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Events

Wednesday,
Nov 4
Health and Wellbeing Drop-ins(10AM - 12PM) Resilience In Your Student Experience (RISE) Center
Come inquire about RISE programming, get connected to CAPS, or learn about campus resources. We're here for you! Location: RISE Center at LuValle Commons Basement Level
American Indian Studies Center Library (AISC Library) Coffee Break(10:30AM - 2PM) Institute of American Cultures
Join us at the AISC Library for a coffee break. Location: AISC Library, Campbell Hall 3214
FALL ENGLISH LANGUAGE CIRCLE: NOVEMBER 4 (IN-PERSON)(12PM - 1PM) Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars
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. While this week's ELC session will take place in person, please note that our program for Fall 2026 will operate on an alternating hybrid schedule. ELC meet virtually during odd weeks (weeks 3, 5, 7, and 9) and in-person during even weeks (weeks 2, 4, 6, and 10.) Please be sure to check the full description before registering. Space is limited to 20 participants per session, and participants are welcome to bring and enjoy their lunch during these meetings.
FALL INTERNATIONAL SCHOLAR LUNCH HOUR(12PM - 1:30PM) Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars
The Dashew Center invites you to join our quarterly International Scholar Lunch Hour this Fall! Meet other members of the UCLA International Scholar community to socialize, connect, and expand your network. The event will be held on Wednesday, November 4th from 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PT @ Bradley 300. Registration is recommended to assist us with estimating attendance. Location: Tom Bradley International Hall (Bradley Hall), Room 300
Join the UCLA Arts Library for an introduction to the collections, methods, and people supporting research in a variety of Arts disciplines. Topics will include image and multimedia resources, unique treasures in the Arts Library and strategies for incorporating visual materials into the research process. Attendees from all disciplinary backgrounds are welcome! Instructors: Ashley Peterson, Digital Scholarship Librarian for the Arts and Humanities; Lane Goldszer, Teaching and Learning Librarian for the Arts; Diana King, Teaching and Learning Librarian for Arts and Social Sciences; Sylvia Page, Teaching and Learning Librarian for Humanities and Arts
GSRC Drop-In Hours: Case Management(1PM - 2PM) Graduate Student Resource Center
Join Case Management and the Graduate Student Resource Center for drop-in hours this fall! Discover how case managers support students by exploring options, identifying on-campus resources, and helping students to create a plan for their next steps. Location: Graduate Student Resource Center (SAC B11)
Undergraduate Drop-Ins(1PM - 4PM) Financial Wellness
Have a quick question about your finances? UCLA Financial Wellness offers undergraduate drop-in hours to help students navigate their financial well-being. https://financialwellness.ucla.edu/make-an-appointment **Undergraduate drop-ins are for quick, general inquiries. For questions that require more time or individualized support with topics such as budgeting, saving, credit, debt repayment, student loans, or investing basics, students should book a financial coaching appointment.
Undergraduate Research Center-Sciences Office Hours(2PM - 3PM) Undergraduate Research Center - Sciences
Have specific questions about your research journey? Join the Undergraduate Research Center for the Sciences for office hours with one of our directors. These sessions are open to undergraduates who would like to discuss topics such as: Getting into research, Undergraduate research programs/opportunities, Graduate school preparation, and Communicating your research.
