Women in Computer Science & Electrical Engineering
WiCSE is the student organization for womxn pursuing graduate degrees in EECS (and related disciplines) at UC Berkeley.
About Us
WiCSE aims at building a community between womxn graduate students and creating a welcoming and supportive environment for them throughout their graduate studies. In addition to our community-building and career development events, we are also involved in outreach and mentorship to younger students from elementary to undergraduate.
Current Board (2025-26)
- Co-Presidents: Catherine Glossop and Hanna Schlegl
- Treasurer: Joyce Chen
- Industry Chair: Carla Bassil
- Outreach Chair: Jamie Geng
- Social Chair: Jessica Dai
- Lunch Coordinators: Abby O’Neill and Reshma Kopparapu
Current graduate students
Join our mailing list here for major announcements, and email the presidents to be added to the Slack.
Sponsor or support
We are always welcoming sponsorship for our ongoing activities. Please contact Carla, our current sponsorship chair, at carlabassil@berkeley.edu for more details.
Contact the board
The board can be reached at wicse-presidents@lists.eecs.berkeley.edu. Please note, if your target audience is undergraduates, please reach out to AWE instead!
2025-2026 Sponsorship Levels
To learn more about sponsorship for the coming school year, please email carlabassil@berkeley.edu for more information!
History
WiCSE was founded in 1977 by CS graduate students Paula Hawthorn, Diane McEntyre, Barbara Simons, Mary Ann Niemat, Susan Eggers, and Deborah Estrin and celebrated its 45th anniversary in March of 2023. Sheila Humphreys, EECS emerita director of diversity, credits WiCSE’s success to its continuity, its ongoing contact with successful alumnae and other prominent women in the field, and to the support it receives from EECS for staff, space, and funding. Please enjoy Sheila’s detailed history of WiCSE here.