2024 Orientation Activities
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).
Monday, September 9 - Wednesday, September 11
department retreat
IslandWood, Bainbridge Island
individual meetings with Brian | various times, September 13 & 17
Please sign-up here. We'll go over how to register & other first year program items.
Monday, September 16
9:00 - 12:00 - computing resources training
core services training presentation: https://wikisrv.gs.washington.edu/twiki/bin/view/Main/TrainingPresentations
Foege S-110
2:00 - 3:00 -
HR / Payroll meeting with Serena Newhall
held via Zoom - Serena will contact you with this link
Thursday, September 19
orientation session with Dr. Christine Queitsch and Dr. Doug Fowler
3:00 | Foege S-110
2023 orientation slides | at a glance grad program overview
Monday, September 23
lab safety training
facilitated by UW Environmental Health & Safety (you will have already been enrolled)
1:30 - 3:30 | held via Zoom - link will be emailed to you in mid-September
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.
date tba
graduate student mentors | mentor assignments tba
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.
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.
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.