College Orientations

All Undergraduates/CalSO Getting Your Bearings: August 20, 8:30AM until 6PM, Make-up orientation for students who didn't attend CalSO, Includes Convocation, Advance reservation required, $110, calso.berkeley.edu, 642-4970.

All Undergraduates/Course Threads Interdisciplinary Program Luncheon & Information Session: August 21, Noon until 1PM, 220 Stephens Hall, coursethreads.berkeley.edu, 643-9670.

All Undergraduates/Inaugural DeCal Expo: August 24, 5PM until 7PM, Upper Sproul, decal.org/expo, 916/677-7553.

Chemistry Welcome & Orientation for New Students: August 21, 10:10AM until Noon, 100 Lewis Hall, chemistry.berkeley.edu, 643-0550.

Engineering: Change of College Workshop: August 20, 1PM until 2:30PM, and August 21, 11AM until 12:30PM, Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Engineering Center, coe.berkeley.edu/coc, 642-7594.

Engineering New Student Orientation: August 22, 10AM until 4PM, Fall 2012 COE admitted students only, Field House Gym, Recreational Sports Facility, coe.berkeley.edu/events/new-student-orientation-2012, 642-7594.

Environmental Design International Student Orientation: August 16, 1PM until 5PM, Wurster Hall Gallery, first floor, RSVP tinyurl.com/c76c8z2, 642-4943.

Environmental Design Transfer Student Reception & Information Session: August 20, 10AM until 11:30AM, New and returning CED transfer students, Transfer, Re-entry, and Student Parent Center, 100 Cesar Chavez, RSVP tinyurl.com/c8dc3uj, 642-4943.

Environmental Design College Culture & Climate for Transfer Students (Required): August 20, 2PM until 4PM, Wurster Hall Gallery, first floor, 642-4943.

Environmental Design New Student Welcome (Required):
August 21, 9AM until 11AM, 112 Wurster Hall, 642-4943.

Environmental Design Expanding Your Horizons:
August 21, 11AM until Noon, and August 22, 4PM until 5PM, 106 Wurster Hall, 642-4943.

Environmental Design Jump Start Your Career: August 21, 11AM until Noon, and August 22, 4PM until 5PM, 104 Wurster Hall, 642-4943.

Environmental Design Studio Culture (Required for Architecture and Landscape Architecture Transfer Students, Optional for Urban Studies): August 21, 3PM until 5PM, 112 Wurster Hall, 642-4943.

Environmental Design Communication by Design for Transfer Students: August 22, 9AM until Noon, 170 and 172 Wurster Hall, 642-4943.

Environmental Design Undergraduate Ice Cream Social & Resource Fair: August 23, Noon until 1:30PM, Wurster Hall, second floor lobby and courtyard, 642-4943.

Fall Program for Freshmen (FPF) Student Reception: August 20, 10AM until Noon, Karpe Hall, American Baptist Seminary of the West (ABSW, on Dwight Way at Hillegass Avenue), extension.berkeley.edu/fpf, 643-0379.

L&S Advising Tips & Strategies to Help You Finalize Your Schedule: All workshops are one hour long, 262 Evans Hall, 642-1483.

August 20
at 11:30AM and 2:30PM

August 21 at 10AM and 2:30PM

August 22 at 10:30AM, and at 3PM (for pre-health science majors)

August 23 at 10AM and 3PM

August 24 at 10:30AM (for pre-business/economics majors) and 3PM

August 27 at 10:30AM and 1PM

August 28 at 11AM and 2PM

August 29 at 3PM

August 30
at 10:30AM

August 31 at 2PM

L&S Q&A with Advisers for Freshmen: August 21, 10AM until 11AM. Missed CalSO? Get your questions answered, 60 Evans Hall, ls-advise.berkeley.edu, 642-1483.

L&S Q&A with Advisers for Transfer Students: August 21, 11AM until Noon. Missed CalSO? Get your questions answered, 60 Evans Hall, ls-advise.berkeley.edu, 642-1483.

L&S Exploring Majors at Cal: August 21 at 11:30AM, August 22 at 1:30PM, August 23 at 1PM, August 24 at 1:30PM, and August 28 at 10AM, Workshops are one hour long, 262 Evans Hall, 642-1483.

L&S Math Boot Camp/Getting an 'A' Your First Semester: August 21, 7PM until 8:30PM, Unit 1 All Purpose Room, yourway.berkeley.edu, 642-0728. Note: Length of event has changed!

L&S Advising Tools for Transfers: August 22, 10AM until 11:30AM, 100 Cesar Chavez, trsp.berkeley.edu, 642-4257.

