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Geography Colloquium: Lisa Bhungalia, Assistant Professor of Geography, Kent State University

“Elastic Empire: Refashioning War through Aid in Palestine” with Lisa Bhungalia (Assistant Professor of Geography, Kent State University) For event location, please register online here. , Though the US-led “war on terror” has been ongoing for over two decades, it is a war that has been waged largely in the shadows – in the concealed spaces of black sites, extraordinary renditions, covert drone programs, secret global surveillance, and through expanding terrorism laws and security databases. This talk tracks a little-known but ever-expanding dimension of US counterterrorism warfare, one that travels in and through a growing body of US counterterrorism law and sanctions regimes that tether to foreign aid flows and monetary transactions around the world. Drawing on over a decade of ethnographic fieldwork in Palestine, this talk traces how US counterterrorism law bundles and embeds in humanitarian and development aid flows inbound to the West Bank and Gaza Strip, transporting, in turn, Washington’s… Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: For disability accommodations & access needs please contact Professor Megan Ybarra, mybarra@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Friday, March 29, 2024, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

Virtual Drop-In Advising

Do you have a quick question about your classes, registration, academic concerns or anything else that’s on your mind? You are very welcome to join us for virtual Drop-In Advising on Zoom! Please visit this Zoom link to access Drop-In Advising. One you log into the Zoom session, there will be a link to a Google Form you must complete to sign-in. If this time doesn’t work for you, you can request an advising appointment or email us at geogadv@uw.edu! Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Online on Zoom. Accessibility Contact: For access needs accommodation, please contact Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Meetings. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Graduate Students. Monday, April 1, 2024, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Geography Skill Building Workshops

Join students and advisers for a series of skill building workshops in spring quarter! Whether you are seeking support with your academic writing and study skills or with your job & internship applications, we are here for you. This is an informal, drop-in space for mutual support and we'll guide our conversations based on your needs! Career Support on the following Tuesdays: April 2 , April 16 , April 30 , May 14 , June 4, Writing & Academics on the following Tuesdays: April 23 , May 7 , May 21 , May 28. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Smith Hall (SMI). Campus room: 411. Accessibility Contact: Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions. Workshops. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

Geography Major Information Session

Join us virtually via Zoom to learn about opportunities and resources in the Department of Geography and how to declare the major! This information session will discuss the general geography major as well as the geography data science option. Register for this session! Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Thursday, April 4, 2024, 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM. Online via Zoom. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Geography Colloquium: Charlotte Coté, University of Washington Department of American Indian Studies

“tiičʕaqƛ: Nurturing Pathways to Holistic Health and Community Wellbeing through Indigenous Food Sovereignty” In her new book, A Drum in One Hand, A Sockeye in the Other, Charlotte Coté shares many stories from her personal life and stories shared with her about Tseshaht and Northwest Coast Indigenous food traditions. Through these stories, Dr. Coté wants readers to understand why her community of Tseshaht, and Indigenous peoples worldwide, are revitalizing their foodways and reconnecting with their haʔum, cultural food, by enacting food sovereignty. Dr. Coté asserts that enacting food sovereignty is positioned within Indigenous struggles for decolonization and self-determination and is central to nurturing pathways to holistic health and wellness, what the Tseshaht refer to as tiičʕaqƛ.  Dr. Charlotte Coté is a Professor in American Indian Studies at the University of Washington in Seattle. She is from the Nuu-chah-nulth community of Tseshaht on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Dr. Coté has dedicated… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Smith Hall (SMI). Campus room: 304. Accessibility Contact: For disability accommodations & access needs please contact Professor Megan Ybarra, mybarra@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Friday, April 5, 2024, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

Virtual Drop-In Advising

Do you have a quick question about your classes, registration, academic concerns or anything else that’s on your mind? You are very welcome to join us for virtual Drop-In Advising on Zoom! Please visit this Zoom link to access Drop-In Advising. One you log into the Zoom session, there will be a link to a Google Form you must complete to sign-in. If this time doesn’t work for you, you can request an advising appointment or email us at geogadv@uw.edu! Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Online on Zoom. Accessibility Contact: For access needs accommodation, please contact Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Meetings. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Graduate Students. Monday, April 8, 2024, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Geography New Student Orientation (participation required to declare the geography major)

Understand requirements in the geography major, including the data science option, plus get help with next quarter's registration! Students who attend this orientation session will complete the major declaration process. In order to attend, students must follow instructions to Declare the Major in Geography and then register for the orientation session. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Academics. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Monday, April 8, 2024, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. Online via Zoom. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

AAG Practice Talks

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Michael Brown, michaelb@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Meetings. Student Activities. Workshops. Target Audience: Graduate Students. Faculty. Staff. Friday, April 12, 2024, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM. Big Time Brewery 4133 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105.

