***AVOID THE LONG LINES***
Come to campus during regular business hours to: get your student ID card, get support with enrollment, see a counselor, and get other important to-do items checked off ASAP!!
Welcome Day activities take place in-person!
Santa Rosa Campus - Thursday, August 13th, from 12pm-4pm (see below for tentative agenda)
Petaluma Campus - Saturday, August 15th, from 10am-2pm (see below tentative agenda). For more information visit Petaluma Welcome Day Webpage
We’re planning lots of fun!
- Take care of last-minute business
- Meet other students, SRJC staff, faculty, administrators and our SRJC President
- Meet our school mascot Rosco in his Back-to-School outfit!
- Play lawn games and visit the Resource Fair tables to meet people and get information on important student resources
- FREE Parking
- FREE Food
- Face Painting :)
- Prize Wheel
- SRJC Bookstore Scholarship Awards: drawings available for students who participate in SRJC Welcome Day events!
👉 MAP OF ACTIVITIES: CLICK HERE! 👈
Santa Rosa Welcome Day Schedule of Activities: Thursday, August 13th
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:00am - 5:00pm | Student ID Cards - Bertolini Dining Commons |
| 8:30am, 9:30am, 10:30am, 11:30am | Campus Tours — meet outside Doyle Library |
| 11:00am - 12:30pm | PALS (service dogs) - Bertolini Quad |
11:30am | Welcome Day - Student Check-in begins |
| 12:00pm - 4:00pm | Resource Fair—Bertolini Quad |
| 12:00pm - 3:30pm | Bookstore Scholarship Awards — Complete Bingo Card |
| 12:00pm - 2:45pm | Cash for College Workshop — Plover 530 |
| 12:30pm | Lunch Served - Bertolini Quad |
| 12:00pm - 4:00pm | Photo Booth by Blooming Photo — Bertolini Quad |
| 12:00pm - 4:00pm | Face Painting by Keyyo — Bertolini Quad |
| 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:30pm | Rosco in Back-to-School outfit! — Bertolini Quad |
| 3:00pm | Bear Cub Hub Workshop - Student Activities Ctr (Bertolini Bldg) |
| 3:30pm | Bookstore Scholarship Award Winners Announced |
| Canceled | Free Haircuts — This activity has been canceled. |
Petaluma Welcome Day Schedule of Activities: Saturday, August 15th
For more detailed information to go Petaluma Welcome Day webpage.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
9:00 am - 3:00 pm Anytime throughout the day | Saturday Support Services Open! Counseling, help with registration, quick financial aid questions, get your Student ID card, purchase your parking permit. |
| 9:00am - 10:00am | Cash for College Workshop. Get help filling the FAFSA, CADAA, or follow-up forms. |
| 10:00am - 11:00am | Welcome Day Begins! Opening Welcome Session |
| 10:00am - 11:00am | Welcome Day Check-in Meet your Support Team Breakfast & Refreshments |
| 11:15am - 12:30pm | Various Student Success Workshops Parent or Supporter Session |
| 12:30pm - 2:00pm | Lunch, Resource Fair, Campus Tours, Games |
SRJC Welcome Activities - Fall 2026
Welcome Activities Printable PDF
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| Mon. Aug 10, 9am-4pm | Polly Hall Move-In Day |
| Thu. Aug 13, 12pm-4pm | Santa Rosa Welcome Day |
| Fri. Aug 14, 10am-2pm | Shone Farm Open Farms Day - Tours for students |
| Sat. Aug 15, 10am-2pm | Petaluma Welcome Day |
| Sat. Aug 15, 9am-3pm | Saturday Services (Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Roseland) |
| Mon. Aug 17-Thu Aug 20, 8am-12pm | Santa Rosa Welcome and Wayfinding Tables |
| Fri. Aug 21, TBD | International Student Program Welcome Day |
| Wed. Sept 16, 11am-1pm | Public Safety Training Center Welcome Day |
| Sat. Sept 19, 9am-2pm | Roseland Welcome Day |