FALL OPT WEBINARS (FOR F-1 VISA STUDENTS)(2PM - 3PM) Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars
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) Location: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/98199114498
Undergraduate Research Center-Sciences Office Hours(2PM - 3PM) Undergraduate Research Center – Sciences
Have specific questions about your research journey? Join the Undergraduate Research Center for the Sciences for office hours with one of our directors. These sessions are open to undergraduates who would like to discuss topics such as: - Getting into research* - Undergraduate research programs/opportunities - Graduate school preparation - Communicating your research *If your question is about how to get started in research, we recommend watching our Getting into Research workshop before attending our office hours. Location: Life Sciences Building, Room 2120
Resilience & Renewal(4PM - 5PM) Resilience In Your Student Experience (RISE) Center
A community club focused on resilience, self-care, and personal growth. Location: Lu Valle Commons Basement Level 01
How to Request Letters of Recommendation for Scholarships(5PM - 5:45PM) Center for Scholarships & Scholar Enrichment
Say you need a letter of recommendation for a scholarship or research opportunity, who do you ask? How do you ask? (And how should you *not* ask?) Learn effective strategies for approaching professors and requesting letters of recommendation via email for scholarship applications. Enrollment closes at 10:50am on the day of the workshop. Enrolled participants can access the Zoom link for this workshop in my.ucla.edu Academics -> Advising and Academic Services -> Workshops: https://be.my.ucla.edu/groupmanager/Events/Event/Reservations PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDER FOR REMINDER EMAILS. At the beginning of the workshop, you must provide your UID number to verify your status as a UCLA student who is on the Workshop Roster. CSSE workshops are protected intellectual property and recording is not allowed.
Strategies for Writing the Master's Thesis (STEM Focus)(5:15PM - 6:30PM) Graduate Writing Center
This workshop will give an overview of how to write a master's thesis for students in STEM fields. It will include writing activities and discussion to help participants develop their thesis topics. We will also present strategies for organizing research and literature reviews, as well as tips for drafting and revision.
Presented in partnership with the UCLA American Indian Studies Center as part of its Mellon grant initiatives, this public conversation will bring together Shipibo-Konibo artist and cultural leader Olinda Silvano with collaborators Erick (Ronin) Arias Silvano and Sadith Esther Silvano Inuma, in dialogue with moderator Shannon Speed, director of the UCLA American Indian Studies Center; professor of American Indian studies, gender studies, and anthropology; and special advisor to the Chancellor on Native American and Indigenous affairs. Location: Fowler Museum
Each quarter, CARE offers a 3-session certificate training where all students are invited to engage in learning and conversation about sexual violence prevention, gaining knowledge in 3-parts of prevention: stopping harm before it happens, being responsive to survivors who have experienced harm, and promoting long-term healing. The Fall Certificate Training will be held Wednesday evenings Wk 5-7 from 6-8pm in the CAPS LCR. Interested individuals can RSVP by 10/23 to participate. Location: CAPS Large Conference Room
Thursday,
Nov 5
Coffee with a Cop(9AM - 11AM) Residential Life
An opportunity to interact and speak with UCPD officers and to grab a cup of coffee and a pastry on the way to class. Location: De Neve Quad
Health and Wellbeing Drop-ins(10AM - 12PM) Resilience In Your Student Experience (RISE) Center
Come inquire about RISE programming, get connected to CAPS, or learn about campus resources. We're here for you! Location: RISE Center at LuValle Commons Basement Level
Meditation Station(10AM - 12PM) Resilience In Your Student Experience (RISE) Center
Join us for a beginner friendly guided meditation. Take some time to breathe, meet community, and practice mindfulness, spirituality, and stillness. Location: Lu Valle Commons Basement Level 01
UndocuGrad Pathways Retreat(10AM - 3PM) Bruin Resource Center
Don’t let your legal status restrain you from exploring and preparing for your next academic journey! You will be provided with: FREE LUNCH ( make sure to RSVP) Mentors to review application materials and 1:1 coaching Learn about financial aid Hear directly for graduates Explore graduate school pathways
580 Community Cooks ft BUS #2(11AM - 1PM) Bruin Resource Center
Join us for a Community Cookout 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! Location: 580 Cafe
Undergraduate Drop-Ins(11AM - 4PM) Financial Wellness
Have a quick question about your finances? UCLA Financial Wellness offers undergraduate drop-in hours to help students navigate their financial well-being. https://financialwellness.ucla.edu/make-an-appointment **Undergraduate drop-ins are for quick, general inquiries. For questions that require more time or individualized support with topics such as budgeting, saving, credit, debt repayment, student loans, or investing basics, students should book a financial coaching appointment.
