School of Social Work Graduation Celebration (June 6th, 7p)

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UW 149th Commencement (June 9th, 12:30p)

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Black Graduation and Kente Ceremony (June 2nd, 7-9pm)

We are excited to invite students from all three UW campuses to registration/RSVP for the 2024 Black Graduation & Kente Ceremony. This year’s ceremony will be in-person on Sunday, June 2nd at the Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion. Doors open at 6:15pm. This year’s theme is The Blackprint.

Registration closes on May 10, 2024. Anyone who registers after May 10th is not guaranteed to be in the program or to receive a stole.  Contact uwblackg@uw.edu with questions. 

Lavender Graduation (June 4th, 5:30-7pm)

Lavender Graduation is an annual ceremony conducted on numerous campuses to honor lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning students to acknowledge their achievements and contributions to the University.

Check back here on 4/24 for the RSVP! More info here.

We invite our BIPOC Community members to RSVP for our June 5^th Grad Celebration!  We would love to have folks RSVP by May 30^th so we can ensure catering counts are accurate.

We’ll be providing a light lunch but would love for staff/faculty to come with something sweet to contribute to this community event.  For those who are able, please bring a dessert/sweet ending to honor our grads – store bought treats are welcomed!

More about the group:

This affinity group holds space for folks who self-identify as BIPOC, including Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Brown, Asian & Pacific Islander, Mixed & Multiracial folks.  Our general goals/intentions for our space:

• Carve out space to center the BIPOC student experience
• Offer mutual support
• Build community and create space to connect around hobbies/interests
• Provide resources and self-development opportunities for members

We also encourage our BIPOC community members to join our email listserv to stay in touch!  We will be regrouping at least once over the summer to plan for next year – RSVP if you are interested in joining these community efforts!

2023 End-of-Year Celebration for International Graduate Students

Friday, June 2, 2023, 5 pm – 6:30 pm

wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House
Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/kTRqcaHUJVGuPVEY9 | Campus Map: https://www.washington.edu/maps/#!/int)

Registration required: https://forms.gle/zWdjdm6zBFFifxyL6. Please register you and your guests no later than 5pm on Wednesday, May 31.

All international graduate students are invited to join this event to celebrate accomplishments with peers. Featured speakers—university leaders and current and former international graduate students—will share about their experiences in higher education and how their unique journeys led them to where they are today. Whether or not you are graduating in the coming years, come and join us to celebrate your success.

Dinner and beverages are provided. Friends and families are welcome.

**The first 50 students who show up for this event–and who are graduating in spring and summer 2023–will receive a gift bag with UW-themed gifts.**

This event is co-sponsored by the Center for International Relations and Cultural Leadership Exchange (CIRCLE) and the Office of Graduate Student Affairs in The Graduate School. Send questions to Ziyan Bai, CIRCLE Assistant Director of Graduate Programs and Operations, at baiziyan@uw.edu.

UW Year End Celebration for First-Generation Graduate Students
12 pm – 1:15 pm, HUB 145, Seattle campus
This event is free.
RSVP: https://forms.office.com/r/WQa7UdxCc7

UW Seattle calendar entry:
https://www.washington.edu/calendar/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D166942216

Hosted by Graduate Student Affairs in The Graduate School, this end of year event is an opportunity for UW *first-generation graduate students to connect with one another, recognize their milestones and achievements, and enjoy food and refreshments! Attendees’ family and friends are welcome, as well as staff and faculty who support first-gen graduate students.

*A first-generation graduate student is in the first generation of their family to earn a Bachelor’s degree—and currently working towards a graduate degree.

Details:

• Welcome remarks from Graduate Student Affairs in The Graduate School
• Networking activities with your peers
• Take selfies at the selfie booth
• Have your name entered in a drawing for a chance to win one of 5 Visa gift cards
• Enjoy free food and refreshments

Send questions to uwgsa@uw.edu.

Submit a processional slide, an optional creative slide, and an optional video clip here. All items are due on May 20^th!

If you are having difficulty accessing the form, please make sure that you are logged in using your MyUW email. You may also need to use an Incognito window to sign into your UW account if you have a personal google account. If you still cannot access the form, you may need to turn on the G-suite for your UW email first. Click on this URL, login with your UWNetID, and then under UW G Suite, change account status from Inactive to Active.

Processional Slide– This will be your individual graduate slide for the SSW Graduation Celebration.

