Week 5

Bruin Underground Scholars is hosting bi-weekly BUS community meetings in a welcoming space to connect, recharge, and build community. These gatherings offer a chance to come together, share stories, and support one another in a relaxed atmosphere. Meetings will be held at various locations across campus to help introduce students to different resources and programs available at UCLA. This rotation will give students the opportunity to connect with campus partners, discover new support services, and build stronger networks within the UCLA community. Food will be provided for students, first-come first served. Space to speak & be heard. Community & connection. Come as you are, we look forward to being in community with you.

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Monday, October 27 | 6 PM Monaco Italian Kitchen | 2000 Main St, Irvine RSVP by Thursday, October 23 $50 per person (includes tax & tip) 2-hour parking validation available October is National Pasta Month, and we’re celebrating with a meal that’s all about connection, comfort, and conversation. Join OC Bruins for Supper @ Six at Monaco Italian Kitchen—Irvine’s newest destination for modern Italian dining. Created by longtime OC restaurateur Tony Monaco, this spot blends the warmth of a traditional trattoria with the sleek, contemporary vibe of the Eighteen Main complex. Think cozy lighting, marble finishes, open-air patios, and the aroma of fresh pasta made from scratch. Our three-course pre-fixe menu was crafted just for this gathering, featuring: Amuse-Bouche: House Focaccia with Rosemary & Garlic Butter First Course: Choice of Chopped Salad or Honey Caesar Second Course: Choice of Lamb Bolognese or Wild Mushroom Risotto It’s a space that feels elegant yet unpretentious—a place made for lingering conversations and raising a glass (or fork) with friends. Whether you come for the pasta, the people, or just a Monday night reset, you’ll leave feeling nourished in every way. Come hungry. Leave happy.

Curious about how to turn your teaching into meaningful inquiry? Join us for a practical introduction to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), where you’ll learn what SoTL is, why it matters, and how to take the first steps toward developing your own classroom-based research projects. Presenter: Assessment of Student and Instructor Experience, TLC #SoTL, #inquiryteaching, #classroomresearch Each academic quarter, the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) hosts a weekly series of 10+10 Pop-Up sessions on Zoom. These brief, 10-minute presentations focus on specific topics related to course design, teaching, learning, and assessment, and are led by instructional designers and developers from TLC and campus partners. The “+10” refers to an optional 10-minute discussion following each presentation, where participants can ask questions and share insights. These sessions are open to all UCLA instructors—including faculty, lecturers, instructors of record, graduate student instructors, and postdoctoral scholars. Please direct any inquiries to edp@teaching.ucla.edu.

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The UCLA Dialogue across Difference Initiative (DaD) is offering this interactive workshop to provide graduate students and postdoctoral scholars with practical strategies to communicate across charged political differences in and out of the classroom. These skills are based on the methodology of Resetting the Table, a nationally-renowned organization dedicated to building honest and open communication. Lunch will be served.

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Worried about your grading load this quarter? Join us for a workshop centered on time-saving strategies for grading many students. Along with a walkthrough of how to leverage tools such as comment libraries, rubrics, and automated grading, we will discuss the differences between assessment and grading, as well as how you can establish feedback loops with your class without having to give detailed comments on every piece of student work. Participants will leave this session prepared to integrate a new strategy or tool into their course and having had the opportunity to troubleshoot and brainstorm with colleagues. This in-person workshop will be facilitated by the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC). All instructors, including TAs and postdocs, are welcome. The event will be held on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 1pm-2pm in Powell 190. Light refreshments will be served. Please contact edp@teaching.ucla.edu if you have any questions.

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Got a quick question about your finances? Pop in to chat with one of our team member--no prep, no pressure, just practical answers to help you feel more confident with money.

