Welcome to Bobcat Day

North Bowl Lot 1

Fairfield Canal

AGENDA

Student Services Building (SSB)

Cottonwood Bridge

MINERAL KING ROAD

Sustainability Research & Engineering Building (SRE)

Commuter Lounge Sentinel Rock 145

FACILITIES LOOP

Orientation Registration TRV Lounge

SERVICES LANE

Northern Pond

EH&S Facility

Housing Tours

SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2025

LeGrand Lot

Campus Tours

GREENHOUSE LANE Arts & Computational Sciences Building (ACS)

Social Sciences & Management Building

Science and Engineering 2

Event Registration

ANSEL ADAMS ROAD

Student Affairs & Engagement • 9 AM to 2 PM - Open Houses

Campus Information Fair • 8 AM to 2 PM Academic and Student Support Presentations • 9 AM to 2 PM Student Entertainment • 9 AM to 2 PM

SCHOLARS LANE Science and Engineering 1

Students First Center

at a glance

Carol Tomlinson- Keasey Quad

Mineral King Bridge

Greenhouse

Biomedical Sciences & Physics Building

Bellevue Loading Dock

Beginnings Sculpture

- Bobcat Day Bash: The Ultimate Pavilion Lawn Experience - Get in the Game: Recreation & Athletics Experience

Academic O ce Annex

La Galería

Academic Quad

Leo and Dottie Kolligian Library

NEW RANCHERS ROAD Classroom & O ce Building 2

ACADEMIC WALK Glacier Point Student Housing

VERNAL

South Bowl

Social Justice Plaza

Basketball Courts

ADA Parking

RANCHERS ROAD

The Pavilion

› Financial Aid •Conference Center, Room 110

POOL LANE

Tennis Courts

Pavilion Lawn

Sentinel Rock Student Housing

› Statement of Legal Residence › Billing/Payment Options •Students First Center Lobby - Administration Building Have questions about financial aid, billing, or residency? START HERE!

Little Terrace

Kelley Grove

Get Help 9 am to 2 pm

Classroom & Office Building (COB)

Joseph E. Gallo Recreation and Wellness Center

Little Lake

El Portal Student Housing

Fairfield Canal

Wallace-Dutra Class of 2009 Amphitheater

Student Activities and Athletics Center Muir Lot

MUIR PASS

Yabloko -Wallace Dining Center

Student Affairs & Engagement

Sierra Terraces Student Housing Sierra Terraces

CHECK-IN

Student Housing

Administration Building

Cat Quad

University Plaza

Conference Center

Mariposa Lawn

Granite Pass

UNIVERSITY AVENUE

BOBCAT LANE

University Lot

Bellevue Lot

California Room

Calaveras Lot

SCHOLARS LANE

#BECOMEABOBCAT

University Transit Center

Campus Tours • Leave from Glacier Point • Last tour leaves at 2 PM Housing Tours • Tours available at Sentinel Rock, Glacier Point, Granite Pass and El Portal • Last tour leaves at 1:30 PM Electron Microscope Tours • Materials Science and Engineering Table • Last tour leaves at 1:30 PM

Markerspace and Machine Shop • Walk-In Tours • 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM • SRE 101 and SRE 102 School of Natural Sciences Lab Tours • 10 AM - 12 PM

Financial Aid Conference Center 110

Student Housing Valley Terraces

SIR Central Booth

MAMMOTH LAKES ROAD

Recreation Field

RANCHERS ROAD

Conference Center Ballroom (CCB)

Aquatic Center

CHAMPION WAY

Student Housing Half Dome

LEGEND

tours 8 am to 2 pm

Welcome Center Campus Buildings No Vehicles Dining Restrooms Bus Drop O & Pick Up (at the University Transit Center) ATM

Student Housing The Summits

Bobcat Field

Pump House

• Sign up at the School of Natural Sciences booth Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & Ecology Presented by UC Merced Arts at La Galería • El Portal 120

EMIGRANT PASS

Early Childhood Education Center

BELLEVUE ROAD

Scholars Lot

ECEC Lot

APRIL 2020 SOURCE: Design and Construction O ce MAP DESIGN: University Communications

LAKE ROAD

Plan Your Day! LABS, LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS

Admitted students

You can submit your Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) today and join the UC Merced Fall 2025 entering class! Just visit the SIR Central booth on the University Plaza between 8 AM and 2 PM.

