The Graduate School’s office of Graduate Student Affairs offers regular and ongoing programs to help our students succeed during and beyond their time at the UW. We also offer student success programming for first-generation and international graduate students.
For additional events information, please refer to the bi-weekly grad student newsletter, the Grad Bulletin, which is sent to all currently enrolled graduate students, or check our Graduate School calendars.
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University 501 (U501) is a self-guided, online orientation designed for graduate and professional students at all three UW campuses.
Fall 2024
Fall Welcome for First-Generation Graduate Students
Thursday, October 10, 2024, 5 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. (Doors open at 4:45 p.m.)
HUB 250, Seattle campus
Register as space is limited (login with UW NetID required).
Questions? uwgsa@uw.edu
New and returning first-generation graduate students are cordially invited to kick off the academic year by attending this welcome event! Build community with peers, hear insights from first-gen faculty and graduate student guest speakers, and enjoy free dinner and refreshments.
Featuring guest speakers:
- Dr. Kristie A. Spencer, Professor & Associate Chair, Speech & Hearing Sciences, Seattle campus
- Vincent Da, Master’s student, Health Administration, Seattle campus
View on The Graduate School calendar.
Event sponsor: Graduate Student Affairs in The Graduate School
Call for Proposals: Scholars’ Studio
Submit a proposal by Monday, Oct. 28 at Noon (Pacific Time)
Event on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 3 p.m. – 4 p.m., Seattle campus
Questions? mundtm@uw.edu
Are you a grad student or postdoc who wants to perfect your presentation skills for a general audience? Then you should submit a proposal to give a 5-minute, low-stakes and fun lightning talk about your capstone, research, or pedagogy! Scholars’ Studio is an opportunity to practice communicating your work in front of a supportive general audience — without using a lot of technical or academic jargon.
View on The Graduate School calendar.
Event sponsors: UW Libraries Research Commons & Graduate Student Affairs in The Graduate School
Coping with Clouds: A Workshop & Social for Graduate Students
Thursday, October 31, 2024
HUB 340, UW Seattle campus
Changes in the seasons, especially to darker and colder times of the year, can have surprising or unexpected impacts on our physical, mental, and emotional health. Learn about the science behind those changes and the skills to thrive more successfully during seasonal challenges.
Free snacks and refreshments will be provided.
First session: Open to international graduate students
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Second session: Open to first-generation graduate students and historically underrepresented graduate students
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Register for a session
Facilitated by LiveWell Peer Health Educators, in partnership with the Center for International Relations & Cultural Leadership Exchange and The Graduate School’s Graduate Student Affairs and Graduate Student Equity & Excellence. Send questions to Ziyan Bai, CIRCLE Assistant Director of Graduate Programs and Operations, at baiziyan@uw.edu.
Download the event flyer. | View on The Graduate School calendar.
Scholars’ Studio
Wednesday, November 20, 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Green A, Research Commons (Allen Library South), Seattle Campus
Attend in person or register to attend on Zoom
Join us in person or online! This fun, informal, interdisciplinary event features rapid-fire lightning talks by students doing Master’s and Doctoral level projects and research. Light refreshments provided after Q&A. Hosted by the UW Libraries Research Commons and Graduate Student Affairs in The Graduate School.
Graduate Student Speakers & Topics
Tribal Rights, Tribal Privacy for Native American Indigenous Nations
Skyler Corbett-Hecocta
Master’s Student, iSchool
Tech vs. Tongue: Unlocking Language Through AI’s Failures
Anna Malin Gerke
PhD Student, German Studies
A Star In a Bottle: The Challenge and Prospect of Harnessing Nuclear Fusion on Earth
Aqil Khairi
PhD Student, Aeronautics & Astronautics
Aging is Stressful: The Impact of Cellular Age on Liquid-Liquid Separation in Biological Membranes
Sena Noaman
PhD Student, Chemistry
“We’re all born naked, and the rest is Communism”: The Art of Drag in Shanghai
Shelley Pryde
PhD Student, Feminist Studies
Using Biology for Sensing of Small Molecules
Ria Sonigra
PhD Student, Molecular Engineering & Sciences
Download the event flyer. View on The Graduate School calendar.
Additional programming and events:
- Center for International Relations & Cultural Leadership Exchange
- Graduate Student Equity & Excellence
- Career & Internship Center
- Counseling Center
- Graduate & Professional Student Senate
- Q Center
- D Center
- Student Veteran Life
Winter 2025
Scholars’ Studio Call for Proposals
Details forthcoming
Exploring Diverse Careers for PhD Students
Details forthcoming
Spring 2025
TBA