Events for September 25, 2026

Learn more about what we do at Interactive Intelligence (i2)! We are an Allen-school affiliated organization, and we focus on learning how we can make machines learn/think like humans. We run education, research, and outreach programs that delve into various AI and neuroscience topics. Check us out at https://uw-i2.org/ and come to the info session!

Are you set on attending med school in the future? Still deciding? Come join us for a fun round of Medical Jeopardy and get the inside scoop on what it’s like to be pre-med at UW! This event is a great way to meet fellow incoming UW pre-meds and start building your support system early. Project Medicine is an RSO dedicated to helping students thrive on the pre-med track. At our event we’ll share practical tips, insight into our upcoming...

What does it look like to turn your interest into a career that creates meaningful change? Join the College of Education, School of Social Work, and Evans School of Public Policy & Governance for an interactive undergraduate information session exploring pathways into careers focused on improving policies, leading organizations, advocating for communities, and influencing government decisions. Together, we’ll explore how each school approaches social impact and the different undergraduate pathways that can prepare you to make a difference in schools, communities,...

Parents and families of new international Huskies, we warmly invite you to join us for a welcoming reception where you can meet UW staff and connect with other international families. Enjoy light refreshments, giveaways, and the opportunity to speak with representatives from UW leadership and various campus departments who can answer your questions about health, safety, immigration, insurance, tuition, housing, student engagement, and more.

Hello new Huskies, and welcome - our state is renowned for its forests, and many of the trees that make up those forests can be found growing right here on the UW Campus. Native trees are truly a fascinating part of the landscape, and this event is an excellent opportunity to get to know them all. In addition to simple identification tips, this tour will also highlight the ecological and cultural qualities of our native tree specimens that make them...

UW Students can play HUB Games' collection of Giant Games for free every Friday of the academic quarter. HUB Games features a large collection of Giant Games including Giant Jenga, Giant Connect 4, Cornhole, Giant Uno, Giant Clue, Giant Chess, Giant Checkers and many more!

Join SWE for some fun with painting and designing your very own tote bag! Connect with new friends, learn more about empowering women in engineering, and rock your new creation. Open to all UW students 🐾

Interested in exploring Economics (ECON) as a possible major? Connect with an academic advisor through a presentation about courses offered, Economics major options, the application process, departmental opportunities, and more. Be sure to bring any questions you may have! September 25 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 noon September 28 @ 12:00 - 1:00 PM (VIRTUAL: https://washington.zoom.us/j/98690475016) September 30 @ 4:30 - 5:40 PM

Come meet other exchange students from around the world and meet American friends with ISMP (International Student Mentorship Program)! We're an international non-profit that aims to be a home away from home for exchange students in the U.S. Come join us to learn about our cultural events, volunteering opportunities, and practice your English in a safe space!

Come join the French and Italian Studies department for Bocce and Pétanque games in the lawn! Bocce and Pétanque are both similar Italian and French lawn games. Bocce, originating in the sixth century BC (and is also an Olympic sport!) is played with eight bocce (larger balls), and one pallino (smaller target ball). The object is simple: toss the balls closest to the pallino. Pétanque, on the other hand is a century-old game originating from Provence, in the South of...

Come join us for A2F Women’s Group: Bedazzle + Bond in HUB 332, a fun and low-pressure time to get creative and connect! We're a group that wants to build genuine friendships, grow in our faith, and figure out life together. Bring something to bedazzle and come learn more about our group! Check us out on IG @a2f.uw

Have you ever wanted to be in a dance cover? Come to our Kommunity Cover Workshop to learn a dance that you can perform at our September 28th Random Play Dance! Whether you’re a casual dancer, first timer, or have been dancing for years, come learn a dance from our talented dance captains and perform for a video we’ll post on YouTube, or just come to vibe!

Did you know that roughly half of compostable material at the UW is thrown in the garbage? Attend this session hosted by Cedar Grove Composting and UW Recycling to learn how to reduce your impact by recycling and composting. Cedar Grove will share composting tips and an exciting behind-the-scenes look at what happens to your food and compostable packaging after it goes in the compost bin. Learn how to be a sustainable member of the UW community. Pizza will be...

Gender Equity Commissions and Queer Student Commission are hosting a carabiner-making event and movie event to learn more about student government, how to get involved, and to learn/survey how the diversity commissions can help freshman, transfer, and returning students feel more comfortable in their identity and fostering a more inclusive community at UW.

