2025 Gabriel E. Gallardo Research, Student Leadership & Advocacy Symposium
Keynote Speakers
We welcome our Keynote Speakers below! 2025 Keynote Speakers will be added as confirmed.
Elizabeth Castro is a doctoral candidate at the University of California, Davis in the School of Education with an emphasis in Language, Literacy, and Culture. She uses ethnographic methods to better understand the everyday language and literacy practices of bi/multilingual Latinx communities in school and classrooms.
Alexes Harris, Ph.D., is the Presidential Term Professor and Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington. Dr. Harris’s work has spanned the criminal legal system, including juvenile, case processing outcomes, and monetary sanctions. Her research fundamentally centers on issues of inequality, poverty and race in United States’ legal systems.
Distinguished Practitioner in Residence Tracie D. Hall is the former Executive Director of the American Library Association and the first Black woman to helm that organization in its nearly 150-year history. Hall’s work in advancing early and adult literacy, advocating for library and educational services for people who are incarcerated, and protecting intellectual freedom have earned her the F.D. Roosevelt Medal for Freedom of Speech and a spot on TIME Magazine's list of 100 most influential people.
Welcome to the 2025 Gabriel E. Gallardo Research, Student Leadership & Advocacy Symposium!
We are proud to announce this year's theme: Advancing Knowledge & Transforming Communities
The GEG Symposium continues UW McNair's 30+year legacy in hosting a conference where students can showcase their scholarship and advocacy, establish contacts, and learn from peers who share identities underrepresented in academia.
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Click on the Log in button in the upper-right hand of this website to log in to your GEG / Fourwaves account using your school email address that ends in .edu !
Frequently Asked Questions
Find quick answers to common questions about the conference.
Submit your mentor-approved abstract through the 'Submission' page on this website, and follow the GEG Abstract Guidelines.
Follow these instructions to edit your abstract submission and add your student research poster or oral presentation slides.
Click the button below to book under the "Uw Geg Symposium" room block with Graduate Seattle for a king room or a double queen room for $149 / night plus taxes during our conference dates, Apr. 14 - 16. Reservations must be made by Mar. 15 to secure the group rate.
*This rate is potentially available a day before or after our room block window, dependent on room availability. First, book as normal using the formal room block window. Then, use the "contact us" button below to provide your reservation information and what dates you hope to extend your reservation under the GEG rate.
Staypineapple Hotels
If you are booking 10 rooms or less for your group, you can book at a discounted rate with these Staypineapple hotels using the promo code UWR or these weblinks:
Rates vary based on the time of booking, but the University Inn typically has lower rates than the Watertown, currently (as of Jan 2025) in the $165 plus taxes and fees / night range, with the discount.
All three hotels are about a 15-minute walk to our conference venue, the Husky Union Building.
The GEG Schedule once finalized will be released on this website. But if you need a tentative schedule for planning purposes, please reference this schedule here.
For ground transportation between the airport and the University of Washington, we recommend using the Sound Transit Link Light Rail.
$3.00 fare per person.
It takes about 45 minutes to travel from SEA-TAC to the University District.
If going straight from the airport to the conference venue, the Husky Union Building (HUB):
Exit the light rail at the University of Washington Station. From the UW light rail station to the HUB, it is about a 10 minute, 0.5 mile walk. The path heading up to the UW is slightly uphill.
If going from the airport to a conference hotel:
Exit the light rail at the U District Station. From the U District light rail station to a conference hotel, it is about a 0.1 - 0.3 mile walk along city sidewalks.
Follow these instructions.
There is no formal dress code; simply wear whatever makes you feel confident as you meet with graduate recruiters, graduate students, faculty, and other undergraduates from across the country and/or present on your research! If you are looking for a specific touchpoint, "business casual" can serve as as a reference.
Do note that you'll be spending a lot of time on your feet and walking around within an air-conditioned space. Outside, the weather in Seattle in April is generally in the high 50's with chances of light rain.
GEG Symposium Organizers
We are grateful to these University of Washington units who made this conference possible.
Location
University of Washington Husky Union Building
4001 East Stevens Way Northeast
Seattle, WA
United States, 98195
Dates
Submission period:
January 22, 2025 - 1:52 PM PST - April 15, 2025 - 11:59 PM PDT
Contact us
If you have any questions, please contact gegsymposium@uw.edu
