Welcome to TWiCS!

Tru Women in Computer Science (TWiCS) is a peer support group for women interested in Computer Science at Truman State University. Each meeting offers the opportunity to build friendships with women facing the same issues and provides for tutoring in Computer Science subjects.

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Current Members

Allie Wehrman

Office:  President
Major:  Computer Science
Email:  allie.wehrman@gmail.com
Hometown:  St. Louis
Other Activities:  Cooking, crosswording, and MathBio
Why do you enjoy CS:  I enjoy the computer science community
Favorite CS class at Truman: 285 (now 291)
What do you consider doing after you finish your education at Truman:  Graduate school in theoretical CS. 
Any advice for females considering majoring in CS:  Take more math classes

Amy McNabb

Office:  Vice-President
Major:  Math
Minor:  Computer Science
Email:  aem320@truman.edu
Hometown:  Queen City, MO
Other Activities:  Pershing Society, Photography, Guitar, working at Web Services
Why do you enjoy CS:  I like trying to solve problems, so CS lets me figure out easier ways to do that. 
Favorite CS class at Truman: CS 185
Any advice for females considering majoring in CS:  Find other people who like CS and get to know them.  It's good to have a support network that you can talk to about schedules, class planning, and future careers (if you're at Truman you should join TWiCS!).

Chelle King Porter

Office: Secretary
Major: Computational Neurobiology
Email: chelle.king@mac.com
Hometown: Miami, FL
Other Activities: BBB, research
Why do you enjoy CS: It helps develop and refine my problem-solving skills.
Favorite CS class at Truman: CS 310
What do you consider doing after you finish your education at Truman: Graduate school in developmental biology/pharmacology

Rachelle Goll

Office: Secretary Spring 09
Major: Computer Science & English/Linguistics
Minor: Cognitive Science
Email: rrg091@truman.edu
Hometown: Washington, MO
Other Activities: Working in the STEP office, watching Star Trek, and playing WoW
Why do you enjoy CS: I love languages, logic, and technology.
Favorite CS class at Truman: CS 171 (but currently digging 291 and 480, too)
What do you consider doing after you finish your education at Truman: Graduate school

Iliyana Kuneva

Major:  Business
Office: Treasurer
Minor:  Computer Science
Email:  ik6273@truman.edu
Hometown:  Sandanski, Bulgaria
Other Activities:  SIFE, Rec Center
Why do you enjoy CS:  Because it makes you think more than you want ;) Just kidding. Because everything is logical.
Favorite CS class at Truman: I haven't taken a lot of CS classes yet. For now, the class I enjoy the most is CS 172 because I don't have to do a lot of homework :) and the language is fun. 
What do you consider doing after you finish your education at Truman: Developing my family's business??? I really want to expand it :)
Any advice for females considering majoring in CS:  Set aside a loooot of time for CS classes (at least it takes me a lot of time)

Deana Dighero

Office: Webmaster
Major:  Computer Science
Minor:  Asian Studies
Email:  dmd1273@truman.edu
Hometown:  Chanute, KS
Other Activities:  RPG Club, RHA, GRAP Senate
Why do you enjoy CS:  I like computers and languages.
Favorite CS class at Truman: CS 380
What do you consider doing after you finish your education at Truman: getting a job

Katherine Tynan

Office:  CD Diva
Major:  Computer Science
Email:  kmt8264@truman.edu
Hometown:  St. Louis, MO
Other Activities:  RHA, Grim Hall Senate
Why do you enjoy CS:  Solving problems and figuring out how to translate it to real life.
Favorite CS class at Truman: CS 180
Any advice for females considering majoring in CS:  Don't let the boys intimidate you.

Molly Smith

Major:  Computer Science
Email:  mollykrisann@gmail.com
Hometown:  Newtown, IA
Other Activities:  TSUnami Ultimate, Omicron Delta Kappa, Alpha Gamma Delta, Student Ambassadors, Up 'til Dawn, The SERVE Center
Why do you enjoy CS:  I enjoy CS because it is so applicable to everyday life
Favorite CS class at Truman: Data Structures and Algorithms...does Bioinformatics count?
What do you consider doing after you finish your education at Truman:  Graduate School
Any advice for females considering majoring in CS:  Be confident in yourself and join an organization like TWiCS.

Erin Clark

Major:  Computer Science
Minor:  Psychology
Email:  emc995@truman.edu
Hometown: Kirksville, MO
Other Activities:  Soon to be in PsyChi, ITS Hardware
Why do you enjoy CS:  Because it seems to be my calling in life.
Favorite CS class at Truman: CS 390
What do you consider doing after you finish your education at Truman: Working somewhere and doing grad school for some CS related topic.
Any advice for females considering majoring in CS: Just be yourself, don't let other people distract you from the major that you like the most.

Connie Huynh

Major: Computer Science
Email: cjh2514@truman.edu
Hometown: Bridgeton, MO
Other Activities: Knitting, Crocheting, Feminist/Women studies, gender/queer theory, Women's Resource Center
Why do you enjoy CS: You get to learn a bunch of languages that are like a secret code and do stuff with it
Favorite CS class at Truman: 191
What do you consider doing after you finish your education at Truman: Getting a job then continuing my education
Any advice for females considering majoring in CS: Do not be intimidated by the mass amount of guys in the CS classes and find a group of friends in your classes because you will be most likely be seeing them a lot.