WiCS Orientation

wics orientation banner with time and dates

Thank you to everyone who attended WiCS Orientation 2024!

Below you will find a link to all the presentations. Photos from the event coming soon.

WiCS Orientation 2024 Description:

WiCS wants to celebrate you! We believe that having an inclusive learning and working environment in the School of Computer Science is the key to success. We want to help foster this environment by making this a fantastic first-year orientation. Celebrate with us on September 7th by connecting with other women and gender diverse (including transgender, non-binary, and gender fluid)first-year CS, SE, CFM, and CSBBA students, listening to talks from current undergraduates, and enjoying swag and food!!

This year's orientation will include:

  • Networking(meet the people in your program!)
  • Mentoring(navigating first year, study-life balance, academic advice, clubs and societies)
  • Technical Resources (part technical (succeeding in co-op, navigating student portals, tools for time management)
  • Food (afternoon snack and dinner)


What is WiCS Orientation?

WiCS Orientation is a welcome event for first-year students to learn how to improve their university experience.

As as women and gender diverse individualsin tech, it is especially important to have a network of technical peers whose experiences are like one’s own, who have similar interests and goals, and with whom one can vent frustrations and celebrate successes.

Get ready to kick-start your journey in Computer Science with our upcoming WICS Orientation! This is more than just an event - it’s an opportunity toconnect,learn, andgrow.

Connectwith like-minded peers and gain insights from upper-year students. Our event is a platform for you to start building your network within the CS community from day one.

Learnfrom the personal stories and experiences shared by our speakers. They’ll provide you withinspirationalandrelevantinsights that could guide you through your own CS journey.

Growby absorbing the wealth of information available. From the “how-to’s” of co-op and clubs to other essential topics, we’ve got you covered.

And let’s not forget - there will be great food in a welcoming environment.

WiCS Orientation 2024 Presentations

WiCS Orientation 2024 Presentations

Time (EDT)

Topic & Presentation Slides

Speaker

2:00PM

 Registration
2:30 PM Joanne Atlee-Director of WiCS, Professor of Computer Science / Software Engineering

2:50 PM

 Claudia McComb- 3rd-year Computer Science
3:00 PM

Madeline Pinto - 3rd-year Computer Science

3:10 PM

 Nayantara Gummalla- 2nd-year Computer Science

3:20 PM

 Priyadarshini Saha - 4th-year Computer Science

3:30 PM

 Navya Gulati- 2nd-year Computer Science
3:45 PM Q&A

3:55 PM

 SNACK BREAK

4:30 PM

 Hannah Du- 2nd-year Computer Science

4:40 PM

 Khloe Ramdhan - 4th-year CS/BBA student

4:50 PM

 Co-op Q&A

5:00 PM

 Grace Feng - 5th-year Computer Science
5:15 PM

JaneZeng- 2nd-year Software Engineering

5:25 PM

 Siimar Leen Kaur - 2nd-year Computer Science

5:35 PM

 - what we do, what resources are available to the students, getting involved with WiCS

Shriya Kaistha -3rd-year Computer Science


Jemima Vijaysenana -4th-year Computer Science / Business

5:45 PM

 Q&A

6:00

 DINNER + Panel on What I Wish I Knew In First Year

WiCS Orientation 2024 Photos

Everyone attending Orientation posing for a group photo.
Jo giving an introduction to WiCS.
Student giving a presentation on 'Imposter Syndrome'.
Student giving a presentation on 'Planning with Notion'.
Student giving a presentation on 'Networking'.
Student giving a presentation on 'Importance of Projects'.
Students smiling.
Students sitting together and having food.
WiCS undergrad committee answering questions from students.
WiCS undergrad committee answering questions from students.
Volunteers and Jo smiling

WiCS Orientation 2023