Week 8

Monday May 5/19

2025 Staff Appreciation Week

Mon 5/19 - Fri 5/23

Save-the-date! Staff Assembly’s Staff Appreciation Week will take place May 19 through May 23, 2025. This is an excellent opportunity for UCLA staff to connect, engage with leadership, and share in an array of Bruin activities. Staff on remote,...

#FacultyStaff #Social #Community

Staff Assembly

UCLA Los Angeles Transportation Forum

Mon 5/19 • 9AM - 4PM PDT RSVP

The California Endowment

At the October 2024 UCLA Arrowhead Symposium, participants discussed how to create enduring public benefits from hosting major worldwide events in Los Angeles. The UCLA Los Angeles Transportation Forum will gather attendees to continue the...

#Educational #PreProfessional

Institute of Transportation Studies

CAE Housing Accommodation Drop-In

Mon 5/19 • 11AM - 12PM PDT

Zoom

During this drop-in, CAE Housing Accommodations staff are happy to meet with students to answer any questions or concerns you may have about accommodated housing at UCLA.

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #Educational

Center for Accessible Education

Drop in with Josh at RISE

Mon 5/19 • 1PM - 3PM PDT

RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

Feel free to drop by and chat with RISE Health and Wellbeing Coordinator! Whether you want to discuss campus mental health resources, get connected to CAPS, manage academic stress, or just need someone to talk to, we're here for you.

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #Health #MentalHealth

Resilience In Your Student Experience (RISE) Center

Colors & Connection

Mon 5/19 • 4PM - 5PM PDT

RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

Come join RISE for a free, one-hour workshop from Project UnLonely that bridges creative expression with meaningful connection-building!

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #Health #Wellness

Resilience In Your Student Experience (RISE) Center

Tuesday May 5/20

2025 Staff Appreciation Week

Mon 5/19 - Fri 5/23

Save-the-date! Staff Assembly’s Staff Appreciation Week will take place May 19 through May 23, 2025. This is an excellent opportunity for UCLA staff to connect, engage with leadership, and share in an array of Bruin activities. Staff on remote,...

#FacultyStaff #Social #Community

Staff Assembly

10 + 10 Pop-Up Series: How to Compare and Evaluate AI Tools

Tue 5/20 • 10AM - 10:20AM PDT RSVP

Title: How to Compare and Evaluate AI Tools #GenAI #pick-your-innovation #diffusion-of-innovation #enhancing-teaching-and-learning Description: Choosing the right AI tool can be a real challenge. This short presentation provides a practical...

#FacultyStaff #Educational #Academic

Teaching and Learning Center

Reflect with RISE [Sound & Meditation]

Tue 5/20 • 11AM - 12PM PDT

RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

Come to the RISE Center for a moment of stillness with our sound & meditation session. Grab a cup of tea, practice mindfulness, thoughtfulness, and share community with a mini soundbath

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #Health #MentalHealth

Resilience In Your Student Experience (RISE) Center

Life After Graduation: House Hunting and Basic Needs

Tue 5/20 • 11AM - 1PM PDT RSVP

Join us for a collaborative workshop preparing for your transition after graduation. Financial Wellness Program and Basic Needs at Strathmore will share budget planning, apartment hunting tools, and community basic needs resources.

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional

Bruin Resource CenterStudent with Dependents Program

Students with Dependents Support Group

Tue 5/20 • 11:30AM - 1PM PDT

Digital Event

Join CAPS & SwD for a parenting and caregiving students support group where you can find a space for connecting, pausing, and being present.

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional

Bruin Resource CenterStudent with Dependents Program

Empowered Teaching: Ungrading 101 Workshop

Tue 5/20 • 12PM - 1PM PDT RSVP

Charles E. Young Research Library (YRL), Room 21570

Please join us for the "Empowered Teaching: Ungrading 101” workshop, hosted by the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) and facilitated by Caroline Kong and Sammy Solis. In this workshop, participants will explore “ungrading,” a framework that...

