WIC@IU Origin

WIC@IU was started in Spring Semester 2002. It has grown into a large organization since then with members from Computer Science, Informatics and SLIS departments. Our members include faculty, students and staff.

Mission

Our Mission is to provide support and information to further enhance the education of women in computing at Indiana University. Women in computing is broadly interpreted to be inclusive of women in computing disciplines inside and outside the CS department, and inclusive of faculty, graduate, undergraduate, and technical staff.

Goals

To achieve the goals in our mission statement, we provide:

• A forum for issues pertaining to women in computing.
• Networking and mentoring opportunities.
• Teamwork and leadership opportunities.
• Professional development through education and interaction with industry.
• Community outreach.

Woman of the Year

2006: Katie A. Siek is a founding member and first president of WIC. She is a co-creator of our Just Be outreach program for middle and high school students. Katie received her Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2006. She is now an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado where she conducts research in medical informatics, human computer interaction, and mobile computing. [news release]

Minaxi Gupta, Katie Siek, Raquel Hill, Anne Faber May 3, 2006