[ALL INCOMING GRADUATE STUDENTS]
Welcome to California College of the Arts! Please fill out this form as a confirmation for your attendance to Chimera Welcome Week 2023.
Orientation vs. Chimera Welcome Week
- Orientation is a separate online course via Moodle, and is required to complete prior to your arrival to campus & Chimera Welcome Week. The course will introduce you to certain offices/departments, resources, and guides at CCA. You will get a notification through your CCA email to enroll and complete the course in August.
- Chimera Welcome Week (Aug. 21st, 2023 - Aug. 25th, 2023) is a series of in-person events and sessions tailored to familiarize you with campus culture and an opportunity for you to meet people, faculty, staff, and friends!
They are both important and mandatory to complete/attend.
Graduate Student Check-In Date/Times for Chimera Welcome Week:
1. Initial Check-In: Thursday, August 24th, 2023, 9-10AM in the Main Building (1111 8th St., San Francisco, CA 94107), near the entrance/front desk. Signs will be posted.
2. Late Check-In: Thursday, August 24th, 2023, 11:30AM-12:30PM in Blattner Hall (75 Arkansas St, San Francisco, CA 94107), near the Blattner Multipurpose Room.
Please Note: Although Welcome Week starts on Monday, Aug. 21st, 2023, sessions and workshops tailored to Graduate students will be on Thursday, August 24th, 2023. You are able to attend other events leading up to or after that Thursday. Schedules for Graduate Students will be posted on the Graduate Student Orientation portal page on August 1st, 2023.
Students who attend the entirety of 3 or more sessions (International Student session and Grad Program Meetings not included) will be entered into a raffle to win prizes: Airpods, CCA swag bundle, Wacom tablets, and college laundry kits. ***One winner per prize***
***Additional entry allowed if you attend 4 in total***
For more information on steps for a successful orientation, please visit our Graduate Student Orientation
page on the official CCA portal.
To learn more about Welcome Week 2023, visit our Chimera Welcome Week
page.
For questions or concerns, please email us at osbi@cca.edu
