"Spot Reservation" Public Art Project by Daniel R. Smith (Swinomish)
Spot Reservation, Swinomish artist Daniel R. Smith’s newest participatory public art project, is a free event he describes as an “Indigenous, celebratory occupation of the University of Washington.” Taking place the day before Halloween, Friday, October 30, from 11:00am – 3:00pm, the project transforms the lower level of the Padelford Parking Garage into an unexpected gathering place centered around participatory art making in a tiny forest, or “nanoforest,” of native plants growing from industrial oil barrels. Featuring photo portraits with costumes and wearable taxidermy in a tiny post-apocalyptic forest, fry bread tacos, live birds of prey demonstrations, and an open mic; all free and open to the public.
Related events in Seattle and Bothell: October 26 — Daniel R. Smith Artist Talk, Seattle, November 2 — Daniel R. Smith Artist Talk, Bothell, November 5 — Spot Reservation, Bothell.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Padelford Garage Level N21; 4110 NE Mason Rd, Seattle, WA 98105. Accessibility Contact: Indigenous Arts Sawyer Seminar, indigenousarts@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances. Special Events. Exhibits.
Friday, October 30, 2026, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit simpsoncenter.org. International Studies M.A. Info Session
Join Graduate Program Adviser Jesús Hidalgo and learn why one of the Jackson School’s many master's programs might be the right choice for you.
Learn more about the programs open for application at bit.ly/jsis-ma.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Thomson Hall (THO). Campus room: THO 317. Accessibility Contact: jsisma@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Friday, October 30, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
UW Global Innovation Fund -- Office Hours (proposal support)
UW Global is offering drop-in office hours to address specific questions as you develop your Global Innovation Fund (GIF) proposal.
Join us here: https://washington.zoom.us/j/99007379685 Meeting ID: 990 0737 9685.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/99007379685. Campus room: Zoom call. Accessibility Contact: Sara Katz. Event Types: Information Sessions. Meetings. Target Audience: UW faculty.
Friday, October 30, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Zoom.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Russian Film Series
Love cinema? Join the Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures every Friday from October 9 through December 18 at 5:00 p.m. to view and discuss a different Russian film. All films will be shown in Russian with English subtitles.
This series is hosted by Professor Valentina Zaitseva, a distinguished member of our faculty. Film Series Schedule: Please click here to see the list of upcoming screenings. Additional film titles and details will be posted as they become available.
No film screening on 11/27 (Native American Heritage Day). For any questions about the film series, please contact Professor Zaitseva at vaz2@uw.edu.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 136. Accessibility Contact: slavoffice@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Student Activities. Screenings.
Friday, October 30, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit slavic.washington.edu. UW Symphony with Pala Garcia, violin
David Alexander Rahbee and the UW Symphony present "Hungarian Connections," a program of music by Leó Weiner, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Bela Bartók. With faculty artist Pala Garcia, violin. Program
“Hungarian Connections”
Leó Weiner: Prince Csongor and the Goblins: Introduction & Scherzo
Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance No.2 in F major for violin and orchestra, op.50
Bela Bartók: Rhapsody No.2 for violin and orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No.7 in A major, op.92
Tickets: $10.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Theater. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Friday, October 30, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Telugu Reading Hour
If you are a Telugu learner or are curious about the language, drop by for some silent reading and conversations with other learners. The Department of Asian Languages and Literature's Telugu instructor, Uma Attota, will oversee this weekly reading hour where you will have access to simple Telugu books for beginner and intermediate readers, a comfortable reading space and a community of other Telugu learners.
Open to all UW students.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Campus room: GWN M218 (Asian L&L Student Lounge). Accessibility Contact: asianll@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Student Activities. Workshops. Meetings.
Monday, November 2, 2026, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
George H. Cady Endowed Lecture in Inorganic Chemistry: Prof. Ram Seshadri
George H. Cady Endowed Lecture in Inorganic Chemistry
"Discovering Compounds and Designing Materials"
Professor Ram Seshadri - Materials Department and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara
Host: Douglas Reed
In the literature, there has been a tendency to label extended crystalline compounds somewhat inaccurately as materials, but materials are usually only those compounds that display some useful functionality. Moreover, real materials are rarely pure compounds when employed in real-world applications. It is also of interest to note that the synthesis of chemical compounds often predates the discovery of the key functionality that would allow the compound to be declared a material, sometimes by several decades. It is more often the case therefore, that compounds that have been previously synthesized are screened for their function. I will discuss approaches to the synthesis of new compounds (using examples of halide perovskites and double perovskites), and how…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Bagley Hall (BAG). Campus room: BAG 260. Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Monday, November 2, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit www.chem.ucsb.edu. Virtual Public Lecture | Helen Hardacre | Shinto Shrines in Prewar and Wartime Japan
Join us for an afternoon online lecture with Dr. Helen Hardacre, "Shinto Shrines in Prewar and Wartime Japan," a discussion of the social position of Shinto shrines in prewar and wartime Japan, with a study of the activities of a wartime priest.
Register in advance for this meeting: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/XUWl-vxRQqOZvHTF0W-QFw
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Helen Hardacre is Reischauer Institute Research Professor of Japanese Religions and Society, Harvard University. Her publications include The Religion of Japan's Korean Minority (1984), Lay Buddhism in Contemporary Japan: Reiyukai Kyodan (1984), Kurozumikyo and the New Religions of Japan (1986), Shinto and the State, 1868-1988 (1989), Marketing the Menacing Fetus in Japan (1997), Religion and Society in Nineteenth-Century Japan (2002), Shinto, A History (2016), Constitutional Revision and Civic Activism in Japan (lead editor and contributor, 2021), and…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: relig@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: Open to public. Registration required.
Monday, November 2, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
Register for Zoom link.
Iran, US Policy, and the World in Crisis: A Conversation with H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al-Hassan
Join us for a conversation and Q&A with UW graduate and diplomat Dr. Mohamed Al-Hassan, Omani Ambassador and former Permanent Representative of the Sultanate of Oman to the United Nations. With extensive experience navigating the US / Iran relationship; representing Oman at the United Nations and serving as the UN representative in Iraq; and leading Oman’s diplomatic mission to Russia, Dr. Al-Hassan brings an insider’s perspective on some of the most difficult diplomatic challenges of the day.
RSVP here. This event is being held in person and via livestream.
This conversation will be moderated by Director of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies Dr. Danny Hoffman and Director of the UW Middle East Center Dr. Asli Cansunar.
Questions? Email jsisevents@uw.edu
To request disability accommodation, contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: 206.543.6450/V, 206.543.6452/TTY, 206.685.7264 (FAX), or dso@uw.edu
At the Jackson School, opportunities and events…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Kane Hall (KNE). Online Meeting Link: https://bit.ly/al-hassan. Campus room: Walker Ames. Accessibility Contact: jsisevents@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Special Events.
Monday, November 2, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
For more info visit bit.ly. Student Scholarship Showcase: A Celebration of 2025-26 Parvin E’tesami Student Support Fund Recipients
Join the Middle East Center for a celebration of 2025-26 Parvin E’tesami Student Support Fund recipients. Learn more about the E'tesami Fund here: https://jsis.washington.edu/middleeast/student-support-fund/
Additional details forthcoming.
Free and open to all. At the Jackson School, opportunities and events are open to all eligible persons regardless of race, sex or other identity. .
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Thomson Hall (THO). Campus room: THO 317. Accessibility Contact: mecuw@uw.edu. Event Types: Exhibits.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
UW Global "Community Conversations"
On the first Tuesday of each month of the academic year, UW Global hosts a gathering for faculty who are engaged or interested in global work: Community Conversations.
This is not a lecture series. It is a welcoming and conversational space to meet colleagues, share food and drink, and connect around the many ways global perspectives show up in our teaching, research, and engagement. Whether your work involves international research, global learning, study abroad, visiting scholars, or exploring global issues locally, this is a place to get to know one another, exchange ideas, and build community.
