Engineering Welcome Day 2023
About
Engineering Welcome Day will take place on September 27 (Wednesday of Week 0) from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM in the Court of Sciences.
Engineering Welcome Day, hosted by the Engineering Society at UCLA, is an event welcoming all the incoming freshmen and transfer students of the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering & Applied Science.
Join us to hear from our Deans on how to make the most of your experience as a Bruin Engineer and learn from students who we are at UCLA Engineering! Participants will learn important information about Fall Quarter events and opportunities in the School and meet fellow engineering students and their MentorSEAS Peer Mentor for an exclusive Scavenger Hunt of South Campus. EWD will conclude with an Engineering Exploration Fair for the chance to learn all about our amazing engineering student organizations and their Fall Quarter activities and a MentorSEAS Scavenger Hunt to help students get familiar with common engineering spots.
RSVP
To ensure that you can attend the event, RSVP here as soon as possible. We hope to see you there!
Instructions
Check-in (8:15 AM - 8:45 AM)
We will have five people checking in guests via QR code in front of Boelter Hall.
When you check in, make sure you grab a raffle ticket and some UCLA Engineering freebies (until they run out)!
After checking in, head over to the stage area where the chairs are set up. Please do this quickly so that you don’t miss presentations in the short time we have for check-ins.
UCLA Dean's Welcome (9:00 AM - 10:30 AM)
Presentations from faculty and students from different organizations will introduce you to all that UCLA Engineering has to offer!
MentorSEAS Activity (10:30 AM - 12:00 PM)
MentorSEAS Mentors will be holding signs indicating for Mentor Groups. You will receive these groups in an email from MentorSEAS. Once the speaker section concludes, please head over and await instructions from MentorSEAS mentors/coordinators/other.
Engineering Exploration Fair (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)
Missed out on getting to see all the engineering-oriented clubs at the Enormous Activities Fair? No worries, we will be having another activities fair for just the engineering students. Explore all kinds of engineering organizations from Civil Engineering to Computer Science to Education and Outreach. Scroll down below for a full list of the organizations and their websites.
Things to bring:
- - Water Bottle
- - Hat/Sunblock
- - Small bag (optional)
- - Knowledge of where check-in tables will be
FAQ
Am I in a MentorSEAS Family?
You should receive an email from MentorSEAS in the coming days after they have placed you in a MentorSEAS family. Please check this email before the event begins so that we can ensure the transition to the scavenger hunt is smooth. If on the day of the event you are not sure what mentor group you are in, simply show up to the event and the campus organizers from ESUC and MentorSEAS will take care of the situation promptly.
When will the mentor groups be walking together?
The mentor groups will meet up after the UCLA Dean's Welcome near Bomb Shelter, next to the Court of Sciences. Mentor groups will walk together throughout the scavenger hunt. When the Engineering Exploration Fair begins at the Court of Sciences after the scavenger hunt, you are free to explore clubs with your group or alone. This will be a chance to meet fellow Bruin Engineers and tour the campus before you head to your first day of classes!
Schedule
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8:15 - 8:45 AM | Check-in |
| 9:00 - 10:30 AM | UCLA Dean's Welcome |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | MentorSEAS Mentor/Mentee Meetup & South Campus Scavenger Hunt |
| 12:00 - 1:00 PM | Engineering Exploration Fair |
Speakers
| Time (AM) | Speaker |
|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:10 | Neha Kulkarni (Engineering Society at UCLA) |
| 9:10 - 9:20 | Alissa Park (The Ronald and Valerie Sugar Dean of UCLA Engineering) |
| 9:20 - 9:30 | Richard Wesel (Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs) |
| 9:30 - 9:40 | Veronica Santos (associate Dean, EDI, and Faculty Affairs) |
| 9:40 - 9:45 | Will Herrera (Director of the Undergraduate Research & Internship Porgram) |
| 9:45 - 9:50 | Gustavo Callejas (Associate Director, Annual Giving, UCLA Engineering External Affairs) |
| 9:50 - 9:55 | Michel Campbell & Erkki Corpuz (Academic Counselors from the Office ofAcademic and Student Affairs) |
| 9:55 - 10:00 | Theresa Thibodeaux (RISE Program Director) |
| 10:00 - 10:05 | Jacob Schmidt (Bionengineering Professor and Director of the Engineering Makerspace) |
| 10:05 - 10:10 | Eddie Shek (President of UCLA Engineering Alumni Association) |
| 10:10 - 10:20 | Josh Valerio (UCLA Alum) |
| 10:20 - 10:30 | Announcements + Transition |
Maps
Booth Locations
| Booth | Organization | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undergraduate Research and Internship Programs | Engineering Resources |
| 2 | Engineering Society at UCLA | Other |
| 3 | Materials Research Society | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 4 | IEEE WIE (IEEE WATT) | Electrical Engineering |
| 5 | Pilipinos in Engineering and Science | Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion |
| 6 | Bruin Racing Baja | Mechanical Engineering |
| 7 | Design Build Fly at UCLA | Aerospace Engineering |
| 8 | Phi Sigma Rho | Greek |
| 9 | California Geotechnical Engineering Association | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| 10 | Upsilon Pi Epsilon | Greek |
| 11 | Building and Encouraging Active Minds (BEAM) | Education and Outreach |
| 12 | Society of Latinx Engineers and Scientists | Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion |
| 13 | Society of Women Engineers at UCLA | Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion |
| 14 | Bruin Spacecraft Group | Aerospace Engineering |
| 15-16 | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Mechanical Engineering |
| 17 | Theta Tau | Greek |
| 18 | Rocket Project at UCLA | Aerospace Engineering |
| 19 | Bruin Entrepreneurs | Other |
| 20-21 | Uncrewed Aerial Systems at UCLA (UAS@UCLA) | Aerospace Engineering |
| 22 | 3D4E @ UCLA | Other |
| 23 | American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| 24 | International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering | Chemical Engineering |
| 25 | exploretech.la | Education and Outreach |
| 26 | American Indian Science and Engineering Society | Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion |
| 27 | Eta Kappa Nu | Greek |
| 28-29 | American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) | Aerospace Engineering |
| 30 | Engineers Without Borders | Other |
| 31 | Bruin Supermileage | Mechanical Engineering |
| 32 | Linux Users Group | Computer Science |
| 33 | LA Hacks | Computer Science |
| 34 | Chi Epsilon | Greek |
| 35 | Engineering Ambassadors | Other |
| 36-37 | Association for Computing Machinery | Computer Science |
| 38 | Bruin Formula Racing | Mechanical Engineering |
| 39 | Nova Tech for Good | Computer Science |
| 40 | Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) | Civil Engineering |
| 41 | Tau Beta Pi | Greek |
| 42 | AI Safety at UCLA | Computer Science |
| 43-44 | The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) | Eletrical Engineering |
| 45 | American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) | Chemical Engineering |
| 46 | Biomedical Engineering Society | Bioengineering |
| 47 | CruX @ UCLA | Bioengineering |
| 48 | Engineering Design Competition | Other |
| 49 | Bruin Earth Solutions | Other |
| 50 | LA Blueprint | Education and Outreach |
Organizations
Our Engineering Exploration Fair features over 40 clubs and student organizations that are eager to meet you! Scroll down to see tabling information, or search the full list of organizations in attendance. Click on any of the organizations to learn more!
