Celebrate Innovation at Âé¶¹Éç
This May will be the second annual Âé¶¹Éç Innovation Month, featuring a full slate of programs and events that celebrate the spirit of innovation at Âé¶¹Éç.
Imagine new heights
Innovation Month is a campus-wide celebration of the innovative work that happens everywhere at Âé¶¹Éç, every day, across disciplines. It highlights students and researchers who are entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, scientists, artists, and other leaders who are constantly imagining new heights in their fields. Join events to gain insights into the latest trends in academia and industry and build your network with others who share your passion and drive for impact.
Âé¶¹Éç Innovation Month events
Below is a list of 60+ innovation-related events for May 2025, including competitions, research symposia, lectures, exhibitions, concerts, and capstone showcases across disciplines.
Events by date
Browse Âé¶¹Éç Innovation Month events happening throughout the month of May.
Week 1
- April 29-May 9: – Group 1
- April 30-May 14: Out/In/Front: Small-Scale Interventions (Department of Landscape Architecture)
- May 1: (School of Art + Art History + Design)
- May 1: (School of Music)
- May 2: (School of Music)
- May 2: (CoMotion)
- May 3: (Meany Center for the Performing Arts)
Week 2
- May 4: (Henry Art Gallery)
- May 5: Faculty Recital: Melia Watras, “Broken Bell” (School of Music)
- May 6: (School of Art + Art History + Design)
- May 6: Fostering a Growth Mindset and a Sense of Belonging (Teaching@Âé¶¹Éç – Âé¶¹Éç Tacoma, via Zoom)
- May 6: (Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship)
- May 6: (Department of Chemistry)
- May 7: (Community Engagement & Leadership Education (CELE) Center)
- May 8-10: (Meany Center for the Performing Arts)
- May 9:Ìý (CoMotion)
- May 9: (Âé¶¹Éç Tacoma)
- May 9: (Department of Philosophy)
Week 3
- May 12-22: Urban@Âé¶¹Éç presents the Research to Action Collaboratory
- May 13-23:
- May 13-14: – external event (National Nordic Museum)
- May 13: (Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship)
- May 13: (Âé¶¹Éç Bothell)
- May 13: (Department of Physics)
- May 13: (Global Health)
- May 13: Jonathan Biss ‘Transfiguration’ (pianist) (Meany Center for the Performing Arts)
- May 14-18: (Department of Dance)
- May 14: (School of Music)
- May 15: (School of Music)
- May 15: (CoMotion and Buerk Center with College of Engineering, Allen School, and iSchool)
- May 15: (Foster School of Business)
- May 15: (Âé¶¹Éç Medicine)
- May 15: CEI Interdisciplinary Seminar: Jonothan Phillips – Duke University (Clean Energy Institute)
- May 16: 28th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium (Office of Undergraduate Research)
- May 17: Forest Bathing (in-person) (Âé¶¹Éç Botanic Gardens and Cascadia Forest Therapy)
- May 17: Hamid Rahmanian’s Song of the North (Meany Center for the Performing Arts)
Week 4
- May 19-20: (Department of Linguistics)
- May 19: (CleanTech Alliance, Clean Energy Institute, and Buerk Center)
- May 20 – June 6:
- May 20 –
- May 30 –
- June 2 –
- June 2 –
- June 3 –
- June 3 –
- June 6 –
- June 6 –
- Date tbd – Chemical Engineering
- May 20: (Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship)
- May 20: (iSchool)
- May 21: (Âé¶¹Éç Tacoma, Institute for Innovation and Global Engagement)
- May 21: (Collaborative for Socio-Ecological Engagement, Âé¶¹Éç Bothell)
- May 21: Kenyan Judge Joel Ngugi (Office of Public Lectures and others)
- May 21: Northwest Nature and Health Symposium (Âé¶¹Éç Center for Nature & Health)
- May 21: (Digital Arts & Experimental Media)
- May 21: (Department of Chemistry)
- May 22: (Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship)
- May 22: (3MT) (The Graduate School)
- May 22: (School of Public Health)
- May 22: Urban@Âé¶¹Éç Research to Action Symposium (College of Built Environments)
- May 22: (Department of Psychology)
- May 23: (School of Music)
Week 5
- May 27-June 6:
- May 27: (Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship)
- May 27: (School of Music)
- May 28-30: (Department of Philosophy)
- May 28: (Foster School of Business)
- May 29: Clean Energy Institute End of the Year Seminar (CEI)
- May 30: (Global Health)
June
- June 6: (School of Music)
Brand Toolkit
ÌýAbout the Âé¶¹Éç Innovation Month logo
The logo is a representation of the classic Rainier Vista view from the Seattle campus. The mountain signifies the challenges that inspire innovation and the perseverance and determination required to overcome them, reach goals, and imagine new heights.
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Makerspaces
Âé¶¹Éç offersÌýmultiple makerspacesÌýwith tools and resources forÌýstudents and facultyÌýto build and prototype their next great ideas.ÌýMake the most of a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment that connects users with Âé¶¹Éç’s creative community.
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