IDEAS Events & Programs
2023-24 iSchool IDEAS Events
iDEAS Affinity Group iWelcome
Friday, Sept. 22, 2023: 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.: wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House
Current iSchool students, faculty and staff welcome newly admitted iSchool graduate students.
The IDEAS Affinity Group iWelcome Lunch & Social connects incoming and current iSchool BIPOC & international undergraduate and graduate students and students from other historically excluded groups. Students meet and mingle across programs, cohorts and modes in order to share stories and experiences, socialize and build community together.
An essential part of developing and sustaining a community of belonging is creating authentic pathways to connect with one another in meaningful and powerful ways. We invite you to connect with others, as well as to meet your program chairs, program coordinators and IDEAS and career advisors. Leaders and members of iSchool student orgs are looking forward to welcoming you to the iSchool. Find voice, find friends, find future by connecting with your student orgs.
We invite iSchool activists, advocates, allies, academics and adventurers from all backgrounds. ALL are welcome to join us and lunch is provided! Get involved early and make a difference. Change lives!
*In Person, On Campus*
RSVP required due to catering headcount/dietary restrictions and limited space
Contact: Cynthia del Rosario - cyn@uw.edu
All iSchool IDEAS Fall Summit
Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., UW Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center and online
Accessibilty and Disabilty
Panel with Jennifer Mankoff and iSchool students
This is NOT a duplicate of last Spring's IDEAS Summit. Given today’s reliance and the iSchool’s focus on technology, understanding accessibility challenges, norms and benefits is essential for all of us — iSchool students, faculty and staff. We will continue to build our knowledge and skills around accessibility and disability.
More info to come shortly!
For accommodations, please notify the Disability Services Office at 206.543.6450 or dso@u.washington.edu at least 10 days prior to this event.
High School to iSchool: Diversity & Inclusion Outreach Initiative
FearLess Tech More Innovation Challenge: Oct. 9-13, 2023
Presented by Women in Informatics (Winfo) and the Office of IDEAS
Women in Informatics and the Office of IDEAS are excited to welcome middle and high school students from Washington state and beyond to engage in a weeklong online design challenge. FearLess Tech More Innovation Challenge is an opportunity for middle and high school students to experiment and explore the possibilities using technology for social good, to understand that they can and will shape our future. It is not about what can we do with technology; rather, it is about what should we do with technology.
FearLess is a weeklong hackathon and includes time for students to watch instructional videos, engage with mentors, and build their own project with a team of their choosing. The process is completely virtual, and at the end participants get to showcase their projects to each other and judges from the UW iSchool. (Did we mention there are prizes, too?)
Hack for Social Good Hackathon: Friday, April 5, 2024; wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House
Presented by Women in Informatics, the Office of IDEAS and the Dream Project
Attention TEACHERS! Hack for Social Good (H4SG) is a half-day field-trip for students to:
- Learn about Informatics, the fastest growing major on Seattle Campus
- Learn about UW Freshman Direct Admission
- Experience a mini-hackathon
- Meet current UW students (H4SG mentors)
- Enjoy a delicious taco bar lunch (provided)
- Hear about UW student experiences during a lunchtime student panel
- Go on an (optional) guided UW campus tour
Hack for Social Good brings together 200 diverse middle and high school students to engage technology and equity and social justice. The event is beginner-friendly – no technology skills required! We explore, design and create potential technology-based solutions that unlock the power of technology for positive change. H4SG challenges students to venture into real-world problem spaces and develop thoughtful solutions that advance diversity, equity and inclusion.
H4SG fosters an inclusive and collaborative environment for middle and high school students to engage with UW Informatics students, learn about potential careers in the field, learn about UW Freshman Direct Admission, and increase their exposure to the UW campus. Lunch will be provided, and students will have the opportunity to win prizes!
To learn more about how to bring your students to H4SG, please contact: Cynthia del Rosario at: iIDEAS@uw.edu. If you are an interested middle or high school student, please have your teacher reach out!
Current UW students: Learn details about mentorship opportunities for this innovation challenge.
IDEAS Coffee & Conversations
Dates and times TBD
IDEAS Coffee & Conversations is a series of events that range from IDEAS Open Office Hours to co-hosted Meet & Mingles to Power Hour Lunches.
All iSchool IDEAS Spring Summit
Friday, April 26, 2024. Save the date!
wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House
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Please feel free to send your questions or topics of interest to the Office of IDEAS at: iideas@uw.edu
Events and dates/times/location are subject to change.
The Information School is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodations for any of our events, please contact the UW Disability Services Office at least 10 days in advance at 206-543-6450 (voice), 206-543-6452 (TTY), 206-685-7264 (fax), or dso@uw.edu.
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