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Keynote Talks

Kristian Wiles, Associate Vice President for Student Success with the UW Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity, and our opening Keynote Speaker, Dr. Tony Lucero, kick off the first day of the Gabriel E. Gallardo Research, Student Leadership & Advocacy Symposium!

Social & Networking Events

Talk to graduate program recruiters from both the UW and nationally who are promoting programs across disciplines, from STEM to Social Sciences to Humanities! Recruiters will have information on a broad scope of opportunities: in addition to Ph.D. and Master's programs, there will also be information about diversity funding, undergraduate summer research, post-bacc training, and more! Take a look at the Grad Fair page on our website to find out which programs and institutions will be at this year's GEG Symposium Graduate School Fair!

Leadership & Advocacy

Underrepresented minority (URM) students pursuing STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) majors are often under-prepared to juggle the financial stress, steep learning curve, rigorous coursework, and competitive nature of UW. Come learn from AVELA founders Kyle and Vicente about why and how they created AVELA: an organization that helps address all of these issues. AVELA leverages near-peer mentorship to pair undergraduate URM students with experienced/graduate URM mentors so they can learn research-based or social-good driven K-12 outreach lessons. Undergraduate students are then compensated to go out and represent their own URM communities in teaching the STEM lessons they created and/or were trained to teach. Come join this information session to get involved!

Committed To Research and Graduate School

Grad school doesn't have to mean enormous debt! Find out how to find that $$$ to pay for grad school and move you towards your career goals. Learn about various funding sources, from fellowships that fund you and your research projects to scholarships that support you in extending your studies/research/other work internationally (and more).

Exploring Research & Graduate School

Learn from the UW Office of Undergraduate Research about how you get involved with research, what research can look like (it doesn't have to be lab or field work!), and why you might want to do research as an undergraduate. It can be intimidating to start searching for and applying to research opportunities, but this workshop will break it down where to start, who to talk to, and what steps you can take either at the UW or at your home institution to try to find research opportunities that are a good match for you, your skills, and your goals. Regardless of experience, everyone who has an interest in conducting research can get involved - so come to this session and see if undergraduate research is for you!

Committed To Research and Graduate School

Despite their importance in shaping mentees' experiences, careers, etc., good research mentors (be it faculty, postdocs, or graduate students) are not a given. Often there is an expectation that the mentor directs the goals and training plans, however this can lead to unclear expectations and negative experiences for the student mentee. In this workshop, we will cover strategies you as a mentee can take to be more active participants in your mentor relationships, and get the most out of your mentorship!

Leadership & Advocacy

The Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (PNASH) conducts research and promotes best safety and health practices for Northwest producers, workers, and communities in farming, fishing, and forestry. Hear about the nature of our research, goals, and ways of helping the community, specifically how to involve community and set community-driven goals in the research.

Committed To Research and Graduate School

GEM offers students an outstanding opportunity to receive funding for MS and Ph.D. prgrams and access to dozens of the top Engineering and Science firms and Universities in the nation. The GEM Fellowship was designed to focus on promoting opportunities for individuals to enter industry at the graduate level in areas such as research and development, product development, and other high level technical careers. GEM also offers exposure to a number of opportunities in academia. Come join this info session to find out more about the GEM Fellowship, the application process, and how it fits in with your research and grad school aspirations!

Committed To Research and Graduate School

This session will provide participants an overview of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP), including its goals, eligibility requirements, application process, timeline, and review criteria. The last part of the session will be reserved for Q & A. We strongly encourage interaction among the audience and presenters.

Committed To Research and Graduate School

Meet up with current fellows of the NSF GRFP Fellowship to hear their experiences, advice, ask questions and chat.

Committed To Research and Graduate School

Join us for this interactive faculty panel session where faculty will share their journeys into research, experiences in academia, any challenges/difficulties faced, and what it's like to balance teaching and research. The faculty panel can also answer questions about graduate school mentorships, how to get paid (fellowships, stipends, TAships), the application selection process, what does success in graduate school look like, and more! Moderator : Dr. Tam'ra-Kay Francis

Exploring Research & Graduate School

Interested in grad school but no interest in teaching? No problem! Many careers are available, besides being a professor, to those with a graduate degree. Learn from our panelists how they apply their education to work outside academia. Moderator : Jon Olivera, Associate Director, Educational Opportunity Program, University of Washington

Leadership & Advocacy

Students are often underestimated because of their positionality within power structures, and yet many institutions and norms have fallen or changed in response to student-led activism. Join this panel discussion to hear from undergraduate leaders about their experiences in leadership, advocacy, and marshalling community power, and how that work aligns with their academic research and purpose. Moderator : Mellanie Rhae Tanada

Social & Networking Events

Connect with graduate students, eat pizza and play games--bowling, pool, video games, and more--with us down in the HUB Games Room!