#GraduateProfessional #FacultyStaff #Educational #Academic

Teaching and Learning Center

Bruin Love Station - Free Safer Sex Supplies, Narcan, & Fentanyl Test Strips

Tue 5/20 • 12PM - 3PM PDT

Bruin Walk

Bruin Love Station is a mobile cart that offers free safer sex supplies, Narcan, fentanyl test strips and opportunities for students to converse with trained peers and professional staff. Brought to you by the Health Education and Resource Team...

#Health

Health Education and Resource Team

Strange Bedfellows: The Alliance Theory of Political Belief Systems

Tue 5/20 • 1PM - 2:30PM PDT RSVP

Charles E. Young Research Library (YRL)

Zoom

Presented by the UCLA Library and the Jacob Marschak Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Mathematics in the Behavioral Sciences What explains the contents of political belief systems? A widespread view is that they derive from abstract values like...

#Educational #Research

Library

Drop in with Alea at RISE

Tue 5/20 • 1PM - 3PM PDT

RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

Feel free to drop by and chat with RISE Health and Wellbeing Coordinator! Whether you want to discuss campus mental health resources, get connected to CAPS, manage academic stress, or just need someone to talk to, we're here for you.

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #Health #MentalHealth

Resilience In Your Student Experience (RISE) Center

Movement and Meditation

Tue 5/20 • 1:15PM - 2PM PDT

RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

Take some time to relax, stretch, and breathe through movement and meditation.

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #Health #Wellness

Resilience In Your Student Experience (RISE) Center

UCLA Department of Art Lecture: Cosmo Whyte

Tue 5/20 • 7:30PM PDT

hammer museum

Copresented by the UCLA Department of Art From his drawings to his installation works, artist Cosmo Whyte frequently draws upon his Caribbean roots through both material and image. In this talk, Whyte will share how he investigates the broad...

#Arts #Art

Hammer Museum

APAHM on the Hill: Send Noodz Drag Show

Tue 5/20 • 8PM - 10:30PM PDT RSVP

Calling all slaysians and divas for a free drag show on the Hill!! UCLA Residential Life is proud to partner with Send Noodz, a local AAPI drag show, to host Send Noodz on the Hill! Be prepared for some amazing performances from Asian American and...

#Undergraduate #Arts

Residential Life

Wednesday May 5/21

2025 Staff Appreciation Week

Mon 5/19 - Fri 5/23

Save-the-date! Staff Assembly’s Staff Appreciation Week will take place May 19 through May 23, 2025. This is an excellent opportunity for UCLA staff to connect, engage with leadership, and share in an array of Bruin activities. Staff on remote,...

#FacultyStaff #Social #Community

Staff Assembly

Assignments and Grading for TAs

Wed 5/21 • 12PM PDT RSVP

Zoom

Enhance your teaching skills and streamline your work in Bruin Learn! This session is designed primarily for TAs and will cover creating and grading assignments and discussions, navigating the Gradebook, and providing student extensions and...

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Bruin Learn Center of Excellence

Assignments and Grading with Bruin Learn for TAs

Wed 5/21 • 12PM - 1PM PDT RSVP

Enhance your teaching skills and streamline your grading in Bruin Learn! This session is designed primarily for TAs and will cover creating and grading assignments and discussions, navigating the Gradebook, and providing student extensions and...

#GraduateProfessional #Educational #Academic

Teaching and Learning Center

Grounding Session

Wed 5/21 • 12PM - 1PM PDT

RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

Pause. Notice. Be. Explore grounding techniques and tools that can be useful for stress management.

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #Health #Wellness

Resilience In Your Student Experience (RISE) Center

Meet the Leaders: Lucy Avetisyan

Wed 5/21 • 12PM - 1PM PDT RSVP

We invite you to join Staff Assembly on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm, for our virtual event, Meet the Leaders Series! We will host a Zoom discussion with Lucy Avetisyan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer (CIO)...

