August 2014 - uWomen

[UWAB] Undergraduate Research Positions Available for Broadening Participation in CS
by Jennifer Whitlow 27 Aug '14

27 Aug '14

Hi everyone, Please check out the opportunities below to participate in undergraduate research focused on broadening participation in CS from underrepresented groups. If you have any questions, please contact Kayla DesPortes at ksdesportes(a)gmail.com<mailto:ksdesportes@gmail.com>. Sincerely, Jennifer Jennifer Whitlow Director of Computing Enrollment GT College of Computing jwhitlow(a)cc.gatech.edu From: Kayla DesPortes [mailto:ksdesportes@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 1:19 PM To: Jennifer Whitlow Subject: Undergraduate Research Positions Available Hello! My name is Kayla and I am a Human Centered Computing PhD student working in the Culture and Technology Lab. My main focus is broadening participation in CS and Electrical Engineering to include students who come from a lower socio-economic background. This semester I am working on two projects, both of which could benefit from an undergraduate researcher. See the descriptions of both below. If you are interested in working on either please email me at ksdesportes(a)gmail.com<mailto:ksdesportes@gmail.com> and we can set up a meeting to talk about the opportunities. Hopefully I'll hear from you soon! Thanks! ~Kayla Move Lab This semester we are coupling with Eyedrum, a contemporary arts center in Atlanta, to develop an interactive technology enhanced dance performance. We are working with high school students from a low-income background, coupled with engineers, choreographers and undergraduates to create a performance. The workshop will be a one week session in the winter holidays of the high school students, and then performances will take place in Jan/Feb of next year. We will be prepping the research materials, and prototyping designs throughout the semester. Much of the prototyping work will involve microcontrollers, so if you have a background in computer science or electrical engineering that would be awesome. Mentorship for Entrepreneurship We will be working with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Atlanta to do workshops studying mentorship in an informal educational environment. We are looking at the The studies will consist of workshops with teams of students and mentors who will be paired together to form a small business. Their end goal is to build their business model around a microcontroller creation. This will involve learning about microcontrollers and their peripherals, learning about design, learning about teamwork and collaboration, and learning about running a business. The research will investigate different mentor relationships within different groups. We will be prepping the research, designing the curriculum and materials (both from the business side and the microcontroller side), and running the workshops. A background in computer science, electrical engineering or business would be great.

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[UWAB] 3rd Annual Global GSMA Connected Women Conference
by Jennifer Whitlow 27 Aug '14

27 Aug '14

Hi Ladies, GSMA has offered our university 10 complimentary passes to their 3rd Annual Global GSMA Connected Women Conference on Tuesday, September 23rd at the Historic Academy of Medicine in Atlanta. For more information on the conference and the organization, please visit http://www.gsma.com/events/connected-women/accelerating-the-rise-of-the-fem…. If you are interested in attending, please let me know. We will distribute the passes first come, first served. Sincerely, Jennifer Jennifer Whitlow Director of Computing Enrollment GT College of Computing jwhitlow(a)cc.gatech.edu

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[UWAB] Meeting Tomorrow
by Emma 27 Aug '14

27 Aug '14

Hey girls! I hope that all of your school years are getting off to a good start! We have our first meeting TOMORROW. Come to CCB Room 340 at 6:30 pm for food, friends, and fun! We will be playing ice breaker games and answering questions about the career fair, which is in two weeks. Have a great Wednesday, ~Emma Hargrave HighRhulain67(a)gmail.com EHargrave6(a)gatech.edu

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[UWAB] Lunch with Yelp Engineers
by Emma 18 Aug '14

18 Aug '14

Hey Ladies, Welcome to a new semester! Maura and I will be sending out an email later this week about our first meeting, but now, I wanted to gauge your interest on having lunch with some of Yelp's engineers On Tuesday the 9th of September. Please respond to this email letting me know if you want to go! Thanks, and have a great first week of classes! ~Emma Hargrave HighRhulain67(a)gmail.com EHargrave6(a)gatech.edu

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[UWAB] Girls Inc. Summit at GT on Oct. 17
by Jennifer Whitlow 18 Aug '14