Each month, we’ll feature a brief, informal spotlight such as a faculty project, a new global initiative, or an international guest on campus to spark conversation. The heart of the gathering, however, is the conversation itself: time to talk, listen, make connections, and learn what others across campus are doing. It is held from 3-5pm on the Seattle Campus at the UW Club.
Joining us will be Jan Flowers, Faculty…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: University of Washington Club (Faculty Center) (FAC). Campus room: UW Club, 4020 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA 98195. Accessibility Contact: Donna O'Neill. Event Types: Information Sessions. Meetings. Target Audience: UW faculty.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Inorganic Chemistry Seminar: Prof. Ram Seshadri
"Rapid, High-Temperature Microwave Synthesis of Useful Materials"
Professor Ram Seshadri - Materials Department and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara
Host: Douglas Reed
I will introduce assisted microwave methods for high-temperature reactions and describe how they have accelerated the preparation of phosphor, thermoelectric, magnetic, and battery materials in my research group over the years. In contrast to microwave heating for solution reactions, these are techniques that employ domestic (≈$100) microwave ovens to readily achieve temperatures as high as 1400°C in minutes. In this talk, I will focus on the preparation of battery electrodes materials for Li–ion and Na–ion batteries. I will close with a description of how these microwave methods are being scaled for industrial use.
Ram Seshadri received a Ph.D. in solid state chemistry in 1995 from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, working with Professor C. N. R. Rao FRS. After some years as a…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Bagley Hall (BAG). Campus room: BAG 260. Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
For more info visit www.chem.ucsb.edu. Guest Pianist Recital: Joanne Polk
Pianist Joanne Polk, faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music, performs a recital of solo piano works by distinguished American composer Amy Beach.
FREE admission.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse (PHT). Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. First Wednesday Concert
UW Libraries and the UW School of Music collaborate to bring the free First Wednesday Concert Series to the public each month. The series features School of Music students in approximately hour-long sets, strategically occurring during lunchtime in hopes of audience members attending during a break in their day.
See also - UW Daily: First Wednesday Concert Series brings the School of Music to the public.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Accessibility Contact: adamhall@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Language Pedagogy Circle: Celebrate & Discuss the UW Languages Benchmark Testing Report
Join us for our first Language Pedagogy Circle workshop of AY2026-27. We will celebrate and discuss the UW Languages Benchmark Testing Report that was conducted SPR26 and strategize next steps.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Denny Hall (DEN). Campus room: Denny 159. Accessibility Contact: llc@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Target Audience: UW language instructors and program administrators.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit kalani.llc.washington.edu. Cloud Drawing with Incendiary Traces Visiting Artist Hillary Mushkin - Burke Museum
In these gatherings for plein air drawing, participants look to the sky and give themselves over to the fluid flows of clouds. Mushkin will provide simple but specific drawing instructions at locations chosen for their connection to nuclear histories at UW. These “draw-ins” serve as a hands-on way to think together about what’s in a cloud and the atmospheric commons. Open to all. Please register for each session you will attend so we can plan accordingly. Materials provided. Dress to spend time outside; we have a plan in place in case of rain!
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 3:00 – 4:30 pm, Meeting point: Burke Museum Artist Studio (museum admission free with Husky Card)
Registration Link
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm, Meeting point: Sakuma Viewpoint
As the sky darkens, all attendees are invited to move inside to hang their drawings together for an “in conversation” session with artist Hillary Mushkin and students from Wastelanding: Place, Value, and Visuality, who will be participating as…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Burke Memorial-Washington State Museum (BRK). Campus room: Burke Museum Artist Studio. Accessibility Contact: burkevis@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Workshops. Target Audience: students, faculty, community members.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
For more info visit simpsoncenter.org. Cloud Drawing with Incendiary Traces Visiting Artist Hillary Mushkin - Burke Museum
In these gatherings for plein air drawing, participants look to the sky and give themselves over to the fluid flows of clouds. Mushkin will provide simple but specific drawing instructions at locations chosen for their connection to nuclear histories at UW. These “draw-ins” serve as a hands-on way to think together about what’s in a cloud and the atmospheric commons. Open to all. Please register for each session you will attend so we can plan accordingly. Materials provided. Dress to spend time outside; we have a plan in place in case of rain!
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 3:00 – 4:30 pm, Meeting point: Burke Museum Artist Studio (museum admission free with Husky Card)
Registration Link
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm, Meeting point: Sakuma Viewpoint
As the sky darkens, all attendees are invited to move inside to hang their drawings together for an “in conversation” session with artist Hillary Mushkin and students from Wastelanding: Place, Value, and Visuality, who will be participating as…
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Burke Memorial-Washington State Museum (BRK). Campus room: Burke Museum Artist Studio. Accessibility Contact: burkevis@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Special Events. Target Audience: students, faculty, community members.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
For more info visit simpsoncenter.org. Guest Pianist Master Class: Joanne Polk
Pianist Joanne Polk, faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music, leads a master class with UW piano students.
FREE admission.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse (PHT). Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 4:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Femme-inism Against Cisness: Gender Labor, Gender Pleasure with Sophie Lewis
Join the UWT Labor Solidarity Project this fall as we explore the past, present, and potential futures of organized labor. Our 9-week online seminar series will feature presentations from academics and activists that interrogate the connection between capitalism and ongoing fights for racial and economic justice.
Stronger Together will explore opportunities for workers as we come together in solidarity and assert the fundamental dignity at the heart of all labor.
Seminars will air live on Wednesdays from 6-7:30PST and will typically include a short presentation followed by a Q&A. .
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lrF1t0UUwPBEweVUjLrtx6iwK0HsjNP68x3KnO7wVqQ/viewform?edit_requested=true. Campus room: online. Accessibility Contact: uwtlaborsolidarityproject@gmail.com. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Diversity Equity Inclusion.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
For more info visit docs.google.com. "Spot Reservation" Public Art Project by Daniel R. Smith (Swinomish)
Spot Reservation, Swinomish artist Daniel R. Smith’s newest participatory public art project, is a free event he describes as an “Indigenous, celebratory occupation of the University of Washington.” Taking place Thursday, November 5, from 11:00am – 3:00pm, the project transforms UW Bothell's central plaza into an unexpected gathering place centered around participatory art making in a tiny forest, or “nanoforest,” of native plants growing from industrial oil barrels. Featuring photo portraits with costumes and wearable taxidermy in a tiny post-apocalyptic forest, fry bread tacos, live birds of prey demonstrations, and an open mic; all free and open to the public.
Related events in Seattle and Bothell: October 26 — Daniel R. Smith Artist Talk, Seattle, October 30 — Spot Reservation, Seattle, November 2 — Daniel R. Smith Artist Talk, Bothell.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: UW Bothell Central Plaza. Accessibility Contact: Indigenous Arts Sawyer Seminar, indigenousarts@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances. Special Events. Exhibits.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit simpsoncenter.org. Economics Prospective Student Info Session
Students who study economics learn to decode systems that impact individuals and societies. Students will develop skills to analyze how decisions are made and how limited resources are created, traded, and used.
This info session is a general introduction to the Department of Economics Undergraduate Program, including its six Economics major options. Students will also have an opportunity to meet with Department of Economics advisers, and ask questions about pursuing Economics as a major at the UW.
This session will be offered via Zoom:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/92629513619
Meeting ID: 926 2951 3619.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: econadv@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Cloud Drawing with Incendiary Traces Visiting Artist Hillary Mushkin - Sakuma Viewpoint
In these gatherings for plein air drawing, participants look to the sky and give themselves over to the fluid flows of clouds. Mushkin will provide simple but specific drawing instructions at locations chosen for their connection to nuclear histories at UW. These “draw-ins” serve as a hands-on way to think together about what’s in a cloud and the atmospheric commons. Open to all. Please register for each session you will attend so we can plan accordingly. Materials provided. Dress to spend time outside; we have a plan in place in case of rain!