L&S Success in Chem 1A: August 29, 7PM until 8PM, Unit 1 All Purpose Room, yourway.berkeley.edu, 642-0728.

Natural Resources Freshman Welcome Day Program: August 21, 10AM until Noon, 100 GPB, nature.berkeley.edu/blogs/newsline/...welcome_day_program.php,
642-0542.

Natural Resources Junior Transfer Welcome Day Program: August 21, 10AM until Noon, 132 Mulford, nature.berkeley.edu/blogs/newsline/...welcome_day_program.php,
642-0542.


Graduate Students

New Graduate Minority Students Orientation (NGMSO): August 20, 9:30AM until 1PM, A workshop that provides programming, resources, and networking opportunities for new graduate diversity students, 700 Eshleman (Library), ga.berkeley.edu/projects/gmsp, 642-2175.

New Graduate Students Orientation (NGSO): August 21, 8:30AM until 3PM, Interesting workshops on campus resources and opportunities; meet and network with new graduate students, Dwinelle Hall Main Lobby, ga.berkeley.edu/projects/gssp, 642-2175.

American Indian Graduate Program Welcome Back Reception Honoring American Indian & Alaska Native & California Indian Students:
September 6, 5PM until 7PM, Graduate Assembly, Anthony Hall 500, diversity.berkeley.edu/graduate/aigp/events, 642-3228.

Graduate Diversity Program Reception Honoring Graduate Diversity: September 13, 5PM until 7PM, Alumni House, Toll Room, diversity.berkeley.edu/graduate/gdp, 643-6010.


Major Orientations

New! Asian Studies Fall Welcome: August 30, 5:10PM until 6:30PM, For new and intended Asian Studies majors, 223 Moses Hall, ieas.berkeley.edu/gas, 642-0333.

Architecture Major Session (Required): August 21, 1:30PM until 4PM, 112 Wurster Hall, 642-4943.

Earth & Planetary Science Undergraduate Orientation & Reception: August 24, 3PM until 4:30PM, 325 McCone Hall and 335 McCone Hall, eps.berkeley.edu, 643-4068.

Earth Sciences & Map Library Tour: August 21, 2PM until 3PM, 50 McCone Hall, Meet at desk, lib.berkeley.edu/EART, 642-2997.

Getting Started on the Pre-Med Pathway/Freshmen Pre-Med Series Part 1: August 20, 1PM until 2:30PM, Co-presented by the Career Center and the Student Learning Center, 2050 VLSB, career.berkeley.edu/Info/SeriesPreMed.stm, 642-1716.

History Department's Welcome/Orientation for New & Continuing Undergraduates: August 21, 2PM until 3:30PM, 3335 Dwinelle Hall, history.berkeley.edu, 642-0356.

L&S Tips & Strategies to Help You Finalize Your Schedule/International Pre-Business/Economics Majors: August 16, 10:30AM until 11:30AM, 262 Evans Hall, 642-1483.

L&S Tips & Strategies to Help You Finalize Your Schedule/International Pre-Science Majors : August 16, 1PM until 2PM, 262 Evans Hall, 642-1483.

L&S Tips & Strategies to Help You Finalize Your Schedule/International Students: August 17, 11AM until Noon, 262 Evans Hall, 642-1483.

Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning (LAEP) Faculty Panel: August 22, 2PM until 3PM, 315A Wurster Hall, 642-4943.

Landscape Architecture Major Round Table (Required): August 22, 3PM until 4PM, 315C Wurster Hall, 642-4943.

Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning (LAEP) Reception: August 24, 4PM until 6PM, Blake Garden, Kensington, 642-4943.

Linguistics: 10 Reasons it's the Best Major on Campus: August 20, 1PM until 2PM, 1229 Dwinelle Hall, linguistics.berkeley.edu/programs/undergraduate, 642-2757.

Physics, Astronomy, & Earth & Planetary Sciences Launch Day/Second Stage: August 21, 10AM until 4PM, 375 LeConte Hall, 642-5777.

Political Science Major Orientation for Freshmen: August 20, 1PM until 2PM, 20 Barrows Hall (basement), polisci.berkeley.edu, 642-3770.

Pre-Law Welcome Week Workshop: August 20, 1PM until 2:30PM, 2040 VLSB, career.berkeley.edu/Calendar/Events.stm, 642-1716.

Urban Studies Major Round Table (Required): August 21, 1PM until 2PM, 314B Wurster Hall, 642-4943.

Urban Studies Fall Kickoff: August 24, 1PM until 2:30PM, Wurster Hall Courtyard, 642-4943.