College Orientations

All Undergraduates/CalSO Getting Your Bearings: August 22, 8:30AM until 6PM, Make-up orientation for new undergraduates who didn’t attend CalSO, Advance reservation required, $110, calso.berkeley.edu, 510/642-4970. 

All undergraduates/On the Same Page Panel Discussion on Language Loss & Revitalization: September 6, 3:30PM until 5PM, With faculty from the Linguistics and Ethnic Studies departments, 315 Wheeler Hall, Maude Fife Room, onthesamepage.berkeley.edu, 510/642-8378.

All undergraduates/On the Same Page Panel Discussion on New Media, New Words, New Worlds: September 8, 3:30PM until 5PM, Featuring Cal student and slam poet Gabriel Cortez and faculty from the Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies and English departments, 315 Wheeler Hall, Maude Fife Room, onthesamepage.berkeley.edu, 510/642-8378.

All Undergraduates/On the Same Page: Dreaming in Different Tongues: Languages & the Way We Think: September 14, 7:30PM until 9PM, Keynote event for the campus-wide On the Same Page program, Wheeler Auditorium, onthesamepage.berkeley.edu, 510/642-8378.

All undergraduates/On the Same Page Panel Discussion on Language & Mind:  September 15, 3:30PM until 5PM, With Professor Keith Johnson, 315 Wheeler Hall, Maude Fife Room, onthesamepage.berkeley.edu, 510/642-8378.

College of Chemistry Orientation for New Students: August 22, 10:10AM until Noon, Orientation for freshmen and transfer students, 100 Lewis Hall, chemistry.berkeley.edu, 510/643-0550.

Engineering New Student Orientation: August 24, 10AM until 4PM, Pauley Ballroom, MLK, Jr Student Union, coe.berkeley.edu/events/new-student-orientation-2011, 510/642-7594.

Environmental Design Transfer Student Reception & Information Session: August 22, 1PM until 2:30PM, Join new and returning CED transfer students at the Transfer, Re-Entry, and Student Parent Center, RSVP online at tinyurl.com/3twyz3n, 100 Cesar Chavez Student Center, 510/642-4943.

Environmental Design Expanding Your Horizons: August 23, 11:15AM until Noon, August 24, 3PM until 4PM, Learn about student groups, study abroad, minors, prizes, awards, volunteer opportunities, and more, 106 Wurster Hall on August 23, 172 Wurster Hall on August 24, 510/642-4943.

Environmental Design Jump Start Your Career: August 23, 11:15AM until Noon, August 24, 3PM until 4PM, Learn about CED’s mentorship program, internship possibilities, career services and more, 104 Wurster Hall on August 23, 170 Wurster Hall on August 24, 510/642-4943.

Environmental Design New Student Welcome (Required): August 24, 9AM until 11AM, 112 Wurster Hall, 510/642-4943.

Environmental Design Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning (LAEP) Student Panel: August 24, 10:30AM until 11:30AM, 315A Wurster Hall, 510/642-0926.

Environmental Design Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning (LAEP) Faculty Panel (Required): August 24, 1:30PM until 2:30AM, 315A Wurster Hall, 510/642-0926.

Environmental Design Undergraduate Advising for New Freshmen: August 24, 4:15PM until 5PM, Meet your advisers and other new students in your major, Get last-minute questions answered, 170 Wurster Hall, 510/642-4943.

Environmental Design Undergraduate Advising for New Transfer Students: August 24, 4:15PM until 5PM, Meet your advisers and other new students in your major, Get last-minute questions answered, 172 Wurster Hall, 510/642-4943.

Environmental Design Undergraduate Ice Cream Social: August 25, Noon until 1:30PM, A certified green event, second floor lobby of Wurster Hall, 510/642-4943.

Environmental Design Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning (LAEP) Reception: August 26, 4PM until 6PM, Blake Garden, 510/642-0926.

Gradaute New Student Instructors Teaching Conference (For First-Time Graduate Student Instructors): August 18 for international GSIs only, August 19 for domestic and international GSIs, 8:30AM until 3:30PM, For new domestic and international GSIs teaching in the US classroom, International GSIs must attend both days, On August 18 meet at 8:30AM in Dwinelle Hall, On August 19 meet at 8:30AM in Pauley Ballroom, MLK, Jr Student Union, gsi.berkeley.edu/conf_wkshop/confs.html, 510/642-4456.

Graduate New Student Orientation: August 23, 9AM until 2PM, For newly admitted graduate and professional students, Includes speakers, workshops and resources, Dwinelle Hall lobby, ga.berkeley.edu, 510/642-2175.

Graduate New Minority Student Orientation: August 24, 10AM until 4PM, For newly admitted graduate students of color, Provides programming, services, resources and networking opportunities, Eshleman Library, ga.berkeley.edu.

Haas School of Business New Student Orientation: August 23, 10AM until 4PM, For newly admitted business administration students, Invitation only, S295 Anderson Auditorium.

Letters & Science (L&S) Advising Tips & Strategies to Help You Finalize Your Schedule: Small workshop for freshmen, sophomores, and undeclared juniors who have questions about their schedule, Learn about the online DAR (Degree Audit Report), Workshops are one hour long. 510/642-1483.

