Week 10
Monday December 12/4
BAFA Application NOW OPEN
Mon 12/4 • 12AM PST
Looking for community service opportunities with a diverse array of interests? Bruin Assistance For All (BAFA) at UCLA is a non-profit umbrella organization whose mission centers on helping individuals achieve secure housing while also equipping...
Drop-In with Nadine
Mon 12/4 • 4PM - 6PM PST
RISE Center - Lu Valle Commons
Stop by to chat with RISE staff about campus mental health resources, getting connected to CAPS, managing academic stress, or if you just need to talk.
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UCLA Jazz Combos and Ensembles Concert 1
Mon 12/4 • 7PM PST
Schoenberg Hall
UCLA student combos and ensembles directed by world-class jazz artists will be performing well-known jazz standards, contemporary works, and pop songs, as well as compositions by the faculty directors and the students. Tonight's concert will feature...
Tuesday December 12/5
Tuesdays with Tea: Mindful Breathing
Tue 12/5 • 11AM - 11:30AM PST
RISE Center - Lu Valle Commons
Come to the RISE Center for a moment of pause. Grab a cup of tea, meet a new community member, and practice a new mindfulness technique each week.
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Cookies & Cocoa
Tue 12/5 • 12PM - 3PM PST
Lu Valle Commons
Join the RISE Center for FREE cookies and hot cocoa! Chat with RISE staff, learn more about RISE, and get some free snacks!
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Stressbusters: Chair Massage
Tue 12/5 • 2PM - 5PM PST
Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, 12-077 CHS, Research Commons
Feeling tense or fatigued? A few minutes of chair massage focused on the back, neck and shoulders can improve circulation, reduce stress and tension and rejuvenate your spirit. Drop in for an ergonomic chair massage and let UCLA Library and UCLA...
Getting into Research Workshop
Tue 12/5 • 3PM - 4PM PST
This workshop introduces students to research in the sciences, how to find a faculty research mentor, and opportunities for student researchers after joining a lab.
Avoiding Plagiarism Workshop
Tue 12/5 • 4PM - 5PM PST
This workshop provides an overview on the various forms of academic dishonesty regarding plagiarism. Participants will learn when, where, and why it is important to cite properly. Students will also learn how to avoid plagiarism and the information...
Fall Woodwind Chamber Concert
Tue 12/5 • 6PM PST
Lani Hall
Led by Dr. Jan Berry Baker, the Woodwind Chamber Ensemble course provides UCLA music students with the opportunity to prepare and present an intimate evening of small ensemble music featuring members of the woodwind family.
QT Open Mic Night
Tue 12/5 • 6PM - 7:30PM PST RSVP
Join the QTs for an evening of poetry, comedy, and more on the open mic! All identities and performance mediums are welcome. Come hang out, watch others perform, or even get onstage yourself!
UCLA Jazz Combos and Ensembles Concert 2
Tue 12/5 • 7PM PST
Schoenberg Hall
UCLA student combos and ensembles directed by world-class jazz artists will be performing well-known jazz standards, contemporary works, and pop songs, as well as compositions by the faculty directors and the students. Tonight's concert will feature...
Inna Faliks Book Launch Recital
Tue 12/5 • 7:30PM PST
Recording Studio, Evelyn & Mo Ostin Music Center
Professor Inna Faliks is known the world over as an adventurous and passionate concert pianist. But few know her journey. She was born in Odessa, Ukraine, part of the Soviet Union at the time. Her family fled Soviet repression and antisemitism, and...
Wednesday December 12/6
Commuter Fuel for Finals
Wed 12/6 • 9:30AM - 11:30AM PST
Kerckhoff 128
Commuter Support & Programs, Transfer Student Center, & USAC Office of the President present drop in pastries, coffee, tea & cocoa to help UCLA commuting students fuel up for finals. Drop in to get snacks or stay & study for a while. Folks who...
Movement & Meditation
Wed 12/6 • 10AM - 11AM PST
RISE Center - Lu Valle Commons
Take some time to relax, stretch, and breathe through movement and meditation.
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Undocumented Student Program Community Discussions and 580 Cafe
Wed 12/6 • 12:30PM - 1:30PM PST RSVP
580 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024
In collaboration with 580 Café, the Undocumented Student Program is building intentional spaces to build community, create ecosystems of support, strengthen advocacy efforts, and foster welcoming and safe spaces for our undocumented students. If...
Drop-In with Val
Wed 12/6 • 1PM - 3PM PST
RISE Center - Lu Valle Commons
Stop by to chat with RISE staff about campus mental health resources, getting connected to CAPS, managing academic stress, or if you just need to talk.
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Stressbusters: UCLA Library Games Pop-Up
Wed 12/6 • 3:30PM - 6:30PM PST
Powell Library, Room 330
Need a break from finals? Join us for a UCLA Library Games Pop-Up: Stressbusters Edition! Drop by Powell 330 to play and browse video games and boardgames. Library staff will be running quick and fun role playing games that you're welcome to join....
