ECE Advising Blog


November 3, 2023

ME: Washington Hyperloop, Open leadership position on our Controls team – posted 11/3

About Washington Hyperloop: Washington Hyperloop is a student-run organization. We aim to design and build a tunnel boring machine to compete at Elon Musk’s Not-a-Boring Competition [boringcompany.com]. To complete the design, our team is organized into sub-teams, each responsible for specific components of the TBM. We are currently seeking an undergraduate or graduate student to…


ECE: Engineering’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ENGINE) Capstone Pitch Event – 11/16, 4:30 p.m.

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ENGINE) capstone program will kick off this academic year with a Pitch Event on November 16!  Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023 Time: Sponsors can arrive as early as 3:30 p.m. and must be at their tables, fully set up, by 4:45 p.m. Doors open to the public at 4:30…


November 2, 2023

RSO: Registration/Renewal Due November 3

Please remind your student leaders that their student organizations must be registered through the HUB to receive funding. The deadline has been extended to this Friday, November 3. The link to register is here: https://huskylink.washington.edu/organizations. Becoming a Registered Student Organization (RSO) through the HUB provides student clubs with additional funding opportunities through the GPSS. There…


GPSS: Travel Grant Program

The GPSS has a Travel Grant Program to award up to $300 for domestic travel and $500 for international travel to support graduate and professional students in attending conferences or events that further their academic or professional development. https://depts.washington.edu/gpss/funding/travel-grants/ If you have any questions about these funding opportunities, please contact gpssvpfb@uw.edu. 


Buerk Center: Students & Startups: Team Tuesdays Meetups – Nov., 7, 14, 21, 28, 12:00 p.m.

Tuesdays, November 7, 14, 21, 28 | 12:00 – 1:30 pm PDT (come any time)  Locations vary, check registration page for details.   Calling all student innovators and changemakers! Grab some lunch with the Buerk Center on one or more Tuesdays in November to connect with other students from disciplines across campus who are interested in solving problems through…


October 31, 2023

IEEE: UW ECE Merchandise Design Submissions – submit by 11/30

Have you seen students walking around with ECE merchandise? Do you want to get in on the action? Every year, the UW IEEE-HKN chapter coordinates merchandise sales for the ECE community. We are asking students to submit any design ideas they may have to be used for this year’s merchandise! To upload your submission(s), use this form. Submit your designs by November…


Marsha Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award – Nominations by 12/5

I am pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2024 Marsha L. Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award.  Named for the late Graduate School Dean Marsha L. Landolt, the award has recognized excellent faculty mentors annually since 1999.     We strongly encourage departments to share this information with their graduate students.    The Graduate School is especially interested…


Theta Tau: Learn About Your Major – 11/14, 6:00 p.m.

If you have trouble deciding which major is right for you, come to our event “Learn About Your Major!” The purpose of this event is for you to be more well-informed about all the engineering disciplines and Computer Science. As you learn from peers, you will be one step closer to discovering the path that…


October 30, 2023

CTL: Restorative Teaching: Classroom Conditions that Restore Our Students & Ourselves – 11/16, 12:00 p.m.

Thursday, November 16, 2023, 12 pm – 1 pm (PT) Register: https://teaching.washington.edu/learn/reflection-and-practice-seminar-series/ Open to Graduate Student TAs, Instructors, and Faculty Beck Tench, a researcher with Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, will discuss how to create a “restorative” classroom culture. Restorative teaching practices have been proven to reduce stress and promote well-being among both instructors and students….


CIRCLE: Fall Welcome for First-Generation Graduate Students – 11/7, 12:00 p.m. (RSVP Required)

Tuesday, November 7, 20232, 12 pm – 1:15 pm (Doors open at 11:50 am) Room Green A, Research Commons, UW Libraries Google map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/dUfmVrVAbis6SoaK7 RSVP required for this free event as space is limited: https://bit.ly/fw23fggs Questions? uwgsa@uw.edu Campus calendar entry: https://www.washington.edu/calendar/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D170809037 The UW honors National First-Gen College Celebration every early November. In recognition of this tri-campus occasion, first-gen graduate students…



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