2021 Orientation Leaders | First Year Programs

Anya Kasturishe/her

Favorite Spot on Campus

Suzzallo Library

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

I made my first friend group during my FIG class and till this day I still talk to them a lot! We are so close now and it is because we grew up in the same hometown and interacted with the same groups of friends!

Avery Panelohe/him

Favorite Spot on Campus

Denny Field

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

Having a corner room!

Citlalli Cruzshe/her

Favorite Spot on Campus

The Quad

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

In the first snow storm, my friends and I went outside and played in the snow for so long and there were so many students out having fun enjoying the snow despite it being 1am. It was a great stress reliever to have huge snowball fights in the quad.

Elena Johnsonshe/her

Favorite Spot on Campus

Bench near Drumheller Fountain

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

A special memory I have is moving into my sorority for the first time. I was so intimidated but it ended up being the best decision I have made!

Emily Glennshe/her

Favorite Spot on Campus

The Quad

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

During fall quarter, my friends and I spent an afternoon getting coffee and wandering around Capitol Hill and finally ending the day with some amazing tacos. Even though we accidentally ended up on the wrong bus trying to get back, it was fun just exploring and showing my out-of-state friends the city.

Emily Riehlshe/her

Favorite Spot on Campus

The Quad

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

I got to sing the National Anthem at a UW men's basketball game and that was an incredible experience. All my friends and family came too!

Emma Mesmanshe/her

Favorite Spot on Campus

The Quad

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

A special memory from my first year at UW would have to be when it snowed in February and everyone went out into the courtyard outside my dorm to play in the snow at midnight. It was so much fun!

Emma Murphyshe/her

Favorite Spot on Campus

Red Square

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

One special memory from my first year at UW is joining the RSO A2F, or the Acts 2 Fellowship. Through their events, I've met lots of new people and despite being virtual, I've found a group where I feel supported and where I can really be myself!

Ethan Keirnhe/him

Favorite Spot on Campus

The benches next to the ASUW Shell House

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

Watching my first UW football game in the dorms with my friends!

Fyfmmnan SihgAny

Favorite Spot on Campus

The bus stop at 15th Ave NE & NE Campus Parkway

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

My BIOL 180 study group - even in the context of a pandemic, it is special that we were nonetheless able to form a group and still collaborate and work together.

Guille Gutierrez Martinezshe/her

Favorite Spot on Campus

The first floor of Odegaard Library

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

I stayed up working on finals for 20 hours on my birthday with a couple of friends, the other 4 hours were spent at the Seattle Christmas lights. What makes that day so special is knowing that having friends that will be there for you through the hard times and fun times can really make college an easier thing to manage

Iris Kimshe/her

Favorite Spot on Campus

The Quad

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

Online games on Zoom with peers!

Jordan Javierhe/him

Favorite Spot on Campus

Husky Stadium

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

My first pep rally at UW is was the moment I knew I was in college. It was so much fun dressing up as a nerd and playing a bunch of pep songs with the Husky Band in front of all the students in the dorms.

Josh Paulhe/him

Favorite Spot on Campus

The Life Sciences Building

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

Taking a night chemistry lab was something I'll never forget <3

Kaitlyn Cartershe/her

Favorite Spot on Campus

New turf field on North Campus

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

Walking on to the women's crew team

Kobe Taylorhe/him

Favorite Spot on Campus

Burke Gilman Trail

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

One of the best memories I have at UW was the day Biden was projected to win the election. My friends and I went out to get food on the ave, and everyone was out as well. There was restaurants playing music, people driving by with flags. The ave and the university felt like a community.

Kyra Sheltonshe/her

Favorite Spot on Campus

Suzzallo Library

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

My first year at the UW was virtual - my favorite memory has to be of meeting with study groups! We usually spent the first 5 minutes telling jokes, checking on each other. It was great to feel connected to the community!

Lauren Johnsonshe/her

Favorite Spot on Campus

Stairs at Denny Hall

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

When it snowed on-campus, a group of my friends and I went out super early in the morning before anyone else had time to ruin the snow and we made snow angels in the Quad!

Manatsu Okadashe/her

Favorite Spot on Campus

The Quad

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

I think the most memorable experience I've had with UW in my first year is applying to become an Orientation Leader. It was one of the most interactive and meaningful experience that I learned from.

Monique Samodienshe/her

Favorite Spot on Campus

Sylvan Grove

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

Finding an organic chemistry study group was one of my favorite memories from my first year. Everything was virtual yet I was lucky enough to find an amazing group of students to help me through it. I was very anxious about organic chemistry and my first quarter, but forming our study group provided the support I needed to succeed!

Muskan Bawashe/her

Favorite Spot on Campus

Red Square

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

My special memory is the A&O and Dawg Daze. During these two series of events, I became confident about the available resources on campus, made so many new friends and found ways to succeed at the university.

Nae Nhae Pasahahnunwutshe/her

Favorite Spot on Campus

The Life Sciences Building!

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

Slipping on the stairs down Rainier Vista! Not a “fun” memory but since there were people around to help me back up on my feet, I am constantly reminded how I am surrounded by such caring and kind individuals throughout campus!

Rebecca Qianshe/her

Favorite Spot on Campus

Drumheller Fountain

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

The first time it snowed during winter quarter, there was probably about 6-8 inches of it! It was so fun to see everyone outside and making snowmen or having snowball fights, it felt like a movie!

Sam Levyhe/him

FIG: https://zeemee.app.link/UW21-Sam

Favorite Spot on Campus

Arboretum

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

Studying late at night with friends and getting greek fries as a reward.

Sharon Ryushe/her

Favorite Spot on Campus

Odegaard Undergraduate Library

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

Having a picnic with some friends under the beautiful cherry blossoms!

Sneha Padmanabhanshe/her

Favorite Spot on Campus

The Mercer Court rooftop terrace

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

Decorating a lantern at the Water Lantern Festival and releasing it on Green Lake. Watching all the lanterns float away was a truly serene experience.

Tadashi Johnsonhe/him

Favorite Spot on Campus

Drumheller Fountain

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

Late night study sessions at Suzzallo with my friends.

Wei-Wei Leeshe/her

Favorite Spot on Campus

Sylvan Grove!

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

My epidemiology professor once started off class with an "identify your current level of Fauci" mood scale, and I wheezed so hard about it Zoom asked me if I wanted to unmute. It was the highlight of my day.

Zoe Deenihanshe/her

Favorite Spot on Campus

Medicinal Herb Garden

A Favorite Memory from Your First Year at UW

When I transferred here, I knew nothing about UW and knew no-one here. Early on in the quarter, my new roommates that I never knew before took me out to campus to give me an unofficial tour of all of their favorite places on campus, and then ended it by taking me to the pillars so that I could finally pick my pillar.