August 22 in 262 Evans Hall at 10AM, 11:30AM, and 2:30PM (Pre-Health Science majors)

August 23 in 236 Evans Hall at 10AM, 1PM, and 2:30PM

August 24 in 262 Evans Hall at 10:30AM, Noon, and 3PM (Pre-Business/Economics majors)

August 25 in 236 Evans Hall at 10AM and 3PM

August 26 in 262 Evans Hall at 10:30AM and 3PM

L&S Exploring Majors at Cal: August 22 at 1PM, August 24 at 1:30PM, August 25 at 1:30PM, August 26 at 1:30PM, For freshmen, sophomores, and undecided juniors who have questions about choosing an L&S major, Discover how your major may or may not relate to your career, Workshops are one hour long. 262 Evans Hall, 510/642-1483.

L&S Frosh Orientation: August 23, 10AM until 11AM, 60 Evans Hall, 510/642-1483.

L&S Transfer Student Orientation: August 23, 11AM until Noon, 60 Evans Hall, 510/642-1483.

L&S Advising: Tools for Transfers: August 24, 10AM until 11:30AM, Hear from an L&S adviser about academic planning and other college policies and procedures, 100 Cesar Chavez Student Center, trsp.berkeley.edu, 510/642-4257.

Natural Resources Welcome Day Program: August 23, 10AM until Noon, Orientation, 10AM until 1:30PM, Lunch for orientation attendees, College of Natural Resources welcomes incoming freshmen and transfers, 2050 Valley Life Sciences Building, nature.berkeley.edu, 510/642-0542.

Major Orientations

American Indian Graduate Program/Native American Student Development Welcome Back Reception: September 6, 4PM until 6:30PM, All graduate and undergraduates are invited to attend, MLK, Jr Student Union, Multicultural Community Center, grad.berkeley.edu/welcome, diversity.berkeley.edu/graduate/aigp, 510/642-3228.

Career Center Beginning Your Journey to Medical School: August 23, 1PM until 2:30PM, Learn steps to prepare for medical school including information about prerequisite coursework, 2050 Valley Life Sciences Building, career.berkeley.edu, slc.berkeley.edu/general/index.htm, 510/642-1716.

Career Center Pre-Law Presentation: August 24, 2PM until 3PM, Info for students considering law school in the future, Includes application components, timeline and strategies, 102 Moffitt Library, career.berkeley.edu/Calendar/Events.stm, 510/642-0592.

Department of Earth & Planetary Science Undergraduate Orientation & Reception: August 24, 4PM until 5PM, Meet faculty and other students in Earth and Planetary Science, Learn how to be successful in science classes and internships, Orientation followed by reception, 325 McCone Hall (orientation), 335 McCone Hall (reception), eps.berkeley.edu/undergraduate/undergraduate.php, 510/643-4068.

Engineers Without Borders (EWB) at Berkeley: Info Session: August 26, 6PM until 7PM, An organization that designs innovative solutions for human issues around the world, Not just for engineers—all majors welcome, 240 Bechtel, ewb.berkeley.edu, 732/690-1695.

English Undergraduate Welcome Day: August 24, Noon until 2PM, English Department and English Undergraduate Association welcome for incoming freshmen and transfers, 315 Wheeler Hall, Maude Fife Room, ocf.berkeley.edu/~eua, 818/505-4736.

Environmental Design Architecture Major Session (Required): August 23, 1PM until 4PM, Required session with faculty for all incoming freshmen and transfer architecture majors, 112 Wurster Hall, 510/642-4943.

Environmental Design Department of City & Regional Planning Faculty, Student & Staff Introductions: August 24, 3 PM Until 4:30PM, 106 Wurster Hall, 510/642-4943.

Environmental Design Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning (LAEP) Major Information Session (Required): August 24, 2:30PM until 3PM, 315C Wurster Hall, 510/642-0926.

Environmental Design Urban Studies Major Info Session (Required): August 24, 2PM until 3PM, Required session with faculty for all incoming freshmen and transfer Urban Studies majors, 314B Wurster Hall, 510/642-4943.

History Department Orientation & Welcome for New & Continuing Students: August 24, 3PM until 4:30PM, 3335 Dwinelle Hall, history.berkeley.edu, 510/642-0356.

Introductory Class to the Pre-Health DeCal: September 1, 6PM until 7:30PM, First class of the student-led pre-health course for students considering medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, optometry, nursing, or physician’s assistant fields, 101 Moffitt, decal.org/courses/1836.

Mathematics Major Orientation & Reception: August 24, 2:15PM until 3:30PM, For new and prospective math majors, Hear from faculty, staff advisers, and student group representatives, Meet in 10 Evans Hall and relocate to 1015 Evans Hall at 3:30 for a reception and raffle, math.berkeley.edu, 510/643-9292.

Political Science Major Info Session for Freshmen: August 23, 11AM until Noon, 2040 Valley Life Sciences Building, polisci.berkeley.edu, 510/642-3770.

Society for Women in the Physical Sciences (SWPS) Launch Day/Second Stage: August 23, 10AM until 6PM, 375 Le Conte Hall, physics.berkeley.edu/swps/index.html, 510/643-3813.