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The Bruin Love Station (BLS) is mobile cart that offers free safer-sex supplies, Narcan, fentanyl test strips and opportunities for students to converse with trained peers and professional staff. Students are free to stop by to pick up any of our supplies

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Join us in New York City as five UCLA Alumni come together for a candid panel on navigating your career in tech—through pivots, growth, and everything in between. Whether you're breaking into the industry, switching roles, or curious about where AI is taking us, this conversation is packed with insights to help you adapt and thrive. **AGENDA** 6:30-7:00pm: Arrival & greeting 7:00-8:00pm: Panel discussion + Q&A 8:00-8:30pm: Closing remarks & social time **SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES** **Alexa Parmisano** graduated from UCLA in 2013 with a double major in communication and sociology. She was a member of the Bruin Belles Service Association, an experience that fostered lifelong friendships that she holds today. Alexa has spent nearly her entire career in big tech, approaching her 10-year anniversary at Google, though her career trajectory changed dramatically after she pursued an MBA focused on business analytics. She currently works as an analytical lead for clients in the luxury fashion space, where she provides market intelligence grounded in Google search data and coaches clients on how to effectively measure their advertising investment. Outside of her professional life, she is an avid fitness enthusiast and has been a certified cycling and pilates instructor since 2018. **Mike Nourian** studied computer engineering and built robotics projects such as autonomous path-finders. One of his most memorable UCLA moments was seeing Shaquille O’Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Russel Westbrook at Pauley Pavilion. Mike has worked at companies like Boeing and Apple before joining Meta. He’s worked across multiple teams —from building AI-driven business messaging products integrated into Meta’s ad ecosystem to developing search infrastructure within the Generative AI organization, focusing on retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). His experience spans both startups and major tech companies, with a focus on AI, search, and model training and serving. Outside of work, Mike enjoys weight training and mixed workouts. He’s an avid foodie, traver, and likes to unwind by walking along NYC’s west side highway while listening to podcasts. **Sriram Ramakrishnan** is a partnerships manager at Adyen, where he blends his technical expertise with a customer-centric approach to craft impactful solutions in the payments space. He is also an advisor, co-founder, and former chapter lead of the AI Collective NYC, where he fostered conversations and built communities around the transformative potential of AI. A dedicated mentor with Minds Matter and Techstars, Sriram also guides the next generation of innovators and contributes to funding early-stage startups as a scout and angel investor. His diverse career journey includes roles at Hulu, Walmart eCommerce, and Finch (where he played a critical role in its growth and eventual acquisition by Finder). He graduated in the class of 2017 with a degree in economics, and one of his favorite UCLA memories is starting the Westwoodstock music festival. These days, you can find him in the vibrant energy of New York City, playing basketball, poker, and chess. **Shelby Kisner** is a revenue strategy & operations program manager at Google, whose career is an example of the value of continuous exploration and upskilling. She moved to New York directly after graduation, not knowing anyone, to work in consulting and begin exploring what she wanted to do. From there she has had the privilege to work in a range of tech companies (100 person startup, DoorDash, Google). Shelby currently specializes in designing high-impact programs and workflows for sales teams, but holds onto her roots as a data analyst, always seeking opportunities to integrate analytical insights with qualitative feedback to build the best possible solutions. When she’s off the clock, you can find her eating bagels, at the park, going to concerts, drawing, and boxing.

This workshop will cover strategies for writing personal statements for fellowship applications, residencies, and PhD programs. Among other topics, we will discuss organization, introductions and conclusions, and use of examples. Students from all schools and departments are welcome to attend. If you are currently working on a personal statement, we encourage you to bring your draft to the workshop.

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

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These meetups are for people who make websites. Join us every other week, on Wednesday at 11am, to ask any questions you may have about making websites at UCLA.

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Calling all visiting students and local alumni from the University of California! Join us for an open forum and discussion of life in London after UC. This is an opportunity for UC study abroad students to meet and hear from alumni working and living in London, and for alumni to connect with the latest generation of UC excellence.

Take 20 minutes in your day to enjoy much-needed relaxation and calm. When registering, please enter "UCLA" under "organization." Monthly meditation is led by Michal Rinkevich (MBA '14) who has been practicing healing arts and meditation since 1995 and teaching since 2006.

