Community Connections
Community Connections is GSEE’s signature welcome event for incoming and returning graduate students and its biggest event of the year. The event brings first-generation students and students from diverse perspectives and experiences together across disciplines. It is a welcoming space to meet peers, make new connections and strengthen your sense of community.
Day 1: Virtual student panel
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 3:30 – 4:45 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Zoom
Registration: Register for the Community Connections virtual student panel
Students can join a virtual panel on Zoom to learn tips, strategies and recommendations for succeeding in graduate school from continuing students.
Day 2: In-person reception
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. Pacific time
Location: wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House, Seattle campus
Registration: Register for the Community Connections reception
GSEE will host an in-person reception for new and returning graduate students. Come as you are, invite graduate students from your department or attend on your own and enjoy time with the graduate community.
The reception will include:
- Food
- Crafts
- Giveaways
- A photo booth
- A dance floor
Call for proposals: Scholars’ Studio
Submit a Scholars’ Studio proposal by Thursday, Oct. 29, at 5 p.m. Pacific time.
Are you a graduate student who wants to strengthen your presentation skills for a general audience? Submit a proposal to give a five-minute, low-stakes and engaging lightning talk about your capstone, research or pedagogy.
Scholars’ Studio is an opportunity to practice communicating your work in front of a supportive, general audience without relying on technical or academic jargon.
Event partners: UW Libraries Open & Interdisciplinary Research Support and Graduate Student Affairs in the Graduate School.
November Coffee Connections: Air-Dry Clay Magnets
Wednesday, November 4, 10 – 11 a.m. Pacific time
Location: CMU 126
Registration: Register for Coffee Connections
This academic year, the Office of Graduate Student Equity & Excellence (GSEE) and the Center for Communication, Difference & Equity (CCDE) are co-hosting Coffee Connections. This is a space for students to drop in, unwind, grab refreshments and connect with the community through art and creativity.
This academic year, the Office of Graduate Student Equity & Excellence and the Center for Communication, Difference & Equity are co-hosting Coffee Connections.
Drop in to unwind, grab refreshments and connect with the community through art and creativity. The November event will feature air-dry clay magnets!
You are also welcome to bring personal crafts or games to enjoy on your own or with others over snacks. All activities are optional.
Navigating the Hidden Curriculum of Graduate School: Making the Invisible, Visible
A Thriving in Graduate School event
Thursday, November 5, 4 – 5:30 p.m. PT, on Zoom
Register to attend Thriving in Graduate School.
This online session will introduce the hidden curriculum of graduate school—the unspoken and unwritten norms, rules and expectations that can shape the graduate student experience.
Learn how the hidden curriculum can affect your graduate journey and explore informational tools to support your success. A panel of current UW graduate students and alumni will share their insights and experiences.
For this fall event, we are partnering with the Center for International Relations & Cultural Leadership Exchange.
Free and open to all UW graduate students.
This event is part of the Thriving in Graduate School Series, a partnership between The Graduate School’s offices of Graduate Student Equity & Excellence and Graduate Student Affairs.
Autumn quarter Pop-in & Paint with GSEE
Pop-in & Paint with GSEE sessions are drop-in hours for students who want to meet with staff, chat with peers or relax in the office between classes. These sessions also provide a space to decompress or take a break from the day.
During autumn quarter, Pop-in & Paint with GSEE will be held once a month on Tuesdays from 1 – 2:30 p.m. Pacific time at CMU 032:
- Tuesday, Oct. 20
- Tuesday, Nov. 10
- Tuesday, Dec. 8
Join GSEE for paint-by-number activities, snacks and conversation. No registration is required.