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES 10 AM, 11 AM and 12 PM

RECEPTIONS & LUNCHEONS 8 AM to 2 PM University Honors Program Meet & Greet Presentations offered at 9 am and 11 am 8 AM to 9 AM Community Partners Program Meet N’ Greet 10 AM to 11 AM Community Partners Program Meet N’ Greet

Granite Pass 140

Physics Department Table

Physics with Phones

A hands-on activity presented by Dr. Dave Rakestraw, Senior Scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Lab

Granite Pass 145

9 AM, 11 AM and 1 PM

SIGN UP FOR ORIENTATION If you submitted your SIR before Bobcat Day, you can register for New Student Orientation in the TRV Lounge (Sentinel Rock 145) between 10 AM and 1 PM. ASK YOUR FINANCIAL AID QUESTIONS You can speak to an advisor about your financial aid award letter and package between 9 AM and 2 PM in Conference Center, Room 110. START HERE! Scan the QR code to check-in.

Granite Pass 145

Physics Department Table

VISION - Into the Quantum World

10 AM to 2 PM Fiat Lux Meet & Greet (Invite Only)

PRESENTATIONS 9 AM to 10 AM School of Engineering

Granite Pass 150

12 PM to 1 PM Transfer Reception

Sentinel Rock, Room 145

Conference Center Ballroom

Cognitive Science Reception

COB 120 SRE 201 SSB 120 SSB 130 SSB 170

School of Natural Sciences

COB 102 ACS 120

Future Teachers Reception hosted by Professional & Continuing

Education and CalTeach Economics and Management and Business Economics Prospective Majors Reception

School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts

History and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Reception

10 AM to 11 AM School of Engineering

Chemical Engineering and Material Science Engineering Meet and Greet

CHECK-IN

Conference Center Ballroom

1 PM to 2 PM Native American / Indigenous Heritage Community-wide Celebration

School of Natural Sciences

COB 102 ACS 120 COB 120 SSB 120 COB 116 SSB 160 COB2 356 ACS 120 COB 102 COB 120 COB 105 SSB 160 SSB 170

Granite Pass 145

School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts

1 PM to 2:15 PM African American Community-wide Celebration

The Heart of the Student Experience

Apply By November 30 See programs for specific deadlines before applying.

Conference Center Ballroom

Study Abroad

Future students

You Belong Here: Latino/a Heritage Community-wide Celebration

ADMIN 306

On-Campus Student Employment and Internships You’ve Commited to UC Merced, What’s Next? Mock Experiment in Political Science (PS) Labs

Embark on tours to explore and discover UC Merced.

11 AM to 12 PM Campus Life and Safety (PANEL - Chief of Police, Dean of Students, Housing)

Pre-Health Education Panel

Learn about our academic programs during our academic presentations or at our campus information fair.

#BECOMEABOBCAT

How Cognitive Science got a Nobel Prize in AI Can you see the invisible? Engineers Can!

Legislative Simulation Demonstration

Dining Options Pavilion Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner (7 AM - 9 PM) Yablokoff-Wallace Dining Center Lunch (10 AM - 2 PM) Food Trucks Scholars Lane (10 AM - 3 PM)

Chemical and Materials Engineering - Hot Topics and Cool Demonstrations

12 PM to 1 PM How Can Community Service Pay for my Education?

SSB 160

Get more information about applying to the Merced Automatic Admission Program (MAAP) or the BS to MD pathway:

Grab and Go Meals ▪ Lantern Cafe, 7 am - 12 pm (Kolligian Library) ▪ Bobcat Snack Shop, 9 am - 12 pm (Kolligian Library) Payment Options ▪ Credit/Debit Cards ▪ Food trucks accept cash or cards payments only.

*See website for details: bobcatday.ucmerced.edu ACS: Arts & Computational Sciences Building • COB: Classroom & Office Building SSB: Student Services Building • SRE: Sustainability Research & Engineering Building

Admitted Students

BS to MD

MAAP

Prospective Students