September 2008 - uWomen

[UWAB] Company Visit Opportunities
by Pham, Candis E 07 Sep '08

07 Sep '08

Hey girls, Microsoft and Cisco are hosting information sessions this week. Attached is some information regarding their times and locations. Check it out if you are interested in learning more about the companies, are looking for an internship, or are just curious and looking for free food :). Thanks, and have a great day! -- Candis Pham B.S. Computational Media Georgia Institute of Technology Women@CC- Chair

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[UWAB] TEAM BUZZ DEADLINE!!
by Pham, Candis E 05 Sep '08

05 Sep '08

Good morning girls, DEADLINE FOR SIGN-UP IS TONIGHT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5!!!... SO SIGN UP NOW! ^_^ Project: Fernbank Museum of Natural History Directions: http://www.mapquest.com/mq/3-p2BWn30BYpqM (we'll carpool) When: Saturday, September 27 Where: Meet at... (TBA) Why: Help make Atlanta Awesome! ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Volunteers will be clearing non-native plants in Fernbank Forest and possibly helping with some light planting or stream clearing. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Group sign up information: Team Buzz Website: www.teambuzz.org Our Group Name: GT- Women@CC Registration Password: women@cc Thanks, and have a great day! -- (@)_)-.--;--- Candis Pham Women@CC- Chair B.S. Computational Media

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[UWAB] Meeting Minutes
by Linda Huynh 03 Sep '08

03 Sep '08

Greetings to the group, The meeting minutes can be found at this link: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfxrw32r_108gr27jjcv. The list for the brainstorm at the bottom of the page is a little long but everybody came up with really good ideas. If anyone spots anything that needs to be changed or added, please email me. See you all next time! *grins* Sincerely, Linda Huynh, lhuynh(a)gatech.edu Computer Science Undergraduate Georgia Institute of Technology

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[UWAB] FW: Please Forward! Apply for the Women's Recruitment Board!
by alicia＠cc.gatech.edu 03 Sep '08

03 Sep '08

All, This is a wonderfully opportunity! Alicia Richhart Program Coordinator Special Assistant to Associate Dean of Office of Undergraduate Affairs and Academic Administration College of Computing Georgia Tech 801 Atlantic Drive Atlanta, GA 30332-0280 Phone 404-385-0805 Fax 404-385-0965 alicia(a)cc.gatech.edu -----Original Message----- From: Jackson, Leslie R [mailto:leslie.jackson@admission.gatech.edu] Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 2:12 PM To: doug allen; elizabeth miller; evans harrell; jane weyant; john tone; kent barefield; Furst, Merrick; Gimbel, Nancy M; Redding, Barbara; sabir khan; Pilsch, Thomas D.; laurence jacobs; gordon moore; leslie schwartz; eric tack; sally hammock; merideth ray; yvette upton; mike fulford; dan morrison; danielle mcdonald; amy lancaster; randy mcdow; angela elleby; beatriz hegidio; gordon moore; billiee pendletonparker; david bamburowski; claudia ford; monica halka; nicole leonard; gregory nobles; patti parker; james spencer; rebecca miller; sandra song; Richhart, Alicia Ann Subject: Please Forward! Apply for the Women's Recruitment Board! Please forward to interested students: Applications for the Women's Recruitment Board are now available (attached to this email). They are due by September 10th at 5pm to Room 287 of the Bill Moore Success Center. The Women's Recruitment Board is an advisory body to focus on recruiting outstanding high school women to Georgia Tech. The board works with the Office of Special Recruitment Programs, and the goal of the board is to produce programs to attract female high school students who are considering Georgia Tech. Board members help plan programs and participate in them as well. Applicants must have a 2.2 Cumulative GPA at Georgia Tech. Thank you, -- Leslie Jackson Assistant Director, Special Recruitment Programs Office of Undergraduate Admissions Georgia Institute of Technology phone:(404) 894-9499 fax: (404) 894-1466 http://gatechadmissions.blogspot.com

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[UWAB] IBM Global Business Services University Recruiting Campus Events/Dates for Ga Tech
by Amy Daniels 03 Sep '08