Need help selecting courses for winter quarter? Have questions about the two pass enrollment process? This 60-minute workshop will answer these questions and more about the enrollment process. We will also review where to find options for your winter quarter GE and major courses. After a short presentation, our College Academic Mentors will be available to assist you individually in planning your study list for next quarter. To preview the presentation and review enrollment resources please visit this website: https://tinyurl.com/caacenroll You must register using the Zoom link provided. Registration is limited!

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The Hammer's curatorial department leads free, insightful, short discussions about artists every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. This talk on Made in L.A. 2025 artist Alake Shilling is led by assistant director of Academic Programs Hallie Scott. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/shilling-talk

Food studies is a growing interdisciplinary field that examines the cultural, economic, political and environmental dimensions of food. Research resources in food studies are equally broad, and can present a challenge for beginner researchers and experienced researchers alike. This workshop will provide an introductory overview of food studies related resources at the UCLA Library and beyond. This workshop is intended for those just getting started in food studies research, as well as experienced researchers interested in exploring beyond their academic specialty. This workshop will be offered via Zoom. If you're registered, you'll receive the Zoom invitation information the day of the workshop. Instructor: Alexandra Solodkaya, Rothman Family Food Studies Librarian

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Got a quick question about your finances? Pop in to chat with one of our team member--no prep, no pressure, just practical answers to help you feel more confident with money.

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With ever-changing laws, policies, and guidance, this session offers clarity and recommendations for professionals to help understand the current landscape. This training is to provide a general overview of what currently stands and practical skill-building for staff to be able to share with students on-campus.

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In this workshop, we will show the basic functions of Zotero and Scrivener and demonstrate how these tools can significantly improve organizational systems for research and writing. We will also explain how Zotero integrates with Microsoft Word and Scrivener programs.

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Our annual concert under the stars with Mariachi de Uclatlán—the first mariachi ensemble established at an academic university, led by Grammy-winning musical director Jesús “Chuy” Guzmán, and admired around the world for its passionate musical excellence—will celebrate Día de los Muertos with the music of influential Mexican composers. Fowler Out Loud is an evening concert series that invites UCLA students from various disciplines to perform at the museum.

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Zoom OC UCLA Book Club to discuss Butter by Asako Yuzuki

Register now to be part of this spooktacular campus adventure! Stroll solo or with your favorite ghouls (aka co-workers or friends) to at least 3 haunted stations across campus between 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM. Get a stamp at each location, collect fun prizes, earn a FREE Halloween-themed t-shirt* when you finish at the John Wooden Center with 3 stamps! Attend the walk and be entered to win a FREE Apple Watch Series 11*, courtesy of the UCLA Computer Store!

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Join fellow Bruins in Paris for a festive Halloween-themed happy hour! Come to reconnect, make new friends, and enjoy an evening of fun in the true Bruin spirit. Costumes are encouraged! Two prizes will be awarded for the best dressed alumni. Whether you go all our or keep it simple, it's the perfect chance to get into the Halloween spirit.

This event is from our partner Disabilities and Computing Program Are you struggling to bring your website into compliance with laws, policies and guidelines on accessibility? Do you need to know more about the ADA, WCAG, and Section 508? Do you want to know more about how to make your website work for everyone? We will discuss how to make websites accessible. We will discuss how accessibility is often broken and how to avoid that. We will discuss practical tools for developers, designers and content editors. Take aways: 1. What to do to make your site/app accessible 2. What not to do 3. Where to find help

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Join us for a Community Cook Out in collaboration with 580 Café. A welcoming space to share food, connection, and conversation. This gathering is about more than just a meal; it’s an opportunity to build community, celebrate our shared experiences, and create moments of joy together. We’ll have delicious food prepared with care, time to meet new people and reconnect with familiar faces, and a chance to learn more about the resources and programs available through UCLA Bruin Underground Scholars and 580 Café. Everyone is invited to come as they are, bring your appetite, your stories, and your community spirit!

