iSchool Recruitment and Outreach

Undergraduate Outreach
Graduate Outreach
Professional Conferences

A representative from the UW Information School may be coming to your city! Student Services staff members travel throughout the year to meet outstanding candidates all over the country. We continue to post new outreach and recruiting events as they are planned so check this site regularly.

You are encouraged to meet with one of our representatives at an event near you for a discussion about curriculum and requirements, what you can do with our degrees, application procedures, and course descriptions.

Undergraduate Outreach

The Informatics program offers multiple ways to learn more about the major.  You can attend an information session held on campus, where you can learn about Informatics as a career along with finding our about application procedures and admission and program requirements.  Informatics program representatives also travel to local community colleges to answer questions about Informatics and transferring to the University of Washington.  Find the Informatics schedule of events below.

Informatics Schedule

Graduate Outreach

Information Sessions and Webchats 

The Information School offers information sessions and webchats for prospective students interested in the MSIM and MLIS programs. Topics include curriculum and requirements, application procedures, and what you can do with each degree.  On-campus information sessions take place in Mary Gates Hall on the University of Washington campus unless otherwise noted; live web chats are available for those who cannot make it to campus for a face-to-face information session.  Please click below for the information session/webchat schedule for the program you are interested in.

          MLIS Schedule            MSIM Schedule    

All iSchool Graduate Program Information Sessions: An overview of all of the Information School's graduate programs for interested prospective students.

Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: On-campus, TBA *Parking is available in the Central Plaza Underground Parking Garage for a fee.  For more help with parking, see UW Commuter Services

iSchool Preview Day: An overview of all of the Information School's masters programs for interested prospective students; includes mock classes and current student/alumni panels.

Date: Saturday, November 14, 2009
Time: Morning, exact times TBA
Location: On-campus, TBA 

Professional Conferences and Graduate Fairs

To visit an iSchool representative at a professional conference you may need to be a paying conference attendee. Please look at each conference website for any restrictions on attending the exhibits portion of the conference or contact the iSchool Admissions Counselor at jveltri@u.washington.edu.

Events are organized by date, soonest on top.  We are currently working on more dates for 2009-2010.  Stay tuned!

• Amercan Library Association (ALA) 2009 Annual Conference
  Dates: July 11-15, 2009  
  Exhibitor times: July 11-13, 9am-5pm; July 14, 9am-2pm 
  Location: McCormick Place West in Chicago, IL - for a FREE EXHIBIT PASS, register at the ALA Exhibit site

• University of Washington STEM Graduate School Showcase 
  Date: July 14, 2009  
  Exhibitor time: 3-4:30pm 
  Location: Mary Gates Hall, University of Washington Campus *Parking is available in the Central Plaza Underground Parking Garage for a fee.  For more help with parking, see UW Commuter Services

• Idealist Graduate School Fair-Boston 
  Date: September 15, 2009  
  Exhibitor time: 5-8pm 
  Location: Boston University, George Sherman Union, Metcalf Hall, Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor; 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA (directions)

• World Grad School Tour-Boston 
  Date: September 17, 2009  
  Exhibitor time: 4-8pm 
  Location: Sheraton Boston, 39 Dalton Street, Boston, MA 02199

• World Grad School Tour-Toronto 
  Date: September 21, 2009  
  Exhibitor time: 4-6pm 
  Location: The Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front Street W, Toronto, ON, M5J 1E3,  Canada

• Idealist Graduate School Fair-Seattle 
  Date: October 20, 2009  
  Exhibitor time: 5-8pm 
  Location: University of Washington (Seattle Campus), Husky Union Building, Ballroom, 113 Husky Union Building at Stevens Way, Seattle, WA (directions)

• Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums Conference 
  Dates: October 19-22, 2009  
  Exhibitor times: TBA 
  Location: Red Lion on the River, Portland, OR

• University of California Los Angeles Graduate School Fair 
  Date: October 28, 2009  
  Exhibitor time: 11am-3pm  
  Location: Ackerman Ballroom, UCLA campus in Los Angeles, CA  

Past conferences and events this year (June 2008-June 2009):

• Special Libraries Association (SLA) 2008 Annual Conference
  Dates: June 15-18, 2008
  Location: Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA

• American Library Association (ALA) 2008 Annual Conference
  Dates: June 28-July 1, 2008
  Location: Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA 

• Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA) 2008 Conference 
  Dates: August 6-8, 2008
  Location: Red Lion Templins Hotel on the River in Post Falls, ID

