A tribute to our beginnings...

The founding members of MSU WIC.

In the Spring of 2005, MSU Women in Computing was founded as a group to encourage women in computing. During its first semester, the organization was primarily a book club which read and discussed "Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing" by Jane Margolis and Allan Fisher. However, after that first semester, several members took it upon themselves to expand the club, and they formed a registered student organization to support women in computing at Michigan State University.

Women are a severely underrepresented minority in computer science undergraduate programs in the United States. MSU WIC's founders wanted to increase the awareness of the presence of female students in computing majors and open networks of communication between students and faculty at Michigan State University. They hoped these efforts would encourage more women to enroll and graduate with degrees in computing majors.

True to the vision of the original founders, MSU WIC and other organizations like it are actively working together to promote women in computing fields.

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