Veteran Appreciation Lunch(11:30AM - 1PM) Strategic Communications
Join fellow Bruins for an engaging Veteran Appreciation Lunch on Thursday, November 5, 2026 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on the UCLA Campus. Take this opportunity to connect with fellow Bruins, share stories, and build community as we gather to honor the service and commitment of our nation's Veterans. Please enjoy a complimentary lunch buffet as we celebrate Veterans Day together. If you are a part of the UCLA community who is military-connected—including students, faculty, staff, alumni, and retirees who are Veterans, currently serving, ROTC students, or family members of service members or Veterans please email eventrsvp@specialevents.ucla.edu for more event information.
AAP "Community of Scholars" Orientation(12PM - 1PM) AAP (Academic Advancement Program)
This is the "official" AAP New Student Orientation Workshop -Mandatory for students interested in becoming members of AAP LATE ARRIVALS WILL NOT BE ADMITTED
Career Advising Drop-In(1:30PM - 3:30PM) Transfer Student Center
These are your golden 15-minute slots to get personalized, one-on-one career advice from the UCLA Career Center that caters specifically to your unique journey as a transfer student. Location: Transfer Student Center (Kerckhoff 128)
Analog writing, typewriter tinkering and poetry-on-demand with UCLA Library and UCLA Writing Programs. Take a break from screens and try analog writing! Drop in anytime to try typewriters from across the decades, from classic manuals to electric models. Bring your own to show off, write with or get advice on care and repairs. Enjoy a short demonstration and maintenance tips at the top of each hour. Throughout the afternoon, poets-on-demand will compose original poems typed on the spot—yours to take home as a one-of-a-kind memento. Join us to discover—or rediscover—the ingenious invention that revolutionized writing. Location: Charles E. Young Research Library, Main Conference Room 11360
CAAC Winter Enrollment Workshop(3PM - 4PM) Center for Academic Advising in the College
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 with our Peer Counselors, 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 Location: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/wsQkguxoSpmwyvG88Ttgvg
Odious! In Wollen! Blank Precedents and the London Stationers, 1690-1830(4PM - 5:30PM) Center for 17th- & 18th-Century Studies
The 21st Kenneth Karmiole Lecture on the History of the Book Trade, given by Dennis Duncan, Associate Professor, University College London. This talk begins with a collection of four dozen Burying in Woollen affidavits from the village of Upper Heyford in Oxfordshire, dating from the first decade of the eighteenth century to the last. Each affidavit testifies to a burial in the village, and an oath taken by a relative of the deceased that the body was wrapped in nothing other than wool. These are roughly-printed, single-sheet forms, illustrated with crude woodcuts of skulls and cadavers. They were printed seventy miles away in London. What can the stationery of a country rector tell us about the practices of the London printers, how they advertised, and how the blank precedent?what we might today call a form?offered rich, ever-changing opportunities to supplement their book work? Location: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library - https://www.youtube.com/@ucla-c1718cs
This workshop will give an overview of how to write a master's thesis or project of similar length (like a qualifying paper) for students in the Humanities and Social Sciences. It will include writing activities and discussion to help participants develop their thesis topics. We will also present strategies for organizing research and literature reviews, as well as tips for drafting and revision.
