faculty advisors:
Dr. Doug Fowler and Dr. Kelley Harris are the graduate program co-directors and will be your contacts for questions regarding electives and rotation options (Brian Giebel is your contact for registration & other standard questions).

First week of September:
You’ll be contacted via email to meet with a faculty member (either Brian Beliveau, Doug Fowler, or Kelley Harris) to discuss potential rotation options.

Building Access is provided via your Husky Card. Please see the Husky Card page for details.

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orientation session with Dr. Kelley Harris and Dr. Doug Fowler
2023 orientation slides | at a glance grad program overview

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welcome event, organized by COGS

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individual meetings with Brian
We'll go over how to register & other first year program items. I'll circulate a sign-up document later this summer.

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HR / Payroll meeting with Serena Newhall

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union meeting
UW graduate students voted to unionize in 2004. This presentation will give you an introduction to your rights and benefits as a union member.

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computing resources training
core services training presentation: https://wikisrv.gs.washington.edu/twiki/bin/view/Main/TrainingPresentations | UNIX shell tutorial

Thursday, September 24 & Friday, September 25
department retreat
IslandWood, Bainbridge Island

Monday, September 28
lab safety training | facilitated by UW Environmental Health & Safety
1:30 - 3:00 via Zoom | please register here

October - November: faculty research presentations
There will be weekly presentations by faculty members in October & November to provide an overview of their research.

should be done online before the quarter begins:

Husky Prevention & Response
This is a foundational, required online prevention and response course about sex- and gender-based violence and harassment. It takes about 90 minutes and should be completed before Autumn Quarter begins.

Biosafety Training

Graduate Appointee Insurance Program orientation sessions
There will not be a live session this year, but you can follow the link to a recording & slideshow from last year which will provide helpful info about the insurance plan. Not a "requirement" - just something you will likely find useful.