Wednesday, September 9 - Tuesday, September 15

individual meetings with Brian - please sign up here

Tuesday, September 22

9:00-10:00 - orientation session with Dr. Christine Queitsch and Dr. Doug Fowler
usual student meeting presentation link: https://depts.washington.edu/gsrestrc/remote.htm
2020 orientation slides | at a glance grad program overview

10:00-10:30 - computing resources training (core services) - https://depts.washington.edu/gsrestrc/remote.htm
core services training presentation: https://wikisrv.gs.washington.edu/twiki/bin/view/Main/TrainingPresentations

1:00 - 3:00 - computing resources training (research computing) - https://depts.washington.edu/gsrestrc/remote.htm

4:00 - panel discussion with current grads - https://depts.washington.edu/gsrestrc/remote.htm

Wednesday, September 23 - Friday, September 25
department retreat
held remotely

In previous years, the department retreat was held at Sleeping Lady Resort, Leavenworth WA. This year, however, it will be held remotely. With any luck you'll get to enjoy Leavenworth's beautiful setting and Disneyland Bavaria atmosphere next year.

Monday, September 28

12:00 - union meeting - https://depts.washington.edu/gsrestrc/remote.htm
UW graduate students voted to unionize in 2004. This presentation will give you an introduction to your rights and benefits as a union member.

1:30 - 3:30 - lab safety training | recording
facilitated by UW Environmental Health & Safety and held remotely; you have already been signed up for this - zoom link will be emailed to you by EHS

scheduling in process:

prevention of sexual harassment training
day/time tba

additional information:

faculty advisors:
Drs. Christine Queitsch and Doug Fowler are the graduate program co-directors and will be your contacts for questions regarding electives and rotation options.

graduate student mentor - updated 8/25/20

This year, due to the pandemic and the necessity of remote study, we are taking a new approach to mentoring.  Our goal is to provide more opportunities for you to make connections.

There will be a formal mentoring system, administered by our student leadership council.  You will receive more information from them on this topic over the next few weeks.

We are also implementing a buddy system, for this year only,  where one of our more senior students will contact you, with the goal of providing another point of social and scientific connection.  This system will be informal and less detailed than the student-run mentoring system.

faculty research presentations
There will be weekly presentations by faculty members throughout Autumn Quarter to provide an overview of their research.