Once a year
There are a number of annual activities to watch out for: Calapalooza, Cal Parents Weekend, E-Week (a five-day celebration by engineering students), the National Chicano Student Conference, the Take Back the Night march, and the Cal Band Spring Show, to name a few. To find out what’s going on, check the online campus calendar at events.berkeley.edu.
The Student Calendar is the best place to find out what’s going on for students at Berkeley. Events can be filtered for a particular audience and by type of event. Student groups can also submit an event (ASUC Auxiliary; studentcalendar.berkeley.edu).
Welcome Activities during August 24 through August 28 offer a preview of the fall semester with workshops, open houses, and orientation activities for all new students. Welcome events continue during the first few weeks of classes; check the website for a list of all welcome activities for each semester (welcome.berkeley.edu).
The Chancellor’s Reception for new undergraduates is your chance to meet the Chancellor. For fall new students, an invitation—which you should receive in the mail—is your ticket of admission. (If you do not receive an invitation in the mail, contact University Events and Ceremonies; www.urel.berkeley.edu; 510/643-7003.)
New spring students will also be welcomed by the Chancellor at a reception in January. If you do not receive an invitation in the mail by early January, contact University Events and Ceremonies (www.urel.berkeley.edu; 510/643-7003.)
During the spring, Charter Day celebrates the University’s 142nd birthday; Lambda Chi Alpha fills Sproul Plaza with flowers during the annual Daffodil Festival (proceeds go to charity); Cal students put on the 2010 Cal Student Leadership Symposium; and the Tang Center sponsors National Condom Day. In February, there’s the Black History Month Festival; in April, Queer Awareness Days and the annual Pow Wow; and the UC Jazz Ensembles host a spring concert at the International House. These are just a few of the hundreds of events happening spring semester.
The Berkeley Project in October and March unites students with the City of Berkeley to rejuvenate the community through a variety of service projects (bp.berkeley.edu).
Cal Day, a campus-wide open house featuring faculty lectures, tours, student performances, sports, and more is on Saturday, April 17, 2010 (calday.berkeley.edu).
Graduation, which includes 64 different ceremonies, occurs during the last few weeks of school. The Chancellor and the Californians host a Commencement Convocation for graduating seniors. After February 1, graduation and commencement information can be accessed online at seniors.berkeley.edu.
- 9/5 vs Maryland
- 9/12 vs Eastern Washington
- 9/19 at Minnesota
- 9/26 at Oregon
- 10/3 vs USC
- 10/17 at UCLA
- 10/24 vs Washington State
- 10/31 at Arizona State
- 11/7 vs Oregon State
- 11/14 vs Arizona
- 11/21 at Stanford
- 12/5 at Washington
Can’t go to the games? You can always listen to them on the radio!
- Football: KGO (810 AM), KALX (90.7 FM)
- Men’s basketball: KALX (90.7 FM)
- Women’s basketball: KALX (90.7 FM)
- Baseball: KALX (90.7 FM)