#FacultyStaff #Educational #Career

Staff Assembly

Spring English Language Circle - May 21

Wed 5/21 • 12PM - 1PM PDT

Are you looking for a safe and supportive space to practice your English conversation skills? Check out Dashew Center's English Language Circle (ELC)! Here you will have an opportunity to practice your English with other language learners. The...

#Cultural #Multicultural

Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars

From ADS to SciX: An Intro to Navigating Science Explorer for Earth and Space Science Research

Wed 5/21 • 1PM - 2PM PDT RSVP

Digital Event

For years, the Astrophysics Data System has served researchers in the fields of astronomy and physics. Recognizing the value of this portal, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and NASA have developed SciX (Science Explorer) as the future...

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #Educational #Research

Library

Drop in with Jaci at RISE

Wed 5/21 • 1PM - 3PM PDT

RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

Feel free to drop by and chat with RISE Health and Wellbeing Coordinator! Whether you want to discuss campus mental health resources, get connected to CAPS, manage academic stress, or just need someone to talk to, we're here for you.

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #Health #MentalHealth

Resilience In Your Student Experience (RISE) Center

Online Mindful Writing Retreat Sessions (4th of 4 Sessions)

Wed 5/21 • 1:30PM - 4PM PDT RSVP

The mindful writing retreat will integrate simple techniques from mindfulness to support the writing process and cultivate an approach to writing that fosters balance, self-care, and well-being. Please bring a current writing project because much of...

#GraduateProfessional #Educational #Academic

Graduate Writing Center

CAE Disability Specialist Check-In with Jamie Lerner-Brecher

Wed 5/21 • 2PM - 3PM PDT

Zoom

During Disability Specialist Check-Ins, a Disability Specialist will be available to answer quick questions about accommodations, registration with the CAE, accessibility of courses, and any non-confidential questions you would like addressed. To...

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #FacultyStaff #Educational #Academic

Center for Accessible Education

OPT Webinars (for F-1 Visa Students)

Wed 5/21 • 2PM - 3PM PDT

Zoom

UCLA F-1 visa students, do you want to know more about off-campus employment authorization? Join us on one of our weekly OPT webinars hosted by the Dashew Center staff to learn more!

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #Educational #PreProfessional

Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars

RISE Wellness Wednesday

Wed 5/21 • 3PM - 5PM PDT

RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

Take a break with Wellness Wednesday! Join us in RISE to relax, recharge, and get creative with easy, self-guided activities like essential oils, journal prompts, and art projects.

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #Health #Wellness

Resilience In Your Student Experience (RISE) Center

Books & Bonding

Wed 5/21 • 4PM - 5PM PDT

RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

Join the RISE Center for Books and Bonding every Wednesday. RISE will be providing the books and there will be no assigned readings, so please stop by if you are interested.

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #Health #MentalHealth

Resilience In Your Student Experience (RISE) Center

Dissertation 101

Wed 5/21 • 5:15PM - 6:30PM PDT RSVP

Presenter: Marilyn Gray, Director, Graduate Writing Center This workshop will give an overview of the dissertation requirement in terms of structure, process, and role in one's career trajectory. The workshop will address the dissertation from...

#GraduateProfessional #Educational #Academic

Graduate Writing Center

Global Bruins Year-End Event

Wed 5/21 • 6PM - 8PM PDT

De Neve Room

Global Bruins! The UCLA Dashew Center and UCLA Study Abroad invite you to join this special event! Whether you are an international student/scholar or have studied abroad, we would like to celebrate you, and the class of 2025! *Register for this...

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #FacultyStaff #Social #Community

Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars

Thursday May 5/22

2025 Staff Appreciation Week

Mon 5/19 - Fri 5/23

Save-the-date! Staff Assembly’s Staff Appreciation Week will take place May 19 through May 23, 2025. This is an excellent opportunity for UCLA staff to connect, engage with leadership, and share in an array of Bruin activities. Staff on remote,...

