Committees

WiC offers 3D printing using our very own Ultimaker 2+ printer, located in the Wegmans WiC Collaboratory. Active members can 3D print up to 25 grams of filament for free each semester. For 3D print requests, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/XaF5G6iejZ44eQzX9 and email the current project committee head with your print STL file.

The arcade table was created using a raspberry pi 3 to run Retropie, in order to create a bar top arcade emulator. It is for one or two players with multiple games on the system. Can be found in the WiC space.

Documentation on the Raspberry Pi Arcade Table

This refitted 3D printer frame can emulate a person’s penmanship using Arduino software. A frame to hold this is currently under construction. Can be found in the Wegmans WiC Collaboratory.

A laser cut vinyl and wooden lamp with hand-assembled internal wiring to make our logo shine in the Wegmans WiC Collaboratory.

We are following a tutorial Microsoft displayed at the Grace Hopper Conference this year. Using some straw, rubber bands, and an arduino we can make a robotic hand that can move like a human’s can.

Documentation on the Robotic Hand

The magic mirror was made using a raspberry pi, a monitor and a 2-way mirror. Using and modifying the open source Magic Mirror2 code we set up the screen to display WiC events, the date and time, and some local news. By using a 2-way mirror we could have this display shine through so you can get some useful information while using a mirror.

Documentation on the Magic Mirror

ROCGirl Hacks is a mini-hackathon for 6th-12th grade students. The event’s mission is to further the education and exploration of technology in middle and high school grade girls, while also being an all-inclusive event.

Girl Scouts spend the day with Women in Computing undergraduate student instructors and mentor them to earn their Technology and Cybersecurity Badge. These workshops are created to help inspire young girls to study computing or choose it as a career choice.

After Hours is a program for accepted students entering into the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences that works in conjunction with RIT's Accepted Open House. It is typically held at the end of March and first week in April. Students choose one weekend to attend. After Hours is designed to be an informative, fun, and social event where we will have many activities planned like a Q&A panel and a college-wide scavenger hunt! It is a great opportunity to meet new friends and possibly your future roommate!

Women in Computing’s Orientation program will provide incoming computing students with early access to the RIT experience, helping them to prepare for success and increase confidence. They will get to know fellow women classmates, both in their year and upperclassmen while participating in our great team activities!

Throughout the semester, the Outreach committee visits the YMCA to teach them activities relating to technology and encourage them to enter a computing field. Previously, we have done activities like Caesar Cipher, Spheros, pixel art, and creating paper robots!