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CUWIC Dessert Exchange!
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
We are having a dessert exchange this Thursday Nov. 15th, just to get together and catch up before Fall break and to share delicious homemade desserts. Feel free to bring your own dessert, something from a store, or just yourself, but come join us for some fun! CUWIC will provide drinks.
LOCATION: ECCS 122
TIME: 5 - 7 pm (Join us when you can and leave when you must.)
All are welcome to attend.
CUWIC Event Survey
AUGUST 7, 2012
Please fill out our survey and give us your feedback, so we'll know what kinds of events you'd like to see in the coming year. Click here to fill out the survey!
CUWIC End-of-Semester Lunch
APRIL 25, 2012
CU Women in Computing is hosting an end-of-semester lunch on Tuesday. Stop by to meet fellow students and faculty in the field of Computing.
Venue: CSEL conference room (ECCS 122) http://www.cs.colorado.edu/department/maps/eccs1.html
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Time: 11:00A.M.-1:00P.M.
All who support women and diversity in Computing are welcome.
Please RSVP in the following link to help us estimate the amount of food and drink that we should buy.
http://wic.cs.colorado.edu/content/cuwic-end-semester-lunch
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Time: 11:00A.M.-1:00P.M.
http://wic.cs.colorado.edu/content/cuwic-end-semester-lunch
Winning T-shirt Design
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
Thank you for participating in the voting process for the T-Shirt design. The design that received the most votes is the t-shirt with power button, designed by our very own Allison Brown! Within a few days, we will send out information about ordering t-shirts for those of you who want one.
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CUWIC T-shirt Design Competition
FEBRUARY 2, 2012
CUWIC is holding a second t-shirt competition. This year, the theme of the t-shirt is "celebrating women in computing". The t-shirt will be given to the participants of a workshop in March to encourage them in Computer Science (more on the workshop later!). CUWIC members will be able to buy the t-shirt, as well.
So, put on your creative hat and bring out the designer inside you. The deadline to submit your design is 9th Feb, 2012 (1 week from now, FIRM Deadline). Email your design in eps format to Dola.Saha@colorado.edu, Allison.Thompson@colorado.edu, Ponehsadat.Mortazavi@colorado.edu, Madeline.Leary@colorado.edu, Noelle.Beaujon@colorado.edu.
All with a colorado.edu email address are invited to submit and all the designs will be voted for final selection. The winner will be announced in the website.
CUWIC Fall Events
AUGUST 24, 2011
Welcome Breakfast
ECOT 831
Friday Aug 26
9:00-11:00A.M.
Panel: "What is it like to be a technical woman?"
ECOT 831
Friday Oct 7
9:00-11:00A.M.
Brown Bag Lunch
ECOT 831
Biweekly, alternating between Fridays (Sept 2, 30, Oct - 28, Dec 2) and Thursdays (Sept - 15, Oct - 13, Nov - 10)
Fridays from 12:00- 1:00P.M.
Thursdays from 12:30-1:30P.M.
ECOT 831
Friday Oct 7
9:00-11:00A.M.
ECOT 831
Biweekly, alternating between Fridays (Sept 2, 30, Oct - 28, Dec 2) and Thursdays (Sept - 15, Oct - 13, Nov - 10)
Fridays from 12:00- 1:00P.M.
Thursdays from 12:30-1:30P.M.
A Career Development Workshop for Women in Computer Science at Google Boulder office
AUGUST 22, 2011
Attend a career development workshop for women in Computer Science at Google Boulder on 23 Sept, 2011.
Deadline to apply - 9 Sept
NO REGISTRATION FEE.
For details, check Google.GetAJob()
Deadline to apply - 9 Sept
NO REGISTRATION FEE.
CU Women in Computing at Student Organization and Society Fair
AUGUST 15, 2011
CU Women in Computing will be at the Student Organization and Society Fair on August 18, 1:30-3:30P.M. to welcome new students and share information about the group.
CU Women in Computing 2010-11 Performance Survey
MAY 6, 2011
Congratulations Grads!!
MAY 6, 2011
CUWIC would like to congratulate all who are graduating this year!! The CU Women in Computing group wishes you the best of luck as you start the next phase of your lives. Hope you all had a successful semester and wish you all a wonderful summer, whether you are in Colorado or outside.
CU Women in Computing and Women in ECEE joint End-of-Semester Breakfast
APRIL 15, 2011
CU ACM-W Chapter of Women in Computing has teamed up with Women in Electrical Computer and Energy Engineering to organize a joint End-of-Semester Breakfast on 22nd April. The theme of the event is "Understanding Current Causes of Women's Underrepresentation in Sciences", based on the recent article by Stephen Ceci and Wendy Williams (http://www.pnas.org/content/108/8/3157.full).
Venue: DLC 170 [Discovery Learning Center at Engineering Center (http://www.cs.colorado.edu/department/maps/dlc1.html)
Date: Friday, 22April, 2011
Time: 9:00A.M.-11:00A.M.
Join us to discuss your ideas over breakfast. No membership is required, all who support women and diversity are welcome.
Date: Friday, 22April, 2011
Time: 9:00A.M.-11:00A.M.
Next Event of CU ECEE Women
APRIL 6, 2011
The next upcoming Women in Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering meeting is on Monday April 11th in ECEE 1B28 from 5:30-6:30PM! This meeting presents Audrey Rowe (Senior Engineer) and Bhavna Chhabra (Director of Engineering) of Qualcomm. Audrey and Bhavna will discuss Qualcomm’s interests and job opportunities as well as the daily life of a working engineer.
Audrey Rowe has a BS in Computer Science from CU and has been working full time for 8 years (Raytheon and Qualcomm). This semester, she is finishing a master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
Bhavna Chhabra has a BS in Computer Science from CU. She worked as a Software Engineer at Quark and has been with Qualcomm since 1998. She leads a team that is part of the Qualcomm Android effort. In the middle of her professional career, she took 2 years off to spend time with her kids.
All students interested in promoting diversity are welcome. There will be refreshments and good company as usual.
CU ACM-W Women in Computing featured in ACM-W Newsletter
FEBRUARY 19, 2011
Read the article at http://women.acm.org/archives/newsletter/newsletter_v0301.pdf
CU ACM-W Women in Computing members visited Local School
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
Dola Saha and Joanne White visited Peak to Peak high school to educate students about CS for Computer Science Education Week! The slides of the presentation are available at http://systems.cs.colorado.edu/~sahad/P2P.pdf
CRA-W DREU (Distributed Research Experience for Undergraduates) Deadline on Tuesday (Feb 15, 2011)!!
You can apply at http://parasol.tamu.edu/dreu/Application.php. Please email the CUWIC officers or faculty sponsors if you need any hep or advice with your application.
Microsoft will be on campus next Wednesday for an "office hours" set up. Feel free to stop by to ask questions about classwork or career paths, and make sure to bring a resume if you're interested in applying for an internship or full time position. It's meant to be a low key and informal way for you to get your questions answered and have a change to apply in person. Please feel free to pass on the news!
Congrats Rhonda Hoenigman for getting the Outstanding Paper award at the Colorado Celebration for Women in Computing (CCWIC 2010)!!
Order CUWIC T-Shirt
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CUWIC Logo and T-Shirt Design Competition
Click here to check out the Logos designed by students
Winner: Anne Gatchell
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