This Monday, October 9, 2023, WICS hosted a mentorship mixer for prospective mentors and mentees to meet each other! Mentors and mentees were grouped into circles and given a set of icebreaker questions to answer within a five minute timeframe. There were a total of eight speed friending rounds, where
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This Monday, October 2nd, 2023, WICS held its first general meeting for the 2023-24 school year! The event kicked off with an introduction to WICS, the opportunities and experiences students can gain from joining, and how to stay involved and active within the community. After, attendees played a series of
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GHC 2023 In-Person Attendee Archive
On Monday, June 5, 2023, WICS celebrated the last event of the school year with a banquet. WICS members gathered together to eat and socialize with each other. The event sponsor, Notion@UCI, held a Notion Workspace walkthrough to show students how they can organize their code and notes for classes.
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On Saturday of Week 9, WICS hosted General Retreat! Members headed to Corona del Mar for an afternoon of fun in the sun. Equipped with sunscreen and hats, members enjoyed snacks while they chatted on beach towels. They indulged in a variety of activities, including dipping their feet in the
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WICS members were given some Chipotle swag at the beginning of the event! They listened to three Chipotle representatives (a technical program manager, a software engineer, and a business analyst) as they talked about a typical day in their lives. There was time for Q&A towards the end of the
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WICS had a special visit from Commit the Change (CTC) on May 15th, 2023. We recently hosted an engaging and informative event—a Git workshop that left participants with valuable knowledge and hands-on experience. The workshop featured multiple demos covering essential topics such as cloning repositories, pushing changes to remote repositories,
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On May 8th, 2023, WICS hosted a resume workshop with Northrop Grumman. Lexie Huffman, a university recruiter from Northrop, gave a detailed presentation over Zoom about creating a stand-out resume. WICS members gained lots of valuable tips and insight into the different components that make up a good resume. For
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On May 6th and 7th, WICS’ Community Outreach hosted, in collaboration with PCWOC, a 2-day hackathon for beginner hackers. 13 UCI, community college, and high school students came to the UCI campus to work together to build a project from scratch. The participants attended a short workshop series introducing fundamental
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On Monday, May 1, 2023, WICS members gathered for a picnic-style social. Members laid blankets on the floor or sat in chairs around the room to make crafts. They created beaded bracelets and keychains, as well as cards for friends, professors, or just for fun. Some people flexed their crafting
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