Thank You for Joining Us!
Welcome Day 2024
Friday, Sept. 20, 2024
Meet the winner of this year's Grand Prize drawing ~ We'll see you around campus!
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Grand Prize Winner: Audrey Lee
Audrey Lee is a second-year Business Administration major and winner of this year's grand prize drawing for an Instax Mini 7 Plus camera. She's also vice president of the Women in Business club at De Anza and hopes to use the compact, point-and-shoot camera to produce instant printed photos at club events.
Audrey came to Welcome Day this year because she really enjoyed attending the previous Welcome Day in 2023. "It helped me so much, in terms of finding my Village. Having those friendly faces to talk to in person is really nice," she said, adding that she also found helpful information at this year's event.
Audrey's name was selected at random from nearly 1,800 students who checked in at their Village Center for a free T-shirt and the prize drawing. Other prizes included Apple Air Tags. Prizes were purchased with donated funds.
Welcome Day is a fun opportunity to speak with instructors, meet fellow students and get answers to your questions about financial aid, registration and student services.
You can also
- Take a campus tour and locate your classrooms
- Find out more about your Village – see below!
- Learn about academic majors, student clubs and Learning Communities
- Get a free T shirt and a free Boba drink (while supplies last) and enter a drawing for great prizes!
Welcome Day Schedule
Welcome Day is held from 10 a.m. to noon in De Anza's Main Quad and other locations around campus
- 10 a.m. to Noon: Join us in the Main Quad and adjacent areas, where you can meet instructors and counselors in your Village, and learn about all kinds of programs, services and resources.
- 11 a.m. to Noon: Visit your Village Center to pick up a free T-shirt, enter the prize drawing and enjoy games and other fun activities with fellow students. Your Village Center is a physical space on campus where you’ll find a supportive community, along with resources and services that are relevant to your major.
More Activities
Guided tours of the campus will leave at 10:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. from the area between the Library and the Sunken Garden. (Look for signs telling where to meet.) In addition:
- The Psychology Department will hold an informational meeting from 11:30 a.m.-noon in L-27 (in L Quad). All interested students are invited to learn about degree and transfer requirements, career opportunities and more.
- Students with disabilities (and their family members) are invited to attend a special orientation from 10:45-11:30 a.m. in the Administration Building – ADM Room 103 – with representatives from the Disability Support Programs and Services (DSPS) Division.
Free parking is available in the Flint Garage and Parking Lot A – see the campus map
Student Services Available All Morning
- Admissions and Records (for registration questions) – RSS Building, First Floor
- Bookstore (open 10 a.m.-1 p.m.) – RSS Building, First Floor
- Counseling – General Counseling, Outreach and Village tents in Main Quad
- De Anza College Promise – Outreach tent in Main Quad
- Disability Support Programs and Services – DSPS tent in Main Quad
- Financial Aid – Baldwin Building (enter from Campus Center patio)
SmartPass and Student IDs in the Afternoon
After the Welcome Day program ends at noon, you can pick up your student ID or VTA SmartPass from the College Life office.
- Go to the lower level of the Campus Center building
- They'll be issuing cards from noon to 2 p.m.
- They will not issue cards before 12 noon
Discover Your Village!
Welcome Day is a perfect opportunity to learn more about your Village. Each of the six Villages at De Anza is a community of students, faculty and staff members who share a common interest in related majors or academic subjects.
- In the coming year, your Village will host events and fun activities keyed to your major and related subjects
- Your Village is also a central place to find relevant information and services – including degree and transfer maps, which can help you save time and make steady progress toward your goals
Which Village Are You In?
- Click the name of each Village to find your major or subject of interest.
- Don't have a major? (Or don't see yours listed below?) You're welcome to check out any Village that interests you.
