Celebrate with us the 40th Anniversary of the Wellesley College Computer Science Department!

Oct. 29, 2022; 10am-5pm EST

SCI H101 and Focus

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Featuring Wellesley CS Faculty, alums, and students conversing about the past, present, and future of CS at Wellesley.

Spotlight Event: The Distinguished CS Alumnae Panel

Of Humans and Robots

AGENDA

Part 1: Celebrating the Wellesley CS Department

10-10:40am @ Focus

Light breakfast + Student creative work Expo/Demo

10:45-11am @ H101

Welcome Remarks

Presented by Orit Shaer

11-12:20pm @ HC101

Panel: The Past and Present of the CS Department

Part 1: Takis Metaxas, Jean Herbst, Lyn Turbak.
Moderated by Jessica Linker '03

Part 2: Sohie Lee, Peter Mawhorter, Jordan Tynes, Smaranda Sandu '14.
Moderated by Sophia Kobayashi '24

12:20-2pm @ Focus

Lunch + Student Creative Work Expo/Demo

Part 2: Celebrating Computing Research

2-3pm @ HC101

"Of Humans and Robots" Distinguished Alumnae Panel

Holly Yanco '91, Audrey St. John '02, Vasu Raman '07, Kathryn Neugent '10.
Moderated by Eni Mustafaraj

3:10-4:10pm @ H101

Panel: Advancing Computing Research at Wellesley

Carolyn Anderson, Brian Brubach, Catherine Delcourt '09, Christine Bassem.
Moderated by Jenny Wang '23 & Toshali Goel '23

4:15-4:45pm @ H101

Our Alums Around the World: Carousel Greetings

Moderated by Stella Kakavouli

4:50-5pm @ H101

Prize Ceremony for Students' Creative Submissions

Judges: Christina Pong '09, Johana Okerlund '14, Christine Lam '22, Scott Anderson.

RECOGNITION

Photo of Takis Metaxas

Takis Metaxas

Panelist
Photo of Jean Herbst

Jean Herbst

Panelist
Photo of Lyn Turbak

Lyn Turbak

Panelist
Photo of Sohie Lee

Sohie Lee

Panelist
Photo of Peter Mawhorter

Peter Mawhorter

Panelist
Photo of Jordan Tynes

Jordan Tynes

Panelist
Photo of Jessica Linker

Jessica Linker '03

Moderator
Photo of Sophia Kobayashi

Sophia Kobayashi '24

Moderator
Photo of Carolyn Anderson

Carolyn Anderson

Panelist
Photo of Brian Brubach

Brian Brubach

Panelist
Photo of Christine Bassem

Christine Bassem

Panelist
Photo of Jenny Wang

Jenny Wang '23

Moderator
Photo of Toshali Goel

Toshali Goel '23

Moderator
Photo of Stella Kakavouli

Stella Kakavouli

Moderator
Photo of Christina Pong

Christina Pong '09

Judge
Photo of Johana Okerlund

Johana Okerlund '14

Judge
Photo of Christine Lam

Christine Lam '22

Judge
Photo of Eni Mustafaraj

Eni Mustafaraj

Organizer / Moderator
Photo of Orit Shaer

Orit Shaer

Organizer / Moderator
Photo of Jessi Kim

Jessi Kim '23

Organizer
Photo of Malinda Lu

Malinda Lu '26

Organizer
Photo of Olivia Giandrea

Olivia Giandrea '23

Organizer
Photo of Angel Cooper

Angel Cooper '22

Organizer
Photo of Dawn Gravlin

Dawn Gravlin '11

Organizer

STUDENTS' CREATIVE SUBMISSIONS

The 40th Anniversary celebration will showcase current students' creative work that celebrates computer science and diverse computing at Wellesley for a chance to win prizes!

Some creative ideas to help you get started:

Create an engaging video, podcast, or other form of media about an interview with an alum. Email eni.mustafaraj@wellesley.edu for a list of approved alums and more info.

A lip-sync video on the theme of computing, similar to this group of CS Faculty lip-syncing to Call Me Maybe .

Infographics / posters / IG stories / TikTok videos about the growth of CS, Media Arts / Sciences, Data Science, or other aspects of computing at Wellesley.

An interactive game, website, or comic book that centers the experience of being a student at Wellesley.

A website about computing history at Wellesley (like this project by Sunnia Ye '17) or a website about the accomplishment of our CS & MAS alums (like Wellesley in Tech)

Any other computing-inspired projects: jewelry, Halloween costumes, tattoos, stickers, commemorative pins, buttons, etc.