Welcome! This guides provides sensory information for key Dawg Daze events. Dawg Daze will take place September 20-29, 2023, and is a great way to discover resources, get familiar with important campus landmarks, and connect with UW staff and other UW students.
There are over 500 events during Dawg Daze. Many key events are held outdoors. As in the case with most outdoor spaces and events, it can sometimes be difficult to predict the sensory environment as a result of weather, natural smells, and the volume of attendees at any given event. This guide will provide an overview of sensory information for program areas for each key event.
Accommodations can be requested for all events on campus. All events held in classrooms are accessible. Off campus events are up to the participant’s discretion. Contact information for most events can be found on the Dawg Daze All Events webpage under “Contact”.
Please visit our webpage, dawgdaze.fyp.uw.edu, for general information about Dawg Daze. More accessibility information can be found at washington.edu/accessibility Information about getting around campus can be found at facilities.uw.edu/access-guide.
Dawg Daze has identified the following events as the key events: Husky History Exploration, One Bus Away (Fremont, Ballard, Capitol Hill, & Seattle Center), Quad Flicks: Mystery Movie, Late Night Carnival, Dub’s Challenge, New Husky Welcome Day: Convocation & Husky Kickoff, How to Succeed in Writing Courses, Fall Fling, HUB Crawl, Dawg Daze Goes to the Mariners, and the Student Activities Fair.
Full details of these and all other events can be found on the Dawg Daze All Events webpage.
Date: 9/20-9/29, time varies
Description of Event: What did this landscape look like before it became home to the University of Washington? How has it changed since the first building was built here 125 years ago? Which histories have been popularized by those in power, and which have quietly been forgotten?
The Husky History Exploration highlights ten landmarks significant to the university’s natural, indigenous, colonial, and political histories. Visit these spaces in any order, and learn about the University of Washington’s past and present. Write down the secret code at each location on the Husky History Passport you received at your Dawg Daze check-in location. The Husky History Exploration can also be accessed on our website.
Contact: dawgdaze@uw.edu
Accessibility: This is a self-guided event. Participating in this event may require traveling long physical distances (over 2 miles) across campus.
Sound: Around crowded areas, crowd noise can be very high
Smell: Natural smells associated with outdoors
Sight: Landmarks will have an A-Frame at the location with a code to mark down
Touch: Not applicable
Taste: Not applicable
Date: 9/20-9/22, time varies
Description of Event: Come to Seattle’s funkiest, most creative neighborhood – Fremont. You will be introduced to the world-famous Troll, hang out with the massive statue of Vladimir Lenin, and visit many unique shops, cafes, and restaurants.
Contact: dawgdaze@uw.edu
Accessibility: This event is a tour-guided event. Participating in this event requires taking a bus to and from campus and may require traveling long physical distances (about 1 mile). This event may include large groups of 25 or more people.
Sound: Loud noises associated with traveling by bus, noises from traffic walking around the city, loud sounds from walking beneath a bridge with traffic overhead, noise and music from Fremont Vintage Mall
Smell: Smells associated with traveling by bus, natural smells associated with outdoors and water
Sight: Attractions including the Fremont Troll, Lenin Statue, Fremont Rocket, Center of the Universe Sign, Fremon Vintage Mall, and Waiting for the Interurban
Touch: Close proximity to other bus riders and participants
Taste: Optional shops, cafes, and restaurants that offer food in Fremont
Date: 9/20-9/22, time varies
Description of Event: Head west to Ballard! Formerly an industrial district, this neighborhood is now a hub for trendy food, drink, and shopping options. Explore the Ballard Avenue’s red-brick streetscape and walk along Market Street to get a sense of some of the unique experiences Ballard has to offer. Ballard is a hub of food, cultural, and social experiences. We are excited to explore it with you!
Contact: dawgdaze@uw.edu
Accessibility: This event is a tour-guided event. Participating in this event requires taking a bus to and from campus and may require traveling long physical distances (over 2 miles). This event may include large groups of 25 or more people.
