Engineering Launch

Engineering Launch, the College of Engineering & Applied Science's college orientation, isÌýmandatory for new first year students in the CEAS.ÌýAttendance is optional for Transfer students. WeÌýhighly encourage all new Engineering students to attend Engineering Launch!Ìý

Engineering Launch: Our College Day

Engineering Launch Schedule:Ìý

See the schedules below. Select the Fall Schedule if you are starting at CU Boulder in the fall semester; choose the Spring Schedule if you're starting in a spring semester. to see a bit of what Launch will look and feel like.Ìý

Ìý CHECK-IN

You must check in for Engineering Launch, this is the only way to receive your personalized schedule! We do not post sessions online or send the schedule through email.

  • Sunday, August 17: 12pm-3pm, Williams Village East Lobby
  • Monday, August 18:Ìý2pm-5pm, Williams Village East Lobby
  • Tuesday, August 19: 9am-12pm, Williams Village East Lobby

Tuesday, August 19, 12pm-3pm: Engineering Launch Day #1

  • Engineering Peer Meet Ups
  • College & Engineering Connections Welcome
  • Engineering Connections Welcome BBQ

Wednesday, August 20, 8am-4pm: Engineering Launch Day #2

  • Welcome to Our Herd
  • The Big Event
  • Class Photo
  • Meet Your Major
  • Academic Success Sessions

Thursday, August 21: First Day of Classes

You will start the day on central campus with New Student & Family Programs, you can find those details here. After lunch (provided) a Journey Leader will guide you to the next location.Ìý

Room locations are not posted online, you must Check-In at the location noted in the New Student & Family Programs schedule in the morning to receive the full schedule.Ìý

  • 1pm-2:15pm:
    • College Welcome
      • Speaker:Kurt Maute, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education
    • How Not to Get Replaced by AI
      • Speaker: Diane Sieber, Associate Professor in Herbst Program for Engineering, Ethics & Society
    • Academic Success in Engineering: Getting Started at a New Institution
    • College of Engineering Resources: an Overview for First Year Students, Transfer Students, and Families
  • 2:15pm-4pm:
    • Academic Advising
      • Your assigned academic advisor will be available to answer questions and help make any last minute adjustments to your schedule.Ìý

Pre-Arrival Trips (for fall-start students only)
If you are participating a pre-arrival trip, such as CU In the Rockies or one of our Engineering RAP communities, please follow the guidelines noted in your specific move-in schedule sent by the Housing Office.Ìý

Marching Band, ROTC, Athletics (for fall-start students only):Ìý

If you are in the marching band or other special programs like ROTC or Athletics, you may have rehearsal/meetings/practice the week before classes start. All new first year students must attend their college welcome day (we call this Engineering Launch), in full, including the Meet Your Major session on the August 25th. The folks who run these programs are aware of this and will allow you to miss rehearsal. Note that each college does their own college welcome day, and it may or may not be on the same day as Engineering Launch. Therefore, your friends in a different college may be doing something on a different day than you.

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