Out of the Depths: the first collection of Holocaust songs tells the story of a small songbook, produced in Bucharest in 1945. It contains the first collection of songs from survivors of camps and ghettos, those hiding in forests, or those on false papers who managed to conceal their identity throughout the war. Bucharest Romania, 1945: a small team of Polish Jews gather in a house set up by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee to support recently liberated survivors of the camps and ghettos. While compiling legal testimonies from those who come for food, provisions, and advice for safe places to resettle, they notate songs of wartime experience, which are collected and printed in a short run, and distributed to various people and organisations. Sydney Australia, 2013: one of these fragile song books is found in the estate of a survivor in Sydney, preserved from deterioration by chance, gently pressed between pages of another music score. It is one of only 5 remaining copies in the world. Thirteen years later, the songbook is reborn as Out of the Depths: the first collection of Holocaust songs. Dr Joseph Toltz and Associate Professor Anna Boucher have spent the last 13 years traveling four continents, investigating archives, tracing the stories of those who contributed to the original project. Critically acclaimed by James Loeffler (Johns Hopkins), Samuel Kassow (YIVO), Hasia Diner (NYU) and many other scholars, this event will launch the book in the USA. Similar to launches in Australia, the melodies of the songbook will be woven around the stories of the songs themselves.  The special event will feature discussion with and musical accompaniment by Professor Michael Beckerman on piano.
First Gen LLC Signature Event(6PM - 8PM) Residential Life
Auteur director Gregg Araki's film about an LA artist (Olivia Wilde) who introduces her studio assistant ito the world of BDSM is a raucous send-up of the art world, workplace dynamics, and sexual power. Followed by a conversation with Araki. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/C26IWS Location: Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Friday,
Nov 6
Undergraduate Drop-Ins(9AM - 3PM) Financial Wellness
Have a quick question about your finances? UCLA Financial Wellness offers undergraduate drop-in hours to help students navigate their financial well-being. https://financialwellness.ucla.edu/make-an-appointment **Undergraduate drop-ins are for quick, general inquiries. For questions that require more time or individualized support with topics such as budgeting, saving, credit, debt repayment, student loans, or investing basics, students should book a financial coaching appointment.
Creative Reset(10AM - 11AM) Resilience In Your Student Experience (RISE) Center
Looking for a calm and creative way to end your week? Grab a cup of tea and join Creative Reset, a weekly hour of creative wellness, to slow down, enjoy arts and crafts, and recharge before the weekend. Location: Lu Valle Commons Basement Level 01
Build Your Own Syllabus (Zoom) (From PhD to Professor)(10AM - 11:30AM) Teaching and Learning Center
Part of TLC’s new From PhD to Professor pathway, this virtual workshop will explore how to plan student workload, pace assignments, and communicate course policies in ways that reflect your teaching values and support student success. Designed for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars pursuing academic or teaching-oriented careers, this workshop and the pathway it is part of connect pedagogical development with preparation for the professoriate. Please register to receive the Zoom link. Please contact gspse@teaching.ucla.edu if you have any questions.
Health and Wellbeing Drop-ins(10AM - 12PM) Resilience In Your Student Experience (RISE) Center
Come inquire about RISE programming, get connected to CAPS, or learn about campus resources. We're here for you! Location: RISE Center at LuValle Commons Basement Level
Speaking Across Conflict(1PM - 3PM) Resilience In Your Student Experience (RISE) Center
Contenders Night 3: Obsession(7:30PM)Hammer Museum
Written, directed, and edited by the perversely clever Curry Barker, Obsession is genuinely shocking, funny, and best served in a cinema packed with horror fans. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/C26O Location: Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024
The dissertation and final DMA recital curated by harpist Jillian Risigari-Gai will focus on the life and works of composer Alfredo Rolando Ortiz. It will explore how his compositions have continued the lineage of “Transculturality,” a conceptual framework describing the blending, fluid interaction, and transformation of cultures as they encounter one another. Unlike multiculturalism, which often views distinct cultures as existing side by side, transculturality emphasizes how globalization, migration, and communication break down traditional cultural boundaries, creating new, shared, and continuously evolving cultural identities. Through research, oral history interviews, and performance, the project will closely examine how Paraguayan harp techniques and performance practices inform and expand the possibilities of the double-action pedal harp through Alfredo Rolando Ortiz’s South American Suite for Harp and Orchestra.
