Mar 14, 2009
DCS Ambassadors @ University of Toronto
As of last fall, I’ve joined the Department of Computer Science (DCS) Ambassadors team. The DCS Ambassador program is a volunteer program where a team of undergraduate (and some graduate) students help the department out at various events. In the next month or so, I’ll be helping out at:
- March 20th – University of Toronto Faculty of Arts & Science Open House
- March 27th – A prospective student will be visiting (hunting around for the right university)
- April 4th – ShowCaSe Competition & Open House
- Sometime in May – Gr8 Designs for Gr8 Girls Event
On top of that, James and I have been working very hard in putting together a presentation for our high school visits. We will be heading out to high schools to tell them about how great computer science is! Our goal is to educate high school students about what computer science is about, and what kind of experiences they could get at the University of Toronto.
Yesterday, James and I gave Diane a run-through of our presentation. We got a few more suggestions from her and some of our peers. Now, we will start contacting high schools to see if anybody is interested.
James also created a really cool Photosynth of Bahen (our computer science building — our home away from home during the school year). Check it out, it’s really cool!

Good luck Vickee! I’m glad you are taking such an active role in the CS community and enticing more people to join =]