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Looking for a way to spend your lunch? Join the UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden for a new installment of our Botany Brown Bag Public Lecture Series! On Thursday, October 30 at 12 pm, Dr. Pam Soltis will give a talk titled "Using Natural History Collections to Address 21st Century Societal Problems" at La Kretz Garden Pavilion. This event is free and open to the public, no RSVP required! Make sure to bring your lunch!

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Need help selecting courses for winter quarter? Have questions about the two pass enrollment process? This 60-minute workshop will answer these questions and more about the enrollment process. We will also review where to find options for your winter quarter GE and major courses. After a short presentation, our College Academic Mentors will be available to assist you individually in planning your study list for next quarter. To preview the presentation and review enrollment resources please visit this website: https://tinyurl.com/caacenroll You must register using the Zoom link provided. Registration is limited!

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The Fall 2025 ADMIT UCLA: Graduate & Professional School Fair Please join us IN-PERSON October 30, 2025 (4PM - 7PM) This fair provides opportunities for students to explore options for advanced studies. Graduate and professional schools throughout the United States and beyond will participate in the fair. This FREE event is open to all UCLA students interested in pursuing graduate education.

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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. She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry U.S., 1969 This 1969 Newsreel company short captures a fiery feminist play performed at an abortion rally, in which a beauty contestant is “prepared” by family, school and industry for the roles demanded by a sexist society. Produced during Newsreel’s peak years (1968–1972), it exemplifies the collective’s urgent, unfiltered documentation of protest, liberation movements and grassroots organizing beyond the reach of mainstream media. DCP, b&w, 17 min. Director: Newsreel Collective/Third World Newsreel. Sudden Fear U.S., 1952 A riveting Joan Crawford anchors this masterful blend of romance, suspense and noir. As playwright-turned-heiress Myra Hudson, Crawford turns in a tour-de-force performance, transforming from smitten newlywed to cunning survivor when she discovers her husband’s (Jack Palance) murderous plot. Shot on location in San Francisco, the film builds exquisite tension through shadowy visuals, razor-sharp plotting and Crawford’s electrifying emotional range — her face a shifting canvas of shock, hurt and resolve in this rediscovered classic of Hollywood’s Golden Age. The film received Academy Award nominations for Sheila O’Brien’s costume design, Charles Lang’s cinematography and the performances of both Crawford and Palance. DCP, b&w, 110 min. Director: David Miller. Screenwriters: Lenore Coffee, Robert Smith. With: Joan Crawford, Jack Palance, Gloria Grahame. —Public Programmer Beandrea July Part of: A Place of Rage: Women and Anger on Screen

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Join San Diego Bruins for a relaxed morning walk at the scenic Kumeyaay Lake Trail in Mission Trails. This easy, 1.3-mile loop features flat terrain, peaceful lake views, and a welcoming, social atmosphere perfect for all fitness levels. It’s a great opportunity to enjoy the fall weather, connect with local alumni, and explore one of San Diego’s beautiful trails. Families and friends are welcome—just bring water, sun protection, snacks, comfy walking shoes, and your Bruin spirit! "Welcome to the City" is a series of events featuring iconic or touristy attractions that, even as a local, you’ve always wanted to experience but haven’t yet. This is a fantastic way to connect new Bruins — whether recent graduates or those who had just moved — to their local network.

The UCLA Black Alumni Association and UCLA Strategic Partnerships & Community Engagement invite you to attend this free workshop to gain knowledge on the admissions and application workshop. This program is open to all, but targets high school juniors and seniors. Registrations will open in early October 2025. Please check this page and the linked RSVP Page for updates.

Join a Garden Guide for a free tour on November 1, 2025 at 10 am. Explore our living museum featuring collections of plants from around the globe! You’ll hear the stories of selected plants in the Garden and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. Tours meet at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion at the northern end of the Garden and are given a grace period of 5 minutes.

