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If March’s session got you thinking, this one will go further. Faculty are struggling to keep up with AI’s rapid evolution—but there’s a reason why some are thriving while others are overwhelmed. This session will dig into real faculty experiences and the strategies that are actually making a difference. Session Presenter: Tina Austin, UCLA Lecturer for Computational Biology Key Questions We’ll Explore: -What’s the #1 mistake faculty make when integrating AI? -How do different disciplines use AI in ways you wouldn’t expect? -What does it take to stay ahead without being buried in AI updates? -What’s the missing piece? Why one-off AI talks aren’t enough for faculty success. Why You Should Come: If you want to go beyond the surface-level AI talk and figure out what actually works, this session is for you. But be warned—this isn’t a step-by-step how-to. It’s a deep dive into what’s changing and why faculty need more structured support. Location: https://ucla.zoom.us/s/99134139553

UCLA students are invited to register for this hands-on workshop exploring the ethical and practical uses of A.I. text generation tools. Led by UCLA Library staff, this 90-minute workshop will focus on the following: Writing effective prompts Evaluating A.I.’s ability to understand and summarize academic writing Exploring ways to use A.I. tools to improve research strategies, while keeping issues of plagiarism, intellectual property protection and other impacts of A.I. in mind Attendees are encouraged to bring their own laptop or borrow a CLICC laptop or Chromebook to follow along with workshop activities. This workshop will be led by Michelle Brasseur, Mohsin Ali, Christopher Gilman and Ming Liu. Location: Charles E. Young Research Library, Main Conference Room 11360

CAPS Drop-In Hours provide free, confidential, brief consultations for UCLA undergraduate and graduate students that identify as undocumented or come from mixed-status families. During the visit, a specialized counselor can help you to explore resources, assess your mental health, and when needed, connect you to ongoing CAPS counseling, and other services. Location: Undocumented Student Program office - Student Activities Center B52

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 student from UCLA Career Counselors. Location: Transfer Student Center (Kerckhoff 128)

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. Meeting ID: 624 042 9045 Location: https://ucla-hipaa.zoom.us/j/6240429045

Co-sponsored by the UCLA Library, the Undergraduate Writing Center and the Undergraduate Research Center–Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Learn about citation practices and avoiding plagiarism, how to auto-generate your bibliography, keep track of your sources and more! Join us for this workshop with library instructors to learn about citing your sources. For more information about the Cornerstone Research Workshop series, visit the Undergraduate Research Workshops Center. This event will be offered both in person and over Zoom. If you would like to attend this workshop in person, the event will be held in Powell Library Classroom C, Room 320C. Please register in advance to attend in person or virtually. Want to take this workshop now online? The workshop is also available asynchronously on our Writing Instruction + Research Education (WI+RE) website. Location: Powell Library Classroom C, Room 320C - https://www.library.ucla.edu/visit/events-exhibitions/collecting-and-citing-sources-04-24-25/

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 free pizza and refreshments! Location: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

Thinking about preparing an article manuscript for submission? This workshop will focus on the aspects of the process of getting an article published that most differ from other graduate writing projects, such as selecting appropriate journals and interacting with editors. We will also discuss strategies for revising articles for a target journal.

Join Bruins for Recovery student org in our new General Student Recovery Meeting on Thursdays from 6-7pm. -All meetings are free and anonymous. No registration required - just show up! -Student recovery meetings are open to students in or interested in recovery / sobriety / abstinence. -Students who identify as allies are welcome to attend all meetings. *Student Recovery Meetings are peer to peer support meetings, they do not take place of mental health therapy, groups or other medical services.* Location: CRP Lounge (within Bruin Resource Center) SAC B44B

Shattering Limits, Securing Wealth is an empowering financial workshop created to help Black Bruins level up their money mindset and learn how to build lasting wealth. Hosted in collaboration with UCLA’s Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and the Afrikan Mxn’s Collective, this event is about breaking financial barriers and creating a foundation for long-term success. Location: Black Bruin Resource Center (Kerckhoff 168)

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, creating an electric atmosphere filled with great tunes and good vibes. More than just entertainment, Concerts on the Hill fosters community, creativity, and a deep appreciation for the arts, giving students a stage to shine and an audience to connect with. Whether you’re there to jam out, discover new talent, or just unwind with friends, this is the ultimate way to experience UCLA’s rich musical culture! Location: Sunset Plaza Stage