Sound: Loud noises associated with traveling by bus, noises from traffic walking around the city, noises and music from shops
Smell: Smells associated with traveling by bus, natural smells associated with outdoors
Sight: Attractions including the Ballard Locks, Ballard Locks Fish Ladder, National Nordic Museum, and shops along Ballard Avenue NW including the Mox Boarding House (in-store games)
Touch: Close proximity to other bus riders and participants, Optional games at Mox Boarding House
Taste: Optional shops, cafes, and restaurants that offer food in Ballard
Date: 9/20-9/22, time varies
Description of Event: Nestled in between downtown Seattle and the Central District, Capitol Hill is one of Seattle’s most eclectic neighborhoods. A hodgepodge collection of shops, restaurants, rainbow flags, and iconic Seattle venues, Capitol Hill is seen by many as the center for experiencing “the scene.” Explore some of Seattle’s most interesting stores, coffee shops, and more as you take in the culture. What’s more—you can get there in less time than it takes to choose a filter on Instagram (4 minutes from UW Station to Capitol Hill Station via Link light rail!).
Contact: dawgdaze@uw.edu
Accessibility: This event is a tour-guided event. Participating in this event requires taking a bus to and from campus and may require traveling long physical distances (over 1.5 miles). This event may include large groups of 25 or more people.
Sound: Loud noises associated with traveling by light rail, noises from traffic walking around the city
Smell: Smells associated with traveling by light rail, natural smells associated with outdoors, smells associated with coffee at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery
Sight: Attractions including Cal Anderson Park, the Jimi Hendrix Statue, the Elliott Bay Book Company, Starbucks Reserve Roastery, and Twice Sold Tales
Touch: Close proximity to other light rail riders and participants
Taste: Optional shops, cafes, and restaurants that offer food in Capitol Hill
Date: 9/20-9/22, time varies
Description of Event: Learn how to use the Seattle bus system and your U-Pass on a tour of Seattle Center and Lower Queen Anne. Seattle Center is an arts and entertainment institution that is home to Bumbershoot, sporting events, and more. Stop by Dick’s, one of Seattle’s most popular burger experiences, as you finish your adventure in Lower Queen Anne.
Contact: dawgdaze@uw.edu
Accessibility: This event is a tour-guided event. Participating in this event requires taking a bus to and from campus and may require traveling long physical distances (over 1.5 miles). This event may include large groups of 25 or more people.
Sound: Loud noises associated with traveling by bus, noises from traffic and music from buildings or events walking around the city, optional sounds and music from museums
Smell: Smells associated with traveling by bus, natural smells associated with outdoors, the Seattle Center Armory Food & Event Hall is full of food smells
Sight: Attractions including Climate Pledge Arena, Chihuly Garden and Glass, the Space Needle, the Seattle Center Armory Food & Event Hall, and International Fountain, optional Space Needle high heights
Touch: Close proximity to other bus riders and participants, the International Fountain sprays water
Taste: Optional shops, cafes, and restaurants that offer food in Seattle Center
Date: 9/21, 8:00 - 10:00 PM
Description of Event: Get excited to join your fellow Huskies for a movie on the Quad! Grab your picnic blanket and friends and head to the Quad. Arrive a few moments early and enjoy some free popcorn served by Cinema & Media Studies. The selected movie won’t be revealed until the opening scene!
Contact: dawgdaze@uw.edu
Accessibility: This event is an open, outdoors event. Participating in this event may require staying on the grass at the Quad at night. This event may include large groups of 200 or more people.
Sound: Event will be loud, auditory stimulation such as extra loud sounds, music, and cheers during movie, pre- and post-movie crowd noise can be very high
Smell: Natural smells associated with outdoors, smells associated with popcorn
Sight: Visual stimulation such as bright lights, colors, flashing or strobe lights from the movie
Touch: Close proximity to other participants
Taste: Popcorn will be available for participants before the movie
Date: 9/22, 8:00 - 10:00 PM
Description of Event: Join the Residential Programming Board (RPB) and First Year Programs (FYP) in Red Square for our annual Late Night Carnival. Enjoy free cotton candy, games, a DJ, dancing, caricatures, wax hands, photo booths, food, and more!