Virtual Drop-In Advising

Do you have a quick question about your classes, registration, academic concerns or anything else that’s on your mind? You are very welcome to join us for virtual Drop-In Advising on Zoom! Please visit this Zoom link to access Drop-In Advising. One you log into the Zoom session, there will be a link to a Google Form you must complete to sign-in. If this time doesn’t work for you, you can request an advising appointment or email us at geogadv@uw.edu! Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Online on Zoom. Accessibility Contact: For access needs accommodation, please contact Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Meetings. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Graduate Students. Monday, April 15, 2024, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Geography Skill Building Workshops

Join students and advisers for a series of skill building workshops in spring quarter! Whether you are seeking support with your academic writing and study skills or with your job & internship applications, we are here for you. This is an informal, drop-in space for mutual support and we'll guide our conversations based on your needs! Career Support on the following Tuesdays: April 2 , April 16 , April 30 , May 14 , June 4, Writing & Academics on the following Tuesdays: April 23 , May 7 , May 21 , May 28. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Smith Hall (SMI). Campus room: 411. Accessibility Contact: Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions. Workshops. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

Geography New Student Orientation (participation required to declare the geography major)

Understand requirements in the geography major, including the data science option, plus get help with next quarter's registration! Students who attend this orientation session will complete the major declaration process. In order to attend, students must follow instructions to Declare the Major in Geography and then register for the orientation session. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Academics. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. Online via Zoom. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Geography Major Information Session

Join us virtually via Zoom to learn about opportunities and resources in the Department of Geography and how to declare the major! This information session will discuss the general geography major as well as the geography data science option. Register for this session! Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Thursday, April 18, 2024, 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM. Online via Zoom. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Translation Studies Hub Colloquium with Jang Wook Huh and Maxine Savage

Join the Translation Studies Hub for two presentations: “American Sentimentalism and the Translation of ‘Race’ in Korea” Jang Wook Huh (American Ethnic Studies) explores how translation facilitated the migration of Western notions of Blackness to Korea at the turn of the twentieth century.  In particular, he examines the serialized Korean adaptation of Booker T. Washington’s Up from Slavery in which American missionaries employed sentimentalism to transform a locally situated concept of race into a portable, widely applicable, “master category.” “How to Edit a Work of Translation?” How does one edit (or not edit) a translated work? What if the source language is unfamiliar to the editor? Aria Fani (MELC) will join Maxine Savage (Doctoral Candidate, Scandinavian Studies) in a conversation about their approaches to editing poetry in translation. Savage is part of the editorial team of the online journal Anomaly which publishes poetry, non-fiction, comic art, and literary works in translation. They will docus… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Communications Building (CMU). Campus room: 202. Accessibility Contact: Simpson Center for the Humanities, schadmin@uw.edu, 206-543-3920. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Friday, April 19, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM.

Virtual Drop-In Advising

Do you have a quick question about your classes, registration, academic concerns or anything else that’s on your mind? You are very welcome to join us for virtual Drop-In Advising on Zoom! Please visit this Zoom link to access Drop-In Advising. One you log into the Zoom session, there will be a link to a Google Form you must complete to sign-in. If this time doesn’t work for you, you can request an advising appointment or email us at geogadv@uw.edu! Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Online on Zoom. Accessibility Contact: For access needs accommodation, please contact Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Meetings. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Graduate Students. Monday, April 22, 2024, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Geography New Student Orientation (participation required to declare the geography major)

Understand requirements in the geography major, including the data science option, plus get help with next quarter's registration! Students who attend this orientation session will complete the major declaration process. In order to attend, students must follow instructions to Declare the Major in Geography and then register for the orientation session. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Academics. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Monday, April 22, 2024, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. Online via Zoom. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Geography Skill Building Workshops

Join students and advisers for a series of skill building workshops in spring quarter! Whether you are seeking support with your academic writing and study skills or with your job & internship applications, we are here for you. This is an informal, drop-in space for mutual support and we'll guide our conversations based on your needs! Career Support on the following Tuesdays: April 2 , April 16 , April 30 , May 14 , June 4, Writing & Academics on the following Tuesdays: April 23 , May 7 , May 21 , May 28. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Smith Hall (SMI). Campus room: 411. Accessibility Contact: Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions. Workshops. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

