April 2010 - uWomen

[UWAB] UWAB MTG TODAY!
by Pham, Candis E 15 Apr '10

15 Apr '10

Good morning girls! Just a reminder... our next Women@CC meeting of the semester is TONIGHT, Thursday, April 15, 2010, at 5:00pm in CoC 354. By the way, snacks will be provided! This is a big meeting for we'll be discussing recruitment efforts, presenting the budget for next year, and planning for upcoming events, such as movie night, the Yahoo! Field Day Picnic, the End of Semester pool party, and more. Feel free to bring your CoC friends that may not have come in the past. Thanks, and I hope to see you tonight! -- Candis Pham B.S. Computational Media Women@CC- Co-Chair Georgia Institute of Technology

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[UWAB] Fwd: UC Year End Award Ceremony
by Pham, Candis E 14 Apr '10

14 Apr '10

Hey girls! Please take just a second to nominate your peers for awards at the annual CoC Awards Ceremony! It only takes a second and it's really easy. Just nominate by going to gtuc.org. Nominations are due Tuesday, April 20th at midnight. Thank you, and have a great day! -- Candis Pham B.S. Computational Media Georgia Institute of Technology ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Catherine Sanders" <sandecb0(a)gmail.com> To: ccleaders(a)lists.gatech.edu, csladky3(a)gatech.edu, topraj(a)gatech.edu, ndown3(a)gatech.edu, ecribb3(a)gatech.edu, dstendland(a)gatech.edu, curtinr(a)gatech.edu, "stefan posey" <stefan.posey(a)gatech.edu>, jcohen(a)gatech.edu, shroffabhishek(a)gatech.edu, bmahadevan3(a)gatech.edu, cpham3(a)gatech.edu, vau(a)gatech.edu, sstorey6(a)gatech.edu, dcastro9(a)gatech.edu, "karthik narayan" <karthik.narayan(a)gatech.edu>, "jess k watson" <jess_k_watson(a)yahoo.com>, "andrew ash" <andrew.ash(a)gatech.edu>, "taylor wrobel" <taylor.wrobel(a)gatech.edu> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 2:59:12 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: UC Year End Award Ceremony With the summer quickly approaching the Undergraduate Council has scheduled the 2nd Annual Year End Award Ceremony . The ceremony is scheduled for Thursday April 29th at 6pm and will be held in the Student Success Center . Information will be posted throughout the CoC. Last year awards were given out based on nominations from each organization. However, things are different this year. We are encouraging each of you and all of the members in your organizations to go to gtuc.org and fill out the online form to nominate your peers for each award category! Multiple people can receive the same award and the same person can receive multiple awards. The nomination form will close Tuesday April 20th at midnight . After nominations have been collected the UC Executive Board will choose the award recipients. We look forward to receiving your nominations and hope to see you at the award ceremony! Thank you! Catherine Sanders Georgia Institute of Technology Undergraduate Council - Director of Finance Zeta Tau Alpha - Technology Chair Council Seal

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[UWAB] Googler & GT alumna, Kathy Baxter Discussion TODAY!!!
by cpham3＠gatech.edu 14 Apr '10

14 Apr '10

Hey everyone! Don't forget to come by room CoC 347 TODAY (Wednesday) at 11 for a FREE lunch and talk with Googler and GT alumna Kathy Baxter! You don't have to stay for the entire time, but we'd love to see you there! ___________________________________________________ It is well known that, despite their high consumption of technology, women are underrepresented in its creation. The number of women majoring in science and engineering has dramatically decreased, not just in the US but worldwide. Men are 2.7 times more likely to be in high-level positions of power than women and the pay gap is still substantial (80 cents on the dollar). Despite having equal ambition, the "Mommy Track" is real. Worst yet, our self-imposed standards means that we are bound to be disappointed in our achievements. Kathy will talk about her experiences transitioning from GA Tech to Silicon Valley; from promotion track to mommy track and back to promotion track! She'll share some hard earned insights she gained when someone asked her, "Is this life you're living worth the price you're paying to live it?" Come with questions and experiences you'd like to share! ___________________________________________________ Kathy Baxter is a Senior User Experience Researcher at Google. Previously, she worked at eBay and Oracle. She received her MS degree in Engineering Psychology and BS in Applied Psychology from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She co-authored a book on usability methods titled, “Understanding Your Users: A practical guide to user requirements methods, tools, and techniques.” She has presented papers and taught tutorials to the Human Factors and Usability community in the US and Europe since 1997. She also actively supports efforts to increase the number of girls and women entering the engineering and science fields. Lunch will be provided (PIZZA & CUPCAKES)! Invite all the CoC girls! This is meant to be a very casual and frank discussion about women in computing! Looking forward to seeing you all there!! ___________________________________________________ Thanks, and we hope to see you there! -- Candis Pham B.S. Computational Media Georgia Institute of Technology

