Monday, October 5, 2009

October 5, 2009

There are lots of talks and events going on this week. Check out details below!

Undergrad Rep: Nominations for the undergraduate rep have been collected and elections will begin on Friday morning. Look in your inbox for details on how to vote on Friday!

Schedule Changes: October 6 (Tuesday!) is the last day to make changes to your class schedule without incurring any fees or tuition forfeiture.

Graduating Seniors! Please apply for graduation this quarter, even if you don't plan to graduate until Spring or Summer 2010. You need to fill out an application in each department you are majoring in.

Building Use Permits: All students that have building keys are required to have a building use permit. These permits are renewed quarterly and allow you to be in the Phys/Astr bldg after hours. Please stop by the Astronomy main office to pick up your new autumn quarter permit.

Astro Lunch: Astro Lunch is an informal talk given on Tuesdays at noon in Phys/Astr B356A (the reading room adjacent to the undergrad computer lab). Tomorrow at noon is a talk by Matthew Walker (University of Cambridge) who will give a talk on "The Milky Way's Satellites: Masses and Profiles".

Colloquium:
Colloquium is on Thursday at 4pm in Phys/Astr A102, everyone is welcome to attend. This week Anil Seth (Harvard Center for Astrophysics-- formerly a PhD student here at UW) will give a talk on "Nuclear Star Clusters and Black Holes". Join us at 3:45pm in the foyer for coffee, tea and cookies.

Page O'announcements:
Lots of campus events and some jobs posted recently: http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/

Gateway Center Advising: The Gateway center located in Mary Gates Hall is a great place to get advice. They have a fantastic website with lots of helpful tools. Check it out: http://www.washington.edu/uaa/gateway/advising/index.php

Enjoy the week and sunshine while it lasts! Feel free to stop in or make an appointment if you have questions.

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