Golden Bear Orientation (GBO) is right around the corner. What is GBO? On this week’s Not So Secret Guide to Being an Engineer podcast we invited Micki Estuesta from New Student Services to give us an overview of what to expect, who you will be working with and why we think GBO is one of the best ways to start your time, not only at UC Berkeley, but as a Berkeley Engineer.

GBO is a mandatory, weeklong program (August 15-21) for new undergraduates that helps you:

LAURA VOGT: Welcome to The Not So Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer. I’m Laura Vogt the Communications and Events Manager for Engineering Student Services. And thank you for joining this week for our podcast once again. And it’s coming, you’re finally going to go on campus and you’re getting to meet new folks and start your college career. So today I’m excited to have Micki Estuesta, the associate director of New Student Services to give us some backstage information on Golden Bear Orientation. Thank you for joining us!

MICKI ESTUESTA: Well thank you all for having me. It’s wonderful to spend some time talking with you all and sharing more about the whole experience the Golden Bear Experience.

LV: So what can you tell us a little bit more about you and what you do for New Student Services?

ME: Wonderful. I’ve been at UC Berkeley for three years and all my time has been a New Student Services. I have the privilege of focusing on my work really on three main areas: pre-arrival communications and programs for incoming students, parents support at orientation, and GBA programs focused on sexual violence prevention and mental health. So those are my main areas and I also have the esteemed privilege of working with all of the colleges.

LV: So it’s not just engineering that you have to work with all the time.

ME: Everybody, everybody. New Student Service