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Camping Trip

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Meet new friends! Build bonds for life!
Have the best fun of your post-graduate life!

Welcome and congratulations on being accepted into the UCSF School of Pharmacy. Why not start out your first year with a bang?

Students entering in fall 2012 are invited to attend the Camping Trip. It is:

  • A great way to meet your future classmates and, more importantly, future friends
  • An opportunity to hang out with 2nd- and 3rd-year students, who are excellent sources of advice for the coming year
  • Tons of fun: team building, daytime and nighttime activities, s'mores, and food served on beautiful paper plates with restroom facilities nearby in the wilderness outside San Francisco

Obviously, this is not your Survivor-type of camping trip, and we will accommodate everyone's needs, so respond quickly because space is limited!

Who?

For all interested student pharmacists of the Class of 2016.

What?

The camping trip includes all meals; transportation to and from the campsite; group equipment rentals; team-building activities; campfires; and many fun activities to help us get to know each other.

Where?

Campsite:
Anthony Chabot Regional Park, 9999 Redwood Road, Castro Valley, CA 94546

When?

Registration deadline:
Monday, August 29, 2011
Register for orientation

Departing:
Monday, September 12, 2011
at 8:00 AM sharp (please be on time!)

Meeting place:
Loading zone in front of the Dental Clinics Building at 707 Parnassus Avenue. (See the map that was sent to you in email.)

Returning:
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
no later than 2:00 PM

Cost?

US$45.00 covers your meals, transportation to and from the campsite, group equipment rentals, and campsite fees and supplies. A limited number of sleeping bag rentals are available at an additional $13.00.

How and when to sign up?

Register for Orientation as soon as possible.

Receiving your confirmation notice

After we receive your registration form, you will receive a confirmation by e-mail. If you haven't received a confirmation within a week of mailing your form, contact orientation@pharmacy.ucsf.edu.

After the camping trip

We encourage you to open a free or paid account with Flickr and upload your photos to the UCSF School of Pharmacy Orientation Camping Trip photo group. Please tag your photos with ucsfph2016 and ucsfphcampingtrip. For an introduction to Flickr, see What is Flickr? and Newbie's Guide to Flickr. More info: How We Use Flickr.

Go to: Orientation Overview or Information for Entering Students

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Program

Monday morning

  • Arrival
  • Check-in

Monday afternoon

  • Lunch/Snacks
  • Introductions
  • Icebreakers
  • Team Building
  • Free Time (Sports, Hiking)
  • Pitching Tents

Monday evening

  • BBQ Dinner
  • Evening Hike
  • Evening Activities
  • Campfire

Tuesday morning

  • Breakfast
  • Reflections
  • Closing Activities
  • Clean up
  • Close Camp

What to bring

Weather can be unpredictable, so be prepared for both hot & sunny as well as cold & wet conditions. Also consider bringing:

  • Insect repellent
  • Flashlights
  • Extra socks
  • Towel
  • Sleeping bag
  • Sunscreen
  • Extra shoes
  • Hiking shoes
  • Gloves
  • Hat
  • Water bottle
  • Rain Jacket
  • Warm sweatshirt
  • Any personal items
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