National EPICS

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The National EPICS Program is a consortium of universities across the country committed to and successfully practicing the EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) model founded at Purdue University in 1995. Purdue University is the Headquarters of the National EPICS Program.


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Community service agencies face a future in which they must take advantage of technology to improve, coordinate, account for, and deliver the services they provide. They need the help of people with strong technical backgrounds.




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Undergraduate students face a future in which they will need more than solid expertise in their discipline to succeed. They will be expected to work with people of many different backgrounds to identify and achieve goals. They need educational experiences that can help them broaden their skills.

The challenge is to bring these two groups together in a mutually beneficial way.

In response to this challenge, EPICS: Engineering Projects In Community Service was created.

The end result? Benefits to the students and to the community!