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 3:00 – 4:30 pm, Meeting point: Burke Museum Artist Studio (museum admission free with Husky Card)
Registration Link
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm, Meeting point: Sakuma Viewpoint
As the sky darkens, all attendees are invited to move inside to hang their drawings together for an “in conversation” session with artist Hillary Mushkin and students from Wastelanding: Place, Value, and Visuality, who will be participating as…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Sakuma Viewpoint. Accessibility Contact: burkevis@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Workshops. Target Audience: students, faculty, community members.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Sakuma Viewpoint.
For more info visit simpsoncenter.org. Cloud Drawing with Incendiary Traces Visiting Artist Hillary Mushkin - Sakuma Viewpoint
In these gatherings for plein air drawing, participants look to the sky and give themselves over to the fluid flows of clouds. Mushkin will provide simple but specific drawing instructions at locations chosen for their connection to nuclear histories at UW. These “draw-ins” serve as a hands-on way to think together about what’s in a cloud and the atmospheric commons. Open to all. Please register for each session you will attend so we can plan accordingly. Materials provided. Dress to spend time outside; we have a plan in place in case of rain!
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 3:00 – 4:30 pm, Meeting point: Burke Museum Artist Studio (museum admission free with Husky Card)
Registration Link
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm, Meeting point: Sakuma Viewpoint
As the sky darkens, all attendees are invited to move inside to hang their drawings together for an “in conversation” session with artist Hillary Mushkin and students from Wastelanding: Place, Value, and Visuality, who will be participating as…
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus room: Sakuma Viewpoint. Accessibility Contact: burkevis@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Special Events. Target Audience: students, faculty, community members.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sakuma+Viewpoint,+Seattle,+WA+98105/@47.6516668,-122.3174027,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x549014ee19b97509:0x8c2999fcbd6e66cd!8m2!3d47.6516729!4d-122.3148894!16s%2Fg%2F11bytf3m2b?entry=tts&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDkzMC4wIPu8ASoAS.
For more info visit simpsoncenter.org. Phèdre
Phèdre is a queen and a mother who has been cursed by the Gods. She receives news that the king, Theseus, is dead. Encouraged by her lady-in-waiting, Oenone, and fueled by her own feelings Phèdre confesses to the King’s son and heir, Hippolytus that she is in love with him. Soon after, King Theseus returns, alive and well, setting off a series of unforeseen consequences.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Accessibility Contact: Hillary Long. Event Types: Performances.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
For more info visit drama.washington.edu. College of Arts & Sciences Family Weekend Events
Explore everything the College of Arts & Sciences has planned for UW Family Weekend! Meet representatives from more than 25 departments at a pop-up in the HUB, join a timely conversation on AI, metacognition, and the future of learning, visit the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture and Henry Art Gallery for free, enjoy a showcase of student films, tour Biology's greenhouse, attend a drama performance or planetarium show, and discover even more opportunities to experience the creativity, scholarship, and innovation happening across the College. See all that's happening across the College of Arts & Sciences.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: casevents@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Student Activities. Screenings. Performances. Lectures/Seminars. Exhibits.
Friday, November 6, 2026.
For more info visit artsci.washington.edu. 11 am - 3 pm | College of Arts & Sciences: Paws for Fun Family Weekend Pop-Up
HUB Second Floor South Prefunction Space, adjacent to the South Ballroom entrance and South Lounge.
As you check in at the HUB for Family Weekend, join the College of Arts & Sciences community of faculty, students and staff! Snap a family photo; explore hands-on displays, experiments and activities; grab snacks; get tips and resources to help your Husky make the most of the UW; discover all that’s happening across Arts & Sciences during Family Weekend; and pick up swag while it lasts: Bandanas! Totes! And stickers!
And in honor of the upcoming National First-Generation College Celebration, we'll be handing out pins to students who are first-generation!
College of Arts & Sciences: 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. C21/Gesture: 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Learn about the College's early career lab helping students transition from student to professional! Applied Mathematics: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Art + Art History + Design: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - There will be foam block printing! Asian Languages & Literature: 11:00…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Accessibility Contact: casevents@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Student Activities. Target Audience: UW students and families.
Friday, November 6, 2026, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
UW Global Innovation Fund -- Office Hours (proposal support)
UW Global is offering drop-in office hours to address specific questions as you develop your Global Innovation Fund (GIF) proposal.
Join us here: https://washington.zoom.us/j/99793205116 Meeting ID: 997 9320 5116.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/99793205116. Campus room: Zoom call. Accessibility Contact: Sara Katz. Event Types: Information Sessions. Meetings. Target Audience: UW faculty.
Friday, November 6, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Zoom.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Russian Film Series
Love cinema? Join the Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures every Friday from October 9 through December 18 at 5:00 p.m. to view and discuss a different Russian film. All films will be shown in Russian with English subtitles.
This series is hosted by Professor Valentina Zaitseva, a distinguished member of our faculty. Film Series Schedule: Please click here to see the list of upcoming screenings. Additional film titles and details will be posted as they become available.
No film screening on 11/27 (Native American Heritage Day). For any questions about the film series, please contact Professor Zaitseva at vaz2@uw.edu.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 136. Accessibility Contact: slavoffice@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Student Activities. Screenings.
Friday, November 6, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit slavic.washington.edu. Phèdre
Phèdre is a queen and a mother who has been cursed by the Gods. She receives news that the king, Theseus, is dead. Encouraged by her lady-in-waiting, Oenone, and fueled by her own feelings Phèdre confesses to the King’s son and heir, Hippolytus that she is in love with him. Soon after, King Theseus returns, alive and well, setting off a series of unforeseen consequences.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Studio Theatre. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office. Event Types: Performances.
Friday, November 6, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
For more info visit drama.washington.edu. College of Arts & Sciences Family Weekend Events
Explore everything the College of Arts & Sciences has planned for UW Family Weekend! Meet representatives from more than 25 departments at a pop-up in the HUB, join a timely conversation on AI, metacognition, and the future of learning, visit the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture and Henry Art Gallery for free, enjoy a showcase of student films, tour Biology's greenhouse, attend a drama performance or planetarium show, and discover even more opportunities to experience the creativity, scholarship, and innovation happening across the College. See all that's happening across the College of Arts & Sciences.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: casevents@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Student Activities. Screenings. Performances. Lectures/Seminars. Exhibits.
Saturday, November 7, 2026.
For more info visit artsci.washington.edu. Phèdre
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Studio Theatre. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office. Event Types: Performances.
Saturday, November 7, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
For more info visit drama.washington.edu. Phèdre
Phèdre is a queen and a mother who has been cursed by the Gods. She receives news that the king, Theseus, is dead. Encouraged by her lady-in-waiting, Oenone, and fueled by her own feelings Phèdre confesses to the King’s son and heir, Hippolytus that she is in love with him. Soon after, King Theseus returns, alive and well, setting off a series of unforeseen consequences.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Studio Theatre. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office. Event Types: Performances.
Sunday, November 8, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit drama.washington.edu. Telugu Reading Hour
If you are a Telugu learner or are curious about the language, drop by for some silent reading and conversations with other learners. The Department of Asian Languages and Literature's Telugu instructor, Uma Attota, will oversee this weekly reading hour where you will have access to simple Telugu books for beginner and intermediate readers, a comfortable reading space and a community of other Telugu learners.
Open to all UW students.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Campus room: GWN M218 (Asian L&L Student Lounge). Accessibility Contact: asianll@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Student Activities. Workshops. Meetings.