Contact: dawgdaze@uw.edu
Accessibility: This event is an open, outdoors event. Participating in this event may standing in and moving around Red Square. This event may include large groups of 300 or more people.
Sound: Event will be loud, auditory stimulation such as extra loud sounds, a DJ playing music, and cheers, crowd noise can be very high
Smell: Natural smells associated with outdoors, smells associated with food
Touch: Close proximity to other participants. Games, wax hands, photo booths and other activities available
Taste: Free cotton candy will be available, other food options available
Date: 9/23, 12:00 - 3:00 PM
Description of Event: When you land on campus; get ready to fly by participating in Dubs’ Challenge and have a chance to win amazing prizes!! Work with a team of fellow new huskies to earn points by strategically completing objectives during this fast-paced two-hour event. Come with a group of up to 5 friends, or form a team at the event! Challenges include locating hard-to-find parts of campus, participating in team-building activities, and going on fact-finding missions in order to answer some difficult questions. For more info, visit our website.
Planning on joining in? Get ahead of the pack by downloading the GooseChase app on your phone prior to the event! All undergraduate students are eligible to participate.
Contact: dawgdaze@uw.edu
Accessibility: This event is an open, outdoors event that starts at the Quad. Participating in this event may require walking and/or running around campus. This event may include large groups of 500 or more people.
Sound: Auditory stimulation such as extra loud sounds, music, and cheers, crowd noise can be very high
Smell: Natural smells associated with outdoors
Sight: GooseChase app challenges, attractions across campus
Touch: Some challenges require touching attractions around campus or contact with team members
Taste: Not applicable
Date: 9/24, 12:30 - 4:00 PM
Description of Event: New Student Convocation and Husky Kickoff are two annual traditions to celebrate you and to recognize the family and friends that have helped you prepare for this next step in your academic journey.
View your personalized student schedule with your group information and check-in location on our website: http://fyp.uw.edu/hko
The schedule includes:
Undergraduate Connection Meeting: Everything starts at the IMA fields at 12:30 p.m. where you will connect with your Advising & Orientation (A&O) or First-year Interest Group (FIG) Leader and classmates.
Convocation Ceremony: In your small group, you will travel to Alaska Airlines Arena, where UW President, Ana Marie Cauce; ASUW President, Tim Billing; and faculty will share their vision for your future. Don’t forget to register for the convocation ceremony. When you register please use the code that best aligns how you are entering the university: 22FirstYear or 22Transfer. You will need to show your ticket at the door.
Husky Kickoff: Finally you will continue your connection with your fellow freshman and transfer students, win prizes, learn about Husky traditions, and take your class “W” photo on the turf of Husky Stadium Field. If you would like to view the activities from a low sensory area, please enter the stadium from the southeast entrance and sit in the outdoor stands.
Contact: dawgdaze@uw.edu
Accessibility: This event has multiple parts, both outdoors at the Intramural Activities (IMA) Fields and indoors at the Alaska Airlines Arena and Husky Stadium. Participating in this event may require walking around campus. This event may include large groups of 1000 or more people.
Sound: Auditory stimulation such as extra loud sounds, music, and cheers, crowd noise can be very loud
Smell: Natural smells associated with outdoors, smells associated with the stadiums
Sight: Visual stimulation such as bright lights, colors, flashing or strobe lights
Touch: Close proximity to people when taking “W” photo
Taste: Not applicable
Date: 9/25, 12:30 - 1:30 PM, Kane Hall (KNE) 210
Description of Event: A few members from the CLUE Writing Center team will help you get a head start on your UW writing classes. This session will be a fun interactive look at the key differences between high school or community college writing and university writing, as well as give you an opportunity to meet some of the CLUE tutors and discover what resources the CLUE Writing Center (as well as other academic resource centers on campus) have to offer. This information will be especially useful for those about to take English 111/121/131 or any other composition or “W” course.
