Three very special guests visited WICS on April 24th, 2023. They were WICS alumni returning as panelists for the Internship Investigation with WICS! That night, general members got the opportunity to learn all about internships. From applying to internships to converting an internship into a full-time job, the panelists gave
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This spring quarter, the WICS Community Outreach Committee hosted our first-ever NetWICS, a conference aimed at introducing computer science career paths to high school girls. We had over 15 participants join our conference, where they learned about various topics such as web development and UI/UX. We invited members of WICS
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On the weekend of April 15-16, 2023, WICS Outreach Committee hosted a 2-day Scratch event in collaboration with El Sol Academy’s elementary and middle school girls. On the first day, our Outreach members taught our Scratch curriculum filled with interactive demos and code-alongs, and all our students and everyone were
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On Monday, April 17th, WICS hosted the www.coffeechats event in collaboration with Women in Cybersecurity (WiCys) and Women in Technology (WiT). Members could chat with Ph.D. and graduate students studying cybersecurity and various UCI faculty members. Discussions focused on everyone’s career path so far as well as future goals.
On Friday, April 14, 2023, WICS held its third Build Your Own Website (BYOW) workshop. This session was focused on the use of Git and GitHub. Attendees were taught what git what and the basics of git. After, they were given the opportunity to do it on their own with
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On Monday, April 10, 2023, WICS held its first-ever cookie decorating contest with over 50 participants. Members were split into groups and assigned companies from WICS’s 2022-2023 sponsors, where they learned more about the company’s culture and shared creative ways how to represent that on a cookie. With all the
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On Monday, April 3, 2023, WICS held a general meeting to start off the spring quarter. Members were able to learn more about WICS and the different opportunities and events happening throughout the quarter. Then, all the members played Never Ending Story where each person said a word one at
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On Monday, March 13, 2023, WICS held a study night for members to study together. First and second-year members were grouped together, and third and fourth-year members were grouped together to discuss classes. Throughout the event, members were studying for finals, working on assignments, and collaborating on group projects. It
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On Friday, March 10, 2023, WICS’s lovely community outreach team hosted a second workshop of the Build Your Own Website Mentorship series! Members were introduced to the basics of HTML and CSS and afterward were given the opportunity to put those skills into action. Members were able to create and
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On Monday, March 6th, 2023, WICS hosted a movie night, where members were able to relax and watch the recent Puss in Boots movie, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. It was a pleasant break from the schoolwork, and as we near the end of the quarter, a great motivation
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