Posts Tagged ‘Women Who Compute (WWC)’

ACM Student Chapter at UT Dallas Expands with Exciting Initiatives and a More Collaborative Student Community The Student Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) was founded at UT Dallas in the early 2000s. Since then, the official University of Texas at Dallas Student Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery has continued to build […]

CS Computing Scholar Honor Student, Esther Goldstein, Speaks at the Jonsson School’s Spring 2018 Commencement Ceremony The University of Texas at Dallas’ graduated its largest class of graduates last May. The cohort included 2,393 bachelor’s students, 2,090 master’s students, and 107 doctoral candidates. Nearly 1,080 students graduated from the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science. This included […]

WWC and Jonsson School Alumni Relations Sponsor Two Separate Networking Events for CS & SE Students This fall, two separate speed networking events were held with UT Dallas CS Alumni and tech industry members, one was hosted by the UT Dallas student Women Who Compute (WWC) student organization and the other hosted by the UT […]

New Living Learning Community to Help Female Students Gain STEAM When Dr. Janell Straach took computer science courses at UT Dallas a few decades ago, there were very few female students in her classes. “I just accepted it as that’s the way it is. We all knew each other. You found each other and clung together,” she […]

36 Students Head Off to Houston for the 2016 International Grace Hopper Conference This October, 36 young women majoring in computer science and software engineering and six UT Dallas CS faculty members, made their way to Houston, TX, for the annual International Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Technology (GHC) Conference. The Grace Hopper Conference is designed to bring the research and career interests […]

The Women Who Compute (WWC) Club Organizes Events to Promote Women in Computing and Technology At UT Dallas, both the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science and the UT Dallas Computer Science strive to promote a strong sense of community amongst the female student body by working with UT Dallas clubs and outside […]

UT Dallas CS Department Welcomes In The New School Year With An Assortment Of Student Activities This past August marked the beginning of a new 2016 academic year for the UT Dallas campus full of eager students ready to start their academic careers. The UT Dallas Computer Science Department was ready and waiting to welcome […]

UT Dallas CS Department Welcomes the Final Distinguished Lecturer, Dr. Maria Klawe, World Renowned Computer Scientist, and Advocate for Women in STEM On April 8th, the UT Dallas Computer Science Department concluded its Distinguished Lecture Series with Dr. Maria Klawe, the fifth President of the Harvey Mudd College, one of the top private undergraduate schools […]

Women Who Compute (WWC) Hosts Their First Annual Speed Mentoring Event Last March, the UT Dallas Women Who Compute (WWC) club hosted its first Annual Speed Mentoring event. The event provided Computer Science and Software Engineering students with the opportunity to connect with local female technologists working within the tech industry. The event was co-sponsored […]

Twenty-Seven CS Students Celebrate ‘Our Time to Lead’ at the 2015 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Technology This October, Twenty-Seven UT Dallas female Computer Science and Software Engineers and five UT Dallas CS faculty members, made their way to Houston, TX, for the annual Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Technology (GHC) Conference. The […]