Saturday,
Nov 7
Arts & Crafts in Nature(10AM - 11:30AM) Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center
Take a break from studying and join us a relaxing morning of arts and crafts in the jane b semel HCI Community Garden! You will have the opportunity to create different garden themed crafts to take home or place in the garden, from mandalas to air-dry clay and leaf imprinting! Everyone is welcome and all materials will be provided. Location: jane b semel HCI Community Garden in the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center
NCR XVs Premier League Location: Texas A&M Penberthy Rec Sports Complex
Join the Hammer for a free panel discussion exploring what the 2026 midterms mean for the country and for California. What do the results reveal about the last two years of President Trump’s term, and about the country’s direction in 2028 and beyond? Where are voters divided, and where do they agree? What can November’s vote teach us about California voters? Moderated by Rick Hasen, director of the Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA Law, with Christian Grose, professor of political science and public policy at USC; Sara Sadhwani, award-winning political scientist and professor of politics at Pomona College; and Chris Tausanovitch, professor of political science at UCLA. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/atv26mid Location: Hammer Museum
Family Photo Session Fall 2026(2PM - 6PM) Bruin Resource Center
SwD if offering free family portraits for families! Pictures will be taken by De Neve Studio student staff! Images will be shared via email. Location: De Neve Learning Studio
The UCLA Guitar Ensemble presents the culmination of its Improvisation Workshop with the Radu Valcu Quintet, featuring chamber and ensemble performances by UCLA guitar students, alumni, and guests. Directed by the Radu Valcu Quintet and conducted by Dr. Mircea Gogoncea, the program explores new and existing classical-jazz fusion works, highlighting improvisation as a vital part of contemporary performance practice.
Babette's Feast(7:30PM)Library
Part of: Food and Film Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum Just as every memorable dinner harmonizes textures and flavors to create something more than the sum of its parts — of the type that feels like “a kind of love affair” — so too does Danish director Gabriel Axel’s Babette’s Feast. A dash of piety, a splash of romance, a hint of heartache, a touch of splendor, and generous portions of human frailty and desire all come together in Axel’s framing, Henning Kristiansen’s cinematography and the delicate performances of its outstanding cast to make you fall in love with the movies and dining, all over again. We’re pleased to present this Academy Award-winning classic of the culinary screen to mark the fifth anniversary of Lulu at the Hammer Museum. Programmed and note written by Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm. Location: Billy Wilder Theater
Sunday,
Nov 8
Trio Con Brio Copenhagen, Chamber Music at the Clark(2PM - 4PM) Center for 17th- & 18th-Century Studies
The program includes compositions by Lili Boulanger, Maurice Ravel, and Felix Mendelssohn. Please visit the event website for full details and ticket information. Location: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Happy Hour(7PM)Library
Part of: Ryusuke Hamaguchi: Early Works Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Yanai Initiative When Drive My Car won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film in 2022, on top of being the first Japanese film ever nominated for Best Picture, it may have appeared to many as if its director, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, had come out of nowhere to accomplish such a feat. Still others may have known him as the director of the four-hour tour-de-force relationship drama, Happy Hour, when it generated cinephile buzz on the festival circuit in 2016 or perhaps the spellbinding romance-by-way-of identity-crisis, Asako I & II, when it became his first film to premiere at Cannes in 2018. But well before these milestones, Hamaguchi was busy making shorts and features that have rarely screened outside of Japan. After graduating from Tokyo University in 2003 under the influence of John Cassavetes, Hamaguchi began directing in earnest before entering Tokyo University of the Arts where Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Cure, Pulse) became a mentor. As a student and beyond, Hamaguchi took advantage of a network of non-profit, institutional support to workshop projects that allowed him to experiment with like-minded actors, screenwriters and cinematographers. Indeed, a number of his films from this period (Intimacies, Touching the Skin of Eeriness) foreground the creative process as elements of his sublimely structured mid-career style come into view. With his latest film, All of a Sudden, in theaters this November, the Archive is pleased to present this selection of early works by Hamaguchi that confirm what was to come even as they defy expectations. Series programmed and notes written by Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm. Location: Billy Wilder Theater
