January 4, 2010

Welcome to winter 2010!! I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing break. Now we're back in session and ready to start the new year.

Changes to your schedule: remember that you have until Sunday, January 10 to make changes to your winter quarter schedule without incurring any fees. Check out the University calendar if you're unsure about deadlines: http://www.washington.edu/students/reg/0910cal.html#Q4

Building Permits: If you have Physics/Astronomy building keys, please be sure to pick up a new building use permit from the Astronomy front office. You are required to renew your permit every quarter.

Colloquium: our first colloquium will take place on Jan. 14.

Page O'Announcements: lots of course announcements, study abroad opportunities and tips about graduate school applications: http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/

iSchool Career Fair: iSchool Employer Connections Fair Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 1:30-4:30pm, Mary Gates Hall- The Commons Come learn about internship, career, and research opportunities with great organizations, like T-Mobile, Disney, CIA, IRS and many more! To see a complete list of participating employers and their descriptions, go to, http://ischool.uw.edu/resources/employerfair/participants.aspx. Take advantage of this opportunity to network with employers in IT and related fields. Hope to see you there!

Undergraduate Women in Physics Conference: We are writing to call your attention to the annual west coast Undergraduate Women in Physics Conference, being hosted this year by UCSC Jan. 15-17. This is an excellent opportunity for women in physics to meet other students and learn about opportunities in graduate school and in physics careers. Here's the website: http://dave.ucsc.edu/wipconf/

Have a great week!

Sarah