Monday, November 9, 2026, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Guest Artist Concert: Seattle Modern Orchestra, "90/100," Tribute to Stuart Dempster and William O. Smith
Seattle Modern Orchestra’s (SMO's) University of Washington residency celebrates the legacies of longtime former School of Music professors and West Coast luminaries Stuart Dempster (b. 1936) and William O. Smith (1926-2020) with "90/100, Celebrating Stuart Dempster, William O. Smith, and West Coast Experimentalism." Curated by longtime SMO clarinetist Rachel Yoder, the evening integrates elements of improvisation, deep listening, and playfully creative movement while rebooting elements of the composer/performer duo’s historic antics.
SMO is joined by all-star guests C. Neil Parsons (Boston) on bass trombone and movement and Yoder on clarinets. Expect movement throughout the space and embodied, theatrical music-making, as well as the sonic high of Smith’s wild and wonderful extended clarinet techniques. Program, Pauline Oliveros: The Well and the Gentle (1985)
William O. Smith: Encounter (1970)
Rachel Yoder: Double Void (WORLD PREMIERE)
Curtis K. Hughes: chewing gum tornado (2026)
William O. Smith: …
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/UWMusic.
Monday, November 9, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. ☀️ Powering Progress, Changing the Climate Symposium — Clean Energy Institute
At the inaugural Powering Progress, Changing the Climate Symposium, hosted by the UW Clean Energy Institute (CEI), join leaders and innovators in academia, business, government, and philanthropy to explore how to:Accelerate deployment of transformative clean energy technologies and policies for the public good, Forge cross-sector alliances that are agile, inclusive, and built to last, Reignite leadership commitment to clean energy innovation, Speakers include President Jones, Professor David Baker (keynote), former WA Governor Jay Inslee, former U.S Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, world-leading clean energy/materials researchers, climate tech business leaders, CEI Member Faculty, and CEI Graduate Fellow alumni.
Register via UW TouchNet. UW students, faculty, and staff: contact uwcei@uw.edu for a registration code.
Doors 8:30 am | Reception 5:00 pm in HUB Lyceum.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Campus room: HUB South Ballroom. Accessibility Contact: ofreed1@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit www.cei.washington.edu. Mother Tongue in Other Tongues: Life in Translation; Public talk by translator Aron Aji
Aron Aji cannot recall a time when he was not translating. Growing up in Turkey among Ladino, Hebrew, and French used at home and then, from elementary school on, in Turkish—and studying in English later—he learned to move between languages long before he began translating Turkish literature. In this talk, Aji asks what that lifelong experience brings to the page. What happens when English meets a Turkish text on its own terms? How might the text stretch English’s rhythms and expressive habits, rather than simply fit into them? Aji calls his approach “acoustic translation”: an act of close listening that draws on memory, sound, and the senses to recreate the experience of a work in another language. Translation, in this account, is a way of hearing a text—and of finding one’s way back to the languages of one’s life.
About the speaker: Aron Aji has published ten book-length translations of modern and contemporary Turkish literature, alongside numerous translations of poetry and prose. His translation of Bilge…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Communications Building (CMU). Campus room: 120. Accessibility Contact: UW Accessibility. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: General public, undergrads, grad students, faculty.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
Phèdre
Phèdre is a queen and a mother who has been cursed by the Gods. She receives news that the king, Theseus, is dead. Encouraged by her lady-in-waiting, Oenone, and fueled by her own feelings Phèdre confesses to the King’s son and heir, Hippolytus that she is in love with him. Soon after, King Theseus returns, alive and well, setting off a series of unforeseen consequences.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Studio Theatre. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office. Event Types: Performances.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
For more info visit drama.washington.edu. Veterans Day
Holidays
No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Autumn. Event Types: Academics.
Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Phèdre
Phèdre is a queen and a mother who has been cursed by the Gods. She receives news that the king, Theseus, is dead. Encouraged by her lady-in-waiting, Oenone, and fueled by her own feelings Phèdre confesses to the King’s son and heir, Hippolytus that she is in love with him. Soon after, King Theseus returns, alive and well, setting off a series of unforeseen consequences.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Studio Theatre. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office. Event Types: Performances.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
For more info visit drama.washington.edu. Russian Film Series
Love cinema? Join the Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures every Friday from October 9 through December 18 at 5:00 p.m. to view and discuss a different Russian film. All films will be shown in Russian with English subtitles.
This series is hosted by Professor Valentina Zaitseva, a distinguished member of our faculty. Film Series Schedule: Please click here to see the list of upcoming screenings. Additional film titles and details will be posted as they become available.
No film screening on 11/27 (Native American Heritage Day). For any questions about the film series, please contact Professor Zaitseva at vaz2@uw.edu.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 136. Accessibility Contact: slavoffice@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Student Activities. Screenings.
Friday, November 13, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit slavic.washington.edu. Phèdre
Phèdre is a queen and a mother who has been cursed by the Gods. She receives news that the king, Theseus, is dead. Encouraged by her lady-in-waiting, Oenone, and fueled by her own feelings Phèdre confesses to the King’s son and heir, Hippolytus that she is in love with him. Soon after, King Theseus returns, alive and well, setting off a series of unforeseen consequences.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Studio Theatre. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office. Event Types: Performances.
Friday, November 13, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
For more info visit drama.washington.edu. Phèdre
Phèdre is a queen and a mother who has been cursed by the Gods. She receives news that the king, Theseus, is dead. Encouraged by her lady-in-waiting, Oenone, and fueled by her own feelings Phèdre confesses to the King’s son and heir, Hippolytus that she is in love with him. Soon after, King Theseus returns, alive and well, setting off a series of unforeseen consequences.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Studio Theatre. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office. Event Types: Performances.
Saturday, November 14, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
For more info visit drama.washington.edu. Phèdre
Phèdre is a queen and a mother who has been cursed by the Gods. She receives news that the king, Theseus, is dead. Encouraged by her lady-in-waiting, Oenone, and fueled by her own feelings Phèdre confesses to the King’s son and heir, Hippolytus that she is in love with him. Soon after, King Theseus returns, alive and well, setting off a series of unforeseen consequences.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Studio Theatre. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office. Event Types: Performances.
Sunday, November 15, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit drama.washington.edu. Telugu Reading Hour
If you are a Telugu learner or are curious about the language, drop by for some silent reading and conversations with other learners. The Department of Asian Languages and Literature's Telugu instructor, Uma Attota, will oversee this weekly reading hour where you will have access to simple Telugu books for beginner and intermediate readers, a comfortable reading space and a community of other Telugu learners.
Open to all UW students.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Campus room: GWN M218 (Asian L&L Student Lounge). Accessibility Contact: asianll@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Student Activities. Workshops. Meetings.
Monday, November 16, 2026, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Pseudoprofessional Advice: Misinformation, Professional Regulation, and the First Amendment
Please join the UW Law Interdisciplinary Health Law & Policy Program and the UW Center for an Informed Public for a presentation by Claudia Haupt of Northeastern School of Law,
Pseudoprofessional Advice: Misinformation, Professional Regulation, and the First Amendment.
Why are licensed professionals constrained in the advice they provide within professional relationships, yet free to offer potentially harmful advice to millions of people through social media, television, books, and advice columns? This gap stems from the structure of First Amendment doctrine: within the professional relationship, the First Amendment protects good advice, while outside that relationship, good and bad advice are generally treated equally.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: William H. Gates Hall (LAW). Campus room: Room 138. Accessibility Contact: lawconf@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Workshops. Conferences.
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit forms.cloud.microsoft. In Search of a Global Antiquity with Dr. Carlos Noreña
The Pre-Modern World History Lecture
Dr. Noreña sketches the contours of the “new” global antiquity and argues that this rapidly emerging field can and should be fully global in its coverage and institutional organization. In this lecture, he explores how we might bring both Africa and the Americas into an agenda for a global antiquity that has been limited, for the most part, to Eurasia, and considers some of the main challenges for this field, both epistemological and practical.
Carlos Noreña is Director of the Graduate Group in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology and Director of the new Berkeley Global Antiquity Project at the University of California, Berkeley. He has published widely in Roman history, literary and material cultures in the Roman empire, the topography of Rome, historical geography, and comparative empires.
