Welcome Week

Kresge College Welcome Week

Welcome Week begins on Friday, September 22, and continues through the start of classes. All new Kresge students are encouraged to attend Welcome Week activities, which are designed to ease the transition to Kresge College and UCSC. Some activities are mandatory. 

All Welcome Week information may be found on UCSC College App. This is a free mobile application available for iPhone/Android devices. Download the app here. 

The Welcome Week Guidebook is also available on the web: tinyurl.com/kresgeguide

Please watch for programs that are mandatory the first week before classes.

For more information, please contact the Kresge College Programs Office at 831-459-3925 or email pjack@ucsc.edu.

Boardwalk Frolic

A UCSC Welcome Week tradition, The Boardwalk Frolic will be happening on Monday, September 25 from 6PM to 10:30PM! Tickets to the annual Boardwalk Frolic are available online, in person, or via snail-mail through the Bay Tree Bookstore. New to UCSC as a Frosh or Transfer student?  Returning for year 2, 3 or.... FOUR! Start the school year off right, nothing like the Bumper Cars, Giant Dipper or the Merry-Go-Round to keep school in perspective!

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