Accessibility: This event may include large groups of 100 or more people.
Sound: Auditory stimulation such as music, speaking from presenters, moderate crowd noise
Smell: Natural smells associated with being in a lecture hall
Sight: Visual stimulation such as a presentation on a projecter, writing materials to read
Touch: Use of computers, writing utensils, and other tools
Taste: Not applicable
Date: 9/25, 3:00 - 7:00 PM
Description of Event: Join peers from across campus for a full scale live music experience! Brought to you by ASUW Arts + Entertainment; The HUB; and First Year Programs; catch four exciting acts; including a national headliner; rock the HUB Lawn from 3-7 PM. Stay tuned for the announcement of the full performance lineup later in summer!
Contact: dawgdaze@uw.edu
Accessibility: This event is an outdoor event. This event may include large groups of 350 or more people.
Sound: Event will be loud, auditory stimulation such as extra loud sounds, music, and cheers; crowd noise can be very high
Smell: Natural smells associated with outdoors
Sight: Visual stimulation such as bright lights, colors, flashing or strobe lights
Touch: Not applicable
Taste: Not applicable
Date: 9/25, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Description of Event: Get to know the HUB and all we have to offer while exploring five floors of activities – Race, jump, and dance on the inflatables – Strike it rich at the CA$H cube – Grab a balloon animal or wax hand – Challenge your friends to bowling, pool, table tennis, esports, and air hockey – Sing your heart out at Karaoke – Decorate your room at the poster sale – Slow things down in the arts and crafts room – Game Crawl with PC, console, and tabletop gaming – And so much more!
Contact: thehub@uw.edu
Accessibility: This event is an indoor event at the Husky Union Building (HUB). This event may include large groups of 70 or more people, and explore the levels of the HUB.
Sound: auditory stimulation such as extra loud sounds, music, and cheers, during busy times, crowd noise can be very high
Smell: Natural smells associated with outdoors
Sight: Visual stimulation such as bright lights, colors, flashing or strobe lights
Touch: Not applicable
Taste: Not applicable
Date: 9/26, 5:00 - 10:00 PM
Description of Event: Come celebrate the beginning of the school year as the Seattle Mariners play against the Houston Astros! Take part in the 15th annual Mariners game during Dawg Daze, and receive a free Dawg Daze/Mariners t-shirt to commemorate the game. View Level tickets are available for $16, while main level tickets are $26! Purchase your tickets on the Mariners website.
Contact: dawgdaze@uw.edu
Accessibility: This event requires traveling via light rail to T-Mobile Park. This event may include traveling with 150 or more people and being at a stadium up to 50,000 people.
Sound: Event will be loud, auditory stimulation such as extra loud sounds, music, and cheers, crowd noise can be very high
Smell: Natural smells associated with outdoors, smell from food court around T-Mobile Park
Sight: Visual stimulation such as bright lights, colors, flashing or strobe lights
Touch: Close proximity to other viewers at baseball game
Taste: Optional food from T-Mobile Park
Date: 9/27 - 9/29, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Red Square
Description of Event: Interested in making friends and getting involved on campus? Explore UW’s 800 Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) and learn more about what they do and how to join. Connect with people that share your interests and passions or discover new ones! Meet and talk with staff from the Student Activities Office (SAO), who advise and support student-run events, programs, and governance.
Contact: sao@uw.edu
Accessibility: This event is an outdoors come and go event held at Red Square that may include large groups of 300 or more people.
Sound: During busy times, crowd noise can be very high
Smell: Natural smells associated with outdoors
Sight: 800+ RSOs tabling
Touch: RSOs may provide merchandise, stickers or handouts available
Taste: Not applicable
Email: dawgdaze@uw.edu
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