Welcome to Berkeley!UC Berkeley’s New Graduate Student Orientation (NGSO) is an additional orientation designed to supplement orientations that are held by your academic department, school, or program. NGSO takes place both virtually on August 19 & 20 (activate your Berkeley Zoom account to register) , and in-person on August 27 at Dwinelle Hall and Plaza. Registration information is below. NGSO Schedule and Registration NGSO Virtual Schedule and Registration Register for UC Berkeley’s virtual New Graduate Student Orientation (NGSO) on August 19 & 20, from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. P.S.T. each day. NGSO In-Person Schedule and Registration Register for UC Berkeley’s in-person New Graduate Student Orientation (NGSO) on August 27, from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Getting Started at BerkeleyOrientation isn’t until August, but we’ve created a list of a few essential tasks to get you started. Getting StartedOther events for new graduate students Teaching Conference for First-Time GSI’s– August 22 & 23 Office for Graduate Diversity Welcome – September 3 Grad-stravaganza – September 4