faculty advisors:
Dr. Christine Queitsch and Dr. Doug Fowler 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).

Thursday, September 7

Welcome to GS pizza party
Thursday, 9/7 | 5:30 | Foege Building Vista Cafe patio

Monday, September 11

HR / Payroll meeting with Serena Newhall
Monday, 9/11 | 2:00 | held via Zoom - Serena will contact you with the link

Wednesday, September 13 - Friday, September 15
department retreat
Sleeping Lady Resort, Leavenworth WA

Monday, September 18

orientation session with Dr. Christine Queitsch and Dr. Doug Fowler
Monday, 9/18 | 10:00 | Foege Building Vista Cafe
2023 orientation slides | at a glance grad program overview

September 19-21

individual meetings with Brian - please sign up here
We'll go over how to register & other first year program items.

Wednesday, September 20

optional: building tour for new hires
3:30 | Foege S-250

Monday, September 25

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.
Monday, 9/25 | 9:00 | Foege S-110

lab safety training
facilitated by UW Environmental Health & Safety (you have already been enrolled)
Monday, 9/25 | 1:30 - 3:00 | held via Zoom - location will be emailed to you in mid-September

Tuesday, September 26

computing resources training
core services training presentation: https://wikisrv.gs.washington.edu/twiki/bin/view/Main/TrainingPresentations
Tuesday, 9/26 | 9:30 - 12:30 | Foege S-110

Tuesday, October 3

optional: general Genome Sciences orientation for new hires
2:00 - 3:30 | Foege S-110

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.

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.

graduate student mentors
You'll meet with your mentor at least twice, once at the retreat, once toward the end of Autumn Quarter, to get their advice on courses, rotations, and the first year in general. Either first year grads or mentors may initiate these meetings. Please see the graduate student directory for contact information.

Zachary Amador - Lizzie Plender
Matthew Chaw - Elliott Swanson
Marazzano Colon - David Lee
Sanjay Kottapalli - Ben Mallory
Evan McDermot - Malvika Tejura
Abby McGee - Connor Kubo
Sean Perez - Chris McGann
Rachel Powell - Syd Sattler
Catherine Sniezek - Shruti Jain
Olivia Waltner - Hunter Colegrove

scheduling in process:

October - November: faculty research presentations
There will be weekly presentations by faculty members throughout Autumn Quarter to provide an overview of their research. These will be scheduled in September.