On Monday, May 2, 2022, WICS held a Midterm Mixer where members were able to study for midterms and plan their Fall 2022 class schedules together. Additionally, there was a spreadsheet where people could ask for or provide advice and insight on different classes. Overall, it was a very academically
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On Monday, April 25th, 2022, WICS held an info session with company reps from Inscripta! WICS members came to learn more about Inscripta and the work that they do in bio-tech with CRISPR. The reps gave a presentation on their journeys into the bioinformatics field (including a UCI alum!) and
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On Friday, April 22 2022, of Week 4, WICS held the first mentorship event for spring quarter. Mentors and Mentees met up in DBH 6011 and got some great tips and advice on how to enhance and improve on LinkedIn profiles. Mentorship families were grouped to sit together where mentors
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On Monday April 18, 2022, WICS hosted the Projects at Chipotle event in partnership with Chipotle! WICS members joined together in person and connected with representatives from Chipotle through Zoom to dive deeper into the various projects Chipotle does, specifically Extras through the Chipotle app. There were representatives from the
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On Monday April 11th, 2022, WICS held a movie night social for members to hang out in a casual space and get to know each other. We watched the new Disney movie Turning Red which details a preteen girl’s attempts to go to a concert amidst her mom’s meddling and
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On Monday, April 4th, 2022, of Week 2, WICS held a personal portfolio workshop in collaboration with CTC. WICS members and ICS students came together to learn about building personal portfolios specifically for SWE and UI/UX roles. The workshop covered various topics including what to include in personal portfolios, how
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On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, WICS, SWE, and OAI held a Trivia Night in celebration of Women’s History Month! There were questions on various female historical figures as well as trivia on female faculty members. The night was very educational and attendees were able to learn about important women in
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On Monday, March 28, 2022, of Week 1, WICS held our First General Meeting for the spring quarter. WICS members and members from the ICS community joined in to learn more about WICS, WICS Board and Committee, and upcoming WICS events! After, everyone enjoyed some pizza and time chatting with
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On Saturday of Week 1, WICS hosted its first general retreat to kick off the spring quarter. Members headed to Downtown Disney for an afternoon of fun, where they explored shops, ate good food, and caught up with both familiar and new faces. To close off the night, WICS headed
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On Monday, March 7th, 2022, WICS held their last general meeting of the Winter Quarter. WICS members and students in the ICS community came together for a study session to get some work done before finals while also meeting other students taking the same or similar classes! In addition, to
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