Week 2

Join us in celebrating the 40th anniversary of our Center, the nation’s first research center for early modern studies. The program features a talk presented by UCLA Professor of English Helen Deutsch, who served as the Director for a four year-term from 2017 to 2020. Following the talk, guests are invited to mingle with friends and colleagues, add a message to the 40th anniversary Padlet, view a display of Center & Clark ephemera and a slideshow, and enjoy a reception on the terrace.

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Join us to explore strategies for building a strong teaching team by establishing shared expectations with TAs and creating scaffolded opportunities for reflection and mentorship. Presenter: Elyse Gueidon, Associate Director for Graduate Student Professional Development of Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Engagement, TLC Keywords: shared expectations, mentorship, teaching teams, TAs Each academic quarter, the educational designers and developers of the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) offer via Zoom a weekly series of seven pop-up sessions - each just 10 minutes in length - on focused, specific topics related to course design, teaching, learning, and learning assessment. The additional “+10” in the series title refers to an optional 10 minutes that follow each presentation for Q&A and discussion. These 10 + 10 sessions will take place at 10am (PT) every Tuesday in the quarter, from Week 2 through Week 8. 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 instructorsupport@teaching.ucla.edu.

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Co-sponsored by UCLA Library, the Kwame J. Granderson Undergraduate Writing Center and the Undergraduate Research Center – Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Need help figuring out what topic you want to explore for your project? Having trouble turning a general idea into something more specific? Join us for this workshop with library instructors to learn about developing your research questions. All fall quarter Cornerstone workshops will be held on Zoom.

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Are you experienced with open-source software, working on an open-source project, or just curious about how open-source fits into research, teaching, libraries, and campus technology? In partnership with the UC Open Source Program Office (OSPO) Network, the UCLA OSPO is hosting a casual meetup for the UCLA open source community. This lunch-hour gathering will provide space for experienced and aspiring open-source contributors to meet one another, share projects and questions and learn more about open-source activity across UCLA and the UC system. This event is open to students, faculty, staff, researchers, librarians, technologists and anyone interested in open source software, open science, research software, community stewardship or contributor pathways. Bring your lunch. Topic and additional details coming soon.

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Co-presented by UCLA Library and USC Dornsife Institute of Armenian Studies. Explore how stories, migrations and memories shape diasporic identity through archives and creative practice. The program will feature a presentation of Collective Voices, published by the USC Dornsife Institute of Armenian Studies, alongside a digital display of Armenian archival materials from UCLA Library. Published in 2025, the zine features poetry, essays, photography and artwork that honor the cultural heritage and memory of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). Creators Maral Tavitian, managing director of the USC Dornsife Institute of Armenian Studies, and Raffi Wartanian, poet laureate for the city of Glendale and lecturer in UCLA Writing Programs, will lead participants in reflecting on personal and collective histories and creating their own zines. All supplies will be provided, and no prior experience is required. Attendees are welcome to bring photographs, letters, documents or other archival materials they would like to incorporate into their work. RSVP encouraged.

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This workshop will cover the application process and required components of an NIH NRSA application. We will discuss preparation, documents required, and writing strategies for the F31, but the F30 and F32 are very similar. We will also address how to find appropriate materials/resources for a complete application.

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@ 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. ### [San Francisco Bay Area Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

This interactive workshop provides the opportunity for Instructors and TAs to share their current Bruin Learn accessibility remediation tasks and learn how to use the UCLA-provided tools at their disposal to help remediate course content. We will review key features that support accessibility compliance and improve the usability of course content. By the end of the session, participants will have learned how to use the current accessibility tools in the Bruin Learn ecosystem to remediate issues relevant to their courses. Audience: Faculty, TAs, Staff

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This workshop is only open to instructors. This workshop will explore digital accessibility and its essential role in creating equitable learning experiences. Participants will be introduced to the key U.S. laws, standards, and accessibility principles that shape responsibilities in educational settings. The workshop will help participants move beyond considering accessibility as a checklist or legal obligation and begin thinking about it as a foundation for thoughtful, inclusive design.

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PubMed is your first stop for finding information in the health sciences. This workshop will introduce the basics of PubMed and how to turn your idea into search results. Instructor: Bob Johnson, Clinical and Research Support Librarian

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Co-sponsored by UCLA Library, the Kwame J. Granderson Undergraduate Writing Center and the Undergraduate Research Center–Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Need help figuring out what topic you want to explore for your project? Having trouble turning a general idea into something more specific? Join us for this workshop with library instructors to learn about developing your research questions. All fall quarter Cornerstone workshops will be held on Zoom.