Monday,
Nov 9
At Eye Level Gallery Exhibition(7AM - 10PM) Undergraduate Education Initiatives
At Eye Level Photo-Stories from Six Angelenos A collaborative project with Rancho’s Violence Recovery and Prevention Program. This visual storytelling project features six Latine and Black wheelchair users with spinal cord injuries exploring photography as a way to document their everyday lives. All are former patients of Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey and work as peer mentors and counselors with people injured by gun violence through the Rancho Violence Recovery and Prevention Program (RVRPP). Developed through a series of collaborative photography workshops, the project approaches the camera as a tool of self-representation. Bringing together portraits of the participants with photographs and stories of their homes, neighborhoods, routines, mobility, and moments of joy, the exhibition presents six distinct perspectives on disability and everyday life in Los Angeles. For more information about the gallery, please visit the Heumann Community Partnership webpage. Folleto de la exposición «At Eye Level» de los días 9 y 10, y del 11 al 13 de noviembre en la Galería de Arte Kerckhoff. A la Altura de los Ojos Historias Fotográficas de Seis Angelinos Un proyecto en colaboración con el Programa de Prevención y Recuperación de la Violencia de Rancho. Este proyecto de narración visual presenta a seis personas de raza latine y negra en silla de ruedas con lesiones medulares que exploran la fotografía como una forma de documentar su vida cotidiana. Todas ellas son antiguas pacientes del Centro Nacional de Rehabilitación Rancho Los Amigos, en Downey, y trabajan como mentoras y consejeras con personas afectadas por la violencia armada a través del Programa de Prevención y Recuperación de la Violencia de Rancho (RVRPP). Desarrollado a través de una serie de talleres colaborativos de fotografía, el proyecto aborda la cámara como una herramienta de autorrepresentación. Al reunir retratos de los participantes con fotografías e historias de sus hogares, barrios, rutinas, movilidad y momentos de alegría, la exposición presenta seis perspectivas distintas sobre la discapacidad y la vida cotidiana en Los Ángeles. Para obtener más información sobre la galería, visita la página web de Heumann Community Partnership. Nov 09, 2026 - Nov 13, 2026 Kerckhoff Art Gallery, Kerckhoff Hall Level 2 7am-10pm Location: Kerckhoff Art Gallery
Co-sponsored by the UCLA American Indian Studies Center Library & the UCLA Native American and Indigenous Student Success Center (NAISSC). The UCLA American Indian Graduate Student Association (AIGSA) warmly invites you to attend One Bead At A Time: Circles of Creativity & Community. Location: AISC Library, Campbell Hall Room 3214
CAAC Winter Enrollment Workshop(2PM - 3PM) Center for Academic Advising in the College
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 with our Peer Counselors, 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 Location: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/YB3rbE0yQkyLfxlKVoHHHA
Study Abroad Chats Mexico(3PM - 5PM) International Education Office
Study Abroad Chats Mexico
This eight-part webinar series highlights content from Foundations and Futures, a multimedia textbook from UCLA's Asian American Studies Center. You can register for this virtual webinar at this link: bit.ly/TeachingAAPI
Join us for the opening reception of At Eye Level. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP by Friday, October 23rd. At Eye Level Photo-Stories from Six Angelenos A collaborative project with Rancho’s Violence Recovery and Prevention Program. This visual storytelling project features six Latine and Black wheelchair users with spinal cord injuries exploring photography as a way to document their everyday lives. All are former patients of Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey and work as peer mentors and counselors with people injured by gun violence through the Rancho Violence Recovery and Prevention Program (RVRPP). Developed through a series of collaborative photography workshops, the project approaches the camera as a tool of self-representation. Bringing