Last updated on
August 3, 2025
New Grad Orientation Schedule 2025
Location: Zillow Events Center (4th Floor of the Gates Center)
Wednesday, September 17th
Time (PDT) | Event | Who |
9:00 | Welcome from Director of the Allen School | Magda Balazinska |
9:30 | Ph.D. Program Intro & Services | Joe Eckert |
10:00 | Break | |
10:10 | Payroll & Funding | Scott Kelly Courtny Nielsen |
10:20 | Counseling & Health Resources | John Rumney |
10:30 | Letter writing activity | Joe Eckert |
10:50 | Welcome from Associate Director of Graduate Studies | Anna Karlin |
11:00 | UAW 4121 | UAW Reps |
11:30 | Lunch on the Ave | Current Grads |
13:30 | Grad Student Panel | Current Grads |
14:30 | Scavenger Hunt | Current Grads |
15:30 | Break | |
15:45 | Title IX Student Training | Joe Eckert |
16:45 | Day 1 Ends! |
Thursday, September 18th
Time (PDT) | Event | Who |
9:00 | Allen School History and Culture | Dan Grossman |
9:35 | Facilities & Amenities | Sean Yeung |
9:45 | Computing Resources | Aaron Timss |
10:05 | Conduct & Respect in the Allen School | Ben Shapiro |
10:35 | Break + snacks | |
11:00 | EPIC 1.0 Training | EPIC |
12:30 | Box lunches in Zillow, student group tabling | Everyone |
1:30 | Group Outings depart from Zillow | Everyone |
Thursday Activity Options
- Burke Museum (of Natural History and Culture) - With working labs you can see into, one-of-a-kind objects all around you, and galleries filled with curiosity and conversation, at the Burke, you see—and feel—a world alive. The Burke Museum is located on the University of Washington campus in Seattle with a focus on dinosaurs, fossils, Northwest Native art, plant and animal collections, and cultural pieces from across the globe. Free with your Husky ID!
- Henry Art Gallery - Washington State’s first art museum! The Henry’s permanent collection includes both historical and contemporary artworks, collected since the museum’s inception in 1926. The collection now contains more than 28,000 works of art and is a significant cultural resource available to scholars, researchers, and the general public through the Eleanor Henry Reed Collection Study Center—the only facility of its kind in the region. Free with your Husky ID!
- Board Games - Join the Board Games collective in the Atrium for an afternoon of board gaming and getting to know one another.
- Downtown Walking Tour - Grab the light rail (free with your Husky ID!) and head downtown, where you will meet a tour guide for a walking tour of downtown.