Find your community with Connection Collective!
Connection Collective is an opportunity for equity-deserving students to connect with other equity-deserving students.
Connection Collective is a group mentorship program, facilitated by the Student Success Office, to support historically underrepresented students, such as Black, Indigenous, Racialized students, students part of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, students impacted by their socio-economic status, students in larger bodies, disabled students, neurodivergent students and any intersection of any of these identifiers.
Upcoming Connection Collective Events
If you registered for the Connection Collective program, you will be automatically enrolled in these events! If you are interested in the content, but do not want to be opted into the program as whole, please register individually for the events that interest you!
What can I expect as a Connection Collective member?
Connection Collective is built into three phases, with one phase happening each term. Phase 1 (pre-arrival) is specifically for incoming undergraduate and graduate students. Phase 2 (fall term) and 3 (winter term) are open to all current undergraduate and graduate students.
As an international student, I initially joined the program to gain exposure to the university life and talk with people who went through what I would experience at UW.
I later discovered that the Connection Collective is so much more than that. It is a complete community of upper years who are ready to guide you through your first challenges and first years with whom you can relate and go through the first year together.
In this program, there is emphasis on intersectionality, understanding that there are multiple pieces to one's identity.
If you're wondering whether this program would be a fit for you or if you have any questions, please reach out to Tara Kleinsteuber, Student Equity Specialist.