Geography Major Information Session

Join us virtually via Zoom to learn about opportunities and resources in the Department of Geography and how to declare the major! This information session will discuss the general geography major as well as the geography data science option. Register for this session! Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Thursday, April 25, 2024, 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM. Online via Zoom. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Geography Colloquium: Dr. Keston K Perry, African American Studies, UCLA

Dr. Keston K Perry, who researches race, reparations and climate change (African American Studies, UCLA), “Beyond Repair? The crisis of ecological imperialism and reparative ecologies in the Caribbean”. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Smith Hall (SMI). Campus room: 304. Accessibility Contact: For disability accommodations & access needs please contact Professor Megan Ybarra, mybarra@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Friday, April 26, 2024, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

Virtual Drop-In Advising

Do you have a quick question about your classes, registration, academic concerns or anything else that’s on your mind? You are very welcome to join us for virtual Drop-In Advising on Zoom! Please visit this Zoom link to access Drop-In Advising. One you log into the Zoom session, there will be a link to a Google Form you must complete to sign-in. If this time doesn’t work for you, you can request an advising appointment or email us at geogadv@uw.edu! Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Online on Zoom. Accessibility Contact: For access needs accommodation, please contact Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Meetings. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Graduate Students. Monday, April 29, 2024, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Geography Skill Building Workshops

Join students and advisers for a series of skill building workshops in spring quarter! Whether you are seeking support with your academic writing and study skills or with your job & internship applications, we are here for you. This is an informal, drop-in space for mutual support and we'll guide our conversations based on your needs! Career Support on the following Tuesdays: April 2 , April 16 , April 30 , May 14 , June 4, Writing & Academics on the following Tuesdays: April 23 , May 7 , May 21 , May 28. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Smith Hall (SMI). Campus room: 411. Accessibility Contact: Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions. Workshops. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

Geography New Student Orientation (participation required to declare the geography major)

Understand requirements in the geography major, including the data science option, plus get help with next quarter's registration! Students who attend this orientation session will complete the major declaration process. In order to attend, students must follow instructions to Declare the Major in Geography. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Smith Hall (SMI). Campus room: 409. Accessibility Contact: Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Academics. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Thursday, May 2, 2024, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. For more info visit geography.washington.edu.

Virtual Drop-In Advising

Do you have a quick question about your classes, registration, academic concerns or anything else that’s on your mind? You are very welcome to join us for virtual Drop-In Advising on Zoom! Please visit this Zoom link to access Drop-In Advising. One you log into the Zoom session, there will be a link to a Google Form you must complete to sign-in. If this time doesn’t work for you, you can request an advising appointment or email us at geogadv@uw.edu! Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Online on Zoom. Accessibility Contact: For access needs accommodation, please contact Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Meetings. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Graduate Students. Monday, May 6, 2024, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Geography Skill Building Workshops

Join students and advisers for a series of skill building workshops in spring quarter! Whether you are seeking support with your academic writing and study skills or with your job & internship applications, we are here for you. This is an informal, drop-in space for mutual support and we'll guide our conversations based on your needs! Career Support on the following Tuesdays: April 2 , April 16 , April 30 , May 14 , June 4, Writing & Academics on the following Tuesdays: April 23 , May 7 , May 21 , May 28. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Smith Hall (SMI). Campus room: 411. Accessibility Contact: Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions. Workshops. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

Virtual Drop-In Advising

Do you have a quick question about your classes, registration, academic concerns or anything else that’s on your mind? You are very welcome to join us for virtual Drop-In Advising on Zoom! Please visit this Zoom link to access Drop-In Advising. One you log into the Zoom session, there will be a link to a Google Form you must complete to sign-in. If this time doesn’t work for you, you can request an advising appointment or email us at geogadv@uw.edu! Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Online on Zoom. Accessibility Contact: For access needs accommodation, please contact Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Meetings. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Graduate Students. Monday, May 13, 2024, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Geography Skill Building Workshops

Join students and advisers for a series of skill building workshops in spring quarter! Whether you are seeking support with your academic writing and study skills or with your job & internship applications, we are here for you. This is an informal, drop-in space for mutual support and we'll guide our conversations based on your needs! Career Support on the following Tuesdays: April 2 , April 16 , April 30 , May 14 , June 4, Writing & Academics on the following Tuesdays: April 23 , May 7 , May 21 , May 28. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Smith Hall (SMI). Campus room: 411. Accessibility Contact: Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions. Workshops. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