#FacultyStaff #Social #Community

Staff Assembly

ID Spring Showcase #2: Scaffolding Research & Writing with Interactive Library Resources

Thu 5/22 • 10AM - 11AM PDT RSVP

Join us to explore the topic: Scaffolding Research and Writing with Interactive Library Resources Description: Members of UCLA Library’s Writing Instruction and Research Education (WI+RE) team will introduce the audiences to short, interactive...

#FacultyStaff #Educational #Academic

Teaching and Learning Center

DataX-QCBio Symposium: AI to Advance Biology

Thu 5/22 • 10AM - 3:30PM PDT RSVP

3312 Murphy Hall, DataX Impact Forum

You’re invited to the AI to Advance Biology Symposium, a new collaboration between DataX and the UCLA Institute for Quantitative and Computational Biosciences (QCBio). Themes include: -AI for understanding gene expression and ‘omic data -AI for...

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #FacultyStaff #Educational #Research

DataX

Memorial Day Ceremony 2025

Thu 5/22 • 11AM - 12PM PDT

Join us in remembering those we have lost so that their sacrifices might never be forgotten. Attend the UCLA Memorial Day Ceremony to honor courageous Bruins who have sacrificed their lives in U.S. military service in defense of our freedom. The...

Strategic Communications

Equip Your AI Toolkit with HumTech

Thu 5/22 • 12PM - 1PM PDT RSVP

Humanities Technology (HumTech)--HumTech is developing an AI Toolkit in collaboration with their graduate student RITC's, Research and Instructional Technology Consultants who provide both instructional and research support. Join this workshop to...

#GraduateProfessional #Educational #Academic

Teaching and Learning Center

Mindful Awareness Meditation

Thu 5/22 • 12:30PM PDT

hammer museum

Co-presented by UCLA Mindful, the mindfulness education center of UCLA Health. Enjoy Mindful Awareness Meditation in person every Thursday in the Billy Wilder Theater! Every session is also broadcast live right here on the Hammer's website. Whether...

#Health #StressRelief

Hammer Museum

CANCELED: Drop in with Val at RISE

Thu 5/22 • 1PM - 3PM PDT

Digital Event

In-person drop-ins are canceled at the RISE Center today (Thursday, 5/22). You may still meet with a CAPS clinician for CAPS drop-ins. More information available here: https://counseling.ucla.edu/services/drop-in. This service is FREE to all...

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #Health #MentalHealth

Resilience In Your Student Experience (RISE) Center

Virtual RISE Drop-Ins with Jaci

Thu 5/22 • 1PM - 3PM PDT

Digital Event

Please fill out the following form before entering the Zoom. https://sa.ucla.edu/forms/p/risedropins

Resilience In Your Student Experience (RISE) Center

Tattoos: The Untold History of a Modern Art

Thu 5/22 • 4PM - 5:30PM PDT RSVP

Charles E. Young Research Library Distinctive Collections Classroom

Zoom

Speaker: Dr. Matt Lodder This program is offered as part of the Michael and Susan Kahn Political Cartoon Collection Lecture Series. The event will be held in the Charles E. Young Research Library Distinctive Collections Classroom and also...

#Educational #Research

Library

Twenties Talk

Thu 5/22 • 5PM - 6PM PDT

RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

Join us for Twenties Talk, a weekly space to navigate friendships, dating, mental well-being, and life’s transitions in your twenties. Engage in meaningful discussions, hear from guest experts, and connect with a supportive community—plus, enjoy...

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #Health #Wellness

Resilience In Your Student Experience (RISE) Center

Getting Started on the Dissertation (Humanities, Social Sciences, and Related Fields)

Thu 5/22 • 5:15PM - 6:30PM PDT RSVP

Presenter: Marilyn Gray, Director, Graduate Writing Center. This workshop gives an overview of organization, time management, writing process issues and writing strategies. Recommended for people in the early stages of the dissertation, but useful...