18 Aug '14

On October 17 GE is sponsoring a Girls Inc. STEM Summit Day at GT and is looking for female student volunteers to help lead hands-on sessions. Please forward to any individuals or groups on campus that might be interested. Essentially, we will need between 5-10 volunteers to facilitate hour(ish)-long science experiments with Atlanta-area female middle school students. We have some ideas for sample experiments, but if you have any ideas, we are more than open to hearing them. Eventually, we will be selecting 1 experiment to focus on, as we’d like all of our participants to have an equal experience. You will not need to buy, bring, or prepare any materials, but if you plan an experiment, please let us know you are doing so and keep the cost of supplies in mind so that we can purchase and prep them for the volunteers. There will be 2 sessions on October 17, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. I understand that the student volunteers have schedules that they need to work around, so if they can only assist with 1 session, that’s totally fine. They will be compensated with a gift card, and provided with a lunch, regardless of if they facilitate 1 or both sessions. Please find attached a general flyer for the Summit, as well as some ideas of science experiments. If anyone is interested, please contact Molly Randall (contact information below). Thank you for your assistance! [cid:598eb69a-54c4-42a6-8f60-50e23df7331e@gtri.ext] Molly Randall Lead Outreach Facilitator Girls Incorporated of Greater Atlanta P: 678-686-1740 ext. 229 F: 770-499-2386 facebook | twitter | linkedin | Invest in Girls | www.girlsincatl.org

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[UWAB] 2014 Grace Hopper Student Travel Scholarship Applications Now Open!
by Jennifer Whitlow 07 Aug '14

07 Aug '14

The Office of Outreach, Enrollment and Community is pleased to announce that the 2014 Grace Hopper Student Travel Scholarship applications are now open! The 2014 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing will take place October 8, 2014-October 10, 2014 in Phoenix, AZ. Scholarships provided by the Office of Outreach, Enrollment, and Community will include: conference registration, hotel, flight, and some meals. Students will depart from Atlanta on Tuesday, October 7th and will return to Atlanta on Saturday, October 11th. Please complete the form below (in its entirety) by August 27th to be eligible for a scholarship for the 2014 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. Please note that you will not be able to save your application once it is begun, so you should complete the entire form at one time. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2014GraceHopperScholarshipApp There are a limited number of scholarships to offer, and decisions will be made no later than Friday, August 29th. All applicants will be notified if they've received a scholarship from the Office of Outreach, Enrollment, and Community to attend Grace Hopper by Tuesday, September 2nd. If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Whitlow - jwhitlow(a)cc.gatech.edu<mailto:jwhitlow@cc.gatech.edu>. For more information on The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, please visit www.gracehopper.org<http://www.gracehopper.org>. Sincerely, Jennifer Jennifer Whitlow Director of Computing Enrollment GT College of Computing jwhitlow(a)cc.gatech.edu

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[UWAB] Looking for Focus Group Members: Research On Women in Technology
by Jennifer Whitlow 06 Aug '14

06 Aug '14

A research team at Georgia Tech is conducting a study to better understand the motivations of technical women and how they think about Georgia Tech's Online MS CS (OMS-CS) degree program. They are looking for participants for in-person focus groups to be held at Georgia Tech during evenings in August. By participating in this program you will help Georgia Tech design better online masters programs that suit the needs of diverse audiences and contribute to fundamental research on motivating women to enter technology fields. If you are interested in learning more about the project please contact Dr. Betsy DiSalvo,bdisalvo(a)cc.gatech.edu<mailto:bdisalvo@cc.gatech.edu>. If you would like to sign up please fill out this form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7W85V7Z Some details: The focus groups will be held at TSRB, 85 5th Street NW in Midtown (just across the 5th Street bridge from the main campus). The groups will consist of 5 - 10 women with technical undergraduate degrees doing design activities and talking about what motivates or deters them from attending graduate school. We will have pizza, salad and some beverages for you to enjoy during the meeting. Betsy DiSalvo Assistant Professor School of Interactive Computing Georgia Institute of Technology Jennifer Whitlow GT College of Computing Director of Computing Enrollment jwhitlow(a)cc.gatech.edu<mailto:jwhitlow@cc.gatech.edu>

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[UWAB] Calling All Women in Design!!
by Jennifer Whitlow 05 Aug '14

05 Aug '14

Calling all women in design: Salesforce is hosting a design competition, and they are sending the winners to the 2014 Grace Hopper Conference in Phoenix, AZ. In order to participate, you must be a woman who is working towards an undergraduate or Masters degree in the areas of Design, Human Factors, Human Computer Interaction or an associated field with a focus on a design. Please see the link below if you are interested in participating. http://gracehopper.salesforceux.com/ Kind Regards, Marielle C. Thomas Program Coordinator of Employer Relations Office of Outreach, Enrollment and Community Georgia Tech—College of Computing 801 Atlantic Drive Atlanta, GA 30332-0280 E: mcthomas(a)cc.gatech.edu<mailto:mcthomas@cc.gatech.edu> W: cc.gatech.edu<http://cc.gatech.edu> [New CoC Buzz]

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