Bike Shop Workshop - Commuter Basics
Wed 12/6 • 5PM - 6PM PST
JWC - Bike Shop
Join us for a FREE workshop to learn what to bring, where to go, and what resources are available for bicycle commuters to UCLA. We've got answers and solutions to your bicycle commuter questions.
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Collaborative Composing: Sharing Authorship with People and Machines
Wed 12/6 • 6PM PST
Lani Hall
Composer and inventor Tod Machover on faculty at the MIT Media Lab in Boston will discuss his large-scale opera/tech collaborations, MIT's City Symphony projects, the implications of AI for creativity and ownership, as well as the possibilities for...
Cookies, Crafting, and Cramming
Wed 12/6 • 6PM - 8PM PST
De Neve Plaza Room
During this event, we will offer a space for students to study as well as opportunities to decorate Christmas cookies through a Christmas cookie contest! Additionally, students can also paint wooden drink coasters.
Undocumented Student Program and IDEAS Holiday Dinner
Wed 12/6 • 6:15PM - 8PM PST RSVP
Bradley 300
You are welcome to join the Undocumented Student Program and IDEAS in a small Holiday Dinner for our students. Please join this event, enjoy food and build community, we look forward to see you. We will be having a nice dinner, a photo booth, and...
Happy Holidays with the UCLA Tuba and Euphonium Studio!
Wed 12/6 • 7PM PST
Ensemble Room: Evelyn & Mo Ostin Music Center
Join Professor Aubrey Foard and his students for an evening featuring solo and group performances with a festive twist.
UCLA Symphony Fall Concert
Wed 12/6 • 8PM PST
Schoenberg Hall
Founded in 2002, UCLA Symphony is UCLA’s campus-wide orchestra, drawing its membership from throughout the university community and performing a full spectrum of symphonic repertoire. Join us in Schoenberg Hall for our first concert of the 2023-2024...
Thursday December 12/7
Workshop: How Can One Use Machine Learning and High Performance Computing for Humanities Research?
Thu 12/7 • 10AM - 11AM PST
The UCLA Institute for Digital Research & Education (IDRE) is hosting a workshop to highlight the applications of machine learning in dissecting humanities research data. Using case studies, the organizers will showcase how both machine learning and...
Drop-In with Jaci
Thu 12/7 • 10AM - 12PM PST
RISE Center - Lu Valle Commons
Stop by to chat with RISE staff about campus mental health resources, getting connected to CAPS, managing academic stress, or if you just need to talk.
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Stressbusters: PAC Therapy Dogs
Thu 12/7 • 11AM - 1PM PST
Charles E. Young Research Library
Looking for calming energy leading up to finals week? Stop by the Research Library (YRL) and take a well-earned break with the UCLA Health People-Animal Connection therapy dogs! Participants must sign a waiver before participating in the event....
UCLA December First Thursdays: Farmers Market Pop-Up
Thu 12/7 • 12PM - 4PM PST
1031 Broxton Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90024
Westwood Village Farmers' Market Pop-Up 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. Spread some joy this holiday season by taking part in Casa Milagrosa's holiday drive. All donations will go towards supporting De Paul LA Casa Milagrosa, a day resource center, that...
Exploring Authority, Bias, and the Self in Research
Thu 12/7 • 1PM - 2PM PST RSVP
This workshop will be offered via Zoom. If you're registered, you'll receive the Zoom invitation information the day before the workshop.
Stressbusters: Chair Massage
Thu 12/7 • 1PM - 3PM PST
Eugene and Maxine Rosenfeld Management Library
Feeling tense or fatigued? A few minutes of chair massage focused on the back, neck and shoulders can improve circulation, reduce stress and tension and rejuvenate your spirit. Drop in for an ergonomic chair massage and let UCLA Library and UCLA...
First Generation and Study Abroad Info Session
Thu 12/7 • 1:30PM - 2PM PST RSVP
Join our Zoom sessions if you are a first-generation student who wants to learn more about studying abroad! Attendees will be entered in a raffle to win some First-Gen...
Limited FAS Service Hours
Thu 12/7 • 1:30PM - 3PM PST
The FAS office will have limited service hours from 1:30pm-3pm. However, our phone lines will be available from 10am-3pm.
Weekly Community Gathering Space
Thu 12/7 • 4PM - 5PM PST
RISE Center - Lu Valle Commons
RISE Community Gathering Spaces are weekly spaces for students to come together around different topics and are responsive to students’ needs.
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UCLA December First Thursdays: Let There Be Light
Thu 12/7 • 7PM - 10PM PST RSVP
1031 Broxton Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90024
Join us in the final First Thursdays series event for 2023 with Let There Be Light! The evening party on Broxton Ave. will be a vivid celebration of art, music, and food as the quarter, and another year comes to a close. Evening Block Party 7:00 -...
Friday December 12/8
Undocu Ally Training Day# 1
Fri 12/8 • 10AM - 12:30PM PST RSVP
The Undocumented Student Program is collaborating with Undocu Scholars LLC to provide a wholistic workshop that aims to strategies advocacy efforts to better serve undocumented students across UCLA. This session will provide strategies in how to...
