February 2011 - uWomen

[UWAB] Meeting Minutes for 2/24
by Dannielle Del Rosario 25 Feb '11

25 Feb '11

Hello! Here are the minutes for this meeting. https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Ayk21cu1QGC63Zqs-VLGTIcIflJ5kA0j-A… Let's keep CoCaesar's in our minds, as well as the LotR night. If you want to invite your professor, let us know. Also, *we're still looking for a poster design for the event*. We look forward to seeing your design prowess and seeing you next week!

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[UWAB] Reverse Career Fair for College of Computing Students!
by Collums, Elizabeth 24 Feb '11

24 Feb '11

Dear Students, You are invited to apply to the College of Computing Reverse Career Fair! In this career fair-style event, recruiters from the CoC's Corporate Affiliate Partners will walk around to students' tables and get to know students for the intent of internships, co-ops, full-time jobs, etc. Each student will be provided a single table where they will display a trifold posterboard and one other visual aid (laptop, monitor, another poster, etc.). After committing to participate, students must take part in a pre-screening process where they will be required to present themselves and their visual aids and be critiqued, prior to the actual event. The Reverse Career Fair event will take place on April 18 from 4-6pm in the Klaus Atrium. You must have at least 30 credit hours to apply, and if interested, you must complete the application by March 4 (next Friday) and commit to participation by Mar 14. Once the application is submitted, you will be emailed with details about the pre-screening. The application can be found here: http://bit.ly/i6uVad Email any questions to Beth Collums ecollums(a)cc.gatech.edu<mailto:ecollums@cc.gatech.edu>. Good luck!

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[UWAB] Undergraduate Scholarships Available for the 2011 Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing
by Jennifer Whitlow 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

Are you an undergraduate CS or CM student interested in attending the 2011 Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing? The Office of Outreach, Enrollment and Community will be sponsoring 15 scholarships for undergraduates to attend the conference in San Francisco, CA on April 3rd-5th. The scholarship includes conference registration, hotel and airfare. To apply, please complete the following application by Tuesday, March 1st - http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/tapia2011. Scholarship recipients will be notified by Friday, March 5th. If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Whitlow - jwhitlow(a)cc.gatech.edu<mailto:jwhitlow@cc.gatech.edu>. Jennifer Whitlow GT College of Computing Program Coordinator for Enrollment jwhitlow(a)cc.gatech.edu 404-385-2441

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[UWAB] Meeting Tomorrow and CoCaesar's Logo Call!
by Linda Huynh 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

Hello girls! I wanted to remind you that we have a meeting tomorrow, Thursday February 24th at 6:00pm in CoC 354. We will be going over the Threads program. I know that many of you were interested in getting to know your Threads options a little more. There will be food! We will also be finalizing our CoCaesar's non-food item lists at that meeting, so come if you are interested in having a final say in what CoCaesar's is going to look like! I would like to have a final list by tomorrow so we can place orders for everything by next Thursday. After that, the next few weeks will be dedicated to advertisements and preparations. If you were planning on submitting a design, please email it to me (lhuynh(a)gatech.edu) or Alissa (ahartenbaum(a)gatech.edu) by Wednesday, February 2nd. We will compile the designs and vote by February 5th. Remember that this year's theme is Casino Night with black, white, and gold. Thanks, and I hope to see you tomorrow! Sincerely, Linda -- Linda Huynh BS Computer Science 2012 Georgia Institute of Technology

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[UWAB] Ramblin' On T-shirt Design Contest
by Stephanie Hancock 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

