The first of several episodes featuring recent UW graduate, Candice Garza, giving her perspective and advice to current UW students. How did she manage to do some on-field interviews with current Mariners? What are some of the keys to distinguishing yourself when applying for jobs and internships? Can you remain involved in athletics but not necessarily be an athlete? Listen in to hear Candice’s point of view!
Academic Planning
Undergraduate Profile: Candice Garza
October 19th, 2009 · Filed under: Academic Planning, I'm a Freshman, I'm a Transfer Student, Student-to-Student
Enhanced Podcast [9:51m]: Law School 101 – How should I get started?
October 14th, 2009 · Filed under: Academic Planning, Pre-Law
Are you thinking about applying to Law School? The UW Pre-Law team talks about the beginning steps you need to take in order to make Law School happen! Visit the Pre-Law website.
Prehealth Information for Fall 2009
July 6th, 2009 · Filed under: Academic Planning, I'm a Freshman, I'm a Transfer Student, Meet UW's World Class Advisers
Planning on applying to medical school, dental school, pharmacy, or any other health options? Please spend a few minutes listening to our prehealth podcast!
Meet the Residential FIG Leaders!
June 9th, 2009 · Filed under: Academic Planning, I'm a Freshman, Registering for Classes, Student-to-Student
The Residential FIG program builds upon the strength of the Freshman Interest Group (FIG) program by providing students with a unique first year living-learning experience. This year the Residential FIG Program will contain some of the most sought after courses for incoming freshman, including Chem 142, Econ 200 and Com 201. Residential FIGs provide social and academic support to bolster success during the first year at UW. Additionally, each FIG has a Residential FIG leader who is an advanced undergraduate student available to help form study groups, assist with registration, provide advising services and direct you to campus resources. We sit down with this year’s Residential FIG leaders, Marisa Hoge, Ben Drum, and Alex King.
Foreign Language Proficiency Changes!
May 18th, 2009 · Filed under: Academic Planning, I'm a Freshman, I'm a Transfer Student, Registering for Classes
Kevin Mihata, Asst. Dean for Educational Programs in the College of Arts & Sciences, drops in to discuss the revision to the foreign language graduation requirement for the College. How does this requirement impact you? Listen in…
New Course Recommendation! HSERV 100
February 26th, 2009 · Filed under: Academic Planning, Registering for Classes
Sarah MacKenzie stops by to discuss her new course for Spring 2009, Health Services 100: “Wellness, Body, Mind, and Spirit”. Listen in as Sarah talks about the way she will personalize a broad issue like public health for students in her class!
Humanities 209: Ethics and Climate Change
February 9th, 2009 · Filed under: Academic Planning, I'm a Freshman, Registering for Classes
Human-induced climate change is one of the most important international problems facing the world today. Yet our scientific understanding of the impacts of global warming is just emerging. Projections of how much the Earth will warm under various energy-use scenarios are fraught with uncertainty. Far-reaching decisions on energy policy are being made on the basis of imperfect scientific knowledge. This course will explore a variety of scientific and philosophical questions: How serious is climate change relative to other pressing global problems? What are the scientific uncertainties around global warming? What can economic analysis tell us—or not tell us—about such long-term problems as climate change? How might we address global intergenerational issues such as climate change in a just way?
Ethics and Climate Change is designed to accommodate students of any background, from the committed physics or philosophy major to students whose primary interests are directed toward art, literature, history, language, or the social sciences.
The Danz Courses in the Humanities are made possible by the generous financial support of Fredric Danz, who attended the University of Washington and is a longtime benefactor of the humanities.
What on earth are you going to do with a major in ________ ??!!
January 28th, 2009 · Filed under: Academic Planning, Finding a Job, Meet UW's World Class Advisers
In celebration of Career Discovery Week, Lynnea and Cara from the UW Career Center stop by for a little role play. How do you talk to friends and family about your major when all they seem concerned about is whether you’ll ever find a job? And maybe you’re concerned about how you’ll find a job, too! This particular conversation uses History as an example, but it models a great conversation for just about any Humanities or Social Sciences major. Listen in, and get some great pointers about how to approach this conversation.
What should I major in? Maybe R.E.M. can help!
October 11th, 2008 · Filed under: Academic Planning, I'm a Freshman, I'm a Transfer Student
While it may be the most un-singable karaoke song in the history of music, “It’s the End of the World as We Know It” is actually very informative about all of the possibilities of majors at the University of Washington. Take a listen, and sing loud and proud! Leonard Bernstein! Leonid Breshnev! Lenny Bruce and Lester Bangs!
UW Evening Degree
July 18th, 2008 · Filed under: Academic Planning
Connie Montgomery from Evening Degree talks with Kurt about the role of Evening Degree at the University of Washington including the admissions process, majors, and how the money works.