The items we need are:

• Processional Photo (Please save the file in this format LastNameFirstName_PP)
• How you’d like your name to appear in the event
• Quote/Message (no more than 200 characters)
• Recording of your name to help reader with pronunciation (optional)
• Submit everything here by May 20th

Ways to get your processional photo:

• The Registration/Order form hosted by the Office of Commencement which includes ordering of cap and gown (and other regalia items) is now closed. If you still want to take photos in your cap & gown and you are able to come to campus tomorrow, we still have some slots for the Photo Booth. Please check this link for available timeslots.
• There is also a cap and gown filter you can access Please select your degree for the appropriate regalia and upload a photo of yourself. You will be able to adjust/scale your photo to fit the filter. Please remember to save your photo so that you can submit it to our google form, above.

Graduating students do not need to RSVP for the SSW Graduation Celebration as you are all automatically included in our event.

Here is the event link to share in advance to your friends and family: https://socialwork.uw.edu/alumni-friends/graduation. Please note that the event itself will not be live until Sunday, June 13^th at 1:30pm, however, there may be relevant graduation information displayed leading up to the day of the event.

Don’t forget that we have Padlets where you can post some love and appreciation to SSW peers, staff, and faculty!

• BASW Students, Faculty and Staff: https://padlet.com/linm9/sr6pnxp2cnmuofwa
• MSW Students, Faculty and Staff: https://padlet.com/linm9/g0ovpixshs6o9pfu
• PhD Students, Faculty and Staff:  https://padlet.com/ltibebe1/qf1mn23m8svz2al3

Just click on the plus sign in the lower right corner and leave your good wishes/appreciation.  You may sign or leave it anonymous!

If you have any questions regarding the SSW Graduation Celebration, please don’t forget that we do have a SSW Graduation Celebration FAQs Page. We’ll send another communication in early June with directions for accessing the event and any other last minute details.

If your question(s) aren’t answered here, please feel free to email us at sswstsrv@uw.edu

Block out the date: Minecraft graduation ceremony will show off UW group’s detailed Seattle build

https://www.geekwire.com/2021/block-date-minecraft-graduation-ceremony-will-show-off-uw-groups-detailed-seattle-build/

The Age PRIDE Center and SSW Multigen Faculty invite you to attend our end of year celebration with the last Innovations in Aging talk this Thursday, May 27th from 12:30 – 1:30pm.
Zoom Meeting ID: 976 5911 8287

Friday June 5, 2021 at 4pm PDT

The Filipino Graduation Celebration is an opportunity for graduates to celebrate their accomplishments amongst friends and family while highlighting the Filipino culture that’s a part of their lives. This year, Filipino Graduation will be a virtual celebration that allows us to connect no matter where you are on Saturday, June 5 at 4pm PST. Graduates participating in this year’s celebration will be able to pick up their grad package on select days during the week leading up to the celebration. For more information, please contact Cicero Delfin: cdelfin@uw.edu.

Saturday June, 12, 2021 at 4:00 pm

The 21tst Annual RAZA Graduation Celebration honors the accomplishments of Chicanx and Latinx graduating students in the spirit and traditions of Raza culture. Students can participate in a digital yearbook and sign up for a Graduation Package (limited inventory). Graduation Packages will be available for pick up on select dates the week before at the Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center. A pre-recorded virtual graduation will be available for viewing on Saturday, June 12, 2021 beginning at 4 PM via YouTube.

Contact: Magdalena Fonseca mikese@uw.edu

Malo lava, maligayang bati, vinaka vaka levu, ho’omaika’i ana, kumplementi, talamonu atu, and congratulations to all of you for all the work you’ve put in to get this far! As we are closing in on the end of the year, we just need some additional information from all of you to make this year’s PI Grad special! Please complete this survey by Friday, May 14th to help us honor you all properly. In addition, we have a gift planned for you all, including a custom stole and a print from our very own alumni, Toka Valu. Pictures for the virtual yearbook will be accepted until June 5, 2021. Questions? Email asuwpisc@uw.edu. Survey link: https://forms.gle/NJnn3DvDEDo6oNk2A

