On Friday, February 21, 2025, WICS hosted a fun-filled bonding night at Round1 for mentorship families. Members of WICS enjoyed an exciting evening of activities including bowling, arcade games, eating delicious food, and testing their luck on claw machines. This event provided mentorship families the opportunity to unwind, strengthen connections,
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On February 19, 2025, WICS partnered with companies including Microsoft, CrowdStrike, CoreLogic, CoStar, Fincons Group, SAP, and General Atomics to host mock technical and behavioral interviews for students. The event provided attendees with the opportunity to practice their interview skills in Software Engineering, Data Science, UI/UX, Product Management, and behavioral
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On February 10, WICS invited Jane Bove, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, and Maureen Cotton, Co-founder of Integrated 8(a) Solutions, to share their career experiences. They led a thoughtful discussion about core values and work styles, guiding WICS members through a self assessment of what they’re naturally skilled at, especially
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On February 3, 2025, WICS hosted a Valentine’s Day Social event where members sat in groups at tables set up in the room and made candy grams for friends or significant others. The adorable candy grams were made with colorful construction paper, glue, heart shaped stickers, markers, and of course,
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On Wednesday, January 29th, 2025, WICS hosted a game night to bring mentorship families together for an evening of bonding and fun. There was a table with a wide variety of games, allowing members to pick their favorites and try out multiple games throughout the event. From classic card games
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On Monday, January 27, 2025, WICS and ACM collaborated on an event allowing students to practice their technical interviewing skills in a collaborative environment. ACM started the event by presenting valuable advice on navigating technical interviews. Members then worked in teams through varying difficulties of LeetCode questions practicing these skills.
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On Monday, January 13th during Week 2, WICS collaborated with Northrop Grumman for an event discussing imposter syndrome and how to navigate it. Emily King, Talent Acquisition Business Partner at NG, presented about imposter syndrome and introduced some panelists who were working full-time at Northrop Grumman. Members then had the
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On Monday, January 6th, 2025, WICS welcomed everyone back from Winter break by informing attendees about WICS, such as what the organization is and some of the upcoming events. Additionally, members had the opportunity to manifest their ideal futures digitally or physically through a fun session of creating vision boards
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On Monday December 2, 2024, WICS collabed with The Hub to host an informational meeting about how to kickstart your journey to get AWS (Amazon Web Services) certified. We first started with hearing from a Solutions Architect at AWS, Trinity Key. She shared her story as a first year student
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On Monday, November 25, 2024, WICS hosted a heartwarming WICSgiving celebration! Members came together for a festive potluck filled with delicious food (hello, pie overload!), holiday cheer, and plenty of laughs. We kicked off the evening by crafting colorful hand turkeys, embracing our inner artists, and sharing what we’re thankful
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