Virtual Drop-In Advising

Do you have a quick question about your classes, registration, academic concerns or anything else that’s on your mind? You are very welcome to join us for virtual Drop-In Advising on Zoom! Please visit this Zoom link to access Drop-In Advising. One you log into the Zoom session, there will be a link to a Google Form you must complete to sign-in. If this time doesn’t work for you, you can request an advising appointment or email us at geogadv@uw.edu! Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Online on Zoom. Accessibility Contact: For access needs accommodation, please contact Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Meetings. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Graduate Students. Monday, May 20, 2024, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Geography Skill Building Workshops

Join students and advisers for a series of skill building workshops in spring quarter! Whether you are seeking support with your academic writing and study skills or with your job & internship applications, we are here for you. This is an informal, drop-in space for mutual support and we'll guide our conversations based on your needs! Career Support on the following Tuesdays: April 2 , April 16 , April 30 , May 14 , June 4, Writing & Academics on the following Tuesdays: April 23 , May 7 , May 21 , May 28. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Smith Hall (SMI). Campus room: 411. Accessibility Contact: Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions. Workshops. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

Geography Colloquium: Henry Wai-chung Yeung, Theory and Explanation in Geography

Henry Wai-chung Yeung, Theory and Explanation in Geography. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Smith Hall (SMI). Campus room: 304. Accessibility Contact: Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Special Events. Target Audience: Graduate Students. Faculty. Friday, May 24, 2024, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

Memorial Day

Holidays No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2024. Quarter: Spring. Event Types: Academics. Monday, May 27, 2024. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

Geography Skill Building Workshops

Join students and advisers for a series of skill building workshops in spring quarter! Whether you are seeking support with your academic writing and study skills or with your job & internship applications, we are here for you. This is an informal, drop-in space for mutual support and we'll guide our conversations based on your needs! Career Support on the following Tuesdays: April 2 , April 16 , April 30 , May 14 , June 4, Writing & Academics on the following Tuesdays: April 23 , May 7 , May 21 , May 28. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Smith Hall (SMI). Campus room: 411. Accessibility Contact: Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions. Workshops. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Tuesday, May 28, 2024, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

Geography Undergraduate Research Symposium

Each year, the Department of Geography features outstanding undergraduate research projects in the Geography Undergraduate Research Symposium. We look forward to welcoming our student participants as well as audience members from our department community! More details coming soon! Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Special Events. Student Activities. Friday, May 31, 2024, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM. For more info visit geography.washington.edu.

Virtual Drop-In Advising

Do you have a quick question about your classes, registration, academic concerns or anything else that’s on your mind? You are very welcome to join us for virtual Drop-In Advising on Zoom! Please visit this Zoom link to access Drop-In Advising. One you log into the Zoom session, there will be a link to a Google Form you must complete to sign-in. If this time doesn’t work for you, you can request an advising appointment or email us at geogadv@uw.edu! Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Online on Zoom. Accessibility Contact: For access needs accommodation, please contact Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Meetings. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Graduate Students. Monday, June 3, 2024, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Geography Skill Building Workshops

Join students and advisers for a series of skill building workshops in spring quarter! Whether you are seeking support with your academic writing and study skills or with your job & internship applications, we are here for you. This is an informal, drop-in space for mutual support and we'll guide our conversations based on your needs! Career Support on the following Tuesdays: April 2 , April 16 , April 30 , May 14 , June 4, Writing & Academics on the following Tuesdays: April 23 , May 7 , May 21 , May 28. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Smith Hall (SMI). Campus room: 411. Accessibility Contact: Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions. Workshops. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Tuesday, June 4, 2024, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

Virtual Drop-In Advising

Do you have a quick question about your classes, registration, academic concerns or anything else that’s on your mind? You are very welcome to join us for virtual Drop-In Advising on Zoom! Please visit this Zoom link to access Drop-In Advising. One you log into the Zoom session, there will be a link to a Google Form you must complete to sign-in. If this time doesn’t work for you, you can request an advising appointment or email us at geogadv@uw.edu! Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Online on Zoom. Accessibility Contact: For access needs accommodation, please contact Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Meetings. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Graduate Students. Monday, June 10, 2024, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Juneteenth

Holidays No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2024. Quarter: Summer. Event Types: Academics. Wednesday, June 19, 2024. For more info visit www.washington.edu.