WECE Newsletter: November 27-December 2, 2018

November 27-December 2, 2018

Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering

WECE Wednesdays

November 28, 1-3pm

ECEB 3013

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!

WECE Study Sessions

November 27-29
Tuesday from 2-4pm
Wednesday from 1-3pm
Thursday from 4-6pm

ECEB 2036

WECE is reserving study rooms for students to study in. Bring homework or study materials for a quiet environment to study in.

Peer Mentorship Kickoff

November 30, 7pm

Illini Union Basement

This is our first event for WECE's Peer Mentorship Program! Come meet your mentor(s)/mentee(s) for board game night at the Union. If you signed up to participate, and did not receive your pairing, or have any questions, contact Abby and Amalia here!

Speed Friending with SWE

December 1, 6pm

MEL John Deere Pavilion

WECE is reserving study rooms for students to study in. Bring homework or study materials for a quiet environment to study in.

HTML + CSS Workshop

December 4, 8-9:30pm

ECEB Room TBD

Be sure to attend this HTML + CSS workshop to gain some experience in web development, learn skills to make a personal website, and enhance your resume! No previous experience required and Insomnia cookies will be provided.

LeetCode Session

December 5, 7pm

Location TBD

This session will help you with questions asked on technical interviews by most top companies! You will gain worthy coding experience as we will be going over these questions and discussing the concepts and algorithms behind them.

December Lean In

December 7, 5pm

Location TBD

Lean In is a concept created by Sheryl Sandberg to help bring people together to have important discussions on personal and professional topics. Come join us for our last Lean In of the semester, where we will be talking about healthy studying habits and how to finish the semester strong.

GHC Sponsorship Application

Grace Hopper Celebration is the world's largest gathering of women technologists. Any WECE member can apply and more than likely, if it’s done early enough, can get approved for up to $500 in support from the ECE department to travel to the Grace Hopper Conference.


External Opportunities

Illinois Programming League

Mondays, 5-7pm

Siebel 0224

Come practice your programming skills through a series of algorithmic programming contests organized by ACM SIG-ICPC. Beginners welcome! Not to forget, we provide FREE PIZZA and $1200 prize pool for top 5 contestants in each division!

BP Job Opportunities

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

Optiver Internship Opportunities

Optiver has a few spots left in their intern and graduate summer 2019 programs. There are positions for software engineering and quantitative trading. To contact a recruiter and email your resume, click the link below.


Scholarship Opportunities

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 October 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.


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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