Friday, June 11, 2021 6:00 – 8:00 PM PDT

Native Graduation (formally Raven’s Feast) is a celebration for our American Indian and Alaska Native family to get together and recognize the graduates here at UW. Even though we are physically distancing, we remain excited to celebrate the graduating class of 2021, their accomplishments here at UW and send them off with our deepest gratitude. This year, Native Grad will be on Friday June 11, 2021 at 6 PM via Zoom. If you would like to participate in this year’s ceremony and be recognized in the program, You can fill out the RSVP here: Native Graduation 2021 Form. The form is due May 31st to be in the program. Zoom link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/97756546749 

Friday June 18, 2021
5:00 – 7:00 PM PDT
Theme: Black Royalty

The Black Graduation and Kente Ceremony is a pre-commencement celebration to honor Black, African and African American students who, through unyielding determination, have successfully completed a degree from the University of Washington. The Ceremony is representative of African and African American culture and heritage and culminates with a Kente Stole presentation. This is a celebration for graduates to be recognized for their accomplishments and provide an opportunity to honor significant people who have helped them achieve their goal. Register here: https://forms.gle/m4pQrjBhe3xTDzgM8 Questions? Email uwblackg@uw.edu.

Saturday June 5, 2021 

Streaming live at 5 PM PDT

LGBTQIA2+ 2021 graduates, the Q Center wants to celebrate the occasion of your graduation! This year Lav Grad will be fully virtual and fully pre-recorded. All you have to do is show up to the watch party! All registered graduates will receive a gift bag from the Q Center, including your choice of gender-affirming items. Stream here: https://sites.uw.edu/qcenter/lavender-graduation/. Questions? Email qcenter@uw.edu with “Lav Grad” in the subject line. 

The Q Center invites you to…

2021 University of Washington Lavender Graduation!

Saturday, June 5th | Streaming live at 5pm

Featuring Ebo Barton, Dr. Chandan Reddy, and musical guests

This year Lav Grad will be fully virtual and fully pre-recorded – just show up and celebrate!

All registered graduates will receive a gift bag from the Q Center, including your choice of gender-affirming items.

For more information, go to:

Lavender Graduation

Questions?

Email qcenter@uw.edu with “Lav Grad” in the subject line

The Black Graduation Committee would like to invite you to the 2021 Black Graduation Ceremony!

Since June of 1997, the Black Graduation Ceremony has been a signature event celebrating the uncompromising fortitude of University of Washington’s graduating class of Black students. Students, friends, and families attend the ceremony in anticipation of bearing witness to poignant speeches from speakers and ethereal renditions of the Black National Anthem.

Similarly, to last year, our circumstances have required us to get creative in hosting a virtual ceremony, but the integrity, meaning and beauty of the ceremony is as strong as ever. With that said, we invite you to save the date for our 2021 virtual Black Graduation Ceremony!

Virtual Ceremony Details

Date: Friday, June 18, 2021

Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Theme: Black Royalty

For more information, go to:

https://www.washington.edu/omad/black-graduation-ceremony/

This ceremony is representative of and affirms the identities of all African, African American and African diasporic communities and cultures. 

The Black Grad Planning Committee seeks input from graduating students on what date would be best for the ceremony. Moreover, they would also love input on what this year’s theme could be too.

Note: This is for self-identified students who intend to participate in Black Graduation this year.

At your earliest convenience please  fill out the Black Grad Event Poll; this form will remain open until Tuesday, February 23rd!

Zoom: bit.ly/3gtaZyg

RSVP: bit.ly/2AedTGt

RSVP Today Core Programs—Office of Graduate Student Affairs in the UW Graduate School cordially invites *First-Gen and International Graduate Students to attend virtual end-of-year celebrations! The first-gen graduate student event is on June 12 (3-4 pm), and the international graduate student event is on June 11 (4-5 pm). Attendees will receive Zoom links via e-mail. At these events, you’ll be able to: ·     Celebrate your milestones and achievements ·     Build community with peers ·     Enter into a raffle for a chance to win an e-gift card prize ·     … and more! Please register using your UW Net ID. *A first-gen graduate student is in the first generation of their family to earn a Bachelor’s degree—and is currently working towards a graduate degree.

SOCIAL WORK ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDERS (SWAPI) group end of year event by zoom – Alumni Panel and celebrate the graduates

FRIDAY, MAY 29, 11am-12:30pm
11-11:30, Check-in
11:30-12:30, Alumni panel

Please RSVP at this link: https://forms.gle/6TUv2B7wV7j7LzB3A and we will send you the zoom link

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