This event is free and open to the public.
There will be a reception in HUB 214 from 5:30 -7:00 PM. RSVP Here.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Campus room: 106. Accessibility Contact: histmain@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
The Representation of Rulership in the Roman and Han Empires with Dr. Carlos Noreña
This workshop follows the previous day’s lecture, “In Search of a Global Antiquity,” with a case study in comparative ancient history. It focuses on the problem of rulership and its representation, both visual and symbolic, in two of the major empires of ancient Eurasia, the Roman Empire and Han Dynasty China. Contrasting the omnipresence in the public sphere of visual representations of Roman emperors with the near-invisibility of their Han counterparts, the workshop explores the implications of this striking contrast for our understanding of political culture and statecraft in these two imperial systems. The workshop will also address the prospects and pitfalls of comparative history and the challenges of undertaking such work in unfamiliar fields.
Carlos Noreña is Director of the Graduate Group in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology and Director of the new Berkeley Global Antiquity Project at the University of California, Berkeley. He has published widely in Roman history, literary and material…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Communications Building (CMU). Campus room: 202. Accessibility Contact: histmain@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
Sean Jacobs | Eleven Named People: Global Sport and Society
Drawing on Eric Hobsbawm's claim that “the imagined community of millions seems more real as a team of eleven named people,” this talk explores the power of sports teams. Using examples from post-apartheid South Africa and elsewhere, Jacobs asks: Can sports teams expand the boundaries of “the nation,” or can they really overcome xenophobia? Or does sport's celebrated power ultimately reveal the limits of nationalism and identity?
About the speaker
Sean Jacobs is a South African-born scholar and writer, trained in political science and culture and media studies. He spent 20 years at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (2005–09) and The New School (2009–26), where he became a tenured full professor, before becoming an independent author this year. He founded and long edited Africa Is a Country and recently launched Eleven Named People, inspired by Eric Hobsbawm, exploring the intersections of sport and politics globally. He is writing a biography of NEA Jazz Master Abdullah Ibrahim and recently published a…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Communications Building (CMU). Campus room: CMU 120. Accessibility Contact: globalsportlab@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Special Events.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Beefcake Literacy: Bob Mizer, Physique Pictorial, and the Sponsorship of Queer Literacy before Stonewall with Nick Marino
Join the UWT Labor Solidarity Project this fall as we explore the past, present, and potential futures of organized labor. Our 9-week online seminar series will feature presentations from academics and activists that interrogate the connection between capitalism and ongoing fights for racial and economic justice.
Stronger Together will explore opportunities for workers as we come together in solidarity and assert the fundamental dignity at the heart of all labor.
Seminars will air live on Wednesdays from 6-7:30PST and will typically include a short presentation followed by a Q&A. .
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lrF1t0UUwPBEweVUjLrtx6iwK0HsjNP68x3KnO7wVqQ/viewform?edit_requested=true. Campus room: online. Accessibility Contact: uwtlaborsolidarityproject@gmail.com. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Diversity Equity Inclusion.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
For more info visit docs.google.com. UW Communication Leadership: Admissions 2027 Open House (Hybrid)
RESERVE YOUR SEAT,
Discover the University of Washington's Communication Leadership Master's Program!
Join us in person, if you're in Seattle or via Zoom from anywhere in the world, for an immersive Open House experience and explore how UW's award-winning Communication Leadership Master's Program can help combine your passion with cutting-edge skills to prepare for a dynamic future in communications.
Use this opportunity to explore graduate school. Engage with our community to gain insights into how our global program can offer a career path into a life-changing journey.
Whether you are an experienced professional or a recent graduate, learn more about our program's unique approach to tailoring your learning experience to prepare yourself for a career in professional communications through a diverse curriculum covering storytelling to design and applying the latest in technologies like artificial intelligence
Date and time: 18th November, 6.00 pm to 8:00 pm PST
Location: Online via Zoom | In person at…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Communications Building (CMU). Campus room: CMU 126. Accessibility Contact: commlead@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions. Student Activities.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Jazz Innovations, Part I
UW Jazz Studies students perform in small combos over two consecutive nights of original tunes, homage to the greats of jazz, and experiments in composing and arranging.
FREE admission.
Event interval: Campus location: Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse (PHT). Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. TALK | A Lover's War: James Baldwin's Artist and their Creative Process by Dr. Sean Kim Butorac, Fairfield University
About the Talk
In describing the creative process, James Baldwin characterizes the artist as akin to a lover who holds up a mirror that reveals who we are and who we—and by the extension the world—must become. While extant scholarship has focused on the emancipatory dimensions of the creative process, few have grappled with the wider field of relationships that artists like Baldwin cultivate. This paper offers a thicker account of the creative process by analyzing a trove of fan letters that were written to Baldwin to illuminate the transformative, liberatory, parasocial, and self-deluding bonds that attend the creative process.
About the Speaker
Dr. Sean Kim Butorac ‘20 is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Fairfield University where he teaches critical theories of race, class, gender, and sexuality. His research takes a historical-theoretical approach to Black politics and Black political thought from the sixteenth century to today. Dr. Butorac is the author of Slave Rebellions and the Making of…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Campus room: Olson 1A in the basement of GWN. Accessibility Contact: polisci@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Special Events. Information Sessions. Lectures/Seminars. Meetings.
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit forms.gle. Guest Pianist Master Class:Mikhail Voskresensky
Celebrated Russian pianist Mikhail Voskresensky leads a master class with UW piano students.
FREE admission.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse (PHT). Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 3:00 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Economics Prospective Student Info Session
Students who study economics learn to decode systems that impact individuals and societies. Students will develop skills to analyze how decisions are made and how limited resources are created, traded, and used.
This info session is a general introduction to the Department of Economics Undergraduate Program, including its six Economics major options. Students will also have an opportunity to meet with Department of Economics advisers, and ask questions about pursuing Economics as a major at the UW.
This session will be offered via Zoom:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/92629513619
Meeting ID: 926 2951 3619.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: econadv@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Sacred Breath: Indigenous Writing and Storytelling Series
RSVP Now!
Thursday, November 19th, 5:00-7:30pm at wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ Intellectual House
The Department of American Indian Studies at the University of Washington hosts an annual literary and storytelling series. Sacred Breath features Indigenous writers and storytellers sharing their craft at the beautiful wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ Intellectual House on the UW Seattle campus. Storytelling offers a spiritual connection, a sharing of sacred breath. Literature, similarly, preserves human experience and ideals. Both forms are durable and transmit power that teaches us how to live. Both storytelling and reading aloud can impact audiences through the power of presence, allowing for the experience of the transfer of sacred breath as audiences are immersed in the experience of being inside stories and works of literature.
Free and open to the public. Doors open at 4:30pm with light refreshments. Event begins at 5pm with readings from Simon Ortiz and Sara Marie Ortiz, followed by audience Q&A. Event is free, but reservations are…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Intellectual House (INT). Campus room: Gathering Hall. Accessibility Contact: jedge18@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Performances. Special Events. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AIS.department.
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
For more info visit events.uw.edu. Geographers in Practice
Join the Department of Geography community for our annual event featuring three alumni sharing their experiences as geographers in practice! From inspiration to impact, these stories highlight their ongoing professional activities, public service and activism.
This event is virtual via Zoom and registration is required. Register Now! Geographers in Practice Panel Discussion Archive.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Graduate Students. Alumni. Faculty. Staff.
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit events.uw.edu. Jazz Innovations, Part II
UW Jazz Studies students perform in small combos over two consecutive nights of original tunes, homage to the greats of jazz, and experiments in composing and arranging.
FREE admission.
Event interval: Campus location: Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse (PHT). Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. International Studies M.A. info session
Join Graduate Program Adviser Jesús Hidalgo and learn why one of the Jackson School’s many master's programs might be the right choice for you.
