Welcome to New College of Chemistry Students
Golden Bear Orientation – New Student Welcome 2025
Monday, August 25
9-11:45 am / New Student Welcome / 1 Pimentel Hall
Meet the Undergraduate Dean, CoC faculty, CoC's Career Counselor and DEIB Officer, the advising staff, and CoC Peer Services staff. Hear from panels of current CoC students about their first-year experiences.
- 10:15am / First Year Student Panel / 1 Pimentel Hall
- 10:15am / Transfer Student Panel / 9 Lewis Hall
12-1 pm / Lunch (New Student Services)
1:30-2:30 pm / Meet Your Advisers / Various
Learn more about advising and other key resources in the College of Chemistry, and get to know your adviser!
- Last Names A-K & Y-Z, 100 Lewis Hall with Tina Truong and Jahzeel Flores Morales
- Last Names L-R, 120 Latimer Hall with Mellia Kanani
- Last Names S-X, 106 Stanley Hall with Shamaya Pellum
2:30-4 pm / CoC Library Tour / CoC Library
Join the Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Librarian, Nicholas Dehler, for a tour of the Chemistry, Astronomy & Physics Library (1st floor of Hildebrand Hall), where you'll learn about the Library's print and electronic collections, study spaces, and the range of services available to students in the College of Chemistry.
- Tours will run every 15 minutes for 20-25 students at a time.
2:30-4 pm / CoC Student Org Fair / CoC Plaza
Info tables with CoC student orgs, Peer Advisers, and more!
3-4 pm / CoC Alumni Panel / 100 Lewis Hall
Hear from a panel of CoC alumni about their experience and advice.
- Space is limited, first-come-first-serve up to 200 students