About Computer Science House

Computer Science House, founded in 1976, is one of the oldest and most popular Special Interest Houses at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. Located on the third floor of the dormitory Nathaniel Rochester Hall, CSH provides a revolutionary living environment for over fifty students and many members who live off-floor.

In addition to RIT's standard residence hall facilities, CSH has nine, unique multi-purpose rooms, which have been filled with technical and material resources for the exclusive use of members 24/7. CSH's computing resources include e-mail, newsgroup, database and web space services, a floor-wide network, and a multitude of servers and workstations–all maintained and operated by members. Hands-on learning is emphasized in order to give members a significant advantage in the business world.

CSH is an exciting place to live and learn. There are always fun things to do, interesting projects to work on, and members who are eager to lend their expertise in a wide variety of subjects. Members share a feeling of kinship, belonging and commitment to each other and the floor. The atmosphere on floor is both highly academic and social.

CSH organizes annual Welcome Back, Halloween and Holiday Dinner parties. Other events such as educational seminars, study jams, stress-reliever luncheons, programming marathons, movie nights, Death by Dagger, Capture the Disk, Taste of Rochester, road trips and bowling nights occur frequently. Members also play intramural sports such as volleyball, dodgeball, softball, soccer and ice hockey together.

While much has changed over the years, CSH's mission to help its members grow intellectually and socially, and as citizens and professionals, continues to succeed and surpass expectations every year.

And there's more...

Browse the rest of the site to learn about some of the many projects members work on, how CSH operates, what our floor looks like, and applying for membership. Or, stop by and ask for a tour. We would be more than happy to show you around and answer any questions you may have.

Members: To access member services, visit the members’ portal.