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@ Join in a peer-led discussion on a spooky book for Halloween. This month’s title is “The Secret History,” by Donna Tartt. Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality they slip gradually from obsession to corruption and betrayal, and at last—inexorably—into evil. (from GoodReads) ### [New York Tri-State Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/new-york-tri-state-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/new-york-tri-state-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Part of: Archive Television Treasures In person: Q&A with actors Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless, executive producer Barney Rosenzweig. Made possible by the John H. Mitchell Television Programming Endowment Cagney & Lacey aired on CBS from 1982–1988, immediately elevating the episodic police genre with its remarkable style and substance. Starring Tyne Daly as Mary Beth Lacey and Sharon Gless as Christine Cagney, the show, throughout its tenure, received numerous Emmy nominations and several awards honoring its lead performers, writers, directors and the series itself. Accompanied by an outstanding supporting cast, Daly and Gless triumph as detective partners and best friends who navigate the ethics and perils of law enforcement and confront the complexities of 1980s feminist politics through the microcosm of the New York City police force. Writing partners Barbara Avedon and Barbara Corday, and executive producer Barney Rosenzweig, were moved to action by Molly Haskell’s book, From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies, and Haskell’s critique of the film industry’s refusal to take seriously women “buddy” pictures. Cagney & Lacey was first conceived of as a feature film script in 1974. CBS initially produced the material in 1981 as a television movie; after many fits and starts, in 1982 the series was launched. From its inception, the show generated debate and controversy around the representation of women on television and the series’ commitment to grounding storylines in topical subjects including abortion, alcoholism, rape, sexual harassment and criminal justice. While CBS executives were threatened by the concept of a dramatic series centered on two women detectives, a strong and dedicated female viewership was vocal in its appreciation for long overdue complex women characters. Join us for a celebration of Cagney & Lacey with series stars Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless and executive producer Barney Rosenzweig in person. Following the screening, there will be a conversation moderated by Archive Research and Study Center Officer Maya Montañez Smukler. Program notes by Archive Research and Study Center Officer Maya Montañez Smukler.

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The URC-Sciences’ 2027 Undergraduate Research Fellows Program (URFP) is a two-quarter program that supports UCLA students who are conducting a life science, physical science, or engineering research project with a UCLA faculty during Winter 2027 and Spring 2027. This Info. Session will be held via Zoom and go over program compentents and the application.

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Bruin MindFit is a mindful movement and meditation offering that teaches several effective stress management tools and is offered to UCLA faculty, staff, and students at no cost. In person outdoor grounding and revitalizing workshops to reconnect to the earth and walk mindfully on the grass. An opportunity to take a break and reset in the company of other Bruins. Thursday 10/8/26, 12:15-1:00p, Dickson Court South Tuesday 11/17/26, 12:15-1:00p, Dickson Court South

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This workshop covers specifics of English communication in academic and professional settings with an emphasis on resources and self-editing skills for second language writers. We will discuss expectations for citation in the U.S. and ways to avoid plagiarism. We will address email etiquette in academic and professional communication. We will also discuss strategies and resources for improving English grammar, word choice, and style.

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@ Four alumni communities, one room during #SFTechWeek. The Bay Area alumni clubs of NYU, Harvard, Boston University, and UCLA are co-hosting an evening for alumni working in and around AI. The evening will feature a focused 40-minute panel with operators deploying AI agents in industries that are often underrepresented in the broader AI conversation, including hospitality, consumer products, and CPG. Panelists will share candid insights into what is working in practice, what has fallen short, and how organizations are addressing accountability when AI-powered software takes action. Following the panel, attendees will have the opportunity to connect with alumni from across all four universities over light snacks and drinks. Agenda Doors open: 6:00 pm Panel discussion: 6:40 pm Event concludes: 8:45 pm This event is free to attend. Attendance is limited, and advance registration is required. Members of the UCLA community may request a seat. All requests will be reviewed by the event hosts, and attendance is not confirmed until a confirmation is received. This event is part of #SFTechWeek, a week of events hosted by venture capital firms and startups that brings together members of the technology ecosystem. Learn more at [www.tech-week.com](http://www.tech-week.com). ### [San Francisco Bay Area Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

On the 100th anniversary of John Coltrane’s birth year, The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s global jazz studies program will celebrate this giant of the saxophone, this jazz innovator and spiritual/artistic icon of the Black Arts Movement, this patron saint of avant garde. This symposium will honor Coltrane in words. The keynote address will be delivered by  Archbishop Franzo King, co-founder of the Saint John Coltrane African Orthodox Church. The keynote address in addition to remarks by the archbishop will feature music from members of the church. Theodore A. Harris, Coltrane’s Thunderclap, 1998, paper collage. 11X17in   ABOUT THE ART WORK Theodore A. Harris, Coltrane’s Thunderclap. 1998, paper collage, 11×17 in. Theodore A. Harris (1966-) is a Philadelphia-based visual artist and poet. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is in private and public collections such as Libraries and Museum University of Delaware, Fort Garland Museum and Cultural Center, University of New Mexico Art Museum, Saint Louis University Museum of Art, La Salle University Art Museum, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, McGill University Visual Arts Collection, Center for Africana Studies; University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center Rare Books and Manuscript Library; University of Pennsylvania, and the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art, and the Winston and Carolyn Lowe Collection. Harris is the co-founder of the Anti-Graffiti Network/Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. Harris has also co-authored and authored books including Our Flesh of Flames (2019), Malcolm X as Ideology (2008) with Amiri Baraka, TRIPTYCH with Amiri Baraka and Jack Hirschman (2011), i ran from it and was still in it with Fred Moten (2007), and Thesentür: Conscientious Objector to Formalism (2017). He is the Founding Artistic Director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Black Aesthetics. LEARN MORE: THEODORE A. HARRIS – Home

