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Join us on Friday, September 11 from 3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. for our virtual New Student Welcome event!
We hope your semester is off to a great start and now that you have been in classes for a couple of weeks, we want to know how we can help! We’ve put together this welcome event for you to ask questions, get early semester advice, learn about finding your community, and meet your faculty and peers!
Schedule of events
3 p.m. | Meet the Dean, Elliott Cheu
3:05 p.m. | Overview of concurrent sessions/options
3:10 p.m. | Concurrent sessions begin
4:15 p.m. | Conclusion of event
Virtual New Student Welcome - Dean's Welcome
Concurrent sessions
Meet your professor by department
Get to know some of our world-renowned faculty members by asking them questions and hearing their advice on how to start your college career out on the right foot.
Sessions start every 30 minutes
3:10 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. | 3:40 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.
Astronomy - Sessions 1 & 2
Faculty Presenter:
Don McCarthy
Chemistry, Biochemistry and Beyond - Session 1
Faculty Presenters:
Neel Ghosh
Matt Cordes
Tori Hidalgo
Chemistry, Biochemistry and Beyond - Session 2
Faculty Presenters:
Katrina Miranda
Thomas Tomasiak
Tori Hidalgo
Computer Science - Session 1&2
Faculty Presenters:
Michelle Strout
Lester McCann (session 1)
Josh Levine (session 2)
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - Sessions 1 & 2
From viruses to cells, from organisms to ecosystems, from genes to metagenomes. Come learn about the Biology, Ecology and Evolution and Bioinformatics majors!
Faculty Presenter:
Jeremiah Hackett
Geosciences - Sessions 1 & 2
Come Explore Our World! Everything from deep earth processes to oceanography to climate and more!
Faculty Presenters:
Andy Cohen
Jess Kapp
Luke McGuire
Joellen Russell
HAS - Water, Weather, Climate - Sessions 1 & 2
Faculty Presenters:
Thomas Meixner
Martha Whitaker
Chris Castro
Eyad Atallah
Math & Statistics and Data Science - Sessions 1 & 2
Math or statistics and Data science are terrific majors that prepare you for a lot of great careers. There is a lot of flexibility and many options within the majors. Come meet some of our faculty.
Faculty Presenters:
Robert Indik
Douglas Ulmer
Bruce Bayly
Joseph Watkins
Laura Miller
Molecular and Cellular Biology - Sessions 1 & 2
Faculty Presenter:
Daniela Zarnescu
NSCS: Your mind & brain at work - Session 1
Faculty Presenters:
Mary Peterson
Julie Miller
Martha Bhattacharya
Wulfila Gronenberg
NSCS: Your mind & brain at work - Session 2
Faculty Presenters:
Alan Nighorn
Ulises Ricoy
Vicky Lai
Mel Wohlgemuth
Mary Peterson
Physics - Sessions 1 & 2
Physics is fun and fundamental.
Faculty Presenters:
Ken Johns
Charles Wolgemuth
Srinivas Manne
Brian LeRoy
Psychology - Sessions 1 & 2
Healthy minds, healthy brains, healthy lives
Faculty Presenters:
Eve Isham
Rebecca Gomez
Adam Lazarewicz
John Ruiz
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences - Sessions 1 & 2
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences prepares students for careers in audiology, speech-language pathology, or research. It is also a great major for any profession working with people.
Faculty Presenters:
Paige Beeson
Leah Kapa
David Velenovsky
Club Panelists:
Isabelle Harrison, Chemistry
Cristian Chavira, Biochemistry
About:
SMACS is an outreach club which focuses on bringing science and chemistry to Tucson schools, with the end goal of getting kids excited about science!
Club Contact Email:
Club Panelists:
Jasem Alkazi (President), Neuroscience and Cognitive Science
Harrison Jackson (Secretary), Neuroscience and Cognitive Science
Lillian Mance (Social Media Coordinator), Neuroscience and Cognitive Science
About:
FTS strives to inform and educate students about the social stigma surrounding mental affiliations, and start conversations about mental health by connecting students with the appropriate resources.
Club Contact Email:
Club Panelist:
Sierra Bettis, Environmental Hydrology and Water Resources
About:
HASSA strives to bring together students, faculty, and working professionals. By planning and promoting events, we work to encourage the professional and social development of students within the department and prepare students for successful careers in the fields related to hydrology and atmospheric sciences.
Club Contact Email:
Club Panelists:
Josh Burgess, Education
Amber Davidson, EEB
Holly Albrecht, Natural Resources-Conservation Biology undergraduate senior
About:
The goals of MACS are to promote conservation practices and raise awareness for the many creatures that call the ocean home. In our club you can expect to make new friends, volunteer on our many outreaches to teach about the ocean, and find a community you can call your own.
