About
Women in Computing (WiC) is a Northwestern community for women, non-binary, and trans-folk who are passionate about technology. We connect our members with professional opportunities and mentors, and help them develop technical and interpersonal skills through workshops and opportunities for leadership. These events help them foster a sense of belonging and solidarity, and leave them proud and excited to be women in tech.
Building Connections
Every quarter, we have at least one community building event such as trivia night and donut event where our members can feel integrated into the WiC community. We love hosting these events because they provide a nice, relaxing environment for our members.
Grace Hopper Conference
Each year we attend Grace Hopper, the world's largest gathering of women. We organize group of over 50 women to travel to the conference for the celebrations and proceedings. Thank you to McCormick for helping make Grace Hopper possible for WiC!
Corporate Recruitment
We think it’s important to try and connect our members with role models, so they can help figure out what they might want to do with their life and how they can do that. We have hosted events such as Facebook Women in Tech event and Google Career Path and Ask Me Anything sessions where female alumni shared their career paths.
Professional Development
We also hold various pre-professional events such as career panels and resume workshops each year. We like to host these events to help our members explore diverse CS career paths and to help them prepare for their career goals.
Mentorships
We have mentorship programs every year where upperclassmen served as mentors for underclassmen. This is a great way to help them navigate Northwestern and get advice on what recruitment is like for an internship and if they’re interested in going into industry after college.
Community Outreach
One way we can help our community grow in the future is by reaching out to young girls and show them why CS is so interesting. Women in Computing have held alumni panels and community outreach workshops in the hopes that it would inspire high school girls to pursue tech once they enter university.