Acadia Women in Technology Society
15 University Ave B4P 2R6 Wolfville, NS, Canada

Elizabeth Cannon WISE Awards Application [You can still apply if you have not been involved in WISE, just WITS, and follow the same application process but answer the prompts, in the letter etc.., in terms of WITS. You can add how WITS is similar to WISE but still necessary as a club of its own.] Established in 2019 by Dr. Elizabeth Cannon (’82, ’10), these awards are granted, on the recommendation of the Dean of Science or designate, to female students majoring in science in... recognition of academic excellence and active involvement in WISE Acadia. Financial need may be considered, but is not a requirement. Born and raised in PEI, Elizabeth Cannon was a member of Acadia’s swim team and graduated with a BSc in Math and a CAS in 1982, continuing her education with a BSc, MSc and PhD in geomatics engineering from the University of Calgary where she later became the eighth President and Vice-Chancellor. From 1997 to 2002, she held the NSERC/Petro-Canada Chair for Women in Science and Engineering for the Prairie Region. In this capacity, she focused on raising public awareness about science and engineering careers for women. Please take note: The application is due on Monday, November 2, 2020 It is an undergraduate award and students who are majoring in science and actively involved with WISE Acadia are eligible to apply Three Awards of $1000.00 are available Preference may be given to students receiving a government student loan International students, as well as those from Canada and the US, are able to apply

The Acadia Institue of Data Analytics (AIDA) and WITS are so excited to share this intro to DA workshop with all of you! Check out the video below! Link to code and slides: https://colab.research.google.com//1BqtUayaksZRjWaVm4zPOmx... https://docs.google.com//1BZjd7X_XjlE0u1WxUWYakqx81h/edit

Call for Applications for the 2020-21 Elizabeth Cannon WISE Awards are now open until October 23rd, 2020.

Advance voting for Wolfville’s municipal election STARTS TODAY!! If you've already registered to vote, you can vote online OR over the phone until October 16th.... If you haven’t registered, that’s okay! You can register AND vote TODAY (or October 13th) in person at the Wolfville Lions Club (or on October 17th, election day!) To learn more about the candidates for Councillor, you can visit https://asuwolfvillevotes.wixsite.com/website. Questions about registering, voting, or eligibility? Send us a message! Student voices matter. Let's get out and VOTE!