It鈥檚 once again mini fridge season at the 91探花, as thousands of students move into campus housing and prepare for the new academic year. About 8,500 students, including 78% of this year鈥檚 freshman class, are expected to move into 91探花residence halls and apartments this week. 听

鈥淭his is a very exciting week at UW,鈥� said Pamela Schreiber, assistant vice president for Student Life and executive director of 91探花Housing & Food Services. 鈥淭he on-campus living experience is an important part of building community for students and supporting their academic success.鈥�听

This week has been carefully choreographed, with a team of more than 500 91探花employees spread across campus to direct traffic, share directions and prepare students鈥� first meals on campus. On Friday, 91探花President Ana Mari Cauce will greet students outside the dorms near Denny Field at the north end of campus.听听

As always, move-in week will end in style with Sunday鈥檚 Convocation ceremony. President Cauce and other campus leaders, including the Board of Regents and deans of all 16 91探花schools, will officially welcome the new class of Huskies and their families and help set students on the path to academic success. The ceremony will start at 1:30 p.m. in Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, and will also be .听

Fall quarter classes begin Wednesday, Sept. 27. 听

For more information on move-in week, contact Alden Woods at acwoods@uw.edu. To learn more about Convocation, contact Alex Bartick at abartick@uw.edu. 听

Pam Schreiber, HFS director, named to housing association executive board

, who is executive director of 91探花Housing & Food Services and assistant vice president in the 91探花Office of Student Life, has a new role as well 鈥� she has been elected vice president to the executive board of the .

The executive board sets policy for the association 鈥� which is called ACUHO-I for short 鈥� and makes sure there are resources to serve the needs of its 17,000-some members, which represent 1.2 million on-campus students worldwide. Schreiber will be the board鈥檚 vice president in 2020, then serve a year as president-elect, and then a year as president.

Schreiber said as a board leader she 鈥渨ill focus on developing relationships grounded in trust and respect, and will practice listening carefully, especially to voices that have historically been silenced.”

She wrote in nomination documents for the position that her work in campus housing connects back to her own 鈥渢ransformational鈥� on-campus experience as a first-generation college student.

“My commitment to the field is unwavering,鈥� she wrote, “and I believe that transforming students鈥� lives remains our primary purpose.”

Schreiber joined the 91探花in 2009, from Florida Gulf Coast University.

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Dan Chirot of Jackson School, sociology receives honorary doctorate from University of Bucharest

, 91探花professor in the Jackson School of International Studies, will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Bucharest, in Romania, for scholarship on that country and the Balkans.

He was given the honor in a ceremony on Oct. 10, during a three-day conference on “Thirty Years After: Post Communism, Democracy, and Illiberalism,” for which Chirot will be a keynote speaker. The title of his keynote talk will be “The Fall, Rise, and Decline of Democracy in Europe and the World.”

Chirot also will give a talk upon receiving the honorary degree 鈥� addressing an all-Romanian audience, which will be titled “Why 20th Century Romanian Sociology and History Are Relevant Today.”

Chirot, who is the Herbert J. Ellison Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies, is also a professor of sociology. He founded the journal East European Politics and Societies and is the author of several books since his first, , was published in 1976. His next book will be “,” coming in 2020 from Princeton University Press.

, Jackson School director, said, “This is a wonderful and most appropriate recognition of Dan鈥檚 seminal work on Romania and the Balkans that date back to his graduate school days.”

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William Catterall named among inaugural fellows of pharmacology society

The has named , professor of pharmacology in the 91探花School of Medicine, a member of its inaugural class of fellows, established this year, honoring its most distinguished members.

The society, called ASPET for short, has 5,000 members worldwide who conduct pharmacological research and work for academia, government or industry; these include neuroscientists, toxicologists, chemical biologists, cardiovascular scientists, pharmacists and more.

Selection as a fellow, the society鈥檚 website states, goes to members who have demonstrated excellence in their contributions to 鈥渁dvance pharmacology, through their scientific achievements, mentorship and service to the society.”

Twenty-two individuals were named fellows for 2019, and will be recognized at the society鈥檚 business meetings and noted in the society鈥檚 quarterly publication, “” magazine.

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Information School鈥檚 Jacob O. Wobbrock, student co-authors, honored for paper

A paper by , professor in the 91探花Information School, and a team of undergraduate researchers has won the Douglas Engelbart Award for Best Paper at , an annual conference of the .