03 Sep '08

Dear Women@College of Computing, IBM Global Business Services is excited to recruit at Ga Tech, and ask that you help us spread the word about our upcoming Information Session and visits to your campus. Attached is an advertisement inviting students to meet with us and learn about our exciting career offerings. We would appreciate you sharing it with students, faculty and student organizations related to business, engineering and technology majors. Thank You! Dear Students and Faculty, Come learn about career opportunities with IBM Global Business Services - the world's largest consulting organization, offering opportunities and resources others simply can't match. Join a leader. Consult with us! When people turn to IBM consulting, what are they seeking? They are trying to imagine what their future holds. They are looking for a unique capacity to conceptualize opportunities, analyze developments, and overcome grand challenges. At the most basic level, IBM’s defining value over the years has not been our assets, our size, or our offerings. It has been the way we think. What will you do as an IBM consultant? You will deliver innovative business consulting, business process design, systems integration, management and application design to leading organizations in 17 industries worldwide. With access to resources that only a global leader can provide, as a consultant you will learn valuable skills, gain access to a vast and diverse network of talented professionals, and enjoy unparalleled career, training, and educational opportunities. We are excited to be recruiting at Ga Tech this fall and we hope you can join us for the below dates: Career Fair: September 8, 2008 - Alexander Memorial Coliseum - 9:30 am-5:00 pm Information Session: September 8, 2008 - Bill Moore Student Success Center, President Suite B, 5:00 pm-6:30 pm Interview Dates: September 26, 2008 - Bill Moore Student Success Center - Basement - 8am-5:00 pm Resumes Due: September 12, 2008 Visit ibm.com/consulting/careers for more information on consulting. Amy C Daniels University Recruiting Program Manager IBM Global Business Services 813-348-0582 office acdaniel(a)us.ibm.com

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[UWAB] Meeting today!
by Pham, Candis E 03 Sep '08

03 Sep '08

Good morning girls, Don't forget that there is a Women@CC meeting today at 5:30pm in CoC- 104b! We will be having officer elections and be discussing some cool upcoming events. It's not to late to put your name in for the elections. The positions are as follows: # Secretary ** Takes minutes at the meetings and emails them out to the list each meeting night # Treasurer ** Keeps up with the budget ** Makes sure students are reimbursed for purchases ** Making sure that all purchases are approved before they are made ** Works closely with Alicia and make sure her approval is met on all financial issues # Web-Master in Training ** Works closely with current Web-master(s) (Sweta Vajjhala and Steph Yang) to learn how to manage and update the web-site (information, event updates, photos, etc.) Have a great day and I hope to see you tonight! (@)_)-.--;--- Candis Pham Women@CC- Chair B.S. Computational Media

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[UWAB] Amazing job opportunity!
by Pham, Candis E 02 Sep '08

02 Sep '08

Good morning girls! Look below for an amazing job opportunity! I had worked with Barb Ericson this past summer and had a wonderful time. It's a great way to inspire girls to learn more about computing, and to find that computing can be fun! Anyways, check it out. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Thanks and have a great day! (@)_)-.--;--- Candis Pham Women@CC- Chair B.S. Computational Media ==================== A message from Barb Ericson =========================== Dear Students, Would you like a flexible part-time job that pays you to help introduce students to computing? Do you have at least 5 hours a week (most weeks) that you can work? I am looking to hire Computer Science or Computational Media majors who are responsible and outgoing to help us change attitudes about computing. I am also looking for people who just want to volunteer to help. We will be running 15 four-hour workshops with the Girl Scouts this year as well as seven one-hour sessions at Girl Scout camps. See http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/ice-gt/637 for the dates. As you know there are not enough women, African Americans, or Hispanics in computing and the Institute for Computing Education (ICE) is trying to battle the negative stereotypes about computing by holding computing workshops with the Girl Scouts, YWCA, Cool Girls, Boys and Girls Clubs, and more. Last year over 1300 girls got some introduction to computing with us. Our evaluation efforts show that even with a 4-hour workshop we can change girl's attitudes towards computing in a positive way. We have found that PicoCrickets, which are an arts and crafts kit for the digital age, result in the highest number of statistically significant changes in attitudes towards computing. We also use Scratch, Alice, and LEGO Mindstorms robot kits in our workshops. We pay for the time it takes to learn how to run the workshop, set-up time, clean-up time, and any travel time. Most of the workshops are here at Georgia Tech, but we do also go to some Girl Scout camps. We pay between $10 and $18 an hour, depending on what year of school you are in. For more information or to apply please contact Barbara Ericson (ericson(a)cc.gatech.edu) Thank You, Barb Ericson

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