together portraits of the participants with photographs and stories of their homes, neighborhoods, routines, mobility, and moments of joy, the exhibition presents six distinct perspectives on disability and everyday life in Los Angeles. For more information about the gallery, please visit the Heumann Community Partnership webpage. Folleto de la recepción inaugural de «At Eye Level». La recepción tendrá lugar el 9 de noviembre, de 17:00 a 19:00, en la Galería de Arte Kerckhoff, situada en la segunda planta del edificio Kerckhoff Hall de la UCLA. El folleto incluye cuatro imágenes de muestra de la exposición fotográfica. Acompáñanos en la recepción inaugural de A la Altura de los Ojos. Se servirán unos aperitivos ligeros. Por favor, confirma su asistencia antes del viernes 23 de Octubre. A la Altura de los Ojos Historias Fotográficas de Seis Angelinos Un proyecto en colaboración con el Programa de Prevención y Recuperación de la Violencia de Rancho. Este proyecto de narración visual presenta a seis personas de raza latine y negra en silla de ruedas con lesiones medulares que exploran la fotografía como una forma de documentar su vida cotidiana. Todas ellas son antiguas pacientes del Centro Nacional de Rehabilitación Rancho Los Amigos, en Downey, y trabajan como mentoras y consejeras con personas afectadas por la violencia armada a través del Programa de Prevención y Recuperación de la Violencia de Rancho (RVRPP). Desarrollado a través de una serie de talleres colaborativos de fotografía, el proyecto aborda la cámara como una herramienta de autorrepresentación. Al reunir retratos de los participantes con fotografías e historias de sus hogares, barrios, rutinas, movilidad y momentos de alegría, la exposición presenta seis perspectivas distintas sobre la discapacidad y la vida cotidiana en Los Ángeles. Para obtener más información sobre la galería, visita la página web de Heumann Community Partnership. Location: Kerckhoff Art Gallery
From the clanging of iron to the cadence of the human voice, rhythm is the oldest language on earth. Join the 20-member UCLA Percussion Ensemble for an electrifying journey through sound and space, where world-class percussion music pushes the boundaries of rhythm, melody, and kinetic energy.   Bridging centuries and styles, feel the raw, driving pulse of industrial urbanity in Rick Dior’s Heavy Metals and John Paul Chapman’s towering High Rise. Transcend boundaries with the cosmic and grounding landscapes of Pius Cheung’s Between Heaven and Earth Suite, paired with the timeless, witty vocal gymnastics of Ernst Toch’s pioneering Geographical Fugue. Listen as the ensemble unleashes the fierce, ritualistic drumming of Christopher Rouse’s masterpiece Ogoun Badagris. Finally, the concert explodes into pure joy and celebration with two percussion-driven re-imaginings of Dave Brubeck’s jazz standard Blue Rondo a la Turca and the infectious, groove-heavy energy of Earth, Wind & Fire’s September.   We invite you to join us for an electric performance where every surface becomes an instrument and every beat tells a story!
Tuesday,
Nov 10
Tea with a Teaching Professor(9:30AM - 11AM) Teaching and Learning Center
Join the Teaching and Learning Center for our inaugural Tea with a Teaching Professor event. This intimate gathering provides graduate students and postdoctoral scholars with an opportunity to have small-group conversations with some of UCLA’s leading teaching-focused faculty to expand their professional network and learn more about the teaching professor career path. Registration for this event is intentionally limited to help facilitate intimate dialogue. Each teaching professor in attendance will be seated with a maximum of 4-5 students/postdocs. While we cannot guarantee attendees will be matched with a professor in their field, you can expect plenty of time to ask questions and network with instructors and peers over light refreshments. Register by November 2 to secure your spot. In the event that registration fills, we will start a wait list. Location: Powell 186
Explore findings from the 2026 UCLA Senior Survey on how students are using AI in their coursework, how they perceive its benefits and challenges for learning, and the guidance they receive on AI use. We’ll highlight key patterns in students’ experiences and consider what they may mean for teaching practices, assessment, and supporting students’ effective use of AI. Presenter: Wonki Lee, Associate Director of Educational Assessment Services & Initiatives at UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) Keywords: ucla senior survey, AI use, students experiences on AI, student feedback 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.