Hey everyone! We are looking for a new design for the official 2011 Ramblin' On t-shirt. Ramblin' On is the all campus party celebrating students' graduation from Tech. The design should appeal to the graduates and guests attending the event. The design contest is open to *ALL* Tech students. The winner receives $100 cash and will be recognized at the party! *Important contest dates:* Design entries due: Sunday, March 20th by midnight Voting begins: Wednesday, March 28th (Note, only seniors who register for the event by April 7th can vote) Voting ends: Thursday, April 7th at midnight Winner announced: Monday, April 11th Ramblin' On Party: Friday, April 29th Submit your design and read the detailed contest rules here: http://gtalumni.org/pages/ramblinontshirtdesign. Please spread the word about the contest to your organization and any other Tech students you believe would be interested and check out the event on Facebook! For more information about Ramblin' On visit www.gtsaa.com/ramblinon. The Georgia Tech SAA Ramblin' On committee can't wait to see what you guys come up with! Thanks! Stephanie Hancock SAA’s Ramblin’ On Committee Chair --- Stephanie Hancock Georgia Institute of Technology Materials Science & Engineering Alpha Xi Delta

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[UWAB] Great video about women in the work force
by Candis Pham 22 Feb '11

22 Feb '11

Hi girls, A co-worker of mine passed this video along to me as a video that she thought the W@CC would thoroughly enjoy and gain from. ^_^ *"Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg looks at why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the top of their professions -- and offers 3 powerful pieces of advice to women aiming for the C-suite."* http://www.ted.com/talks/sheryl_sandberg_why_we_have_too_few_women_leaders.… Thanks, and I hope you have a great day! -- Candis Pham B.S. Computational Media 2011 Georgia Institute of Technology

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[UWAB] College of Computing Student Government Representative
by Jennifer Whitlow 18 Feb '11

18 Feb '11

Apply to Serve as a Student Government Representative The Georgia Tech Student Government Association Is currently accepting applications for the position of College of Computing Representative in the Undergraduate House of Representatives (UHR). Representatives serve as advocates for their school, class, or program on a variety of campus issues and play a role in allocating the nearly $5 million Student Activity Fee budget. Meetings of the Undergraduate House are held weekly on Tuesdays at 7:30 PM. If you are interested in applying for this position, please visit http://www.sga.gatech.edu/undergraduate/legislative/get-involved and refer to the application for eligibility requirements and submission instructions. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and students selected for vacant seats will serve for the remainder of the spring semester. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email Executive Vice President Brenda Morales at bmm(a)gatech.edu<mailto:bmm@gatech.edu>. Thanks! -Ryan Sloan rsloan3(a)gatech.edu<mailto:rsloan3@gatech.edu> Computer Science Georgia Institute of Technology Jennifer Whitlow GT College of Computing Program Coordinator for Enrollment jwhitlow(a)cc.gatech.edu 404-385-2441

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[UWAB] Meeting Minutes for 2/17
by Dannielle Del Rosario 18 Feb '11

18 Feb '11

Hello lovely people! We had a great productive meeting today. Get in on the minutes here: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1JyUF9xTuwAmJJJlY_yBnbcq6aNTJF2ekaj… Also, please read the several notes: *We need design submissions for posters and logos!* Please email those to Linda ( lhuynh(a)gatech.edu ) or Dannielle ( dannielle.del(a)gmail.com ) Come by to Jen's office to *help write letters to the incoming freshmen.* You're great. Also, come by next week for a really great Threads overview meeting. Thanks! We'll see you next Thursday.

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[UWAB] Meeting Minutes for 2/10
by Dannielle Del Rosario 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

Hello W@CC ! These are the minutes for our meeting. We accomplished a lot in the meeting today, so please be careful to read through these. The important notes are: We need a design for a logo for this event so that we may begin to make posters. Thank you! https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1odmajwYEzSzGGnD4gbnCtFCIcyoit2dPRS… Don't forget that next week is Karaoke Night! February 16th from 7pm to 9pm http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=124518377619639 We'll see you next week and at Karaoke Night, W@CC

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[UWAB] Meeting Minutes for 2/10
by Dannielle Del Rosario 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

Hello W@CC ! These are the minutes for our meeting. We accomplished a lot in the meeting today, so please be careful to read through these. The important notes are: We need a design for a logo for this event so that we may begin to make posters. Thank you! https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1odmajwYEzSzGGnD4gbnCtFCIcyoit2dPRS… We'll see you next week, W@CC

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