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Día de los Muertos: Mourning and Remembering through Ecological Change will explore cross-cultural grief in the context of environmental and species loss. Join us on November 1 from 11am-1pm at the UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden for ofrendas, art, and talks on topics such as deforestation, extinction, and environmental colonialism and imperialism. We’ll have snacks and drinks including champurrado and a variety of pan dulces. Come early for a Guided Garden tour at 10 am. This event is free and open to the public; it is hosted by the Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies (LENS), Environmental Humanities Reading Group (EHRG), and Radical Imagination Coalition (RIC), and is co-sponsored by the UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden and Center for Developing Leadership in Science (CDLS). If you are interested in contributing an ofrenda, art, or your time to this event, please email Elijah Catalan (elijahcatalan@g.ucla.edu) and Olivia Simon (oliviameyers@g.ucla.edu) with a short description of how you would like to be involved and “Día de los Muertos: Request to Participate” in the subject line.

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45 minute yoga class with LiveMetta and to meet the LiveMetta founder, who is a Bruin, as well as some other LiveMetta leadership who are also Bruins. This is opportunity to learn about the LiveMetta vision and what it means to live Metta, their model about fostering compassion, community, and happiness without expectations of anything in return, which is fitting for the event as well as they have graciously donated their time free of charge. There is also opportunity to mingle after the class as well with other attendees.

Presented in conjunction with the Fire Kinship exhibition at the Fowler Museum at UCLA, this panel will bring together Indigenous scholars, fire practitioners, and land trust leaders to explore the role of land conservancy in the broader Land Back movement. Focusing on fire as both a cultural practice and an ecological tool, the discussion will examine how Indigenous-led conservancies are reclaiming stewardship through legal frameworks that support the return of land and the revitalization of ancestral care practices. Panelists will share case studies, community-led strategies, and the challenges of putting fire back on the ground in landscapes where cultural burns were once suppressed. Together, we will consider how land trusts and conservancies can be leveraged to return jurisdiction to Indigenous nations, support fire-based stewardship, and foster cultural and ecological renewal.

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Bruin Family Socials are events that bring UCLA to neighborhoods around the world. Providing an opportunity for attendees to engage with one another on a regional level, Bruin Family 1Socials foster connections and relationships within the greater Bruin community. Historically, Bruin Family Socials have taken place over the course of one weekend each year. During spring 2023, these events transitioned to a year-round model that accommodates a variety of activities and locations, ultimately allowing for added flexibility and more opportunities to build community than ever before. We hope you will join us at an event near you!

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. Portal U.S., 2022 Rodney Evans’ Portal is a visual essay capturing how Evans and friend Homay King navigate lives reshaped by the COVID-19 pandemic. Favoring human connection over isolation, the short pairs quiet images of rest — lying in bed, sleeping on a couch — with scenes of outdoor movement. Poetry, prose and intimate audio recordings from Evans and King narrate the radical changes of 2020, creating a resonant time capsule. Through its meditative visuals and lyrical storytelling, Portal invites viewers to simultaneously process their own pandemic experiences, offering a contemplative space to reflect on resilience, the power of community, and the shared impact of an extraordinary year.—Public Programmer Beandrea July DCP, color, 12 min. Director: Rodney Evans. Screenwriters: Rodney Evans, Homay King. Brother to Brother U.S., 2004 Rodney Evans’ feature debut stands firmly on the shoulders of the 1990s Queer New Wave in its unflinching portrayal of Black queer characters. Winner of the 2004 Sundance Jury Prize, it helped launch Anthony Mackie’s career and featured early roles for Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Lance Reddick. Mackie plays Perry, an art student grappling with homophobia and fetishization whose friendship with Bruce Nugent, a Black gay Harlem Renaissance artist and poet, inspires confidence and pride. Over 20 years later, Evans’ moving tribute to intergenerational black queer artistry stands up as a classic in modern American independent cinema.—Public Programmer Beandrea July 35mm, color, 90 min. Director/Screenwriter: Rodney Evans. With: Anthony Mackie, Roger Robinson, Ray Ford, Aunjanue Ellis. Support for the screening is provided by the Robert Gore Rifkind Foundation Queer Screening Endowment and The Andrew J. Kuehn Jr. Foundation. Part of: Legacy Project Screening Series

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