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Home > Students > New students > Orientation
College of Engineering's Golden Bear Orientation

Berkeley Engineering Golden Bear Orientation

Golden Bear Orientation is August 21-26. College of Engineering students should attend the College of Engineering orientation sessions below on Monday, August 26.

Monday, August 26

Schedule of events

9–10:00 a.m. | College of Engineering Welcome | Zellerbach Hall (doors open at 8:30 a.m.)
Meet college and student leadership members as they welcome you to Berkeley Engineering. Closed captioning will be provided for the welcome presentation.

10:30–11:30 a.m. | Smart Start with your ESS Adviser | Various rooms, see below
In this session you will learn about important dates, deadlines and useful resources to start your semester off right. You’ll have a chance to ask your last minute questions and learn about how to navigate policies and procedures in COE.

ESS advising groupLocationAdviser
Aerospace Engineering10 EvansMayra Rivera
Bioengineering
last name A-LPhysics 1Joey Wong
last name M-Z100 LewisJean Nguyen
EECS
last name A-C50 BirgeKendra Van Nyhuis
last name D-Kh; So-To100 LewisJean Nguyen
last name Ki-LNorthgate 105Megan Raya
last name M-Sa145 DwinelleAndrea Cobar
last name Sb-SnPhysics 1Joey Wong
last name Tp-ZPhysics 3Olivia Chan
Civil EngineeringPhysics 4Catherine Bouvier Dang
Energy EngineeringPhysics 3Olivia Chan
Engineering Math & StatPhysics 3Olivia Chan
Engineering Physics50 BirgeKendra Van Nyhuis
Environmental Engineering SciencePhysics 3Olivia Chan
IEOR120 LatimerLeslie Mach
Materials Science & Engineering50 BirgeKendra Van Nyhuis
Mechanical Engineering
last name A-JNorthgate 105Megan Raya
last name K-R120 LatimerLeslie Mach
last name S-Z10 EvansMayra Rivera
Nuclear Engineering145 DwinelleAndrea Cobar
UndeclaredPhysics 1Joey Wong
UCEAP students390 HMMBShareena Samson & Riva Szostkowski

11:30 a.m.–1:45 p.m. | Student Organization Fair/Pick up a cinch sack | Memorial Glade
Get to know your student organizations, make contacts and find out about their first meetings. Plus, visit the ESS and CAEE Ask Me Anything booths and pick up your Berkeley Engineering cinch sack from your CAEE student assistants.

11:30 a.m. –1:15 p.m. | Lunch | Campanile Esplanade
Get your lunch ticket at end of Smart Start with your ESS Adviser.The ticket is valid at one food truck location. Drink & meal included. 

2–4 p.m. | The Ins and Outs of your Department | Various rooms, see below
Meet staff, faculty and students in your major and get an overview of your department’s curriculum, areas of specialization, student groups, research opportunities and more. GLOBE, UCEAP and Undeclared students can attend any meeting to learn more about a major of interest.

MajorLocation
Aerospace3110 Etcheverry
Bioengineering105 Stanley
CivilPhysics 4
EECS1 Pimentel
Eng Sci50 Birge
IEORPhysics 2
Mat Sci390 HMMB
Mechanical10 Evans
Nuclear3107 Etcheverry
Undeclaredany room above

GLOBE, UCEAP and Undeclared students can attend any meeting above to learn more about a major of interest.

Engineer's Map of Northside

Engineer’s map of Northside

Locate the locations for the College of Engineering orientation

Northside map

UC Berkeley campus map

Links to printable and online maps of campus and off-campus locations.

Campus map

Cinch Sack

Use the reminder email to pickup your gift.

Welcome!

Staff and faculty support for undergraduates

In-person academic advising is available at Engineering Student Services.

Advising

308 McLaughlin Hall

We have advisers and counseling onsite for:

  • ESS/academic advising
  • Peer advising
  • Personal counseling
  • Career advising
  • Graduate school advising
  • Undergraduate research advising
LeaderShape Institute 2020 in Occidental, Calif. on Jan. 14, 2020. (Photo by Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

Programs

306 Mclaughlin Hall

Explore the range of programs to support the success of undergraduate engineering students:

  • Berkeley Mentorship Cohort
  • CAEE
  • LeaderShape
  • PREP/T-PREP
  • Student organization support
  • Transfer Success Ambassadors
  • Workshops
Dylan Steury, undergrad

Tutoring

325 Davis Hall

Opens September 2
Monday–Thursday, 9 a.m.–9 p.m.
Fridays, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

  • Free tutoring
  • Taught by peers
  • Core engineering courses
  • Upper-division courses
  • Lower-division courses
  • Watch this video so you can find the CAEE.
laptop computer

CAEE resources

325 Davis Hall

Stop by the CAEE to learn more about our checkout programs and more.

  • Textbook and clicker checkout
  • Snack closet
  • Success closet
  • Emergency laptop program
EECS professor Dan Garcia speaks at NextProf.Nexus event

Events & workshops

Locations vary

The CAEE provides a series of events and workshops each semester, topics include:

  • Advanced study skills
  • Time and stress management
  • Managing test anxiety
  • Getting involved with research
  • Going to graduate school
ESS adviser and student

Meet your College Advising team

You have a team of faculty and staff supporting you from the College level to the departments.

Berkeley Engineering and campus resources

Night Safety

UC Berkeley offers comprehensive, free night safety services made up of BearWalk escort, night shuttle buses and a door-to-door service. The time of day determines what services are available.

UC Berkeley Honor Code

As a member of the UC Berkeley community, I act with honesty, integrity and respect for others. Learn more about the student code of conduct and your rights and responsibilities.

The pledge of ethical conduct for engineers

In recognition of the importance of our technologies affecting the quality of life through the world, and in accepting a personal obligation to our profession, its members and the communities we serve, we pledge to commit ourselves to the highest ethical and professional conduct. Throughout our careers, we will consider the ethical implications and the impact on safety, health and welfare of the public and the environment of the work we do before we take action. While the demands placed upon us may be great, we make this declaration because we recognize that individual responsibility is the first step on the path to a better world for all.

Adopted by the College’s Student Relations Committee, Engineering Student Council and some 85 student societies of the UC Berkeley College of Engineering.

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