Learn more about the programs open for application at bit.ly/jsis-ma.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Zoom link TDB. Accessibility Contact: jsisma@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: Free and open to the public. Registration required.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
TALK | Vertical Moral Integration: Knowledge Investment and Political Control in Imperial China by Zhaomin Li, UW (Seattle)
About the Speaker, Zhaomin Li
University of Washington
Political Science Ph.D. Candidate.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Campus room: Olson 1A in the basement of GWN. Accessibility Contact: polisci@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Information Sessions. Meetings. Special Events. Workshops.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
Russian Film Series
Love cinema? Join the Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures every Friday from October 9 through December 18 at 5:00 p.m. to view and discuss a different Russian film. All films will be shown in Russian with English subtitles.
This series is hosted by Professor Valentina Zaitseva, a distinguished member of our faculty. Film Series Schedule: Please click here to see the list of upcoming screenings. Additional film titles and details will be posted as they become available.
No film screening on 11/27 (Native American Heritage Day). For any questions about the film series, please contact Professor Zaitseva at vaz2@uw.edu.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 136. Accessibility Contact: slavoffice@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Student Activities. Screenings.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit slavic.washington.edu. Baroque Ensemble
UW music students perform music of the Baroque era under the direction of Tekla Cunningham.
FREE admission.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse (PHT). Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Sunday, November 22, 2026, 3:00 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Telugu Reading Hour
If you are a Telugu learner or are curious about the language, drop by for some silent reading and conversations with other learners. The Department of Asian Languages and Literature's Telugu instructor, Uma Attota, will oversee this weekly reading hour where you will have access to simple Telugu books for beginner and intermediate readers, a comfortable reading space and a community of other Telugu learners.
Open to all UW students.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Campus room: GWN M218 (Asian L&L Student Lounge). Accessibility Contact: asianll@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Student Activities. Workshops. Meetings.
Monday, November 23, 2026, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Voice Division Recital
UW voice students of Thomas Harper and Carrie Shaw perform art songs and arias from the vocal repertoire.
FREE admission.
Event interval: Campus location: Music Building (MUS). Campus room: Room 213. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Tuesday, November 24, 2026, 4:00 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Thanksgiving Day
Holidays
No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Autumn. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, November 26, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Native American Heritage Day
Holidays
No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Autumn. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, November 27, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Telugu Reading Hour
If you are a Telugu learner or are curious about the language, drop by for some silent reading and conversations with other learners. The Department of Asian Languages and Literature's Telugu instructor, Uma Attota, will oversee this weekly reading hour where you will have access to simple Telugu books for beginner and intermediate readers, a comfortable reading space and a community of other Telugu learners.
Open to all UW students.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Campus room: GWN M218 (Asian L&L Student Lounge). Accessibility Contact: asianll@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Student Activities. Workshops. Meetings.
Monday, November 30, 2026, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
UW Global "Community Conversations"
On the first Tuesday of each month of the academic year, UW Global hosts a gathering for faculty who are engaged or interested in global work: Community Conversations.
This is not a lecture series. It is a welcoming and conversational space to meet colleagues, share food and drink, and connect around the many ways global perspectives show up in our teaching, research, and engagement. Whether your work involves international research, global learning, study abroad, visiting scholars, or exploring global issues locally, this is a place to get to know one another, exchange ideas, and build community.
Each month, we’ll feature a brief, informal spotlight such as a faculty project, a new global initiative, or an international guest on campus to spark conversation. The heart of the gathering, however, is the conversation itself: time to talk, listen, make connections, and learn what others across campus are doing. It is held from 3-5pm on the Seattle Campus at the UW Club.
Light food/snacks and beverages will be…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: University of Washington Club (Faculty Center) (FAC). Campus room: UW Club, 4020 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA 98195. Accessibility Contact: Donna O'Neill. Event Types: Information Sessions. Meetings. Target Audience: UW faculty.
Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Amel Eqeiq Lecture (Details TBD)
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Communications Building (CMU). Campus room: CMU 120. Accessibility Contact: lasuw@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
Percussion Ensemble
The UW Percussion Ensemble (Bonnie Whiting, director) performs contemporary music arranged for percussion ensembles.
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Tickets: $10.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Gerlich Theater. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. First Wednesday Concert
UW Libraries and the UW School of Music collaborate to bring the free First Wednesday Concert Series to the public each month. The series features School of Music students in approximately hour-long sets, strategically occurring during lunchtime in hopes of audience members attending during a break in their day.
See also - UW Daily: First Wednesday Concert Series brings the School of Music to the public.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Accessibility Contact: adamhall@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances.
Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Wild Work: The History of Animal Care Work in Circuses and Zoos with Andrea Ringer
Join the UWT Labor Solidarity Project this fall as we explore the past, present, and potential futures of organized labor. Our 9-week online seminar series will feature presentations from academics and activists that interrogate the connection between capitalism and ongoing fights for racial and economic justice.
Stronger Together will explore opportunities for workers as we come together in solidarity and assert the fundamental dignity at the heart of all labor.
Seminars will air live on Wednesdays from 6-7:30PST and will typically include a short presentation followed by a Q&A. .
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lrF1t0UUwPBEweVUjLrtx6iwK0HsjNP68x3KnO7wVqQ/viewform?edit_requested=true. Campus room: online. Accessibility Contact: uwtlaborsolidarityproject@gmail.com. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Diversity Equity Inclusion.
Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
For more info visit docs.google.com. Studio Jazz Ensemble, Modern Band
The Studio Jazz Ensemble performs big band arrangements and repertory selections. The Modern Band performs innovative arrangements of jazz standards, selections from the outer limits of the genre, and new original compositions.
$10 all tickets.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Studio Theater. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. UW Communication Leadership Program Info Session
RESERVE YOUR SPOT, Open to Public | Online
Thinking about graduate school in communication, content strategy, digital media, or marketing? Join us for an upcoming Communication Leadership Program Info Session from the University of Washington to explore how our degrees can help you reach your career goals.
Whether you’re just starting to explore your options or preparing your application, we’re here to support you. These sessions are designed to help you determine if one of our flexible, forward-thinking degrees is the right fit for you—and to set you up for success in the application process.
What you can expect:
✅ A comprehensive overview of our MA in Communication Leadership degrees
✅ Insight into our curriculum, learning experience, and career outcomes
✅ Tips on how to submit a strong application
✅ Q&A opportunities with members of our community.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/93699653990. Accessibility Contact: commlead@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions.
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. Economics Prospective Student Info Session
Students who study economics learn to decode systems that impact individuals and societies. Students will develop skills to analyze how decisions are made and how limited resources are created, traded, and used.
This info session is a general introduction to the Department of Economics Undergraduate Program, including its six Economics major options. Students will also have an opportunity to meet with Department of Economics advisers, and ask questions about pursuing Economics as a major at the UW.
This session will be offered via Zoom:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/92629513619
Meeting ID: 926 2951 3619.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: econadv@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Brechemin Piano Series
UW keyboard students perform music from the piano repertoire.
FREE admission.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse (PHT). Accessibility Contact: dos@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Campus and Concert Bands
The Campus Band (Joshua Michael Smith, conductor) and Concert Band (Yuman Wu, conductor) present "Song and Dance," performing music by Leonard Bernstein, James Barnes, Frank Ticheli and others.
$10 all tickets.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Theater. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation, contact the Arts UW Ticket Office at 206-543-4880 or ticket@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Russian Film Series
Love cinema? Join the Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures every Friday from October 9 through December 18 at 5:00 p.m. to view and discuss a different Russian film. All films will be shown in Russian with English subtitles.
This series is hosted by Professor Valentina Zaitseva, a distinguished member of our faculty. Film Series Schedule: Please click here to see the list of upcoming screenings. Additional film titles and details will be posted as they become available.
No film screening on 11/27 (Native American Heritage Day). For any questions about the film series, please contact Professor Zaitseva at vaz2@uw.edu.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 136. Accessibility Contact: slavoffice@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Student Activities. Screenings.
