WCS
Women in Computer Science at Rutgers
Upcoming Events

Movie Night
Come de-stress before your finals at our Movie Night! The movie is still TBD. Popcorn, drinks, and pizza will be provided!
When: Dec 10th, 9:00 - 11:00
Where: Meeting Room 117, Busch Student Center

Computer Science Career Night
WCS, along with USACS, is sponsering a Career Panel with 4 CS alums from ICIMS, Citi, Accenture, and Bloomberg. There will be pizza at 7:00!
For more info, visit here.
When: Nov 18th - 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Where: CoRE 301, Busch Campus

Fundraiser: Bake Sale
WCS will be hosting two bake sales in order to raise money for our partner W.TEC in order to sponser two Rutgers volunteers to travel to Nigeria and teach at a Girls Technology Camp. Stop by and enjoy some delicious home-baked brownies, cookies, cupcakes, and more!
When: Nov 18th and Dec 9th from 5:00 - 7:00PM
Where: Busch Student Center

SHE-SWE-MEET Engineering and Computer Science Career Fair
In order to sign up for this career fair, send your resume to SHE.SWE.MEET.CAREER.FAIR.09@gmail.com ASAP! The attending companies will be looking at these resumes ahead of time, so if you want them to recognize your name at the day of the career fair, send your resume in! [1 page only saved as either a .pdf or .doc document] Send the file with the format: Majorinitials_LastnameFirstnameinitial.pdf or .doc
So for Joseph Rios an ECE major it would be: ECE_RiosJ.pdf
When: Wednesday October 21st, 2009
Where: Busch Campus Center
For more information visit their site: www.eden.rutgers.edu/~rucf

Science & Health Fair
At the Rutgers University Science & Health Fair, we will be co-sponsoring a blood drive with NJ Blood Services and Students in the Health Professions.
When: Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
Where: Douglass Campus Center
More information on the Women in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics website http://sciencewomen.rutgers.edu

Morningstar, Inc. Programming Competition
Morningstar, Inc. will be holding a programming competition that is only be open to undergraduate students and graduate students without any full-time work experience; Ph.D. students and graduate students with full-time work experience will not be allowed to participate. Competitors must work alone and all work must be submitted at the end of the event. First prize will be $1,000 cash plus the opportunity to apply for internship/full time career opportunities; second place is $500 cash. In the case of a tie, the prize will be divided equally. Come and duke it out with your WCS friends!
Signing up is necessary for this competition: send in your name, year, and resume to mdpresumes@morningstar.com by Friday, September 25th.
When:September 30th, 5:00 - 8:00PM
Where: ARC (on Busch Campus) IML 119

Engineering and Computer Science Career Fair
Over 80 engineering and CS related companies will be at the career fair to talk about their respective companies, job opportunities, and internship opportunities. Come anytime while it's open, and don't forget to wear business attire and bring several copies of your resume.
When: September 25th: 10:00AM - 3:00OPM
Where: BCC Multipurpose Room

WCS Mentoring Program Meet and Greet
For those in the CS Mentoring Program, we are having a meet and greet so mentors can get to know their mentees. There will be refreshments and activities!
When: September 23rd, 8:00 - 9:00PM
Where: BCC 115

Networking with PricewaterhouseCoopers and General Interest Meeting
PriceWaterhouseCooper is hosting a networking workshop about how to give a good impression and make yourself stand out about the rest in a business setting. Come along and you'll also learn more about one of the largest professional services firms in the world and meet some of PriceWaterhouseCooper's representatives. WCS will also be having a general interest meeting at this time for new members to learn more about us.
When: September 16th, 5.00-6:00PM
Where: Busch Campus Center Meeting Room 115

Fall Involvement Fair
Come visit our booth to learn more about WCS, sign up for our mailing list, and get some free goodies.
When: August 31st, 2:00 - 6:00PM
Where: Voorhees Mall

Come back for more of our Fall 2009 events - to be announced!

Past Events

The following are past events from Spring 2009

Game Night
A social and game night to play Open Arena and to meet other students in or interested in Women in Computer Science.
When: April 30th, 8-9pm
Where: Hill 250

Graduate Panel
A graduate panel focusing on the life of a graduate student. The panelists are current Rutgers graduate students: Gayatree Ganu, Rehka Bachwani, and Ana Paula.
When: April 29th at 8pm
Where: CoRE 301A

General Interest and Informational Meeting
A gathering to meet new members and also to find members who will be able to take on leadership positions.
When: Wednesday, February 25 at 8pm-9pm
Where: Core 301A

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Upcoming Events


November 18th: WCS Fundraising Bake Sale #1, Busch Campus Center, 5-7PM

November 18th: Computer Science Career Night, CoRE 301, 7-9PM

December 9th: WCS Fundraising Bake Sale #2, Busch Campus Center, 5-7PM

December 10th: Movie Night (Movie TBD), Meeting Room 117, Busch Campus Center, 9-11PM

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