The communications team conveys the Graduate School’s commitment to diversity and graduate students’ success by supporting fundraising, recruitment and retention and professional development efforts.
Annie Pellicciotti, director
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We direct, design, create and maintain our online presence that serves the Graduate School’s audiences. In addition, we gather, coordinate and disseminate information of interest and importance to UW graduate students, Graduate School staff, University leaders, the UW campus and the community, and collaborate with units campus-wide to share content and cross-promote news and successes. Communications vehicles include the Graduate School website, social media channels, regular enewsletters to grad students and staff, public presentations and institutional reporting.
The advancement team aims to increase philanthropic gifts benefiting all UW graduate students. We focus on graduate education giving opportunities that transcend disciplinary boundaries and impact the entire University. Specifically, our advancement efforts focus on enhancing and supporting diversity, interdisciplinary programs, recruitment of top students and the UW Press. We also work closely with the UW Press development team to augment their efforts to generate private support for the publication of outstanding scholarly books.
The Graduate School believes that fostering diversity and inclusion in education is a paramount responsibility as we prepare our students to be effective leaders in local and global societies.
Our support and programming is designed to help our students of color thrive while at the university and beyond.
The Graduate School provides advocacy, management, and an administrative home for integrative interdisciplinary programs.
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We partner with faculty across multiple colleges, schools, campuses, and partner institutions to support educational activities that cut across administrative boundaries and where the diversity of faculty interests and expertise cannot easily be represented by a single chair, dean, or chancellor.
The Office of Academic Affairs partners with colleges and schools to establish, maintain and innovate graduate education at the UW. We apply our experience and expertise in university policy and procedures to support programs in meeting their goals and fulfilling the expectations of the University and State of Washington.
Scope of Work
The Office of Academic Affairs oversees reviews of existing academic programs and of new graduate degree and certificate proposals for all three campuses. It also interprets, reviews and modifies Graduate School policy, coordinates the activities of the Graduate School Council, and leads new academic initiatives.
Kima Cargill Associate Dean for Academic Affairs kcargill@uw.edu | 206.685.0662 Assistant: Jennifer Phipps gsacad@uw.edu | 206.685.3519
Kima Cargill oversees the Office of Academic Affairs for the Graduate School. In this capacity, she chairs the Graduate School Council, conducts academic program reviews, oversees new graduate degrees and certificates, and leads policy initiatives on behalf of the Graduate School. Kima also serves as a professor of psychology at the University of Washington-Tacoma.
Jennifer Phipps Assistant to the Associate Deans gsacad@uw.edu | 206.685.3519
Jennifer provides executive support for the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. She also supports logistics for the Graduate School Council meetings, including developing the agenda, meeting notes and maintaining the Graduate School Council’s archives. Jennifer also manages the scheduling and resolution of graduate student academic grievances and maintains updates on the Office of Academic Affairs webpage.
Jeremy oversees the curriculum and program review missions of the Office of Academic Affairs and interprets, researches, and organizes the development of graduate school policy. In addition, he supports both the Dean and Associate Deans of the Graduate School on a portfolio of strategic projects and collaborates with Graduate School staff and colleagues across the UW to support the academic mission of interdisciplinary programs.
Program Review
Chris Partridge Director of Academic Program Review chrisrp@uw.edu | 206.543.9973
Chris oversees the academic program review process for undergraduate and graduate degree programs across all three campuses, liaising with academic units, deans, and faculty review committees, and other administrative stakeholders across the UW. He works to continuously improve the program review process in terms of transparency, helpful guidance to stakeholders, and value to the institution.
Ann Busche Academic Program Review Specialist progrev@uw.edu
Ann coordinates day-to-day logistics and communications for each academic program review. She also assists the Director of Academic Program Review with producing official program review documentation, developing and improving process policy, and liaising with academic units regarding all phases of the academic program review process.
Curriculum
Katie Beisel Hollenbach Curriculum Specialist progprop@uw.edu I 206.685.3704
Katie liaises with academic units, the Graduate Council, and other stakeholders to manage the institutional review and approval of new and revised graduate academic programs across all three UW campuses. She provides guidance for proposing units on curriculum content, policies, and procedures.
Fellowship and Awards staff administer regional and federal fellowship and scholarship programs which require Graduate School involvement, including the application process for Fulbright and other international and research abroad programs for students and faculty, and fellowships funded by private gifts to the University.
Helene Obradovich, director
Additional support
The staff administers discretionary tuition waivers and explains and monitors policy concerning graduate student appointments. The staff also provides application support for select fellowship opportunities.
The Graduate Enrollment Management Services (GEMS) team is happy to serve you and answer your questions!
Jesse Knappenberger, director
Before contacting GEMS, we encourage you to seek out the information and advising support that helps meet your needs. Please select your status below and reach out the appropriate department/program based on your student type:
GEMS Contact
Contact the academic department for
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Contact GEMS for
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Reinstatement
Advising Appointments
Appointments are filled weekly on a first-come, first-served basis. When all appointments for the week have been filled, no additional appointment will be scheduled until the following Monday.
Appointments can be held on virtually (on Zoom) or by phone. You will be able to choose your meeting type when you make your appointment. You must have a Zoom account to log in should you select a Zoom appointment.
Appointment Hours
8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. PT (Except for UW closures)
Appointed by the provost, the dean is the leading advocate for graduate students and graduate education at the UW.
Joy Williamson-Lott, Dean of the graduate school
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Appointed by the provost, the dean is the leading advocate for graduate students and graduate education at the UW. The dean directs the many services and resources that the Graduate School offers to support graduate students and their success, as well as the processes that guarantee the high quality of the UW’s academic programs. In collaboration with deans and faculty in schools and colleges throughout the University, the graduate dean raises money to support graduate students and programs, as well as demonstrates the significant impact that graduate education has throughout our communities.