This conference will be held via Zoom. Please visit our website for the list of speakers, program schedule and to register. Organized by Robert N. Watson (University of California, Los Angeles), Tiffany Jo Werth (University of California, Davis), and Todd Borlik (Purdue University).California boasts itself as a hub for transitioning energy from fossil fuels to renewable sources such as wind, water, and solar power. Taking this local, contemporary perspective as its departure point, this conference looks to the past and a deep history of energy transitions (and additions) in order to better understand how to negotiate this switch. We will convene scholars around the topics of “energy,” “extraction,” and “exploitation,” in the period we are calling “long modernity” (16th–21st century). This conference brings together diverse disciplines to unpack the complex dynamics that accompany energy regime change as expressed by technological development and represented in creative media that span the centuries of long modernity and that connect the local to the global, the past to the present. We seek to understand how an energy transition might conserve, rather than ravage, the environment and species by understanding how energy infrastructures affect earth and its ecosystems. Location: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/16-Z8Yv_S0y3k18NdEb-Ew#/registration

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. Meeting ID: 966 1217 8415 Passcode: 123 Location: https://ucla-hipaa.zoom.us/j/96612178415?pwd=tx3rau9VL3I6rjq2OTFIfzBBA7EAsQ.1

Arts Party is an annual event designed for college students from all over Southern California. Join us for an unforgettable evening with live music, artist-led workshops, and after-hours access to the galleries! Concert to be announced Art-making workshops facilitated by Self-Help Graphics & Art, LA Zine Fest, and Hammer Student Educators Five exhibitions on view including Alice Coltrane: Monumental Eternal and HEAD FOR THE HILLS! Selections from the Grunwald Center and Hammer Contemporary Collection BittieBitez Donuts and Smile Hotdog food trucks Food trucks, photo booth, swag, snacks, and cash bar This event is for college students only! Arts Party is organized by the Hammer Student Association (HSA) with collaboration from UCLA Campus Events Commission. HSA is a group of UCLA students from diverse disciplines and positions within the Hammer who create programs to connect the museum with a student audience. HSA’s mission for Arts Party is to cultivate a shared space that transcends boundaries, encourages self-expression, and facilitates inclusive experiences through art, music, and each other. Location: hammer museum

Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship (WIRA) Location: Rancho Cordova, CA

US Quadball Cup

Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive In-person: director Nida Sinnokrot. 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. Palestine Blues Palestine/Israel, 2005 This urgent, poetic documentary captures the resistance of Palestinian farmers in the village of Jayyous as Israel’s separation wall threatens their survival. Shot in a guerilla-style of cinéma vérité that heightens dramatic tension, the film largely forgoes narration, opting instead to let the voices and struggles of Jayyous’ citizens, some of whom are director Nida Sinnokrot’s relatives, speak for themselves. Palestine Blues is an intimate, deeply human portrait of resilience in the face of displacement and occupation.—Public Programmer Beandrea July DCP, color, 72 min. Director: Nida Sinnokrot. Location: Billy Wilder Theater

Join us for an afternoon spring tea party with food, refreshments, sun catcher making, a floral photobooth, and creative wellness goodie bags! Wear your high tea attire or spring florals for an afternoon of fun. Location: Sunset Village Plaza

Tickets for this concert will go on sale Tuesday, March 25 at 12:00 noon. Seating at the Clark Library is limited, and tickets are likely to sell out within a few minutes. This concert will feature an all-Beethoven program. Please visit the event website for full details. Location: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library

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 innovator and as an ode to her Sunday services at the Sai Anantam Ashram. This event takes place inside of the galleries, and seating is strictly limited. To attend this performance, tickets will be issued on a first come, first served basis. Ticket line will queue outside of the Alice Coltrane galleries starting at 4PM. Entry is not guaranteed. Location: hammer museum

Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the UCLA AMIA Student Chapter 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. Organized labor plays an integral role in shaping the conditions in which we work and live our lives. Native Land (1942) and The Killing Floor (1984) explore the endurance of union labor in the face of union antagonism. The existence of these films challenges the anti-labor and anti-communist trends of the 1930s and 1980s. Native Land is narrated by Paul Robeson, who was placed on the Hollywood Blacklist and brought before the House Un-American Activities Committee. The Killing Floor was produced during the Reagan administration’s union busting and cuts to public arts funding. Filming on location, in collaboration with union activists, these films tell stories of union oppression, integration and the fight to preserve basic human rights. Together, they tell a story of organized labor’s power on and off screen. Native Land U.S., 1942 Based on the United States Senate’s La Follette Civil Liberties Committee hearings on labor union busting and corporate labor spying, the film became a paean to the growth of the American labor movement. Constructed from documentary and newsreel footage, as well as dramatized reenactments, the film opened commercially in May 1942 and quickly disappeared, its message of class struggle no longer in tune with the rhetoric of national unity which permeated the United States during World War II. 35mm, b&w, 89 min. Directors: Leo Hurwitz, Paul Strand. Screenwriters: Leo Hurwitz, Ben Maddow. With: Paul Robeson, Fred Johnson. 35mm preservation print courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive. The Killing Floor U.S., 1984 This critically acclaimed independent film is based upon the true story of a group of Black and white slaughterhouse workers who broke racial barriers by building the first interracial union in the brutal Chicago Stockyards. Damien Leake stars as Frank Custer, a young, Black sharecropper from Mississippi — one of tens of thousands of Black southerners who journeyed to the industrial north during World War I, in the hopes of racial equality. When he lands a job as a laborer on “the killing floor” of a giant Chicago meatpacking plant, he discovers an environment seething with racial antagonism. DCP, color, 118 min. Director: Bill Duke. Screenwriter: Leslie Lee. With: Damien Leake, Alfre Woodard, Moses Gunn. Digital preservation courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive and Elsa Rassbach. Special thanks to the Sundance Institute. Programmed and notes written by Marley Saldivar-Lozano, Wilde Davis, Molly Regan, Blaise Carter, Faith Lam and Samantha Stefanoff. Special thanks to Nicole Ucedo, Maya Montañez Smukler, Shawn Vancour, Todd Wiener, Amanda Salazar and Steven Hill. Location: Billy Wilder Theater

Stop by all day for snacks, a space to study, or materials such as scantrons, bluebooks, and other school supplies for your midterms! Help us make sure there's enough food for everyone and RSVP: https://bit.ly/GrabAndGoUSP Location: RSVP for Location

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. Location: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/3826085082

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. Location: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

White Evangelicalism and Christian Nationalism has occupied an increasingly prominent position since—and in many ways before—the first Trump administration. Events such as January 6 and the second Trump presidency have highlighted the entanglement of politics and religious belief that is central to Christian Nationalism. This symposium brings together several scholars to discuss various aspects of white Evangelicalism and Christian Nationalism, particularly as they connect to modern and contemporary American politics. The symposium serves as a forum for investigating topics such as tolerance and religious pluralism, the use of anti-abortion protests, and the intersection of race and Christian Nationalism. Further, the symposium opens a discussion on how Evangelicalism and Christian Nationalism use and misuse biblical and historical material to bolster their narratives. 2–2:10: Welcome – Carol Bakhos, Chair, Study of Religion 2:10-2:30: Introduction and Opening Remarks by Gina Konstantopoulos, Symposium Moderator – “Evangelizing Antiquity: The Museum of the Bible and the Appropriation of the Past” 2:30-3:00 Sophie Bjork-James – “To Be Pro-life in an Age of Extinction: Abortion, Christian Nationalism, and Ecological Denial” 3:00-3:20: Break 3:20-3:50: Brooklyn Walker – “Counterpoint in the Heavenly Choir: Christian Nationalism, Anti-Christian Nationalism, and the Multivocality of American Christianity” 3:50-4:20: Michael R. Fisher, Jr. – “Race, Politics, and Christian Nationalism in the Second Era of Trump” 4:20-5: Discussion and Q&A Location: Royce Hall, Room 306 - https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/ek8xsEMsTXKe_3uAAEjHFQ#/registration

