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Hello Huskies! We would like to announce that we will be signing off of this account on June 7, 2024 as your first year reaches a conclusion. In the meantime, please go check out and follow for content and resources intended to support you as you continue on your path here at UW.

Share with us your first year experience for a chance to win a $100 textbook award at the University Book Store (you can use the funds for fall!) Head to the "Tips from Dubs" email you received the morning of May 22 for the survey link, or check out our link in bio!

Deadline: June 3 (Mon)
Winners Notified By: June 7 (Fri)

🚨Weather update!! It’s not looking too nice out today so we will be moving to the HUB CTC (Room 141)! Feel free to drop by and play some games inside from 12:00 p.m. to 2 p.m.🃏

Find us on the Quad TOMORROW, April 30 (Tue), from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. with picnic blankets, card games, board games, and more. All you have to do is show up, unleash your inner UNO/Bananagrams/Apples to Apples/Catan/Down the Ave/Code Names/ all of the above powers and walk away a champion🏆 Or you can just come sit with us, bring your lunch, and chat :)
 
Don’t miss out - no registration is required and we extend the invitation to all!

[🌯FOOD ALERT🍜] Looking to meet some new folks to start off this quarter? Join us at Lunches on the Ave and find your very own welcoming community!

Sign up through our link in bio by Monday, April 8 with food and time preferences. Afterwards, you will be given a time and restaurant on the Ave to meet up with some FYN friends!

📆 It’s almost April 🌸

Check out these creeping deadlines! March 31 is the last day to add/drop classes with no fees! Tuition is due April 12!

[REGISTRATION REQUIRED] FREE PIZZA & BOWLING!

First-Year Networks (FYN) is hosting another bowling night (technically afternoon) next Thursday on February 22 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at HUB Games! Come have some fun and put your bowling skills to the test with other first-year students🎳

Registration prior to the event is required and can be done through the link found in the weekly FYN newsletter or the FYN Discord! If you’re interested in joining FYN, check out fyp.uw.edu/networks or email [email protected]

Hate awkward small talk? Same. We’re going past that at First-Year Networks and Livewell’s “Talking to Strangers” happening next Thursday on February 8 at Alder Hall 107 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. so that you can make new friends and meaningful connections🙌

We forgot to mention. 📣FREE SNACKS📣

All UW students, especially first-years, are welcome. Sign up via the link in our bio.

Join us TOMORROW from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Instagram stories for a Q&A session about everything OL and FIG Leaders! Come find out all the details from current Orientation and FIG leaders⭐

• What is the timeline for the position?
• Is it flexible? Is the workload manageable as a student?
• Do you get paid?
• How's the summer housing like as an OL?'

If tomorrow doesn't fit your schedule, there are also Zoom Q&A sessions on the following dates:

• Mon, January 22 from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. (Via Zoom)
• Wed, January 24 from from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. (Via Zoom)

Click on the link in our bio or head to fyp.uw.edu/apply for more information!

Not sure if you want to become an Orientation Leader or a FIG Leader? Why not apply for both!

We have had several students in the past who were both Orientation Leaders and FIG Leaders, one of them being Henry! Read what we has to say about the experience👀

Applications are due in less than 2 weeks on February 29, 2024 at 8 a.m. (PT). Head to fyp.uw.edu/apply to apply!

⭐️Apply to be an Orientation Leader!⭐

Orientation Leaders (OLs) introduce first-year students to campus resources and course registration through engaging online and in-person activities. With the support of advisers, campus leadership, and their team of peers, OLs will support students in building their UW community.

This is also a PAID POSITION and housing on campus will be provided over the summer.

Why become an Orientation Leader?

• Contribute to your Husky community while developing professional skills.

• No matter your major, you'll practice facilitation, communication, and organization in hands-on work.

• Make connections yourself, working closely with your OL cohort as a team.

📅 Application Deadline: January 29, 2024 at 8 a.m. (PT)

Learn more about each position at fyp.uw.edu/apply

Are you thinking about applying? Hear what past Orientation Leaders have to say about their experience!

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⭐Applications for Orientation Leaders are open⭐

Orientation Leaders (OLs) introduce first-year students to campus resources and course registration through engaging online and in-person activities. With the support of advisers, campus leadership, and their team of peers, OLs will support students in building their UW community.

This is also a PAID POSITION and provides SUMMER HOUSING.
 
📅 Application Deadline: January 29, 2024 at 8 a.m. (PT)
 
Learn more about each position at fyp.uw.edu/apply (🔗link in bio)