International: Regional Connection Groups (RCG)

RCG 2023 Curriculum & Session Slides/Recordings

Part I Core Sessions: (July 14-August 20, all Seattle Time)

Your PCL will offer a few time options of Core Session for you to choose. Once you pick one, try to stick to it so you can meet & build a community with the same group of students, unless you have an emergency situation.

Week of July 17-23	Core Session #1 Technology at UW Set up NetID; Duo; MyUW; MyPlan; Email forwarding; Google Suite; Free software  Session #1 Recording; Google Slides
Week 2  July 24-30	Core Session #2 Tips and Traps at UW Canvas; syllabus; plagiarism; registration holds Session #2 Recording; Google Slides
Week 3  July 31-Aug 6	Core Session #3 Communication is Key! How to email professors effectively; Academic support at UW; Seek research opportunities  Session #3 Recording ; Google Slides
Week 4  Aug 7-13	Core Session #4 Make Informed Decisions How to solve difficult academic problems: course withdrawal, major planning Session #4 Recording; Google Slides
Week 5  Aug 14-19	Core Session #5 More Than Just a Degree Work Eligibility as F1/J1 students; On/off campus job search; scholarship opportunities Session #5 Recording; Google Slide
Closing	Closing & Next Steps  8/20, Sunday, two time options: 8-10am, PDT; OR 6-8pm, PDT Zoom:  https://washington.zoom.us/j/9014405596

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part II Bonus Sessions:

Date/Time: Every Thursday, Seattle Time

Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/9014405596

July 11, Pre-RCG Session: Major & 1st Quarter Course Planning Session Recording in English; Recording in Chinese; Google Slides July 20,  Bonus Session #1: Academic Advising for International Students Session Recording in English only; Google Slides

July 27, Bonus Session #2: Business Major & Economics Major Session Recording in English; Recording in Chinese; Google Slides

August 3, Bonus Session #3: Composition course recommendations; English paper formatting; free writing help on campus Session Recording in English; Recording in Chinese; Google Slides

August 11, Bonus Session #4: Psychology Major & Biochemistry Major Session Recording in English; Recording in Chinese; Google Slides Google Slides for CSE & Informatics Majors from RCG 2022

August 18, Bonus Session #5: Arrival 101: Airport Transportation; Move-in; Cell phone plans;  Banking/Tuition payment; ISHIP health insurance; ISS Immigration check-in Session Recording in English; Google Slides

Part III Weekend Activities

Date/Time: Every Saturday, all Seattle Time

Time Option: 8-10PM (By David, Rita, and Anju); Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/9014405596

July 22: Activity 1 Game Night

July 29: Activity 2 My Neighborhood Tour

Aug 5: Activity 3 Storytime

Aug 12:  Activity 4 Trivia Night

Aug 19: Activity 5 Make friends & find community: CoF, Unite UW, CIRCLE welcome events, Dawg Dazes

NEXT STEPS

• Attend as many Dawg Daze events as possible

Steps to survive and thrive for fall classes

• Textbook
• University Bookstore https://www.ubookstore.com/adoption-search
• Reserve textbooks from UW libraries
• https://www.lib.washington.edu/types/course/instructors/student-request

• How to perform well
• CLUE: https://webster.uaa.washington.edu/asp/website/clue/home/
• OWRC: https://depts.washington.edu/owrc/
• Read each course’s syllabus carefully to find the time of the office hour, location of the office, keeping connecting with the professor
• Form online study groups
• Online study resources provided by your professor

First week after you arrive, take care of these things. 

• Get Dorm keys & Husky Card
  • Students living on-campus
    • Lander Front Desk (for West Campus)
    • Willow Front Desk (for North Campus)
  • Students living off campus
• Attend UW CIRCLE International Welcome Program
• Get a SIM card
  • Many carrier services like:
    • T-Mobile (Store in University Village)
    • AT&T (Store in University Village)
    • Verizon (Store in Wallingford)
    • And many more…

• Open a bank account (Checking Account/ Saving account)

  • Many banks like:
    • Bank of America (Office at the University Way NE)
    • Chase (Office at the University Way NE)
    • Wells Fargo (Office at the University Way NE)
    • US Bank (Office on campus at the Husky Union Building)
    • And many more……
  • Optional: Getting the credit card or debit card from your own country

• Find a local grocery store and restaurants that sell food from your culture
  • Many American grocery store chains/ supermarkets:
    
    • Safeway (U-District)
    • QFC (University Village)
    • Target (University Way NE)
    • Trader Joe’s (U-District)
    • IKEA
    • Home Depot
    • Costco
    • And many more…
• Many special grocery stores:
  • Asian grocery store: H Mart UW (At University Way NE)
  • Indian grocery store: Apna Bazar (Bellevue)
  • Uwajimaya (Japanese) in international district
  • And many more…
• Online purchasing
  • You get free 6 months of Amazon Prime membership as a UW student (with .edu email)
  • Unidays (for online discount coupons)
  • Yamibuy (A lot of categories of Chinese snacks

• Change your address to local address in MyUW

• Make sure paying your tuition fee (Available on August 31 and due on Oct 14, 2022): Check balance of tuition statement equaling to 0 on MyUW

• Check UW CANVAS, read syllabus and get ready for classes

• Make new friends! (From your apartment, clubs, programs, and classrooms)

   

CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions, please email UW CIRCLE at uwcircle@uw.edu or contact CIRCLE via the following social media platforms:

• WeChat ID: UWCIRCLE
• Line ID: uwcircle
• Kakao ID: uwcircle2020
• WhatsApp phone number: +1 206-665-9662 
• Facebook Messenger: UW Circle