Past Events

Learn about getting internships, resume tips and more from industry professionals

Recap Here!

Stop by and enjoy coffee, hot chocolate, and cinnamon rolls as we start the new semester!

Relax and enjoy tea and snacks while making felt pets!

Write letters to women who have been recently diagnosed with Breast Cancer

Learn more about LinkedIn, it's uses and benefits and build your own profile!

Stop by during the lunch hour for some s'mores and games!

Enjoy some Italian Ice & get to know the neighborhood around campus during welcome week!

Before finals start, relax and join us for some board games and food.

Meet and learn from some leading professionals from there respective industries.

Join us on the MTCC bridge to celebrate International Womens Day!

Join us as we talk about all the tricks & tips about interviewing!

Join us for some hot cocoa, sweets treats, and coloring pages!

Relax & take a break before finals by making bracelets and enjoying a sweet treat!

Learn how to personalize websites, portfolios, linked ins and much more!

Learn more about careers in quant trading with Virtu Financial!

Go over the basics of making a resume stand out & peer edit your resume with us!

Shake up your semester and learn about WiSTEM! Come join us while we make milkshakes!

Feeling stressed about finals? Come relax and de-stress with us! We'll be painting and enjoying Crumbl Cookies.

Come assemble care packages and have some delicious muffins with us! Packages will be donated to Connections for Abused Women & Children (CAWC) and Cradles to Crayons.

Grow your confidence about the world of credit options with Chase Bank!

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Hear from a variety of industry professionals about their career paths and opportunities!

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Take a break from studying and relax with hot chocolate, donuts, and origami.

Learn about Financial Insitutions and Account Types with Chase Bank!

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Check It Out Slides 

Pay Yourself First Slides 

Hear from a variety of industry professionals about their career paths and opportunities!

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Curious about quant trading or simply interested in learning more about the field? Learn about the day-to-day with Virtu Financial!

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Meet our team, enjoy some waffles, and get a few words of "WiSTEM" for the start of the semester!

Learn about the field of quantitative trading from traders at Virtu Financial!

An annual event where members of the IIT community can share experiences by sending and receiving emails.

With the ever-increasing emphasis on personal branding, learn how students can create their own websites, best practices, personalization, and more.

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The Women's Center is a space created to celebrate a historically underrepresented group, women, and their accomplishments on the IIT Campus.

WiSTEM is proud to know that we helped create, advocate, and secure funding for this space.

Learn the process of mastering applications and obtaining your dream opportunities. Perfect your elevator pitch, avoid rookie mistakes in your resume, get tips on securing letters of recommendations and referrals, and discover resources to polish your application.

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Learn more about how to manage your finances wisely with the help of our expert speakers: Chase Bank Representatives!

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Learn more about how to assert yourself and your ideas, how to dress appropriately, and how to interact with colleagues in the workplace.

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Learn basic essentials of programming languages SolidWorks, Python, R, and LaTex, taught by our very own representatives and Illinois Tech faculty.

Python Review Sheet

R Review Sheet

LaTex Review Sheet

Meet our team and get some advice about how to get started with your classes.  It's never been so sweet to be back on campus.

Celebrate and recognize the accomplishments of the Representatives.

Join us virtually for an in-depth discussion regarding how to address problems with inclusion at IIT.  Dr. Benitez is a nationally acclaimed scholar-practitioner and educator in the field of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and serves as Vice President for Diversity and inclusion at Metropolitan State University, Denver.

Join WiSTEM and the Career Center to learn how you can have a productive summer even without research/internships!

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Listen to Elaine Montilla speak about challenges minorities face as well as her own story and challenges.

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Register to be a part of a community event where students send and receive emails, speaking about their own experiences. 

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Listen to a panel of professors from the College of Computing discuss ethical issues related to their classes and research. Learn about a new paid opportunity at Illinois Tech that empowers students to enact positive societal change within Illinois Tech, Chicago, and beyond.

Learn about what social responsibility entails and why we should care about it. Presented by WiSTEM and SoReMo.

Interact with others in your major and build some connections.  RSVP beforehand to get placed with your major!

Minority professors speak and share their stories in a panel created by WiSTEM and URJ-IIT. 

This event discussed the importance of representation. 

Come hear from a speaker on rail recruitment. 

This event discussed how to network virtually and how to find resources.  

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Learn about topics regarding women and gender minorities in the workforce, such as how to dress for interviews, answering inappropriate questions, knowing your rights, and finding your fit.

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Learn about interviewing tips and strategies with this workshop by IIT Career Services.

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Learn about activities you can do during winter break that can help out your résumé such as free courses, projects, and more!

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This talk looks at gender and race in computing’s past to give a longer view of some of the problems we are confronting right now with high tech, and what we can do about them.

Learn how to use LinkedIn to your advantage so you can network efficiently and get noticed by recruiters.

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Learn about the organization and meet other women and gender minorities in STEM.