Club Contact Email:
Club Panelist:
Ari Bormanis, Math
About:
MathCats is a social club focused on connecting those with a love of math. We explore math topics, host talks from Professors, graduate students, and professionals, and do outreach in the form of events and tutoring.
Club Contact Email:
Club Panelists:
Frankie Garcia, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science
Eddie Vargas, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science
About:
The purpose of the NSCS Diversity Board is to work with the NSCS program staff and faculty to facilitate discussions and actions related to diversity, identity, and equity in our program while amplifying the student voice and experience.
Club Contact Email:
Club Panelists:
Brandon Good, Neuroscience
Cam Bolle, Neuroscience
About:
Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Association of Students - a student organization for everyone interested in the mind and brain.
Club Contact Email:
Club Panelist:
Nicole Duby, Psi Chi Director of Communications, double major in Psychological Sciences and French
About:
Psi Chi is an international honor society whose purpose shall be to encourage, stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholarship of the individual members in all fields, particularly in psychology, and to advance the science of psychology.
Club Contact Email:
Club Panelists:
Kayla Chaudoir, Geosciences, Geology
Emily Havard, Geosciences, Hydrology Maggie Lyons, Geosciences, Mining Engineering
About:
A club where you can meet fellow Earth Science Majors. We host bi-weekly formal meetings where you can learn more about opportunities for internships, lab jobs and future career paths. In between formal meetings we have social meetings where we play games or go on hikes!
Club Contact Email:
Club Panelists:
Armando Ramirez, SLHS and Spanish & Portuguese Double Major
Anabel Serna, SLHS and Spanish (Emphasis in Hispanic Linguistics) Double Major
Lily Smith, SLHS and Special Education Rehabilitation Double Major
Lady Avila Ellil, SLHS and Pre-Public Health Double Major
Cielo Escorcia, SLHS and Spanish (Emphasis in Hispanic Linguistics) Double Major
About:
Our goal is to promote diversity in our Speech-Language and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) major and in the fields of Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, and other supporting sciences! We strive to create an inclusive community that advocates for and supports underrepresented and marginalized students through networking and mentoring opportunities!
View Speech-Language and Hearing Cats of Color Instagram
Club Contact Email:
Club Panelists:
Chelsea Mendoza, Environmental Science
Lisa Sene, L3, Italian & Environmental Studies (minor)
About:
Students for Sustainability is an ASUA program that empowers students, builds leaders, and pursues institutionalized sustainability at the University of Arizona and within the surrounding community.
View Students for Sustainability Website
Club Contact Email:
Club Panelists:
Allison Tulino, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Joey Thonhoff
Victoria Munoz
Club Contact Email:
Club Panelists:
Daniel McConville - B.S, Materials Sciences Engineering
Arsh Nadkarni - B.S, Astronomy, Applied Physics, and Math
Kevin May - B.S, Aerospace Engineering and Planetary Sciences
Ariel Shaver - B.S, Systems Engineering
Nick Blanchard - B.S, Aerospace Engineering
About:
SEDS is a national organization dedicated to providing young minds with opportunities to experience everything related to space firsthand. The University of Arizona chapter participates in high-altitude balloon satellite projects, model rocketry and competitions, and various activities with our parent organization, especially SpaceVision, an annual conference held entirely for students like us who are interested in entering the space industry. Joining UA SEDS will grant you the ability to participate in any or all of our projects in addition to occasional space-themed activity events.
Club Contact Email:
Club Panelists:
Rafi Chesler, WiP president, Physics
Fateme Mahdikhanysarvejahany, WiP outreach, Physics
About:
WiP's mission is to cultivate an atmosphere of respect and inclusion for all members of the physics community at the university of Arizona. We strive to support and uplift those who are underrepresented in science so that everyone feels welcome and valued in our community.
View Women in Physics Facebook Page
Club Contact Email:
Club Panelists:
Brianna Hoegler, Geosciences
Filip Hanak, Neuroscience and MCB
About:
oSTEM is an organization for LGBTQ+ students and professionals in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Our oSTEM chapter works to live out oSTEM Inc.'s vision of empowering LGBTQ+ students and professionals in a safe and welcoming community. We try to offer our members a mix of programming because of the diversity in identities, majors, and interests. We have a mix of professional development, discussion, and social events at our meetings so that any LGBTQ+ STEM student (or any allies!) could find something of interest in our club. We also send members each year to the annual oSTEM conference (this year it's online, but normally it is held in a different US city each year).
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