Are you interested in getting involved with Women in Computer Science (WiCS)?

Our undergraduate committee is currently looking for some awesome women, varying from first years to seniors, to take on  the roles of Undergraduate Representative and Big CSter/Little CSter Coordinator for the winter term. If you are around for both winter and spring term that would be an extra bonus!

Undergraduate Representative 
You will be expected to dedicate around 4 hours of your week to a subset of the following responsibilities: 
  • Attending monthly WiCS committee meetings to share updates with the rest of the committee (grad students and faculty) and discuss university wide issues 
  • Organize and attend biweekly WiCS undergrad committee meetings to update each other and discuss current and future events
  • Brainstorm, plan, and coordinate or run events, with the committee planning a total of 2-3 events per month (including public lectures, educational workshops, visits to companies in the area, public education on feminism, etc.) 
  • Hold office hours in the WiCS office for students to hang out 
We would like at least one member to be a voice for us on MathSoc, and one member to be finance admin.


Big CSters/Little CSters Coordinator
The Big CSters Mentorship Program is designed to help first year female Computer Science students with a smooth transition into university. 
First year students or "Little CSters" will be matched with senior students or "Big CSters" to talk about university life, the program, and more. 
Throughout the term, there will be social activities to meet new friends and discuss important topics.

You will be expected to dedicate 3-4 hours of your week to run the mentorship program through the following responsibilities:
  • Sending out registration forms to accumulate data to match mentors/mentees
  • Put your full efforts into maximizing engagement and attendance 
  • Brainstorm, plan, budget for, coordinate and run at least 1 event per month (meet and greet, board games, field trip - get creative!) -- find volunteers as needed to help you run your events
  • Attend WiCS undergrad committee meetings as necessary to update us on your events


These roles, if done well, will be time consuming. 
These roles, if done well, will be extremely rewarding and exciting. You will work with like-minded female CS students who are interested in improving the social and working environment of the CS program, and helping other female CS students to improve their technical and professional skill set.

If you're interested, please email an application to wics-ugrad@lists.uwaterloo.ca with the role you are interested in fulfilling next semester (you can apply for both!) and why you are a good fit.
This could include:
  • your leadership experience
  • events you've organized
  • skills you will bring to the committee
  • your commitment to supporting women and other minority groups in technology
  • please let us know if you will also be around for spring term
Please note: We are looking for students with varying levels of experience! We do not necessarily expect you to be able to speak about all of the above items - you will get a chance to develop these skills over the term.

We're excited to create change with you!

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Women in Computer Science Undergraduate Committee