epics@asu

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 differencethey are tackling real-world problems today.

There are several ways to get involved with EPICS learn more about EPICS Courses, and EPICS High.

Our projects focus on four themes

  • Community Development
  • Education
  • Health
  • Sustainability

Latest news

EPICS Spring 2022 Elite Pitch Competition

EPICS Spring 2022 Elite Pitch Competition

On March 30, the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) program at Arizona State University (ASU), a national, award-winning, social entrepreneurship program, held its EPICS Elite Pitch Competition for Spring 2022. The EPICS Elite Pitch Competition, powered...

Vietnamese student entrepreneurs electrify wheelchairs

Vietnamese student entrepreneurs electrify wheelchairs

A team of students from Lac Hong University in Vietnam participating in the Engineering Projects in Community Service, or EPICS, program developed a device to electrify manual wheelchairs. #ASUEngineering supports EPICS programs at six Vietnamese engineering...

EPICS Generator Awards Honor Projects serving global communities

EPICS Generator Awards Honor Projects serving global communities

For the 2020­–2021 academic year, three EPICS teams were recognized along with 22 individual student awardees in different categories. Additionally, an industry mentor and community partner were recognized for their contributions to EPICS@ASU. Read more about the...