Our Mission:

Empower.

A club that supports, celebrates, and encourages the growing community of women in computing. We aim to raise awareness of issues faced by women in technology, in addition to inspiring women to explore educational and professional opportunities in the field through mentorship and service.

Hackathons

Hackathons are a great place to learn new skills and work on really cool projects- even if you don’t have any experience! WiCS organizes members to go to external hackathons, and we have our own annual hackathon in the spring including Hack the Map 2024, Ecohacks 2023, and Hack 4 Health 2022. Companies can contribute to our hackathon by sponsoring prizes, leading workshops, and/or providing food.

Industry Events

Industry events offer WiCS members the opportunity to learn about job and internship opportunities and to network with our industry partners. These events can help members learn about different companies and job positions within tech. We're always looking for new companies to partner with and learn from!

Email our industry chairs Alicia (aqa3yb@virginia.edu) or Grace (ear8rr@virginia.edu) to partner or host an event with us!

Mentorship

One of our main goals is to make sure all members of WiCS feel comfortable in the field and their chosen area of study, which can often feel like it is very male dominated. To combat this, we have a Mentorship program in which upperclassmen are paired with students new to college and studying Computing Sciences at UVA for guidance and support.

Professor Dinner Series

Once a month, we host a professor for our professor dinner series. WiCS members invite one professor to have dinner with 10-12 of us. These dinners help us learn more about our professors and strengthen relationships with them.

Check out our Events page to see Past events!

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WICS IS A CHAPTER OF ACM-W

ACM-W provides opportunities like scholarships to research, conferences, etc. We follow the ACM-W guidelines and add our own twist.

WHY WiCS?

WiCS isn’t limited to computer science. We also cover computer engineer, data science, cognitive science, and more.

WHO CAN JOIN?

WiCS is open to any member of the University of Virginia, gender-aside! We have general body meetings, open exec meetings, mentorship opportunities, and great career networking.

OUR SPONSORS

DONATE TO THE CLUB

None of our enriching events and programs would be made possible without help from our community and sponsors! If you are interesting in supporting Women in Computing Sciences at UVA,

Donate to our club HERE!

MEET THE TEAM

2024-2025

**Shruthi Solaiappan**
**President** | gck8wh@virginia.edu

**Alicia Carvalho**
**Industry Relations** | aqa3yb@virginia.edu

**Anuti Shah**
**Vice President**| jyr3um@virginia.edu

**Grace Zhang**
**Industry Relations** | ear8rr@virginia.edu

**Diya Patel**
**Social** | asq7mf@virginia.edu

Ananya Manikandan

Treasurer | ukc2vd@virginia.edu

**Stephanie Lim**
**Hackathon** | dvz3bg@virginia.edu

**Rishika Deshmukh**
**Publicity** | jtb4fx@virginia.edu

**Anika Malhotra**
**Mentorship** | gnn3yv@virginia.edu

**Caroline Xu**
**Hackathon** | xdz3ke@virginia.edu

Contact Us

If you have any questions or feedback please email Shruthi (gck8wh@virginia.edu) or Anuti (jyr3um@virginia.edu).

If you are a company looking to host an event or partner with us, email our industry chairs Alicia (aqa3yb@virginia.edu) and Grace (ear8rr@virginia.edu), and they will get back to you as soon as possible!

If you want more information about our annual hackathon, please email wics.hacks@gmail.com