Wobbrock collaborated with a team of undergraduate students on the paper “.” The paper was selected from 102 submissions in all, 30 of which were accepted for the conference.

Co-authoring the paper were Anya Hsu, and Michael Magee of the iSchool and Marijn Burger of 91探花Bothell, all of whom have since graduated. The paper, Wobbrock said, showed that “the perceived credibility of online news pages is significantly affected by visual design elements even apart from actual content, which has implications for consumers and purveyors of real and fake news.” The conference was held Sept. 17 to 20, in Hof, Germany.

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The 91探花 and Starbucks Coffee Company 鈥� two iconic hometown institutions 鈥� are coming together to create a world-class coffeehouse destination in the historic and iconic Suzzallo Library. The design of the new cafe, set to open this fall, will honor the library鈥檚 rich history and legacy, and serve as a warm and welcoming space for the thousands of students, faculty, staff and guests who visit the library each day.

Lizabeth (Betsy) Wilson, vice provost for digital initiatives and dean of University Libraries, said, 鈥淲e are pleased that Starbucks will be showcasing not only their coffee and environment, but that they are integrating the design elements of the historic Suzzallo Library. Henry Suzzallo might be surprised to see a coffee shop in a library, but I think he would be pleased to see students using the library in ways he could not imagine. It would be beyond his wildest dreams.鈥�

鈥淲e鈥檙e excited about the addition of this very special venue, which will honor the history and design of a truly iconic library. 91探花Dining鈥檚 mission is to provide our University community with a variety of dining options, so we鈥檙e proud to partner with Starbucks in this endeavor. We look forward to making this a destination for students, faculty, staff and visitors to our campus,鈥� said Pamela Schreiber, assistant vice president for Student Life and executive director of 91探花Housing & Food Services.

This will be the second Starbucks store at the 91探花Seattle campus, joining the first full-service location which opened in 2015 at the HUB. 91探花Housing & Food Services will operate both locations.

For the new cafe at Suzzallo Library, Starbucks store design team worked closely with 91探花Libraries, 91探花Housing & Food Services and other campus stakeholders to develop a design that would honor the integrity and heritage of the library, while meeting the growing needs of the campus community. The 4,000-square-foot space will offer a variety of seating options to inspire greater connection between students, faculty and staff, delivering a true coffeehouse destination at the library.听Graham Baba Architects听served as executive architects for the project, working with听Starbucks and the听 91探花team to develop听the听design from initial听concept to project听completion.

As with all Starbucks stores, the Suzzallo Library location will offer Starbucks signature menu of handcrafted espresso beverages, brewed coffee, Teavana teas, and a wide selection of food including baked goods, Bistro Boxes, breakfast sandwiches, salads, snacks and more. In response to students鈥� requests for more options, Starbucks will also offer its selection of small-lot specialty Reserve coffees, which are all roasted and packaged at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Capitol Hill. The new store will also feature the Starbucks Nitro Cold Brew on tap, giving customers at the library a new way to experience cold coffee that’s crafted in small batches, slow-steeped, and infused with nitrogen for a smooth, creamy flavor.

鈥淥ur upcoming cafe at Suzzallo Library represents a true collaboration between Starbucks and the University, with every aspect of the store designed with the 91探花student in mind,鈥� said Erin Combs, senior manager for Starbucks Community Partnerships. 鈥淭ogether, we hope to create a unique destination on campus that will bring students, faculty and staff together around a shared love for learning, creating opportunities, and inspiring greater moments of connection.鈥�

For both Starbucks and the 91探花, the new store builds on a partnership the two Seattle-based institutions first established in 2012. The two organizations have partnered on efforts to support the next generation of leaders through programs like the Husky Leadership Initiative and Starbucks has tapped into a strong, local pipeline of talent by hiring 91探花interns and graduates to join the Starbucks team. As part of its commitment to hiring 25,000 veterans and military spouses by 2025, Starbucks is supporting 91探花student veterans by providing guest speakers for Husky Veterans meetings and Foster School of Business Student Veterans meetings, including on topics such as successful transition out of the military and corporate opportunities for MBAs. And each year, hundreds of students, Starbucks partners (employees), and community members come together to volunteer on the UW鈥檚 MLK Day of Service.

Details regarding opening date, store hours, and hiring for the new Starbucks at Suzzallo Cafe will be available in the coming months.