This mindfulness workshop will begin with some education and discussion around the value of mindfulness, how to implement mindfulness into daily life, and mindfulness meditation. Resources will also be shared for guided meditations. No mindfulness experience is necessary, but if you have your own experiences, please bring them and share how they have benefited you and how you practice. Newbs and veterans of mindfulness are all welcome! Location: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the UCLA AMIA Student Chapter 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. Directors Leslie Harris and Bill Sherwood amplify New York City’s marginalized voices in each of their first, and only, feature films. With narratives inspired by the filmmakers’ own lives, Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. and Parting Glances are key moments in Black independent filmmaking of the 1990s and New Queer Cinema, respectively. These parallel movements in film history enabled queer and Black communities in New York City to reclaim the cinematic medium and to center the validity of their own stories. Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. U.S., 1992 An unabashedly frank, challenging and humorous story of a young Black woman growing into herself. Featuring Ariyan A. Johnson’s astonishing screen debut as Chantel, a Brooklyn teenager so filled with life and opinions she often breaks the fourth wall to directly address her audience. While dealing with her day-to-day reality, Chantel dreams of the day when she can leave for college. When Chantel discovers that she is pregnant, she must reconcile the possibilities for her future. DCP, color, 92 min. Director: Leslie Harris. Screenwriter: Leslie Harris. With: Ariyan A. Johnson, Kevin Thigpen, Ebony Jerido. Restored by the UCLA FIlm & Television Archive as part of the Outfest UCLA Legacy Project. Restoration funding provided by the Andrew J. Kuehn Jr. Foundation and the Members of Outfest. Parting Glances U.S., 1986 Over the course of 24 hours, lovers Michael (Richard Ganoung) and Robert (John Bolger) emotionally joust as Robert prepares to leave for a work assignment overseas. Michael confronts his separation anxiety with ironic fortitude as he faces Robert’s departure, the illness of his ex-lover and best friend, Nick (Steve Buscemi), and eccentric artists at a going away party. Bill Sherwood’s film explores the complexities in each of these relationships against the backdrop of the HIV/AIDS crisis in 1980s New York. 35mm, color, 90 min. Director: Bill Sherwood. Screenwriter: Bill Sherwood. With: Richard Ganoung, John Bolger, Steve Buscemi. 35mm restored print courtesy of the Outfest UCLA Legacy Project. Programmed and notes written by Marley Saldivar-Lozano, Wilde Davis, Molly Regan, Blaise Carter, Faith Lam and Samantha Stefanoff. Special thanks to Nicole Ucedo, Maya Montañez Smukler, Shawn Vancour, Todd Wiener, Amanda Salazar, and Steven Hill. Location: Billy Wilder Theater

Artists, scholars, and musicians present insights into Alice Coltrane's profound impact, with presentations and conversations by Timothy Anne Burnside, Lauren Du Graff, Harmony Holiday, Robin DG Kelley, Cauleen Smith, and more Location: hammer museum

Come to the RISE Center for a moment of stillness. Grab a cup of tea, meeting community members, and practice mindfulness, spirituality, thoughtfulness, and stillness. Location: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

Co-sponsored by UCLA Career Center and UCLA DataX! There’s a reason we keep inviting you to this: Skilltype is your platform to dive into deep job prep. In this workshop, DataX staff and student Ambassadors will present a case study and scenarios about searching for your data-related dream job, and walk you through how to upskill for it. Need more incentive? We’ll feed you a really good lunch. Location: DataX Impact Forum, 3312 Murphy Hall

Presented by the UCLA Library and the Jacob Marschak Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Mathematics in the Behavioral Sciences Speaker: Charles Kurzman, professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Why are citizens of some countries so much richer, on average, than citizens of other countries? Citizenship itself may be one of the key explanations. At the same time as new methods of extraction and productivity have generated vast wealth over the last two centuries, countries have hoarded this wealth by discriminating against non-citizens, limiting political rights and economic claims and reshaping inequality on a global scale. This talk is offered both in person and online. Light refreshments will be served. Location: Charles E. Young Research Library (YRL) - https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lfq9LH_iRQC4la7Q2lgysg

Sessions can cover resume/cover letter development and review, help with job/internship search, or interview preparation. Location: Bruin Resource Center

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. Location: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

Take some time to relax, stretch, and breathe through movement and meditation. Location: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

Our Graduate Student Mentors will show you how to translate your research project into an accessible presentation. These workshops are designed for students conducting research in the life sciences, physical sciences, and engineering, and will prepare attendees for presenting a virtual or prerecorded presentation at the Undergraduate Research & Creativity Showcase. Location: https://ucla.in/40vjLUv

Join fellow mappers worldwide to map the world! -- Learn about OpenStreetMap -- Learn about Humanitarian Mapping -- Join the Crisis Mapping Challenge Share with other mappers from around the world. Beginners are welcome! Learn more at mapathon.la Location: Science and Engineering Library, Geology

Thinking about preparing an article manuscript for submission? This workshop will focus on the aspects of the process of getting an article published that most differ from other graduate writing projects, such as selecting appropriate journals and interacting with editors. We will also discuss strategies for revising articles for a target journal.

