Week 6
Monday February 2/10
Tips and Tools for Dealing with Large Datasets at the Command Line
Mon 2/10 • 11AM - 11:50AM PST RSVP
Do you lie awake at night waiting for your R script to finish? Is your laptop running out of memory due to merging million row data frames? Do you panic at the thought of opening your data file in Excel? This presentation is for you! We’ll cover...
Monday Mood: How are you feeling today?
Mon 2/10 • 11AM - 3PM PST
Lu Valle Commons Basement
Join us at the RISE Center from 11am-3pm every Monday to paint, color, or draw your emotions and let your creativity thrive! All materials are provided including: canvas, acrylic and water color paint, markers, coloring sheets, clay, and much more!
Rclone: What Is It? Why Do I Need It?
Mon 2/10 • 1PM - 1:50PM PST RSVP
Rclone is a command-line tool that allows users to transfer and synchronize files between cloud storage services, servers, and local machines. Rclone is a cross-platform application that runs on Linux, Windows and MacOS. This workshop will be...
Drop-in with Josh at RISE
Mon 2/10 • 1PM - 3PM PST
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.
Colors and Connection
Mon 2/10 • 4PM - 5PM PST
RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level
Feeling lonely? Come join RISE for a free, one-hour workshop from Project UnLonely that bridges creative expression with meaningful connection- building!
Sexperts x Shenanigans Comedy Show
Mon 2/10 • 7PM - 8PM PST
Haines Hall A39
Enjoy a comedy show focused on sex-based humor, including “Ask a Sexpert” and Sexperts React Intermissions!
Tuesday February 2/11
Grad Fair 2025
Tue 2/11 • 9AM - 6PM PST
Textbooks department, A level of Ackerman Union
The UCLA Store invites you to our Grad Fair! This is your one-top shop for all your Graduation needs. Discounted prices on regalia and frame packages, announcements & class rings, senior portrait sessions and much more!
10 + 10 Pop-Up Series
Tue 2/11 • 10AM - 10:20AM PST RSVP
Title: Using the HET Framework for Inspiration and Self-Reflection About Your Teaching #reflect #inspiration-for-teaching #evidence-based-teaching Description: Learn one way to conduct a quick “self-audit” of your teaching and get ideas for new...
DataX Community Open House
Tue 2/11 • 10AM - 4PM PST RSVP
Murphy Hal 3312
Celebrate with us as DataX officially opens its new office space. Drop-in, stay all-day or just grab and go (no problem). Music, prizes, surprises, treats, meaningful conversation and games !
#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #FacultyStaff #Social #Community
Sex Week 2025 Tabling Fair
Tue 2/11 • 11AM - 3PM PST
Bruin Plaza
UCLA HEART and Sexperts are excited to host Sex Week 2025! This campus-wide initiative focuses on fostering discussions around love, healthy relationships, communication, self-love, consent, sex positivity, body image, and reproductive health. Come...
Critical Data Lab Projects in Progress: Critical & Creative Applications of Data-Centric Research
Tue 2/11 • 12PM - 12:50PM PST RSVP
Critical Data Lab is a collaborative convergence network with UCLA scholars to explore critical and creative applications within sociocultural data centric research. Through invited speakers and workshopping problems and projects, we seek to...
#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #FacultyStaff #Educational #Academic
Career Center Pop-Ins
Tue 2/11 • 1PM - 3PM PST
Bruin Resource Center
15-minute Drop-in Sessions are available in-person at SwD! Sessions can cover resume/cover letter development and review, help with job/internship search, or interview...
Drop-in with Val at RISE (TIME CHANGE)
Tue 2/11 • 2PM - 4PM PST
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.
Open Source Progam Offices in Higher Ed Discussion Group
Tue 2/11 • 3PM - 3:50PM PST RSVP
Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) are transforming how universities support open-source innovation. With support from the Sloan Foundation, UC campuses are building a first-of-its-kind multi-campus OSPO network inspired by UC Santa Cruz's...
#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #FacultyStaff #Educational #Research
Mindfulness Series: S6. Love, Acceptance, Compassion, Gratitude (Virtual)
Tue 2/11 • 4PM - 5PM PST
This workshop is part of series designed to lead participants in an exploration of various mindfulness themes. The program incorporates a blend of instructive sessions on mindfulness concepts, engaging mindfulness exercises, and interactive open...
