WECE Newsletter: September 30-October 6, 2018

September 30-October 6, 2018

Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering

WECE Wednesdays

October 3, 1-3pm

Location TBD

WECE Wednesdays is a chill space for you to stop by hang out with friends, do homework, and of course, grab some food :) Whether it's for ten minutes or two hours, drop on by!

Academic Committee Meeting

October 5, 5pm

ECEB 2013

Learn about ways to get involved in the academic committee!

LeetCode Session

October 12

Location TBD

This session will help you with your technical interviews and gain worthy coding experience as we will be going over questions and algorithms usually asked by most top companies!

Design Assistant Opening

The Design Assistant is a role comparable to a committee chair. We are looking for someone to shadow the Public Image Director position and collaborate on design work. There will be a lot of inter-committee collaborations. Prior design software experience is desirable, but it is not required.


External Opportunities

Apple Engineering Networking Day

October 3, 9am-12pm

ECEB 3002

Apple is bringing ~20 engineers to UIUC and is looking forward to meeting engineering students! If you plan to attend, register via this link and choose your preferred time slot. Questions? Email us at the link below.

Silicon Valley Workshop

January 6-12, 2019

Deadline: September 30, 2018

Meet Silicon Valley’s biggest players in entrepreneurship, innovation, and venture capital. Spend a week visiting startups and leading tech conpanies while networking with prominent, entrepreneurial alumni.

BP Job Opportunities

BP has various internships and jobs open for application right now! There are positions for all types of engineering and technology.


Scholarship Opportunities

Fresh Prints and Kaplan Test Prep Scholarship

Deadline: September 30, 2018

Eligibility: must be a college student in the fall of 2018 semester; can't work for Fresh Prints or Kaplan Test Prep.

Win a $5000 scholarship towards your academic plans. Fill out a form and write a short essay about your dreams.

Goldman Sachs Scholarship for Excellence

Deadline: December 15, 2018

Eligibility: juniors or sophomores; Pursuing a 2019 summer internship; Black, Hispanic/Latino or Native American.

This scholarship recognizes outstanding students and is an integral part of diversity recruiting efforts at Goldman Sachs. Recipients will receive up to $15,000 towards tuituion and academic expenses.



Sign up for committees!

Missed the September General Meeting? Sign up for the committees you would like to join here.


Tune into CodeNewbie Podcast

CodeNewbie has joined up with Vaidehi Joshi to turn her blog series into an awesome podcast, the Basecs Podcast. They cover binary, hexes, algorithms, and more. Join them here for Season 3 launching on August 22.


Join our WECE Slack Workspace

WECE uses Slack as a way to streamline communication between WECE members and committees, as well as a place for important announcements and upcoming events! Join our general channel here.


Resume Book

Career fair season is here again! If you're still looking for internships or full-time opportunities, submit your resume to the WECE Resume Book here to have your resume sent out to companies!

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