@ Join fellow Bruins in the Santa Clarita Valley for a casual Saturday morning coffee meetup! Grab a coffee, meet other local UCLA alumni, and hang out with fellow Bruins. No agenda, just a relaxed morning together. Attendees can purchase food/drinks on their own. ### [Santa Clarita Valley Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/santa-clarita-valley-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/santa-clarita-valley-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Join us as we cheer on UCLA Football! The bar has agreed to the following specials: 1. $6 Draft Beer 2. $30 Bucket of Beers (5 bottles in a bucket) 3. $10 Pizza & $15 Wings ### [New York Tri-State Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/new-york-tri-state-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/new-york-tri-state-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ **Join Daily Bruin alumni for another Daily Bruin Alumni Network Reunion!** The day will kick off at Kerckhoff Hall where you can visit the newsroom. Throughout the day, enjoy panels hosted by Daily Bruin alumni, **reconnect with old classmates**, meet the current Bruin staff and enjoy a light lunch. We hope this will be a great opportunity to network, **make new friends**, and **learn more about the current state of the Daily Bruin** and DBAN. In the evening, join DBAN alumni at the James West Alumni Center for a **cocktail hour and dinner** which will **highlight alums from the 1970s** as we note the 50th anniversary of the graduation of the Class of 1976. In addition, the 2026 Alumni of the Year: Patrick Healy ’76 and Jeong Park ’17 will be recognized for their extraordinary careers and contributions to the UCLA community. _If you are interested in attending but are unable to due to the cost of the ticket, please reach out to Marilyn Chavez-Martinez at **[chavez.marilyn50@gmail.com](mailto:chavez.marilyn50@gmail.com?subject=)**._ **Pricing** Daytime Activities **ONLY** — **Free** Evening Cocktail Party and Dinner **ONLY** — $75 Daytime Activities **AND** Evening Cocktail Party and Dinner — $75 ### [Daily Bruin Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/daily-bruin-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/daily-bruin-alumni-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ American Indian Alumni of UCLA’s 2026 Fundraiser. More information forthcoming. Stay tuned! TBA ### [American Indian Alumni of UCLA](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/american-indian-alumni-of-ucla/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/american-indian-alumni-of-ucla/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

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On the 100th anniversary of John Coltrane’s birth year, The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s global jazz studies program will celebrate this giant of the saxophone, this jazz innovator and spiritual/artistic icon of the Black Arts Movement, this patron saint of avant garde. Theodore A. Harris, Coltrane’s Thunderclap, 1998, paper collage. 11X17in   ABOUT THE ART WORK Theodore A. Harris, Coltrane’s Thunderclap. 1998, paper collage, 11×17 in. Theodore A. Harris (1966-) is a Philadelphia-based visual artist and poet. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is in private and public collections such as Libraries and Museum University of Delaware, Fort Garland Museum and Cultural Center, University of New Mexico Art Museum, Saint Louis University Museum of Art, La Salle University Art Museum, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, McGill University Visual Arts Collection, Center for Africana Studies; University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center Rare Books and Manuscript Library; University of Pennsylvania, and the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art, and the Winston and Carolyn Lowe Collection. Harris is the co-founder of the Anti-Graffiti Network/Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. Harris has also co-authored and authored books including Our Flesh of Flames (2019), Malcolm X as Ideology (2008) with Amiri Baraka, TRIPTYCH with Amiri Baraka and Jack Hirschman (2011), i ran from it and was still in it with Fred Moten (2007), and Thesentür: Conscientious Objector to Formalism (2017). He is the Founding Artistic Director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Black Aesthetics. LEARN MORE: THEODORE A. HARRIS – Home

Celebrate a pair of retrospectives featuring two prolific and trailblazing abstract artists, Huguette Caland and Mavis Pusey, with galleries open late and music in the courtyard. Food and drink will be available for purchase all night. This event is free and open to the public. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/fallcel26

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The program includes compositions by Johannes Brahms, Arnold Schoenberg, and Franz Schubert. Please visit the event website for full details and ticket information.

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