Golden Bear Welcome

Golden Bear Welcome 2025 – Saturday, May 3, 2025

 

Join us for our annual open house where the Berkeley community welcomes you, our newly admitted transfer students and families. 

 

Enjoy a welcome, visit your academic departments, learn about resources and opportunities for Berkeley students, take a campus tour and much more. We’ll be updating this page with more details, so check back here as we get closer to the event. 

 

2024 Agenda

8:15 am Doors Open at Haas Pavilion
9-10 am Welcome Session
10:30-11:30 am College Sessions
11 am-3 pm Information Zones (multiple resource fairs) 
1:15-2 pm Breakout Session #1
2:15-3 pm Breakout Session #2
3:15-4 pm Breakout Session #3

*Details on breakout sessions to be released soon. Afternoon breakouts also include options for campus tours. 

 

If you require an accommodation for effective communication (ASL interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) or information about campus mobility access features in order to fully participate in this event, please contact us at ouareservations@berkeley.edu with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event. Service animals welcome.