Drop-In with Josh
Fri 12/8 • 1PM - 3PM PST
RISE Center - Lu Valle Commons
Stop by to chat with RISE staff about campus mental health resources, getting connected to CAPS, managing academic stress, or if you just need to talk.
#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #FacultyStaff #Health #MentalHealth
Stressbusters: Chair Massage
Fri 12/8 • 1:30PM - 3:30PM PST
Charles E. Young Research Library
Feeling tense or fatigued? A few minutes of chair massage focused on the back, neck and shoulders can improve circulation, reduce stress and tension and rejuvenate your spirit. Drop in for an ergonomic chair massage and let UCLA Library and UCLA...
First Generation and Study Abroad Info Sessions
Fri 12/8 • 2:30PM - 3PM PST RSVP
Join our Zoom sessions if you are a first-generation student who wants to learn more about studying abroad! Attendees will be entered in a raffle to win some First-Gen...
BruinTech Community: A Discussion with CIO Lucy Avetisyan
Fri 12/8 • 2:30PM - 3:30PM PST
Hear from our Chief Information Officer Lucy Avetisyan about campus IT strategic direction, governance, and restructuring. BruinTech President Matthew Geddert will ask some of our community’s commonly asked questions about changes in IT at UCLA. All...
First-Gentorship Holiday Meet-up
Fri 12/8 • 4PM - 5:30PM PST
A holiday meet-up for first-gen mentors and mentees in our First-Gentorship Program. There will be games, raffles, and so much...
David L. Abell Piano Masters Series featuring Gilbert Kalish
Fri 12/8 • 7PM PST
Schoenberg Hall
We are excited to welcome Gilbert Kalish to our David L. Abell Piano Masters Series for Fall 2023. This performance will be preceded by a Masterclass with UCLA Piano students on 12/7 in Lani Hall from 5:30-7:00pm. About Gilbert: Gilbert Kalish...
Program 1: Taking an Axe and Hole Punch to Celluloid + Filming Destructions
Fri 12/8 • 7:30PM PST
Billy Wilder Theater
In-person: Introduction by Chon Noriega, Distinguished Professor, UCLA School of Theater Film and Television. Video introduction by artist Raphael Montañez Ortiz. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when...
UclaFLUX Fall Concert
Fri 12/8 • 8PM PST
Lani Hall
Join us for a dynamic evening of modern music performed by the uclaFLUX contemporary music ensemble, which is devoted to the performance of chamber music from the 20th and 21st centuries. uclaFLUX is led by Professor Gloria Cheng and seeks to...
Saturday December 12/9
Reimagining the Olympiad: Body and Mind
Sat 12/9 • 4PM PST
Billy Wilder Theater
Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Reimagining the...
Study Break 2023-2024
Sat 12/9 • 6PM - 8PM PST
Carnesale Palisades
Join us for a quick study break before final exams begin. Succulents, painting, bracelet making, and more!
2023-2024 De Neve Finals Study Nights
Sat 12/9 • 6PM - Thu 12/14 • 6AM PST
De Neve Plaza Rooms
Finals study space open to all students!
2023-2024 Bradley Finals Study Nights
Sat 12/9 • 6PM - Thu 12/14 • 6AM PST
Bradley International Hall - 300
Finals study space open to all students!
Khon: Thai Masked Dance and Music
Sat 12/9 • 7PM PST
Schoenberg Hall
To strengthen the excellent relationship between the U.S. and Thailand, and in celebration of the 190th anniversary of Thailand-U.S. diplomatic relations in 2023, a group of 18 musicians from the Thai Music Division of the Fine Arts Department,...
2023-2024 Carnesale Finals Study Nights
Sat 12/9 • 8PM - Tue 12/12 • 6AM PST
Carnesale Palisades
Finals study spaces open to all students!
Sunday December 12/10
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
Sun 12/10 • 11AM PST
Billy Wilder Theater
All Family Flicks screenings are free admission. Seating is first come, first served. The Billy Wilder Theater opens 15 minutes before each Family Flicks program. Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan U.S., 1982 After the disappointing reception of the...
Takacs Quartet (Chamber Music at the Clark)
Sun 12/10 • 2PM - 4PM PST
UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Seats for the Takács Quartet concert will go on sale at 12 noon on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. $40 General Public/$10 current UCLA students with valid UID. Please note, seats are very limited and will sell out within minutes. The program includes...
UCLA Philharmonia Concert
Sun 12/10 • 4PM PST
Schoenberg Hall
UCLA Philharmonia is the flagship orchestra of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, and one of Southern California’s premiere training orchestras. Focusing on both the core symphonic and operatic repertoire, and the best in contemporary and...
2023-2024 Covel Finals Study Nights
Sun 12/10 • 6PM - Thu 12/14 • 6AM PST
Covel Grand Horizon
Finals study space open to all students!
Program 2: Scratch Videos
Sun 12/10 • 7PM PST
Billy Wilder Theater
In-person: Introduction by Chon Noriega, Distinguished Professor, UCLA School of Theater Film and Television. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are...