Resources

• Crisis Connections* - (206-461-3222) Crisis Connections is an amazing 24/7 alternative to Seattle Police Department. Crisis Connections connects people in physical, emotional and financial crisis to services that will be of help.

• IT/Computer Support (PACS)

• Building/Maintenance Support

• Physics Graduate Student Council (PGSC) - Climate and Diversity Reps* - Email your friendly representatives!

• United Auto Workers (UAW-ASEs) - Union for Academic Student Employees

• Departmental Climate and Diversity Committee - phys-diversity@uw.edu

• Office of the Ombud, University Complaint and Resolution Office, Community Standards & Student Conduct, Academic Grievances, Safe Campus, UW Bias Incident Reporting Tool - The Office of the Ombud and Safe Campus are great venues for reporting issues you are not comfortable bringing forward elsewhere.

• UW Academic Human Resources Complaint Resolution

• Resources for dealing with situations that may arise in interactions with students and faculty

Communication Platforms:

• UW Physics Slack group - Informal Slack group with several channels serving a variety of purposes. udubphysics.slack.com

• Informal Discord server for discussing Physics

Mailing Lists:

• pgsc-all - To email all physics graduate students who have not opted out of the mailing list. Usually used for PGSC business, notifying peers of General/Final exams, and non-departmental solicitations (including finding volunteers, housing, etc and announcements about student organizations, events, etc).

• phys-grads - To email the entire department's graduate students. Used strictly for departmental affairs, by those faculty and peers in departmental committees.

• PGSC Social Chairs - Friendly social event organizers who plan events including informal hangouts and Friday Flings. Event announcements disseminated via email listservs and Slack (see Graduate Student Communications above).

• See Graduate Student Communications above for virtual socializing.

• Climate and Diversity Working Group - An informal group committed to improving department climate and diversity. Please join the #climate channel in the official UW Physics Slack group: udubphysics.slack.com

• Graduates of Color in Astronomy and Physics (GCAP)

• Physicists for Inclusion and Equity (PIE)

• Society of Physics Students (SPS)

• Undergraduate Women in Physics

Undergraduate Research Outreach:

• Pre-MAP (Pre-Major in Astronomy Program) - Research experience for UW students traditionally underrepresented in astronomy.

• DRiP (Directed Reading in Physics)

Community School Outreach:

• STEM Pals - STEM outreach for underprivileged high schools.

• Science Explorers - STEM outreach for 4th and 5th graders.

• UW Counseling Center + Hall Health Mental Health

  • Counseling Center

  • Crisis Services

  • Let's Talk

• Hall Health - Includes primary care and mental health care on-campus.

• UW Medicine - Hospital

• UW Recreation - Includes resources on recreational groups and classes.

• UW Tax Help - Particularly the useful presentations at the end of the page.

• Housing - There are several ways to find housing, including solicitations via the pgsc-all mailing list and several dedicated Facebook housing groups.

• Fellowship Office - Very helpful resource for advice, finding opportunities, refining/editing your written statements, etc.

• List of Fellowships Generated by UW - includes a variety of fellowships for international students, those from underrepresented groups, and PhD students.

• Physics Department Fellowships (page 1)

• Physics Department Fellowships (page 2)

• MyPhys Intranet - Almost all information regarding almost all administrative aspects of our department, including forms.

• Physics Graduate Student Council

• Peer Mentoring Program

• Advising and Student Services

• Machine Shop, Glass Shop, Student Shop - Please see the Resources tab on the Physics website.

• Faculty Committees - To reach these committees, one may reach out to the appropriate PGSC committee representatives.

• United Auto Workers (UAW-ASEs) - Union for Academic Student Employees

• Graduate & Professional Student Senate (GPSS)

• UW Student Technology Committee (STF) - Includes access to technological needs and the Hyak supercomputer.

• UW Student Technology Loan Program

• American Physical Society (APS) Student Membership - The first year may be free if attending certain conferences.

• National Society of Hispanic Physicists

• National Society of Black Physicists

• United Auto Workers (UAW-ASEs) - Union for Academic Student Employees that includes an anti-discrimination working group. [Official website]

• AIP Team-Up Report

• APS UW Physics Site Visit Report

• Official Departmental Climate and Diversity Page

• UW Code of Conduct

• UW Physics Code of Conduct

• UW Policy Directory

• UW Guide to Ethics Policies

• American Physical Society Policies