The Women, Science, and Technology ThinkBig community is getting things off to a great start with the inception of "Treat Yourself Tuesdays." What better way to build community than to provide an opportunity for WST women to hang out and talk while doing something fun for themselves? The RAs and Hall Director put together a list of fun activities that required little time commitment and would provide residents with the opportunity to interact with one another on a social level. Inevitably, as the women hang out, they tend to spend more time with each other than initially planned.

Treat Yourself Tuesdays (TYT) has since become a popular event that residents can rely on every few weeks. They also serve as a great supplement to the professional developmental opportunities, study skills resources, and mentor conversations that are a staple for the WST program. "Many of the women in WST have commented that it is great that TYT is provided as another social option as a part of the WST program," explained Hall Director Joi Garrett-Scales.

The Fall Semester 2009 schedule included the following events:
Tie-Dye!
Cupcake & Cookie Decorating
Jewelry Making: Earrings & Bracelets
DIY: Ice Cream Sundaes & Banana Splits
DIY: Lapboard Decorating

For more information on the WST ThinkBig Community, go to the following websites: www.wst.gatech.edu and www.thinkbig.gatech.edu

Bonding over icing cupcakes is a great way to build community.

Jewelry making proved to be a popular TYT topic.

Two happy WST residents.