WHO WE ARE
Women in Computer Science (WiCS) at DePauw was founded in 1994 by Professor Gloria Townsend, a founding member of the Computer Science at DePauw, and has since become a community for DePauw women who are interested in Computer Science to gather, collaborate, learn, and grow together.
WiCS at DePauw is an ACM-W student chapter. We pride ourselves on being affiliated with the international organization ACM's Women in Computing, which celebrates, informs, and supports women in computing.
OUR MISSION
As an ACM-W student chapter, WiCS at DePauw is set to pursue the same mission that the ACM-W strives to achieve.
“ACM-W supports, celebrates, and advocates internationally for the full engagement of women in all aspects of the computing field, providing a wide range of programs and services to ACM members and working in the larger community to advance the contributions of technical women.”
Source: ACM-W mission statement
OUR GOALS & VALUES
In order to achieve our mission, we have formed concrete goals, based on which we implement our annual action plans:
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Broadens access to CS and empowers DPU women to pursue careers in CS
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Builds a strong, tight-knit community where there are meaningful connections between prospective students, current students, alumni, and faculty
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Supports personal growth and career development for women students in CS
The core values that we embrace:
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Diversity
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Community
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Empowerment
OUR ADVISORS
​WiCS at DePauw receives regular advice and support from our advisors who not only are experts in the computing field but also care deeply about women in Computer Science.
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Our awesome advisors:
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Gloria Townsend - gct@depauw.edu
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Khadija Stewart - khadijastewart@depauw.edu
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Allana Johnson - allanajohnson@depauw.edu
Executive Board
WiCS Executive Board members work together to launch events and projects that best serve our community of women in CS at DePauw.
Our team promises to bring the most exciting, helpful workshops and events to you all while listening to the voices of CS women at DePauw as a whole.
Senior Chairs
Lauren Nguyen '23 (Co-President)​
Inchirah Jabir '23
Sophomore Chairs
Truc Nguyen '25 (Co-President)​
Quynh Chu '25 (Vice President)
Event Coordinators
Quynh Tran '26
Tram Pham '26
Haley Price '24
Darcy Tran '26
Treasurer
Pushpita Saha '25
Junior Chair
Pratiti Baral​ '24
Tram Vu '24
Freshman Chairs
Giao Bui '26
Aimen Moten '26
Social Media Directors
Lindsie Nguyen​ '25
Hai Phan '23
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Secretary
Hai Phan '23