Prepare for First Year Session

SLO Days - Day 1: 

7:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Check In/Resource Fair | yakʔitʸutʸu courtyard & PAC Plaza 

9:30 AM – 10:15 AM | SLO Days Opening | Performing Art Center

 

Student Track: Day 1 

Student Life Essentials presentation

Meet Your SLO Days Group

Journey to Academic Success presentation 

Paving Your Career Path presentation

Lunch | 1901 Marketplace 

One Community at Cal Poly presentation

Talking About Mental Health presentation

Processing in SLO Days Groups

Breakout Session 1 

Breakout Session 2

Mustangs for Inclusive Excellence presentation

Dinner | 1901 Marketplace 

SLO Nights | Recreation Center 

Movie Night/Chill Zone | yakʔitʸutʸu courtyard 

 

Student Track: Day 2 

7:45 AM – 8:45 AM | Breakfast/Luggage Check and Regrouping

Paying for College presentation

Reality Check: Navigating Alcohol and Other Drugs at College presentation

Your Advising Toolkit presentation  

Student Group Closing 

Now You’re a Mustang presentation

A full schedule will be available on the Cal Poly Orientation app by downloading "New Mustang Guide 2025" 

 

Supporter Track: Day 1 

Student Life Essentials presentation

Transitions & You presentation and skits

Discovering Our SLO Community presentation

Lunch | 1901 Marketplace  

Journey to Academic Success presentation

Your Role in Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence presentation

Breakout Session 1

Breakout Session 2

Supporter Q&A 

Dinner | 1901 Marketplace  

Supporter Social

 

Supporter Track: Day 2

Paying for College presentation

Reality Check: Navigating Alcohol and Other Drugs at College presentation

Paying for College

Cal Poly Leadership Q&A

 

A full schedule will be available on the Cal Poly Orientation app by downloading "New Mustang Guide 2025"  

What to Bring

• Bring a photo ID to check-in for your SLO Days session.
• Remember your Cal Poly Username and password.
• Prepare to stay overnight! This includes bringing your toiletries and a sleeping bag (or sheets) along with a pillow. Student check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. for the overnight stay in yakʔitʸutʸu Residence Halls.
• It gets chilly at night so bring a sweatshirt or jacket
• Closed-toed shoes for going to the Rec Center (required)
• While meals are provided, we recommended to bring a few small snacks in case you are hungry between meals.

Arriving on Campus

The recommended parking structure is the Grand Avenue Structure or Structure 131. Parking is included in the SLO Days fee. Student and supporters will receive a parking code and instructions by email about two weeks before their registered session.

General Schedule

8:00 am - 8:30 am      Check-in (time to log on and get settled)
8:30 am - 9:00 am      Welcome to SLO Days
9:00 am - 10:15 am    Presentations
10:15 am - 10:30 am  Break
10:30 am - 11:00 am  Small Group Time
11:00 am - 11:45 am  Presentations
11:45 am - 12:45 pm  Lunch
12:45 pm - 2:15 pm   Presentations
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm     Break
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm     Presentations
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm     Small Group Time
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm     Break
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm     Presentations
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm     Now You're a Mustang Presentation
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm     Dinner Break
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm     SLO Nites Social

Please note: This is a general schedule and the majority of the time reflects the student experience. Meal times and the end time are different on the supporter schedule.

When will you receive your Zoom links

A Zoom webinar link will be sent to each registrant two days prior to attending their session. 

What to Bring

• A device capable of running Zoom.
• Remember your Cal Poly Username and password.