Berkeley’s first virtual open house, Cal Week, invites newly-admitted undergraduate students and their families to explore campus, discover resources, and meet members of the community in interactive ways online. Cal Week provides students an opportunity to ask questions, dive into the Berkeley adventure, and share their excitement with the community from anywhere!
Congratulations on your admission to the University of California, Berkeley and to the College of Environmental Design CED!
Should you choose to make the College of Environmental Design (CED) your home for the next four years, you will soon experience the distinctiveness of our approaches to architecture, landscape architecture, urban studies and sustainable environmental design.
The College encourages experimentation, critical thinking, and advocacy in search of better paradigms for the future of our built and natural environments.
At CED you will find yourself surrounded by fellow undergraduates, distinguished faculty, graduate students in our professional programs, and doctoral students exploring how to craft places, cities, and regions that are aesthetically compelling as well as ecologically sustainable and resilient, diverse and fair, healthy and prosperous.
We have several events scheduled specifically prospective and admitted CED students during Cal Week that can help as you make your decision.
Saturday, April 18
| 9a-10a Presentation |
Learn about the College of Environmental Design, its different undergraduate programs, and other resources available to students at the college. This presentation will focus on the four majors the college offers - Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Studies, and Sustainable Environmental Design - and will only have limited time for questions at the end. Join us be logging on to the following link |
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10a-11a Experience Panel |
Learn directly from CED’s Undergraduate Admissions Ambassadors about what it’s like to be a student in the College of Environmental Design. This panel will branch out beyond academics and focus on the student experience as a whole. Bring your questions! Join us be logging on to the following link |
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11a-12p Landscape Architecture Major Information Session |
We live much of our lives in public spaces and communities. Society looks to landscape architects to design successful, culturally relevant spaces with genuine respect for the natural world. Whether you're more intrigued with the art of landscape design or with sustaining the environment, join us for an inspiring discussion about the exciting, important and timely field of landscape architecture. Hosted by LAEP Professor Chip Sullivan, Landscape Architecture Major Advisor and Landscape Architecture students. Join us be logging on to the following link |
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11a-12p Sustainable Environmental Design Major Information Session |
Learn about CED's newest major! Sustainable Environmental Design recognizes the emergent, multidisciplinary field of sustainability science, offering students a critical understanding of the sustainability challenges facing urban regions in California and around the globe. This major will equip students with technical, analytic and design tools key to devising creative solutions. Faculty Director Eric Cesal, Advisor Heather Grothjan, and SED students.
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11a-12p Urban Studies Major Information Session |
The study of cities is vital--the world is now more urban than at any time in history, and with this rapid urbanization has come the crucial role of cities as sites of economic development, crucibles of civic citizenship, and spaces of cultural imagination. Join us for an inspiring discussion about the exciting, important and timely field of city and regional planning. Hosted Professor and Major Head Charisma Acey, Major Advisor, and Urban Studies students.
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Tuesday, April 21
| 5p-6p Presentation |
Learn about the College of Environmental Design, its different undergraduate programs, and other resources available to students at the college. This presentation will focus on the four majors the college offers - Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Studies, and Sustainable Environmental Design - and will only have limited time for questions at the end. Join us be logging on to the following link |
Friday, April 24
| 5p-6p Experience Panel |
Learn directly from CED’s Undergraduate Admissions Ambassadors about what it’s like to be a student in the College of Environmental Design. This panel will branch out beyond academics and focus on the student experience as a whole. Bring your questions! Join us be logging on to the following link https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/863142392
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Additional Resources
Connect one-on-one with a current CED student
Throughout the month of April, our CED Admissions Ambassadors can connect with newly admitted students and their families! Talk to current CED students, learn more about your new major and life in the College of Environmental Design, and find out ways to get involved! Schedule a session here.
Archived Cal Week 2020 Recorded events
Virtual Wurster Tours: CED Library, Wurster Hall, UC Berkeley Creative Life