• iSchool Graduate Programs Open House  
  Date: September 9, 2008
  Location: Mary Gates Hall, Room 389

• UW in a day 
  Date: September 26, 2008
  Location: Toppenish Middle School in Toppinish, WA 

• University of British Columbia Graduate School Fair  
  Date: October 2, 2008
  Location: University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC

• Eastern Washington University Graduate School Fair  
  Date: October 2, 2008 
  Location: Eastern Washington University in Spokane, WA

• Seattle Idealist Graduate Degree Fair 
  Date: October 7, 2008 
  Location: Seattle University in Seattle, WA

• Portland MLIS Information Session  
  Date: Friday, October 10, 2008
  Location: The Oregon Concention Center, Room C120

• Washington Library Media Association/Oregon Association of School Libraries Joint Conference 2008 
  Dates: October 9-11, 2008 
  Location: Oregon Convention Center in Portland, OR

• Internet Librarian 2008 
  Dates: October 20-22, 2008
  Location: Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, CA

• Washington State Association for Multicultural Education  
  Date: October 25, 2008
  Location: Piggot Hall at Seattle University in Seattle, WA

• University of California Irvine Graduate School Fair  
  Date: October 27, 2008
  Location: University of California Irvine in Irvine, CA

• Western Washington University Graduate School Fair  
  Date: October 28, 2008 
  Location: Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA

• University of California Los Angeles Graduate School Fair  
  Date: October 29, 2008 
  Location: University of California Los Angeles in Los Angeles, CA

• Washington Faculty and Staff of Color Conference  
  Date: October 30, 2008 
  Location: Lakeway Inn & Conventon Center in Bellingham, WA 

• University of Georgia  
  Date: November 4, 2008 
  Location: Athens, GA

• Evergreen State College Graduate School Fair  
  Date: November 5, 2008 
  Location: Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA

• Spelman College/Morehouse College  
  Date: November 5-6, 2008 
  Location: Atlanta, GA

• California Diversity Forum - Berkeley 
  Date: November 8, 2008 
  Location: Sather Gate Walkway at University of California Berkeley in Berkeley, CA

• iSchool Visit Day  
  Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008
  Location: Mary Gates Hall, Unversity of Washington Campus

• Arizona Library Association Annual Conference 2008 
  Dates: December 8-10, 2008
  Location: Renaissance Glendale Westgate Media Center in Glendale, AZ

• Amercan Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting
  Dates: January 23-26, 2009  
  Location: Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO

• Washington Technology Student Association State Conference 
  Date: March 12, 2009  
  Location: Holiday Inn in Everett, WA

• Association of College and Library Reseach Libraries (ACRL) 14th National Conference 
  Dates: March 12-14, 2009  
  Exhibitor dates/times: 3/12: 5:45pm-7:30pm; 3/13: 9am-4pm, 3/14: 9am-4pm 
  Location: Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA

• Oregon Library Association Annual Conference 2009 
  Dates: April 2-3, 2009  
  Exhibitor dates/times: 4/2: 9am-7pm, 4/3: 9am-1pm 
  Location: Salem Conference Center in Salem, OR

• Washington's Innovation Summit 2009 
  Dates: April 9, 2009  
  Exhibitor time: 7:30am-6pm 
  Location: Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, WA

• Washington Library Association Annual Conference 2009 
  Dates: April 16-17, 2009  
  Exhibitor dates/times: 4/16: 9am-5pm, 4/17: 9am-3:30pm 
  Location: Red Lion Hotel at the Park in Spokane, WA

• California Diversity Forum - San Marcos 
  Date: April 25, 2009 
  Time: TBA
  Location: California State University San Marcos in San Marcos, CA

• PhD Current Student Panel  
  Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
  Location: Mary Gates Hall, Unversity of Washington Campus

• Information Processing Management Association Forum 2009 
  Date: May 20, 2009  
  Exhibitor time: 9:00am-4:00pm 
  Location: Saint Martin's University in Lacey, WA

• Usability Professional's Association International Conference 2009 
  Dates: June 9-11, 2009  
  Exhibitor time: 6/9: 2-7pm; 6/10: 8am-7pm; 6/11: 9am-5pm 
  Location: Hilton Portland and Executive Tower in Portland, OR 

• iSchool Graduate Programs Open House  
  Date: June 17, 2009
  Location: Mary Gates Hall, Room 420