What’s up Peaks Fam! Peaks and Professors will be kicking off the hiking season strong with our annual Pancakes and Yard Games event! Pop by any time from 12:00-3:00 for some FREE PANCAKES and learn about all of our upcoming opportunities, hikes, and events this quarter! We will also be hosting some fun yard games to get to know your fellow hikers and our awesome trip leads! If you are interested in hiking, backpacking, or learning in the outdoors, this is...

Collage and Cookies with the BASEMENT aims to bring together those interested in art publication and creation. Come add to a collaborative, giant collage. Our team will provide snacks and magazines, however, we invite you to bring in any upcycled material. Meet a new friend and learn more about our publication and getting involved! You will also have the opportunity to view or purchase our last edition of our magazine and talk to us about any questions about student art...

University of Washington Choirs welcomes you to an information session to learn about all of the School of Music's choirs! We have a place for anyone who loves to sing. In addition to a short slide show with recordings, student choristers will be available to answer your questions. Swing by for merch, free candy, and talk with current students about their experiences in choir! A 10-12 day optional summer tour for members of UW Chorale and Chamber Singers will be...

Interested in quant? Come play a market-making trading game with officers from the ATC board and learn about how we help prepare candidates for a career in quantitative finance. The Algorithmic Trading Club at University of Washington (ATC) is a vibrant, interdisciplinary community where students passionate about quantitative finance connect, learn, and grow. Primarily attracting students from Computer Science, ATC also welcomes those from Mathematics, Applied Math, and CFRM, all eager to apply their technical skills to financial markets. Supported...

Come out to the UW Driving range to meet the brothers of Triangle and to learn more about Triangle Fraternity and what it means to join a fraternity of Stem majors. We will be hitting golf balls at the range and welcome people to come by and learn more. We are a social fraternity of stem majors that have come together to encourage achievement and create a group of successful young men.

Come to learn about our RSO and make cards for residents at local retirement homes! A little but about us: Perfect Pair Washington is one of 35 chapters that are part of the national organization. Our mission is to cultivate intergenerational connections between university students and older adults. We do this by creating one-on-one pairs between student volunteers and senior residents via a matching process. Student volunteers and senior residents attend regularly scheduled meetings times (often once a week or...

Start your UW journey by getting connected! Meet the Community Engagement and Leadership Education (CELE) Center team and discover meaningful ways to engage in service, leadership, and community-building both on and off campus. Explore the Civic Health Scorecard to find opportunities that match your interests, track your impact, and build the skills needed to be an engaged and effective civic leader.

Step into a galaxy far, far away and learn the art of lightsaber combat at Lightsaber Academy! Hosted by the UW Star Wars Club, this interactive session introduces participants to the fundamentals of lightsaber choreography, movement, and technique inspired by iconic Jedi and Sith fighting styles. Whether you’ve never picked up a saber or you’re ready to refine your skills, this event is designed to be accessible, engaging, and fun for everyone. Participants will learn basic stances, strikes, and simple...

What's the meaning of life, and how do you find it? Join us as we look for answers in the Bible and the latest research from Harvard professor Arthur Brooks' latest book The Meaning of Your Life. We'll have thoughtful conversation with refreshments in a low-key, discussion-based format. Check us out on IG @a2f.uw

The Food Systems Nutrition and Health major welcomes you to join us on our Edible Trees of the World tour, right here on campus! Chances are high that at some point in the last couple of days, you have eaten something that was grown by a tree. From well know fruits like apples and oranges, to sap-based delights like maple syrup, trees provide us with a variety of edible components and feature heavily in human diets across the world! Lucky...

Are you ready to show off your singing skills and have some fun? Come join us for a free Karaoke session at the Tateuchi East Asia Library in Gowen Hall! We've got the music and the space. All we need is you! It's first come first served, so grab your friends and get ready to rock. No reservations needed. While you are here, don't miss the chance to explore our incredible collections of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean materials. Our friendly...

CONDUCTION is MESH's 3rd annual beginner fashion show featuring UW beginner designers and models.  Over the past month, these UW students have been learning the basics of fashion design and runway modeling. Come witness their hard work at the Jacob Lawrence Art Building Courtyard! Reception at 1 pm; Show starts at 2 pm. Interested in learning more about MESH? Follow our Instagram, @mesh.uw, for more info and event updates!

Want to see how your degree will be applied in the real world? Come explore case competitions at the University of Washington through UW Case Club (C-Squared). During our event, you'll be grouped with your peers to solve an issue, that a real company is currently solving, and present your findings. The group with the most feasible solution will win gift cards! This event is an opportunity to meet your future teammates and sign up for Foster's Russell Investments-sponsored International...