Civic Jeopardy
Tue 2/11 • 5PM - 6PM PST
Los Angeles Tennis Center (LATC) Straus Clubhouse
Join BruinsVote for Civic Jeopardy! Come test your civic knowledge, enjoy free food and drinks, and have the chance to win neat prizes. This event is a part of the Democracy Workshop series and is supported by UCLA Campus Life and the UC National...
Let's Taco Bout Law School
Tue 2/11 • 6PM - 8PM PST
On this segment of Academics & First Year Experience's Taco Tuesday series, we'll be discussing all things Law! We'll be sharing on-campus resources and answers to questions like: What does it mean to be pre-law? What is law school, and why would...
Bouquet Making & Mocktails
Tue 2/11 • 7PM - 9PM PST
Gayley Heights
Assemble bouquets, sip on a virgin mint mojito, and learn about consent!
Vista Valentine & Pleasure Artivism Salon
Tue 2/11 • 7PM - 9PM PST
Rieber Vista
Celebrate love, friendship, and self-care at Rieber Vista’s annual Vista Valentine with bouquet-making, karaoke, and collaging! Enjoy a night of community, delicious treats, sexual health resources, and exciting raffle prizes! Plus the Art & Global...
Vista Valentine & Pleasure Artivism Salon
Tue 2/11 • 7PM - 9PM PST
Rieber Vista
Celebrate love, friendship, and self-care at Rieber Vista’s annual Vista Valentine with bouquet-making, karaoke, and collaging! Enjoy a night of community, delicious treats, sexual health resources, and exciting raffle prizes! Plus the Art & Global...
Wednesday February 2/12
Grad Fair 2025
Wed 2/12 • 9AM - 6PM PST
Textbooks department, A level of Ackerman Union
The UCLA Store invites you to our Grad Fair! This is your one-top shop for all your Graduation needs. Discounted prices on regalia and frame packages, announcements & class rings, senior portrait sessions and much more!
Alternatives to Summer Internships
Wed 2/12 • 12PM - 1PM PST RSVP
Conference Room 200, Career Center
Join the Career Center for an innovative workshop exploring alternative pathways to gaining valuable experience this summer with platforms like Forage and Parker Dewey.
Breaking Down Self Care for UCLA Faculty and Staff
Wed 2/12 • 12PM - 1PM PST
RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level
This workshop helps staff dig into the concepts of wellness and self care. Staff will create their own definitions of wellness by considering personal and cultural factors; learn to identify their own stressors and stress warning signs; learn the...
Winter English Language Circle - Feb. 12
Wed 2/12 • 12PM - 1PM PST
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...
Data Economies and Entrepreneurialism: An In-Depth Dialogue
Wed 2/12 • 12PM - 2PM PST RSVP
Murphy Hall 3312
Join us for a discussion on how data and digital ecosystems have reshaped our world, intertwining technology with entrepreneurial and economic outcomes, and changing the way people live and think. What ethical and practical questions does this...
#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #FacultyStaff #Educational #Academic
Facilitation Strategies for Engaging in Unpracticed Conversations Workshop
Wed 2/12 • 12PM - 2PM PST RSVP
Powell 186
Please join us for the "Facilitation Strategies for Engaging in Unpracticed Conversations" workshop, co-hosted by the UCLA Center for Education Innovation and Learning in the Sciences (CEILS) and the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC), and...
Lunchtime Art Talk on Tara Donovan
Wed 2/12 • 12:30PM PST
hammer museum
The Hammer's curatorial department leads free, insightful, short discussions about artists every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. This talk on Tara Donovan is led by Curatorial Assistant and Collection Specialist Jennie...
Drop-in with Nadine at RISE - Neurodivergent Student Support Available (Hybrid)
Wed 2/12 • 1PM - 3PM PST
RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level
Feel free to drop by and chat with a 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. Nadine is a...
OPT Webinars (for F-1 Visa Students)
Wed 2/12 • 2PM - 3PM PST
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! Time: 2 - 3pm (Pacific Time) via Zoom...