Avoiding Plagiarism Workshop(10AM - 11AM) Office of the Dean of Students
This workshop provides an overview on the various forms of academic dishonesty regarding plagiarism. Participants will learn when, where, and why it is important to cite properly. Students will also learn how to avoid plagiarism and the information presented will stress the need to attribute work to the original author and the potential outcomes for plagiarizing. Additionally, paraphrasing, and direct quoting will be discussed. ZOOM. Register through MyUCLA by going to Campus Life> Calendar> Event Reservations> Find Events. Location: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/2122918977
The UCLA Native Nations Law & Policy Center invites students, faculty, staff, and community members to join us for “Indigenous Law and the Prospects of Treaty-Making in Australia: Recent Developments,” featuring Professor Kirsty Gover of Melbourne Law School. Location: UCLA Law, Room 2467 & UCLA Law, Room 1457
Mental Health First Aid Kit(3PM - 5PM) Graduate Student Resource Center
Come grab some goodies to support your mental health and learn more about the Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and Compassionate Response (CORE) Team! Location: Graduate Student Resource Center (SAC B11)
ThriveWell Pod Meeting: Cookies & Connection(3PM - 5PM) Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center
Connect with fellow UCLA community members from different backgrounds, make new connections, and enjoy creating delicious no-bake cookies together! Location: UCLA Teaching Kitchen. (Located within the Los Angeles Tennis Center Clubhouse. 420 Charles E. Young Drive West, Los Angeles, CA 90095)
Judith A. Peraino and Tom McEnaney, authors of We’re Having Much More Fun: Punk Archives for the Present from CBGB to Gilman an Beyond (2026), join with Tommy Gear and Paul Roessler from legendary LA punk band the Screamers to delve into punk archives of zines, photos, flyers and documents and discuss how punk’s grassroots creative communities and uncompromising artistic visions challenged the dominance of major labels and corporate standards, and created an alternative ecosystem to the mainstream music industry that has lasted over fifty years. The Berry Gordy Music Industry Center at UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music hosts a compelling speaker series aiming to inspire and educate the next generation of music industry professionals by providing direct access to those shaping the industry, from creatives to executives each facet of the industry will be touched upon. Each event highlights conversations around the human side of the industry—from personal growth and wellness to social impact and responsible leadership. The series offers students the opportunity to learn directly from change makers across music, media, and business who are reimagining what it means to lead with purpose in a rapidly evolving industry.
Strategies for Writing the Master's Client/Capstone Project(5:15PM - 6:30PM) Graduate Writing Center
This workshop will give an overview of how to write a master's client project or other master's capstone with written deliverables (projects other than the academic thesis). It will include strategies for developing topics, timeline, goals, and document structure. We will also present effective strategies for drafting and revision, as well as managing the project overall.
Sustainival(7PM - 9PM) Residential Life
Join the sustainable fun at our Hill-wide Sustainable Carnival! Come learn how easy and fun it is to be green on the Hill. Brought to you by Team Green (OCHC) and Sustainability on the Hill. The goal of the event is to make people think more sustainably, with the health of our planet in mind, through small positive habits they can incorporate into their daily lives! Location: Sunset Village Plaza
Fall Undergraduate Composers Concert(7:30PM - 10PM) School of Music
Join us for a night of new music composed by UCLA undergraduate composition students.   Among one of the most competitive schools for composition in the country, the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music boasts performances of music written by ferociously talented and exceptionally gifted young composers.   Please come support their endeavors as we kick off the 2025-26 school year of composers concerts!