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 included:
- 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)
WiCS Orientation 2024 Schedule
|
Time (EDT) |
Topic & Presentation Slides |
Speaker |
|---|---|---|
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2:00 PM |
Registration | |
| 2:30 PM | Introduction to WiCS | Joanne Atlee -Director of WiCS, Professor of Computer Science / Software Engineering |
|
2:50 PM |
Planning your School Term with Notion | Claudia McComb - 3rd-year Computer Science |
| 3:00 PM |
Madeline Pinto - 3rd-year Computer Science |
|
|
3:10 PM |
First Year Experience | Nayantara Gummalla - 2nd-year Computer Science |
|
3:20 PM |
Imposter Syndrome | Priyadarshini Saha - 4th-year Computer Science |
|
3:30 PM |
Navigating Academic Advising and Support Services | Navya Gulati - 2nd-year Computer Science |
| 3:45 PM | Q&A | |
|
3:55 PM |
SNACK BREAK | |
|
4:30 PM |
Getting your First-Co-op Placement | Hannah Du - 2nd-year Computer Science |
|
4:40 PM |
How to Have a Successful Co-op Term | Khloe Ramdhan - 4th-year CS/BBA student |
|
4:50 PM |
Co-op Q&A | |
|
5:00 PM |
Defining your own Journey through University (Mental Health) | Grace Feng - 5th-year Computer Science |
| 5:15 PM | How to Start on New Projects (e.g., Side Projects, Going to the Gym) |
Jane Zeng - 2nd-year Software Engineering |
|
5:25 PM |
Getting Involved in Extracurriculars | Siimar Leen Kaur - 2nd-year Computer Science |
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5:35 PM |
WiCS Undergraduate Committee - what we do, what resources are available to the students, getting involved with WiCS |
Shriya Kaistha - 3rd-year Computer Science
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5:45 PM |
Q&A | |
|
6:00 |
DINNER + Panel on What I Wish I Knew In First Year |
WiCS Orientation 2024 Photos