Friday, December 4, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit slavic.washington.edu. Chamber Singers and University Chorale
The UW’s top auditioned choirs present modern vocal works, music from around the globe, and great works from the choral repertoire in shared quarterly concerts showcasing each group’s most recent work.
$10 all tickets.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Gerlich Theater. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Friday, December 4, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Modern Music Ensemble
The Modern Music Ensemble (Cristina Valdés, director) presents works of our time in several concerts each year. Including repertoire from the early to mid-20th century and beyond, the group focuses on small ensemble and chamber orchestra works, performed by both undergraduate and graduate students.
Tickets: FREE.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse (PHT). Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Saturday, December 5, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. UW Scholars Abroad - Be a student again! (Rome, Italy)
The UW Rome Center’s Scholars Abroad programs offer learners of all ages the chance to embrace this enriching experience. Imagine living in the heart of Italy’s capital, reliving your own study abroad journey or discovering Rome for the first time. While on Scholars Abroad, you’ll step beyond the typical tourist experience, immersing yourself in the city’s rich culture and vibrant daily life. Taught by University of Washington Rome Center instructors, courses take place both in the classroom and at cultural sites throughout the city, providing a dynamic and engaging learning experience. During these programs, you’ll have the chance to explore Rome’s historic streets, connect with its past and present, and create memories that will last a lifetime.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus room: UW Rome Center, Rome Italy. Accessibility Contact: Virginia Agostinelli. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Special Events. Target Audience: Learners of all ages!
Sunday, December 6, 2026 – Saturday, December 12, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Telugu Reading Hour
If you are a Telugu learner or are curious about the language, drop by for some silent reading and conversations with other learners. The Department of Asian Languages and Literature's Telugu instructor, Uma Attota, will oversee this weekly reading hour where you will have access to simple Telugu books for beginner and intermediate readers, a comfortable reading space and a community of other Telugu learners.
Open to all UW students.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Campus room: GWN M218 (Asian L&L Student Lounge). Accessibility Contact: asianll@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Student Activities. Workshops. Meetings.
Monday, December 7, 2026, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
UW Gospel Choir
Phyllis Byrdwell leads the UW gospel choir in songs of praise, jubilation, and other expressions of the Gospel tradition.
Tickets: $10.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Theater. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Monday, December 7, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Concert: Srivani Jade, "Hindustani Classical Music
Indian Classical vocalist, educator, and composer Srivani Jade identifies deeply with the Khayal and Thumri traditions of North India, and devotional repertoire from the Bhakti movement. She performs with her UW students and special guests in this concert concluding her Winter Quarter residency aat the School of Music.
Tickets: FREE.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse (PHT). Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Flattening Union Hierarchy: Early Lessons from the Tacoma Education Association with Michael Williams
Join the UWT Labor Solidarity Project this fall as we explore the past, present, and potential futures of organized labor. Our 9-week online seminar series will feature presentations from academics and activists that interrogate the connection between capitalism and ongoing fights for racial and economic justice.
Stronger Together will explore opportunities for workers as we come together in solidarity and assert the fundamental dignity at the heart of all labor.
Seminars will air live on Wednesdays from 6-7:30PST and will typically include a short presentation followed by a Q&A. .
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lrF1t0UUwPBEweVUjLrtx6iwK0HsjNP68x3KnO7wVqQ/viewform?edit_requested=true. Campus room: online. Accessibility Contact: uwtlaborsolidarityproject@gmail.com. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Diversity Equity Inclusion.
Wednesday, December 9, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
For more info visit docs.google.com. Chamber Music Showcase
Students of John Popham present a chamber music showcase.
FREE admission.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse (PHT). Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Wednesday, December 9, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. UW Sings
The UW's graduate-student-led choral ensembles—the University Singers, UW Glee, and Treble Choir—present an eclectic end-of-quarter concert.
$10 all tickets.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Theater. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation, contact the Arts UW Ticket Office at 206-543-4880 or ticket@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Wednesday, December 9, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band: "Rhythms and Rhymes"
The Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band (Christopher Vongvithaymathakul, director) present "Rhythms and Rhymes," featuring music by Gustav Holst, David Maslanka, Chen Yi and others.
Tickets: $10.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Theater. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Thursday, December 10, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Russian Film Series
Love cinema? Join the Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures every Friday from October 9 through December 18 at 5:00 p.m. to view and discuss a different Russian film. All films will be shown in Russian with English subtitles.
This series is hosted by Professor Valentina Zaitseva, a distinguished member of our faculty. Film Series Schedule: Please click here to see the list of upcoming screenings. Additional film titles and details will be posted as they become available.
No film screening on 11/27 (Native American Heritage Day). For any questions about the film series, please contact Professor Zaitseva at vaz2@uw.edu.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 136. Accessibility Contact: slavoffice@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Student Activities. Screenings.
Friday, December 11, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit slavic.washington.edu. UW Symphony: "Rhine Journeys"
David Alexander Rahbee and the UW Symphony present "Rhine Journey," a program of music by Hans Pfitzner, Richard Wagner, and Robert Schumann. Program
"Rhine Journey"
Hans Pfitzner: Palestrina: Prelude to act 1
Richard Wagner: Siegfried’s Rhine Journey from Götterdämmerung (arr. Humperdinck)
Robert Schumann: Symphony No.3 in E-flat major, op.97 Rhenish
Tickets: $10.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Theater. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Friday, December 11, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Composition Studio
Emerging and established composers explore unconventional sonic landscapes in this concert of music by students, faculty, alumni, and guests of the UW Composition program.
FREE admission.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse (PHT). Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Saturday, December 12, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. UW Scholars Abroad - Be a student again! (Rome, Italy)
The UW Rome Center’s Scholars Abroad programs offer learners of all ages the chance to embrace this enriching experience. Imagine living in the heart of Italy’s capital, reliving your own study abroad journey or discovering Rome for the first time. While on Scholars Abroad, you’ll step beyond the typical tourist experience, immersing yourself in the city’s rich culture and vibrant daily life. Taught by University of Washington Rome Center instructors, courses take place both in the classroom and at cultural sites throughout the city, providing a dynamic and engaging learning experience. During these programs, you’ll have the chance to explore Rome’s historic streets, connect with its past and present, and create memories that will last a lifetime.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus room: UW Rome Center, Rome Italy. Accessibility Contact: Virginia Agostinelli. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Special Events. Target Audience: Learners of all ages!
Sunday, December 13, 2026 – Saturday, December 19, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Faculty Concert: Craig Sheppard and Rachel Lee Priday, Beethoven Sonatas, Part 1
The faculty colleagues perform the complete Beethoven sonatas for piano and violin over two evening performances, the first on the composer’s birthday.
Wed. Dec. 16: Beethoven Sonatas, Part I: Sonatas #1-#5
Fri. Feb. 26: Beethoven Sonatas, Part II: Sonatas #6-#10
Tickets: $20 general; $15 UW affiliate; $10 students/seniors).
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/UWMusic.
Wednesday, December 16, 2026, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Economics Prospective Student Info Session
Students who study economics learn to decode systems that impact individuals and societies. Students will develop skills to analyze how decisions are made and how limited resources are created, traded, and used.
This info session is a general introduction to the Department of Economics Undergraduate Program, including its six Economics major options. Students will also have an opportunity to meet with Department of Economics advisers, and ask questions about pursuing Economics as a major at the UW.
This session will be offered via Zoom:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/92629513619
Meeting ID: 926 2951 3619.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: econadv@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Thursday, December 17, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Russian Film Series
Love cinema? Join the Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures every Friday from October 9 through December 18 at 5:00 p.m. to view and discuss a different Russian film. All films will be shown in Russian with English subtitles.
This series is hosted by Professor Valentina Zaitseva, a distinguished member of our faculty. Film Series Schedule: Please click here to see the list of upcoming screenings. Additional film titles and details will be posted as they become available.
