The IT club is focused on women who work in the IT field and talks about them being underrepresented.
The club hopes to give more recognition to women in the IT workforce, and show other women that they shouldn’t be afraid to join the job field in a male dominated industry, according to the members.
“I want them to leave with some strong friendships. Connections to network, and ask questions, have confidence, and acquire new skills” said Kimberly Davis, advisor of the club.
This first meeting was more focussed on catching up with the members and planning on what the next meeting would consist of.
Some of the ideas that were said consisted of web development and making their own web page and podcasting, which was done in the club before, where members discuss what’s going on in the industry, and things relating to the industry.
Archiving which would allow them to preserve info, and work about the club for people to read up on in the future.
The members and advisors agreed that they felt a sense of unity within the club.
“By me being here I want to show women that they don’t have to be scared about joining this club,” said Elizabeth Solis, member of the club.
The club also aims to help women see why they should join this field, especially because of how small of a percent of women are in this career.
“I want to meet new people and learn more about technology, it’s nice to make connections with new people.” Dianna Garcia, member of the club said.
Students can still join the club although their major is not IT. Many members are not majoring in IT and are still attending the meetings because they were curious.
“I went to Talladega in Alabama, a HBU, and went into education at first. But I was also a part of the computer science club. My interest led me to go into this field, and now I can share this with the newcomers.” Davis said.
Ana Rivera, club advisor and former club member shared what she expects club members to experience.
“I don’t feel like the only girl here. I want people to feel like they aren’t alone. I want people to feel safe in this club like how I felt in (my club),” said Rivera.
The club isn’t solely focussed on IT issues and news.
Members were also told about other activities like movie nights, and even days where they could just talk things out if they weren’t having the best day.
“If you’re in between majors, you should join to connect with people,” Davis and Rivera said.
“See if you like the major, you could also learn a tech related skill to boost their resume.”
The club meets every Thursday in the M building room 214, but will change hours based on what students need. To keep updated on the meeting times, follow the club on instagram @LBCC_WIIT. Anyone can join in on a meeting day.