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G-1 Communications Building
Box 353770
Seattle, Washington 98195-3770
Phone: 206.543.5900
Fax: 206.685.3234
Friday, October 7 & Monday, October 10, 2011
Communications Building, Suite 034
10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Stop by to meet and greet new and returning students. Our GO-MAP and Graduate School community will be on hand to welcome you with treats and smiles.
Directions to the Communications Building →
Thursday, October 13, 2011
UW Club
4–10 p.m.
This event is an opportunity for new and returning graduate students of color and underrepresented students to meet each other, meet supportive faculty and staff, and get information on resources about how to survive and thrive in graduate school. This is a GO-MAP signature event complete with faculty and student panels, food, and dancing!
The schedule of events is as follows:
The ViA Luncheon Series provides opportunities for a featured faculty member and students to discuss topics relevant to graduate students in a variety of fields. The lunches are informative, yet informal conversations between faculty and students, fostering community and a safe environment for discussion, while promoting professional development.
Horacio de la Iglesia, Assistant Professor, Biology & Neurobiology
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Peterson Room, fourth floor Allen Library
12–1:30 p.m.
Juan Guerra, Professor, English (and former Director of GO-MAP)
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Peterson Room, fourth floor Allen Library
12–1:30 p.m.
Ralina Joseph, Assistant Professor, Communication
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Peterson Room, fourth floor Allen Library
12–1:30 p.m.
Elaine Thompson, Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Psychosocial & Community Health
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Peterson Room, fourth floor Allen Library
12–1:30 p.m.
Luis Fraga, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement, Professor Department of Political Science
DATE UPDATED:
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Peterson Room, fourth floor Allen Library
12–1:30 p.m.
Sheila Lukehart, Assistant Dean for Research and Graduate Education, Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases & Global Health
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Peterson Room, fourth floor Allen Library
12–1:30 p.m.
Modeled after the Voices in Academia (ViA) Lunches, ViC Lunches provide opportunities for featured community and business leaders to lunch with graduate students and provide an important informal opportunity for professional socialization and development, while addressing topics significant to community and business. The ViC Lunches are also opportunities to build new relationships, opening mentoring and internship possibilities throughout community and business sectors.
Career Growth and the Workplace: Five things graduate students should know about life after UW
Roy Diaz and Elise Myers will discuss career growth. Diaz is a patent attorney at Intellectual Ventures with four UW degrees including BS ('94) in Chemical Engineering, M.S. ('96) and Ph.D. ('02) in Chemistry and J.D. ('02) from the School of Law. Myers is a Senior Associate at Point B Solutions and holds a B.A. ('83) from UCLA and an M.B.A. ('92) from the UW School of Business.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
UW Club
12:00-1:30 p.m.
Details concerning subject and guest speakers are forthcoming.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
12–1:30 p.m.
Peterson Room, fourth floor Allen Library
Details concerning subject and guest speakers are forthcoming.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
12–1:30 p.m.
Peterson Room, fourth floor Allen Library
This event is held in partnership with the Ethnic Cultural Center
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Walker Ames Room, Kane Hall
3–6 p.m.
This event is an opportunity for graduate students of color to connect, re-connect, and network across disciplines and campuses with students, faculty and staff, as well as undergrads interested in graduate study.
The Mangels Lectures bring to the UW scholarship and research that is relevant to current social, cultural, and academic issues. The Mangels lectures feature minority scholars and thinkers from a range of disciplines for the benefit of minority students, the campus community, and the general public. All lectures will begin at 6:30 pm and will take place in Kane Hall. The lectures are free and open to the public, however online registration will be offered to guarantee seats.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
6:30–8 p.m.
Kane 130
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
6:30–8 p.m.
Kane 130
Admitted prospective graduate students of color (starting their graduate work at the UW in Autumn 2012) are invited to join us for Prospective Student Days, or PSD. Prospective students will participate in departmental events while also enjoying GO-MAP sponsored activities including a reception, campus tour, and information lunch. Students have several opportunities to network with students and faculty from various departments and to learn about funding, housing, campus climate, and living in Seattle.
UW Departments: registration is required for prospective students to attend the events. A link to RSVP via Catalyst will be available soon.
You may also contact GO-MAP at 206.543.9016, 800.524.9122, or by email if you have questions.
March 29–March 30, 2012
Various locations throughout campus. Details will be posted soon.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Waterfront Activities Center
4–6 p.m.
Please join us on the shores of Lake Washington for one last opportunity to reconnect with people you haven't seen since the last GO-MAP reception and to say goodbye to those who are moving on!
The End of the Year Reception celebrates the hard work and accomplishments of GO-MAP students over the academic year. It is a time to recognize each other and acknowledge those who are graduating or have achieved other honors.
5–8 p.m.
The GO-MAP Student Advisory Board invites fellow students to stay connected. Every third Friday of the month, meet us for relaxed conversation and discounted drinks at local nightspots.
While many of GO-MAP's events are geared toward minority and underrepresented students, they are open to all University of Washington graduate students, faculty and staff, especially those interested in maintaining and increasing a racially diverse graduate student population and wishing to network with graduate students of color.
G-1 Communications, Suite 034 | Box 353770 | Seattle, Washington 98195
Phone: 206.543.9016 | Email: gomap at u.washington.edu