HEART Body Image & Nutrition Workshop
Wed 2/12 • 2PM - 4PM PST
CAPS Large Conference
The HEART Body Image and Nutrition Workshop fosters discussions to promote body positivity, reduce weight centric thinking, and cover topics of body ideals, diet culture, body image and the role of romantic relationships, and disordered eating, and...
URC Sciences presents Getting into Research
Wed 2/12 • 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. Download a copy of our slide deck and learn more about our workshops on our website.
Still Life Painting
Wed 2/12 • 4PM - 6PM PST
LGBTQ+ Center
With Sexperts and the LGBTQ+ Center, participants will work on a still-life painting of dildos, condoms, etc., while listening to a presentation and discussing about queer sex!
Letters & Chocolates
Wed 2/12 • 5PM - 6PM PST
Lu Valle Commons Basement (RISE Center)
Write a letter or card to a loved one to express your appreciation. Stamps, postcards, and other materials provided.
Public Affairs Major Information Session
Wed 2/12 • 5PM - 6PM PST RSVP
3333 Public Affairs Building
Join us at the Public Affairs Major Information Session to learn about the scope of the B.A. in Public Affairs, major requirements, application process, and how the Luskin School of Public Affairs supports your academic goals! The information...
Cupid Care Fair
Wed 2/12 • 6PM - 8PM PST
Gayley Heights
Enjoy an evening full of love, self-care, sex positivity, STI awareness, various prizes, music, photos, and more! Self Care Kits & safer sex items will be handed out while supplies last!
Drag 101 Workshop
Wed 2/12 • 6:45PM - 8PM PST
LGBTQ+ Center
The purpose of this event is to teach students the art of drag and self-expression in preparation for Sex Week’s Drag Open-Mic night. This workshop will explore drag as an artform, ways students can create their own drag projects, and the history of...
Poetry: Armen Davoudian
Wed 2/12 • 7:30PM PST
hammer museum
Armen Davoudian, who grew up in Isfahan, Iran, has published his first volume of poems, The Palace of Forty Pillars, which the San Francisco Chronicle named “Best Book of Spring.” Davoudian also translated from Persian Hopscotch, by the contemporary...
Thursday February 2/13
Grad Fair 2025
Thu 2/13 • 9AM - 6PM PST
Textbooks department, A level Ackerman Union
The UCLA Store invites you to our Grad Fair! This is your one-top shop for all your Graduation needs. Discounted prices on regalia and frame packages, announcements & class rings, senior portrait sessions and much more!
Virtual FAFSA/CADAA Workshop
Thu 2/13 • 10AM - 12PM PST
Join us for a FREE Virtual workshop to receive tips and tricks on how to complete your 2025-2026 FAFSA/CADAA! Meeting ID: 991 2012 4597 Passcode:...
In-Person SwD Support Group
Thu 2/13 • 11:30AM - 1PM PST RSVP
CAPS
Join us for our SwD Support Group facilitated by CAPS Be in community, connect, & enjoy lunch with us! Don't forget to RSVP to receive all event details, see you...
The Challenge of Fostering Responsible Relations: The Case of Osage Winds
Thu 2/13 • 12:15PM - 1:45PM PST
Haines Hall Rm 352
Too often, the stories told about Indigenous peoples flatten the complexity of Native nation experiences, especially around environmental sovereignty and relationality. This talk explores the deep politics behind the building and dismantling of an...
From Could We to Should We? Developing a Critical Framework for Engaging with Artificial Intel
Thu 2/13 • 1PM - 2PM PST RSVP
No matter whether you love it, fear it or are sick of hearing about it, artificial intelligence impacts our lives. In this workshop, we will go beyond what AI tools do (or their creators say they do) and take a hard look at the broader implications...
Career Center Transfer Pop-In
Thu 2/13 • 1PM - 3PM PST
Transfer Student Center (Kerckhoff 128)
The Career Center is excited to announce our “Transfer Pop-Ins” at the Transfer Student Center (TSC). These are your golden 15-minute slots to get personalized, one-on-one career advice that caters specifically to your unique journey as a transfer...
Drop-in with Alea at RISE
Thu 2/13 • 1PM - 3PM PST
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.
Developing Your Research Plan
Thu 2/13 • 4PM - 4:50PM PST RSVP
Powell Library Classroom C, Room 320C
Co-sponsored by the UCLA Library, the Undergraduate Writing Center and the Undergraduate Research Center–Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Keep your stress levels down while pursuing your research interest! You'll learn how to create a timeline...