No film screening on 11/27 (Native American Heritage Day). For any questions about the film series, please contact Professor Zaitseva at vaz2@uw.edu.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 136. Accessibility Contact: slavoffice@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Student Activities. Screenings.
Friday, December 18, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit slavic.washington.edu. Christmas Day
Holidays
No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2027. Quarter: Winter. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, December 25, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. New Year's Day
Holidays
No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2027. Quarter: Winter. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, January 1, 2027.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. First Wednesday Concert
UW Libraries and the UW School of Music collaborate to bring the free First Wednesday Concert Series to the public each month. The series features School of Music students in approximately hour-long sets, strategically occurring during lunchtime in hopes of audience members attending during a break in their day.
See also - UW Daily: First Wednesday Concert Series brings the School of Music to the public.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Accessibility Contact: adamhall@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances.
Wednesday, January 6, 2027, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Economics Prospective Student Info Session
Students who study economics learn to decode systems that impact individuals and societies. Students will develop skills to analyze how decisions are made and how limited resources are created, traded, and used.
This info session is a general introduction to the Department of Economics Undergraduate Program, including its six Economics major options. Students will also have an opportunity to meet with Department of Economics advisers, and ask questions about pursuing Economics as a major at the UW.
This session will be offered via Zoom:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/92629513619
Meeting ID: 926 2951 3619.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: econadv@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Thursday, January 7, 2027, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Ladino Day 2027: The Seattle Sephardic Bookshelf: A Glimpse into the Adatto Family Collection
This Ladino Day 2027, join us on a curated tour through the Adatto collection – in both digital and physical form – with presentations by Sephardic Studies chair Devin Naar and Oya Aktaş. Register for Ladino Day here.
The first scholars of Sephardic Studies at the University of Washington–and among the very first scholars in the field anywhere in the United States–siblings Albert and Emma Adatto completed their masters degrees in the 1930s focusing on Seattle Sephardic history and culture, respectively. Since then, Albert Adatto amassed one of the largest private collections of Ladino books from the Ottoman Empire located anywhere in the United States. Now digitized by the UW Sephardic Studies Program with the originals housed at UW Special Collections, the Adatto bookshelf offers an unprecedented glimpse into the astounding literary and cultural creativity among Sephardic Jews over the centuries that has been hidden from public view until today.
This event will be held in-person on the 5th floor of the …
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Campus room: 5 East Conference Room. Accessibility Contact: jewishst@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: Open to public. Registration required. See link in description.
Sunday, January 10, 2027, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
TALK | Patron-Client Conflict in World Politics by Paul Staniland, University of Chicago
About the Talk
Powerful states often provide military, economic, and political support to smaller clients. In some cases, these relationships became strained over either specific policy disputes or broader political questions that generate conflict. We have seen dramatic recent examples of these dynamics in US-Ukraine and US-Israel disagreements over regional security policies. This paper explores how patron-client conflicts play out by studying fine-grained historical comparisons of US disagreements over regional security with Pakistan, Thailand, South Vietnam, and Taiwan between 1950 and 1970. We theorize variation in the outcomes of patron-client conflicts and assess these arguments with detailed primary sources and specialist historiography. We then more briefly explore applications to other cases.
About the Speaker, Paul Staniland is Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. He is also a nonresident scholar in the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Campus room: Olson 1A in the basement of GWN. Accessibility Contact: polisci@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Conferences. Information Sessions. Meetings. Special Events.
Friday, January 15, 2027, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Holidays
No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2027. Quarter: Winter. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, January 18, 2027.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Concord Floral
An abandoned greenhouse on the edge of a suburban neighborhood is where the kids go to be free — to smoke, to dare, to be independent outside of the gaze of adults. But when two girls discover a dead body hidden in its depths, a pact of silence sets off an unstoppable chain of events. Shadowed figures in parking lots. Phone calls from the grave. As the haunting spreads from one girl to the entire community, ten teenagers must reckon with what they knew, what they did, and what they did and did not do — before the dead can rest and the living can be free.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theatre (HPT). Campus room: Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theatre. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office. Event Types: Performances.
Wednesday, January 20, 2027, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
For more info visit drama.washington.edu. Economics Prospective Student Info Session
Students who study economics learn to decode systems that impact individuals and societies. Students will develop skills to analyze how decisions are made and how limited resources are created, traded, and used.
This info session is a general introduction to the Department of Economics Undergraduate Program, including its six Economics major options. Students will also have an opportunity to meet with Department of Economics advisers, and ask questions about pursuing Economics as a major at the UW.
This session will be offered via Zoom:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/92629513619
Meeting ID: 926 2951 3619.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: econadv@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Thursday, January 21, 2027, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Concord Floral
An abandoned greenhouse on the edge of a suburban neighborhood is where the kids go to be free — to smoke, to dare, to be independent outside of the gaze of adults. But when two girls discover a dead body hidden in its depths, a pact of silence sets off an unstoppable chain of events. Shadowed figures in parking lots. Phone calls from the grave. As the haunting spreads from one girl to the entire community, ten teenagers must reckon with what they knew, what they did, and what they did and did not do — before the dead can rest and the living can be free.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theatre (HPT). Campus room: Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theatre. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office. Event Types: Performances.
Thursday, January 21, 2027, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
For more info visit drama.washington.edu. Faculty Concert: John Popham, cello
Cellist John Popham curates a program inspired by musical strings, their roots in ancient cordage, and their cultural and conceptual power as artistic tools, sounding objects, and symbols of social connection. The program features works by Giovanni Gabrieli, Giacinto Scelsi, Alvin Lucier, Isabel Mundry, and Liza Lim.
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$20 general; $15 UW affiliate; $10 students and seniors.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Meany Hall (MNY). Campus room: Meany Studio Theater. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Friday, January 22, 2027, 7:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Concord Floral
An abandoned greenhouse on the edge of a suburban neighborhood is where the kids go to be free — to smoke, to dare, to be independent outside of the gaze of adults. But when two girls discover a dead body hidden in its depths, a pact of silence sets off an unstoppable chain of events. Shadowed figures in parking lots. Phone calls from the grave. As the haunting spreads from one girl to the entire community, ten teenagers must reckon with what they knew, what they did, and what they did and did not do — before the dead can rest and the living can be free.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theatre (HPT). Campus room: Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theatre. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office. Event Types: Performances.
Friday, January 22, 2027, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
For more info visit drama.washington.edu. Concord Floral
An abandoned greenhouse on the edge of a suburban neighborhood is where the kids go to be free — to smoke, to dare, to be independent outside of the gaze of adults. But when two girls discover a dead body hidden in its depths, a pact of silence sets off an unstoppable chain of events. Shadowed figures in parking lots. Phone calls from the grave. As the haunting spreads from one girl to the entire community, ten teenagers must reckon with what they knew, what they did, and what they did and did not do — before the dead can rest and the living can be free.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theatre. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office. Event Types: Performances.
Saturday, January 23, 2027, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
For more info visit drama.washington.edu. Concord Floral
An abandoned greenhouse on the edge of a suburban neighborhood is where the kids go to be free — to smoke, to dare, to be independent outside of the gaze of adults. But when two girls discover a dead body hidden in its depths, a pact of silence sets off an unstoppable chain of events. Shadowed figures in parking lots. Phone calls from the grave. As the haunting spreads from one girl to the entire community, ten teenagers must reckon with what they knew, what they did, and what they did and did not do — before the dead can rest and the living can be free.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theatre (HPT). Campus room: Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theatre. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office. Event Types: Performances.
Sunday, January 24, 2027, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
For more info visit drama.washington.edu. Concerto Competition: Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion
UW instrumental performance students perform for outside judges, competing for a chance to perform with the UW Symphony.
FREE admission.
Event interval: Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Campus room: Lyceum (Room 160). Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances. Facebook: http://facebook.com/UWMusic.
Tuesday, January 26, 2027, 6:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu.