Presidents' 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: Winter. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, February 16, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Geography 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 Drop-In Advising on Zoom or In-Person in SMI 415! 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 or SMI 415. Accessibility Contact: For access needs accommodation, please contact Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Meetings. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Graduate Students.
Thursday, February 19, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Geography 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 Drop-In Advising on Zoom or In-Person in SMI 415! 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 or SMI 415. Accessibility Contact: For access needs accommodation, please contact Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Meetings. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Graduate Students.
Thursday, February 26, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Professional Development for Geographers
Join the Department of Geography Advising team for a series of professional development workshops to prepare for jobs and internships! In this series we'll cover the following topics and connect you with alum mentors to build your professional network. January 15: Networking & Setting Intentions , January 24: Geography Alum Mentorship Meetup (note this is a Saturday, 10:30 AM, on Zoom) , January 29: Finding Good Experiences , February 12: Telling Your Story - Elevator Pitch & Resumes , February 26: Telling Your Story - Cover Letters , March 12: Telling Your Story - Interviews.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Smith Hall (SMI). Campus room: 415C. Accessibility Contact: Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students.
Thursday, February 26, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
Geography 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 Drop-In Advising on Zoom or In-Person in SMI 415! 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 or SMI 415. Accessibility Contact: For access needs accommodation, please contact Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Meetings. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Graduate Students.
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Geography 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 Drop-In Advising on Zoom or In-Person in SMI 415! 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 or SMI 415. Accessibility Contact: For access needs accommodation, please contact Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Meetings. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Graduate Students.
Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Professional Development for Geographers
Join the Department of Geography Advising team for a series of professional development workshops to prepare for jobs and internships! In this series we'll cover the following topics and connect you with alum mentors to build your professional network. January 15: Networking & Setting Intentions , January 24: Geography Alum Mentorship Meetup (note this is a Saturday, 10:30 AM, on Zoom) , January 29: Finding Good Experiences , February 12: Telling Your Story - Elevator Pitch & Resumes , February 26: Telling Your Story - Cover Letters , March 12: Telling Your Story - Interviews.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Smith Hall (SMI). Campus room: 415C. Accessibility Contact: Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students.
Thursday, March 12, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
Digital/Data Humanities Lecture: Tonia Sutherland, "Resurrecting the Black Body: Race and the Digital Afterlife"
In this talk, Resurrecting the Black Body, Sutherland examines the consequences of digitally raising the dead. Attending to the violent deaths of Black Americans–and the records that document them–from slavery through the present, Sutherland explores media evidence, digital acts of remembering, and the rights and desires of humans to be forgotten.
Tonia Sutherland is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Development in the School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the author of Resurrecting the Black Body: Race and the Digital Afterlife (University of California Press, 2023). In addition to being the Founder and Director of PENDULUM and The Black Memory Collective. She also serves as Co-Director of the Community Archives Lab at UCLA and Co-Founder and Co-Director of AfterLab at the University of Washington Information School.
Event made possible by the Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities. This event is free and open to the…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Henry Art Gallery (HAG). Accessibility Contact: Simpson Center for the Humanities, 206-543-3920, schadmin@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Thursday, March 12, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Geography 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 Drop-In Advising on Zoom or In-Person in SMI 415! 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 or SMI 415. Accessibility Contact: For access needs accommodation, please contact Nell Gross, ngross@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Meetings. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Graduate Students.
Thursday, March 19, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
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 and 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 9, 2026, 2:30 PM – 3:30 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 and 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 23, 2026, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us.