RISE Graduating Student Support (Hybrid)
Thu 2/13 • 4PM - 5PM PST
RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level
Graduating students are welcome to come by RISE and reflect on their journey to graduation. There will be passive reflection materials, resources and virtual Graduating Student Wellbeing Drop-ins available. Zoom Details for Virtual Drop-ins with...
Decriminalization of Sex Work and Abortion Access
Thu 2/13 • 5PM - 6:15PM PST
Fielding School of Public Health 43-105
Sex Worker Abortion Navigation Services (SWANS) explores sex work decriminalization and abortion access, emphasizing harm reduction, peer-led programs, and reduced stigma to expand services, empower individuals, improve health outcomes, legal...
Letters to Home: Art & Writing by LGBTQ+ Nikkei & Allies Book Talk
Thu 2/13 • 5PM - 6:15PM PST
Broad Art Center Rm 2160E
Letters to Home is among the first anthologies to spotlight LGBTQ+ Nikkei experiences and allyship through an intergenerational lens.
Lovefest
Thu 2/13 • 5PM - 8PM PST
Sunset Plaza
A celebration of love in all capacities! Come by Sunset Plaza for Valentine's Day-themed crafts, entertainment, candy and more!
Black History Meal - De Neve
Thu 2/13 • 5PM - 9PM PST
De Neve Dining Hall
De Neve Dining and the Afrikan Diaspora LLC invite you to the Black History Meal in De neve Dining Hall to kickoff Black History Month!
ASHE | HEART Open Mic & Drag Night
Thu 2/13 • 8PM - 9:30PM PST
Northwest Campus Auditorium
Open Mic/Drag Night Description: Join HEART and Sexperts for an unforgettable Drag Night/Open Mic Night, celebrating self-expression and creativity as part of Sex Week 2025! Come enjoy an evening of talent, performances, and community connection!
Drag and Open Mic Night
Thu 2/13 • 8PM - 9:30PM PST
Northwest Auditorium
Join HEART and Sexperts for an unforgettable Drag Night/Open Mic Night, celebrating self-expression and creativity! Come enjoy an evening of talent, performances, and community connection!
Friday February 2/14
Skilltype Orientation for Students
Fri 2/14 • 10AM - 11:30AM PST RSVP
3312 Murphy Hall
Yes, we love Skilltype, a platform that uses real-time data to help UCLA students identify, develop and share expertise to help create and inform your career pathway. As part of UC Love Data Week, this in-person, interactive event will help students...
Drop-in with Jaci at RISE
Fri 2/14 • 1PM - 3PM PST
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.
Women's Lacrosse vs Florida State University
Fri 2/14 • 2PM PST
Intramural Field
Golden State Invitational
The Bigamist
Fri 2/14 • 7:30PM PST
Billy Wilder Theater
Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hugh M. Hefner Classic American Film Program 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...
Saturday February 2/15
Women's Lacrosse vs San Diego State University
Sat 2/15 • 10AM PST
Intramural Field
Golden State Invitational
Exhibition Tour: Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal
Sat 2/15 • 1PM PST
hammer museum
Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal. Capacity is limited. Visitors will be admitted on a first come, first served...
Women's Lacrosse vs Utah Valley University
Sat 2/15 • 4PM PST
Intramural Field
Golden State Invitational
Ida Lupino and the Small Screen
Sat 2/15 • 7:30PM PST
Billy Wilder Theater
Made possible by the John H. Mitchell Television Programming Endowment In-person: Q&A with Alexandra Seros, author of “Ida Lupino, Forgotten Auteur: From Film Noir to the Director's Chair,” moderated by Maya Montañez Smukler, Archive Research and...
Sunday February 2/16
Women's Lacrosse vs University of Utah
Sun 2/16 • 8AM PST
Intramural Field
Golden State Invitational
Turiya Rising: Brandee Younger
Sun 2/16 • 5PM PST
hammer museum
Step into the galleries of Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal every Sunday for special performances on a stage designed for the exhibition by artist GeoVanna Gonzalez. Each performance is presented in celebration of Coltrane’s legacy as a musical...