Welcome – or Welcome Back!
Thank You for Joining Us on Welcome Day 2022
New Video: Welcome to Your Village!
We hope you enjoyed this year's Welcome Day event. You can still see all the highlights on this webpage:
- Watch the new video featuring scenes from this year's event
- Check out the Welcome Day photo gallery below
- Meet this year's grand prize winners!
- Discover your Village!
Welcome Day Photo Gallery
Click any photo to view in full size. Click the red arrows to advance the gallery right or left.
Meet the Grand Prize Winners!
We held a random drawing to give away six Polaroid Hi-Print photo printers and paper – one to a lucky student in each Village. With this pocket-size printer, you can turn your smartphone photos into fun stickers, using your phone's Bluetooth connection!
And the winners are ...
- Gus Giba – Artistic Expression
- Kim Phan – Business and Finance
- Miguel Quezada-Fernandez – Language
and Communication - Melody So – Social Sciences and Humanities
- Lauren Vo – Physical Sciences and Technology
- Julia Wilson – Health and Life Sciences
(Giveaway items, drinks and grand prizes were paid for with donated funds.)
Kim Phan
Miguel Quezada-Fernandez
Lauren Vo
Julia Wilson
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
Check Out The Schedule!
Here's the schedule for Welcome Day activities. You can park for free in Lot A or the Flint Garage. (Click the map to open a printable version)
- 10 a.m.-noon: Village activities will take place in the Main Quad
- 11 a.m.-noon: Individual programs and departments will have activities in various locations. (See the complete list below)
- Student services offices will be open throughout the morning
Note: Properly worn face masks are encouraged for this event, which will be held mostly outdoors. Masks are required inside campus buildings.
Department and Program Activities
These department and program activities will be held from 11 a.m. to noon unless otherwise indicated. (Find the locations on the campus map.)
Art
Come to an open house for our Graphic and Interactive Design program in AT 101 and tour the Woodshop – a lab and lecture space for our Sculpture program – in A 71.
- Locations: AT 101 and A 71
Auto Tech
Meet instructors and learn about our courses, certificates and degrees.
- Location: E1
Biology
Drop by to speak with our instructors and division counselor. Learn about our courses, placement exams, transfer options and more!
- Location: S 52
Business and Accounting
Meet instructors and learn about our courses, certificates and degrees.
- Location: Forum 3
Communication Studies
Anxious about public speaking? Want to learn how to be an effective communicator or leader? Ask our instructors how Communication Studies can help.
- Time: 10 a.m.-noon
- Location: Language and Communication Village tent (Main Quad)
Computer Information Systems
Meet instructors and learn about our courses, certificates and degrees.
- Location: AT 203
Creative Arts Division
Learn about our majors in Art, Dance, Film/Television, Music, Photography and Theater. You can also tour the Arts Quad facilities for Ceramics, Music, Photography and Sculpture.
- Location: A 47
Design and Manufacturing Technologies
- Meet instructors and learn about our courses, certificates and degrees.
- Location: E 2
English
Meet the instructors! EWRT and ELIT faculty members will be available to chat.
- Location: ADM 102
English as a Second Language
Meet the instructors! English as a Second Language (ESL) faculty members will be available to chat.
- Location: Stop by the Language and Communication Village tent in the Main Quad and ask for a list of locations
Film/Television
Chat with our instructors, tour our production facilities and watch student films from some of our recent annual shows.
- Location: AT 120
Journalism
Want to meet new friends, work in a fun environment and help create De Anza’s award-winning publication and social media platform? Meet instructors in the Language and Communication Village tent from 10-11 a.m., then check out our Journalism lab!
- Location: Journalism lab, L 41
Music
Meet our instructors and learn about our program.
- Location: A 11
Occupational Training Institute
Tour the CompTechS lab, where our students refurbish donated computers for use by students who need them.
- Location: SEM 1C
Photography
Stop by and tour the Photo Department’s darkroom and other lab facilities.
- Location: A 6
Real Estate
Meet instructors and learn about our courses, certificates and degrees.
- Location: Business and Finance Village tent
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.
