is becoming increasingly critical in most every career. Our college curriculum is unable to keep up. Even though high schoolers in this city are learning programming languages, most FSU students are not. Run by students and run for students, Codeducation teaches tech topics to non-tech majors.
• Cybersecurity Club: The Cybersecurity Club is a student organization at FSU. Students gather to learn about issues and problems in technological, social, organizational, and cognitive aspects of cybersecurity. Various disciplines are supported, e.g., computer science, information technology, criminology, law, education, business, public administration, and healthcare, etc. Students advance their technical skills and knowledge through various national and international events. 
• WISE (Women in IT/ICT Sharing Experiences): WISE is an organization made up of women who are devoted to banding together and staying strong as we prepare to enter the workforce in a mostly male-dominated career field. We encompass all majors and aim to support women in tech! WISE events primarily revolve around professional programs, social events, and developing mentors in the community.
• Connecting Experimental Lab and Life Sciences:  Also known as CELLS promotes research for undergraduates and provides a social and professional network for students engaged in biomedical, clinical and social science research. CELLS at FSU will introduce and prepare undergraduate students for an exciting research experience by providing avenues for networking with research faculty. This organization offers workshops, mentoring, lab tours, service events, field trips, research symposiums, interactive discussions with research scientists and advice on internships and biomedical research careers. 
• Society of Women Engineers: SWE is a non-profit organization for people interested in engineering and supporting women in engineering. SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women. SWE empowers women to succeed and advance in those aspirations and be recognized for their life-changing contributions and achievements as engineers and leaders.
• Institute of Industrial and System Engineers: IISE is the global association of productivity and efficiency professionals specializing in industrial engineering, healthcare, ergonomics and other related professions. IISE, the world’s largest professional society dedicated solely to the support of the profession, is an international, nonprofit association that provides leadership for the application, education, training, research, and development of industrial and systems engineering.
• Association for Women in Mathematics Student Chapter at Florida State University: The AWM  is a student organization, open to all undergraduate and graduate students, that hopes to encourage women and girls to study and to have active careers in the mathematical sciences, and to promote equal opportunity and the equal treatment of women and girls in the mathematical sciences.