Play & Compete
Whether you're grinding ranked matches or joining casual game nights, the Gaming Club is your arena. Compete in tournaments, join leagues, and rep CIAT against other schools.
Ready to level up your CIAT experience? The CIAT Gaming Club is a community where students and alumni come together to play, compete, connect, and unwind through a shared love of gaming. Whether you're a competitive player, casual gamer, or just curious about what esports has to offer, there's a spot for you here.
Whether you're grinding ranked matches or joining casual game nights, the Gaming Club is your arena. Compete in tournaments, join leagues, and rep CIAT against other schools.
Gaming is more fun with your crew. Meet fellow students, build friendships, and grow a network of peers who share your interests, inside and outside the game.
Teamwork, communication, strategy, leadership; the skills you sharpen in-game translate directly to the workplace. Level up your soft skills while doing what you love.
Whether you're joining from campus or home, our online sessions make it easy to game together, hang out, and be part of the crew.
Our virtual hangouts are where the Gaming Club comes alive online. Expect a mix of gameplay, conversation, and community:
The CIAT Gaming Club fields teams across a variety of game genres and competitive formats. Whether you're a seasoned competitor or a first-timer looking to jump into your first bracket, we'll get you in the game. Club members have access to internal tournaments, cross-school matchups, and organized league play; all in a supportive, team-first environment.
Esports isn't just entertainment, it's a fast-growing industry with real career paths in coaching, event production, broadcast, game design, and more. Competitive gaming sharpens your reaction time, decision-making, communication, and resilience under pressure. Skills that carry everywhere.
Phil Blas is the Associate Dean of Education for CIAT's Computer Information Systems (CIS) program with more than 30 years of IT leadership experience in healthcare and education. He holds a Master of Science in Management Information Systems with a concentration in Information Systems Security and is dedicated to preparing students for successful careers in technology.
Ready to find your gaming community? At CIAT, we're more than just matches and tournaments; we're a group of people who love games and love having each other's backs. Whether you're looking to compete, socialize, learn, or simply unwind after class, come as you are, game with us, and be part of something worth logging on for.
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