Come hang out with Bird Club for a fun afternoon of nature-themed board and card games! 🐦 Bird Club at UW is a fun and informative space for exploring the birds of our area. We aim to welcome and promote the appreciation of local avifauna, open to all levels of experience. Club meetings include guest speakers and bird-themed activities-- and of course, the club hosts group excursions to outdoor areas so we can watch birds firsthand.

Join us for an open level tap dance class! All skill levels are welcome. No experience or tap shoes required! Come to hear more about the club and meet our officers! Tap Club aims to make tap dance more accessible in the UW community through performances, events, and workshops with an emphasis on inclusivity and history of the style. We have a club performance each year at the end of winter quarter and offer four classes per month. All are...

The Introduction & Activities event for the Statistics and Probability Association (SPA) is a casual event for students to meet SPA. We will introduce SPA, what we do as a club, and what people can expect from our meetings throughout the school year. Then we will have fun activities and games for attendees to engage in, and meet other people who are interested in statistics before the school year starts.

Join AIESEC in Seattle’s Shrinky Dinks Social, a creative craft event where students can design, draw, and shrink their own custom charms while meeting new peers and building community.  As an RSO dedicated to international connection, youth leadership, and community impact, if you’re curious about these themes, this event is the perfect place to start. Come craft with us and meet globally minded peers!

Interested in Cybersecurity? Want to know what hackers do, besides sit in a dark room and furiously type on their laptops? Come check out Batman’s Kitchen! We are a club centered around teaching ethical hacking and creating a community for cybersecurity enthusiasts. We will be having live demos and challenges to try yourself. No experience required! We look forward to meeting you!

We'll be hosting a Anime themed Jeopardy which is designed to challenge your knowledge of anime through a Jeopardy-style game with questions covering a broad spectrum of themes to test your knowledge!

Join the ASUW Student Senate for some trivia, snacks, and friendly competition! Whether you're an incoming first-year or a returning Husky, this event is for you! This is the perfect opportunity to relax, meet new people, and see how good your general trivia knowledge is. No trivia experience is required. Enjoy free treats while answering questions on everything from pop culture, STEM, history, to UW traditions and random fun facts. Play on your own or in teams! It's a low-pressure...

Come join Big Bang--UW's Women and Nonbinary Ultimate Frisbee B-team--at Denny Field for a fun learn-to-throw event. For completely new players, the beginning of the year is the best time to join, and we're so excited to teach you the basics. For more experienced players (or those who want to try out their skills in a real game), we'll also be running some mini. Drop in at any time, we promise we're friendly :) Big Bang is UW's beginner-friendly Women's...

Come craft your own tenugui with the UW Kendo Club! A tenugui is a traditional Japanese cotton cloth that can be used for all kinds of things. You can dry your hands with it, wrap up things to carry, or even wear it as a fashion statement. In kendo, we often wear tenugui under the men (our helmets) to absorb seat and and a personal touch to our uniforms. Join us to design your very own tenugui to keep, use...

Opportunity for returning members of (Turning Point USA) TPUSA at UW, and those interested in joining, to connect with each other to enjoy snacks, games and conversation. Join us in HUB 238 on Sept. 25th. Hope to see you there! God bless America!

At LUX, as our slogan says, you'll get to meet people and make films! We are a community-oriented film production association and produce countless short films a year right here in Seattle. At our Dawg Daze Events, you will get to watch some of our past filmography and even make your own films! Our first event will be our welcome screening. A few days after that, our next event will be focused on teaching the basics of film production through...

Join Partners in Health Engage for a creative and community-building tie-dye event where fun meets purpose! Come spend time with friends and fellow students as we design colorful, one-of-a-kind tie-dye creations while learning more about global health equity and PIH’s mission to make health care a human right. We go. We make house calls. We build health systems. We stay. Partners in Health Engage is a public/global health RSO that supports the work of the larger organization Partners in Health....

Learn some basic ASL with American Sign Language Club at UW. Whether you're a complete beginner with no experience, or someone wanting to get back into the language, come hang out and learn with us for an hour.

Come get to know the Bridges International fam! We'll host an international student social every Friday this year. This one will be some casual and fun yard games outside (while the weather is still nice!). Afterward, people will probably walk to the Ave together for dinner or boba. New friendships guaranteed! :D

Join the Intramurals crew for some free lawn games, including cornhole, Spikeball and KamJam! Learn more about the Intramurals program, win prizes and practice for our upcoming lawn games tournament this October. 

Come spend time outside and meet new people at RUF’s first Annual Dawg Daze Spikeball Tournament! Snacks provided, but bring your (friendly) competitive fire! RUF (Reformed University Fellowship) is a Christian RSO that invites students to ask good questions, make good friends, and hear good news. We'd love to see you there!