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[UWAB] Meeting Minutes
by Linda Huynh 12 Apr '10

12 Apr '10

Hello everyone! The minutes' updates from last week are here: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dfxrw32r_248c2r3b4c8 Next Tuesday is the Yahoo! Field Day with us, SWE, and WECE. Come by 9-11 at the IC to help set up, or 11-3 for the event itself. It ought to be great fun with tie-dye station and tug! I hope to see everybody next meeting. Sincerely, Linda

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[UWAB] Meeting Minutes
by Linda Huynh 12 Apr '10

12 Apr '10

Hello everyone! The minutes' updates from last week are here: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dfxrw32r_248c2r3b4c8 Tomorrow is the Yahoo! Field Day with us, SWE, and WECE. Come by 9-11 at the IC to help set up, or 11-3 for the event itself. It ought to be great fun with tie-dye station and tug! I hope to see everybody next meeting. Sincerely, Linda

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[UWAB] Meeting Today & Movie Screening! - The Princess and the Frog
by Pham, Candis E 08 Apr '10

08 Apr '10

Good morning girls! Just a reminder... our next Women@CC meeting of the semester is TONIGHT, Thursday, April 8, 2010, at 5:00pm in CoC 354. By the way, snacks will be provided! This is a big meeting for we'll be discussing recruitment efforts, presenting the budget for next year, and planning for upcoming events, such as movie night, the Yahoo! Field Day Picnic, an End of Semester event, and more. Feel free to bring your CoC friends that may not have come in the past. ALSO, if anyone has The Princess and the Frog or has a Netflix account they'd like to volunteer for this semester's movie night, please let me know! Movie night is planned for Monday, April 19. Thanks, and I hope to see you tonight! -- Candis Pham B.S. Computational Media Women@CC- Co-Chair Georgia Institute of Technology

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[UWAB] Teach For America Info Session, April 5th
by Mahadevan, Bhavna 04 Apr '10

04 Apr '10

Teach For America would like to remind you about our upcoming Info Session hosted by Phi Sigma Pi! We hope that you will be able to join us for the unique opportunity to hear about our program from Recruitment Associate and former Corps Member Kimberly Seoudy, talk with Georgia Tech’s 2010 Corps Members, and contribute to our mission through a donation to a local Corps Member’s class! Here are the details: What: Teach For America Information Session When: Monday, April 5th 2010, 5:00pm-7:00pm Where: D.M. Smith 105 Special Note: Free dinner will be provided. Donations are encouraged to benefit a current Atlanta Corps Member’s class! www.teachforamerica.org/underclassmen

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[UWAB] W@CC Meeting Today
by Pham, Candis E 01 Apr '10

01 Apr '10

Good morning girls! Just a reminder... our next Women@CC meeting of the semester is TONIGHT, Thursday, April 1, 2010, at 5:00pm in CoC 354. By the way, snacks will be provided! We'll be discussing and planning for upcoming events, reviewing CoCaesar's pros and cons, and more. Feel free to bring your CoC friends that may not have come in the past. Thanks, and I hope to see you tonight! -- Candis Pham B.S. Computational Media Women@CC- Co-Chair Georgia Institute of Technology

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