If you are interested in viewing our previous newsletters for opportunities and links, you can check them out here.
We have two winners for the mental health day raffle - names hidden for anonymity. Emails will be sent out tomorrow. Thank you to all who entered, we’ll do another one in November!
Upcoming Events 🎤
All company events will be held virtually. Add GEECS calendar to your calendar to stay updated.
Mentorship Family HIIT Workout Sunday 10/24: If you’re part of the mentorship families, make sure you signed up for the HIIT workout at MVMNT for this Sunday! Check your inbox for an email from sophialr@umich.edu from last week.
Spooky Tech Biweekly Meeting ~tentative date~ Tuesday 10/26 6-7 pm: Come talk about big tech current events, socialize, and eat some halloween treats!
GEECS Connects
☕️ Coffee chat with Vanita (President) 10/20 3-4 pm on Zoom - Drop by to chat about anything at all!
Add a slide to the GEECS Member slideshow from last semester to share your bio, social, Linkedin, classes you’re in, or anything else. 👯
Lindiwe Matlali Trail blazer Meeting on Monday - Founder of African Teen Geeks💻
Lindiwe Matlali is visiting with us virtually next Monday. She is a trail blazer --- she is the Founder of Africa Teen Geeks, a large organization offering STEM education to youth in Africa; an active advocate for women; an accomplished speaker; a dedicated mother; and so much more!
We rarely have the occasion to meet with people from other countries to hear about their work and their life and how they make a difference for their communities. This is one of those rare occasions!
We are putting together a small group of students to meet with Lindiwe on Monday after her talk. If you would like to meet with Lindiwe, please consider signing up by adding your name to her schedule:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-yfcsVeGa-YES87duHmIK83Bjy1rnhSCtZDyjv1nPa8/edit
More information on her talk is here
Google's 2022A CS Research Mentorship Program (CSRMP)
We're writing to share that the application for Google's 2022A CS Research Mentorship Program (CSRMP) is open for students to apply. CSRMP aims to support students from historically marginalized groups to progress in computing research pathways. Students apply directly for this by 11:59pm UTC-12 (AoE) on October 28, 2021. Please contact csrmp@google.com with questions.
About the program
Students are matched into a pod with a Google mentor and small group of peers who are at a similar academic stage, and interested in the same research area. Pods structure discussion and identify opportunities around a topic shared by students and supported by the mentor through group and one-on-one meetings.
In addition, students join a broader peer community, and are invited to virtual networking events, career panels, tech talks, and information sessions about computing research opportunities. CSRMP does not assign research projects or internships.
The mentorship cycle runs for twelve weeks during the academic year with a minimum total time commitment of ten hours per student.
Class A (October application): January-April mentorship cycle (Check out our Class of 2021A graduates!)
Class B (July application): September-December mentorship cycle (This class is currently in session)
Eligibility
CSRMP aims to support students from historically marginalized groups to progress in computing research pathways. The definition of who is historically marginalized is responsive to a specific region, context, and its nuances. This can include students with marginalized gender and racial/ethnic identities, students with disabilities, students from low socioeconomic status, first-generation students, and intersections of these groups and others.
Active enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate degree-granting program in computer science (or an adjacent field) in the United States or Canada for the full duration of the mentorship cycle
Includes community college students and students obtaining a minor in computer science (or an adjacent field)
Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 (on a four point scale, or equivalent)
V1 Product Studio Applications are now open - it’s time to build!
Don’t miss out on your chance to join a cohort of Michigan’s top student builders to create meaningful software products with real users.
We are primarily on the lookout for engineers and designers but if you know there’s another way you can contribute to a team, apply!
The application consists of a few basic questions and a fun challenge to show off your skills! All together, it shouldn’t take longer than 2-3 hours!
Applications are due Tuesday, October 19th, at 11:59 pm EDT at the end of fall break. So hit that apply button above!
You can also head to studio.v1michigan.com to learn more about studio and access the application.
Stryker Early Talent Events
10/28 Power BI 101 – Learn how Stryker leverages Power BI: Register here
10/26 Leveraging Employee Resource Groups for Career Advancement: Register here
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GEECS Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors for supporting GEECS and empowering women in technology.
Your Officers 👮♀️
Vanita Sharma, President, svanita@umich.edu
Doris Li, Vice President, shiyeli@umich.edu
Rachel Shin, Treasurer, rachshin@umich.edu
Sophia Reed, Membership, sophialr@umich.edu
Shaunna Caffrey, Marketing, scaffrey@umich.edu
Vania Rohmetra, Outreach, vrohmetr@umich.edu
Katia McGreal, Internal Relations, mcgrealk@umich.edu