#GraduateProfessional #Educational #Academic

Graduate Writing Center

BRUIN GROOVES - Concerts On The Hill

Thu 5/22 • 7PM - 10PM PDT

Sunset Plaza Stage

CONCERTS ON THE HILL at UCLA is a vibrant student concert series that brings live music straight to the heart of campus. Set against the stunning backdrop of UCLA’s residential hill, this event series showcases talented student musicians and bands,...

#Undergraduate #Arts #Music

Residential Life

Friday May 5/23

Envelope Magazine Submissions Deadline

Fri 5/23

Submissions for our Envelope Magazine of 2025 are now open! Envelope is an Art & Writing Magazine featuring creative work from UCLA's International Student, Scholar, and Staff community. We hope to publish this next volume of work by Fall 2025. The...

#Cultural #Multicultural

Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars

2025 Staff Appreciation Week

Mon 5/19 - Fri 5/23

Save-the-date! Staff Assembly’s Staff Appreciation Week will take place May 19 through May 23, 2025. This is an excellent opportunity for UCLA staff to connect, engage with leadership, and share in an array of Bruin activities. Staff on remote,...

#FacultyStaff #Social #Community

Staff Assembly

Suicide Safe Training

Fri 5/23 • 12PM - 2PM PDT RSVP

RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

Empower yourself as a community member in understanding suicide and supporting prevention efforts outside mental health settings. Participants will get a free RISE North Face...

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #FacultyStaff #Health #Wellness

Resilience In Your Student Experience (RISE) Center

Drop in with Nadine at RISE - Neurodivergent Student Support Available

Fri 5/23 • 2PM - 3PM PDT

RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

Nadine is a RISE Center Health and Wellbeing Coordinator Specialist who serves all UCLA students, but also specifically serves neurodivergent students. If you want to discuss campus mental health resources, get connected to CAPS, manage academic...

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #Health #MentalHealth

Resilience In Your Student Experience (RISE) Center

Symposium: Women and Goddesses in Jainism

Fri 5/23 • 2PM - 5PM PDT RSVP

Hershey Hall Salon

Zoom

Throughout the history of Jainism, one of the world’s oldest living religions, Jain women have played a crucial role. Jain renouncers, whose self-denying lifestyle is revered as the highest ideal, are predominantly female, while Jain laywomen tend...

#Undergraduate #FacultyStaff #Alumni #Educational

Center for the Study of Religion

A Starry Night - International Student Prom

Fri 5/23 • 7PM - 10PM PDT RSVP

Covel Grand Horizon

Join us for "A Starry Night" — UCLA’s first International Student Prom on Friday, May 23rd, 2025, at the Covel Grand Horizon Ballroom from 7 PM to 10 PM. Celebrate the end of the year with music, dancing, light refreshments, and unforgettable...

#Undergraduate #Social #Community

Residential Life

Saturday May 5/24

Laboratorio de Arte/Art Lab

Sat 5/24 • 1PM - 4PM PDT

hammer museum

Tanto si buscas un proyecto para tus hijos o si quieres hacer algo artístico después de pasar un rato en las galerías, visita el Laboratorio de Arte para realizar actividades creativas inspiradas en las obras de arte que se exhiben en el museo. Este...

#Arts #Art

Hammer Museum

Celebration of Life for K.W. Lee

Sat 5/24 • 2PM - 5PM PDT RSVP

Oxford Palace Hotel, 745 South Oxford Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90005

Considered the godfather of Asian American journalism, K.W. (short for Kyung Won) Lee's illustrious career as the first Korean American journalist has profoundly shaped the Korean American community consciousness and activism. K.W. Lee's family has...

#Educational #Research

Institute of American Cultures