The following staff members are the project leads & all communications should occur through the UWAO@uw.edu email: 

Please reach out to the Advising & Orientation email (uwao@uw.edu)  to consult about how to best communicate your content. 

View 2025 Content 

  • The First Year Checklist: Reach out to uwao@uw.edu to request to view the content in the checklist 
  • Husky Foundations Course: 
    • Watch this video to learn more about the course upgrade and how to create a login! 
    • Accessing the Husky Foundations Course as a Staff Member: 
      • Create a staff login here. Choose "Create a New Staff Account" 
      • Once you input your information, choose "Guest Profile Settings" and "I am a UW campus partner" 
    • If you ever get locked out of your account or have trouble logging in, email us at uwao@uw.edu, and we can reset your account. 
  • Print Publications for 2025 (Husky Guide and Parent & Family Guide) 
  • An archive of the links/ process of Autumn 2025 is listed below. 

AUT 26 Admits- Draft Timeline 

Thinking ahead to the next year, below is the current draft of the timeline we have built out for this coming year.

  • A finalized timeline will be published officially in October.
  • October: You will receive the first communications about the editing timeline and will be asked to complete the contact audit.
  • December: Launch the start of edit submissions after finals week and a reminder to complete contact audits, if not already completed.
  • January/ Februray: There will be 2 phases of edits/submissions between mid-December and mid-February. 
  • Early March: Final Deadline for all content (First Year Checklist, Husky Foundations Course, and Print publications)

Differences Between the A&O Part 1 Content 

2025 Process Details

Goals of Combined Editing Processes: 

  • Provide space for campus partners to scaffold their content intentionally across multiple spaces. 
  • Implement "just-in-time learning" for students to ensure efficiency & active learning in their transition to the UW. 
    •   Why active learning? It encourages learners to actively seek knowledge when they need it, promoting better knowledge retention.

Quick Links

Drop-in Support Hours 

We hold time during the audit/editing phases to allow anyone to talk through questions or ideas.

Link to Join: https://washington.zoom.us/j/91349435900

  • Friday, January 10, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 
  • Tuesday, February 18, 2025 from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. 
  • Wednesday, March 12, 2025 from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. (Only for Husky Foundations course) 
    • Cancelled on 2/27/25 due to shifting timelines from our vendor for the course. Anyone can reach out to us via uwao@uw.edu to schedule a time to connect and work on course content! 

Access and Timeline 

We are excited to launch the 3 parts of A&O Part 1 on the following timeline: 

  • 1/6/25: Launch Campus Partner Content Editing Phase #1 
  • 1/21/25 by 5 pm: Deadline for Campus Partner Editing Phase #1 
  • 1/21/25- 2/7/25: FYP Makes Phase #1 Edits 
  • 2/7/25 2/10/25- 2/21/25: Campus Partner Content Editing Phase #2 (Updated Phase 2 launch date made on 2/5/25)  
  • 2/24/25 -2/28/25: FYP Makes Final Edits 
  • Beginning of March: First Year Checklist Launches & Print Publications go to print
  • *Updated 4/7/25 - 4/25/25: Campus Partner Content Editing Phase #3 (Husky Foundations course only)  
  • 4/1/25: Husky Guide sent to print
  • May 14: Husky Foundations course launch
  • First week of June: Husky Guides printed and assembled with Welcome Package
Husky Foundations Course (Formally A&O Modules) Upgrade 2025

We are excited that we received grant funding through the Student Technology Fee to upgrade our Learning Management System, using the Advantage Design group platform. 

Through this upgrade, the following is occurring: 

  1. Name Change: The "Pre- A&O Modules" are now called the "Husky Foundations course" to emphasize that it is foundational information for their time as a UW student. There will not longer be "Post A&O Modules.
  2. Supporting Campus Partners in Scaffolding Information: We are focused on ensuring the Husky Foundations course has timely information for students. By completing the course, students will be primed to deepen their knowledge in A&O Part 2 & 3 and learn the skill to actively seek information for long-term resources. We will be happy to schedule time with anyone to discuss how information may look different or be adjusted based on this change in approach. 
  3. New Features & Visual Design: We have a new visual design for the course - see examples here. We are incorporating consistent knowledge checks and have different ways to display information than below.