Stop by, get to know Synaptech and make your own neuroscience-inspired keychain while you learn about what we do! We're UW's student-led neurotechnology organization, connecting students from a wide range of academic backgrounds to learn about and gain experience in the field of neural engineering. We host an annual hackathon, offer hands-on hardware projects, labs, workshop opportunities, and connect members with the broader Seattle biotech community. No experience necessary, just curiosity. Come craft, connect, and see what building the future...

Ready for an unforgettable night? Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with other new international students! Expect epic games, plenty of laughter, and Chinese snacks (including mooncakes)! Relax, have a blast, and meet your new UW family. Bonus: Stick around after the games... We’re heading out for a group dinner to keep the celebration going!

Join us for a fun-filled Game Night with the Sisters of Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc.! Come enjoy a variety of games, laughs, and friendly competition while getting to know our sisters in a relaxed, welcoming environment. Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc. is a Latina-based, but not Latina-exclusive, sorority dedicated to promoting sisterhood, leadership, academic excellence, and service to our communities. Our sisterhood welcomes those from all backgrounds who share our values and commitment to making a positive impact. Game Night...

Join Poetry Club for an afternoon of jubilation and creativity! Have a bunch of printouts and random documents crowding your drawers? Or an old book gathering dust in your boxes? Come make poetry of the everyday by doing blackout poems with us and stick around for an open mic to share your work or a poem you've been tinkering with over the summer. Blackout poems are a fun way to make poems by finding the few words that speak to...

What is Ultimate Cabbage, you ask? Join us for a silly game following the rules of Ultimate Frisbee, but with a cabbage! Whether you're an Ultimate pro, or just really like cabbage, we'd love to see you at Denny Field on North Campus. It'll a super casual game, so feel free to stop by any time! We'll also have other net sports if Ultimate isn't your thing but you still want to hang out and enjoy the sun with us...

Do you dream of creating your own startup? Aspire to launch a business, disrupt a market or change the world with your big idea? Would you stay up all night designing a logo, reworking a product, or filling a customer order—if the business were your own? If so, you need to be part of the Lavin Entrepreneurship Program! The Lavin Program is a highly-competitive program for undergraduate entrepreneurs from all majors and disciplines across campus. Only the brightest, most passionate and driven...

Join Hindu YUVA at UW for Sports Day!  Come get active, meet new people, and enjoy a fun afternoon of friendly competition with fellow students. We’ll have a variety of games and activities, including spikeball, frisbee, soccer, and more! Whether you’re a longtime athlete or just looking to have some fun, everyone is welcome. Bring your friends, try out a new sport, and enjoy some friendly competition in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Come join us for an afternoon of...

Start off the year with fun, laughter, and a bit of chaos at Tabletop Game Night at Odegaard Library! Bring your own games or choose from Odegaard's Collection of over 300 games. Make friends, discover a new favorite game, and enjoy the chill vibes of the library before school starts! Snacks and drinks provided. Not sure what game to play? Staff and members of the Board Games at UW RSO will be on hand to make suggestions!  The Pen & Paper Gaming...

Come see the NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, Husky Men’s Soccer, host the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in a Big Ten matchup. Husky Soccer games are FREE to attend for students with a valid student ID.    

The America at 250 : Moments that Made Us exhibit explores America’s founding ideals through pivotal turning points in history. On display are primary sources from early American history including a guide book to the Centennial Exhibition in 1876 and newspapers from the Bicentennial in 1976. Read the front page of the Boston Globe from 1876. See how children lived in the Colonies. Find out if you would pass a citizenship test with an interactive quiz. The exhibit features national...

The Indigenous Walking Tour emphasizes “Place,” a concept rooted in storytelling about the Indigenous knowledge systems tied into the natural landscape all around the UW campus. The Indigenous Walking Tour was created by UW alumnus Owen L. Oliver and is dedicated to Indigenous students, past, present, and future. Review the Virtual Indigenous Walking Tour, download the Indigenous Walking Tour brochure, and visit the stops.

Explore UW Libraries spaces, services, and resources via this online or in person self-guided tour. Visit popular UW Libraries including Odegaard Undergraduate Library and Suzzallo & Allen Libraries and learn about library resources and services available to UW students. Complete the tour during Dawg Daze and enter a drawing for a $25 e-gift card. Note: Check library hours if visiting libraries in person. A valid Husky Card ID is required for entry to Odegaard, Health Sciences, and Li Lu Libraries.