Join Bruins for Recovery student org in our new Marijuana Student Recovery Meeting on Tuesdays from 5:30-6:30pm. -All meetings are free and anonymous. No registration required - just show up! -Student recovery meetings are open to students in or interested in recovery / sobriety / abstinence. -Students who identify as allies are welcome to attend all meetings. *Student Recovery Meetings are peer to peer support meetings, they do not take place of mental health therapy, groups or other medical services.* Location: CRP Lounge (within Bruin Resource Center) SAC B44B

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! Upcoming Dates (spring 2025): April 30, 2025 Location: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/95322790676

Please join us when Albert M. Camarillo, Stanford University Leon Sloss Jr. Memorial Professor of History, Emeritus, presents his memoir, "Compton in My Soul: A Life in Pursuit of Racial Equality" (Stanford University Press, 2024). Camarillo, who received his PhD from UCLA in 1975, is regarded as one of the founding scholars of Chicano studies and the field of Mexican American history. Location: CSRC Library - Haines Hall 144

Join SwD for a walking tour to the Career Center - learn about services, resources and more. Meet us at the BRC at 11:20am if you would like to walk over together, hope to see you there! Location: UCLA Career Center

During office hours, students may come to a TA with unexpected, complex, and/or overlapping academic and personal concerns. This workshop will explore strategies for approaching these unexpected conversations, covering methods for organizing office hours, for effective one-on-one communication, and for connecting students with appropriate support services. TAs will review case studies of real office hour scenarios and will discuss strategies for navigating those unpracticed moments. Participants will walk away with a list of campus resources they can connect their students to and with renewed confidence in hosting office hours.

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 circle is led by a native English speaker, who will help you become more confident in your speaking skills and who can answer your language and grammar questions. All of our ELC sessions will take place on Zoom this spring 2025. Space is limited to 20 participants per session. Participants are welcome to enjoy their lunch during these sessions. Location: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/97498782432?pwd=YwF8TeS9L2hV7aRGSoGKOzZ19Xb5px.1

The Preservation Fair aims to connect with students, staff and the public to show how various libraries support the preservation of their collections. We will be highlighting current and past projects and routine processes for others to see what preservation work looks like. There will be games with a chance to win prizes and exclusive Preservation Department swag. Location: Powell Library Rotunda

The Hammer's curatorial department leads free, insightful, short discussions about artists every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. This talk on Martine Syms is led by Curator Erin Christovale. Location: hammer museum

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. Location: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

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 the retreat time will be allocated for writing. All sessions will be conducted remotely via Zoom. There are four total sessions this Spring Quarter: April 23, April 30, May 9, and May 16. You are welcome to attend one, two, three, or all sessions.

Join Bruins for Recovery student org on Wednesdays for our Community AA Desire to Stop meetings from 2:30-4pm. Meeting is open to community members as well. How to get there: From Bruin Plaza, go through the bookstore, take the elevator to the second level and it’s the first meeting room on the left, across the ballroom.-All meetings are free and anonymous. No registration required - just show up! -Student recovery meetings are open to students in or interested in recovery / sobriety / abstinence. -Students who identify as allies are welcome to attend all meetings. *Student Recovery Meetings are peer to peer support meetings, they do not take place of mental health therapy, groups or other medical services.* Location: Ackerman Union Room #2410

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. Location: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

Join this insightful undergraduate student-led presentation on the American financial system, where Financial Wellness Peer Coach, Kavin Shah will explore the roles of various financial institutions, regulators, and the movement of money in the economy. Learn about monetary and fiscal policies, economic inequality, and the rise of cryptocurrency. He'll also cover essential investment strategies, smart credit and loan choices, and how to avoid financial scams. See you there! Location: https://tinyurl.com/finsystem30

Come hear the candidates running for USAC discuss several topics in preparation for the USAC Election! Location: North West Campus Auditorium