Week 7

Beginning Winter 2026, Student Experiences of Teaching (SET) will offer virtual drop-in hours with Cassidy Alvarado, Program Manager of Student Experience Initiatives. Instructors, Teaching Assistants, and Evaluation Coordinators can get support navigating Blue (UCLA’s course feedback platform), accessing reports, and more. Instructors and Teaching Assistants Mondays: 3–4 p.m. Fridays: Noon–1 p.m. Evaluation Coordinators and Department Staff Tuesdays: 2–3 p.m. Fridays: 9–10 a.m.

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In the age of generative AI, ensuring that students accomplish the first-year writing seminar learning objectives of defining their perspective and understanding writing as a process presents a unique concern. Taking the example of the first writing seminar "Los Angeles: City of Contradictions," this interactive talk presents a method of engaging students in a discovery process of the limits of AI and invites participants to experience it first hand. Presenter: Avery Weinman, Ph.D Candidate in History #taandpostdocteachingconferenceflashtalk #gamifyingGenAI #writingasaprocess Each academic quarter, the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) hosts a weekly series of 10+10 Pop-Up sessions on Zoom. These brief, 10-minute presentations focus on specific topics related to course design, teaching, learning, and assessment, and are led by instructional designers and developers from TLC and campus partners. The “+10” refers to an optional 10-minute discussion following each presentation, where participants can ask questions and share insights. These sessions are open to all UCLA instructors—including faculty, lecturers, instructors of record, graduate student instructors, and postdoctoral scholars. Please direct any inquiries to instructorsupport@teaching.ucla.edu.

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Join us on Tuesday, February 17, from 10:30 AM - 2 PM in the Dashew Center (Bradley Hall) to watch the Winter Olympics! We’ll be streaming the Men's Freeski Final & the Men's Hockey Playoff. This event is presented by UCLA Dashew Center and Wescom Financial. We will be offering light refreshments and free swag for the first 30 attendees.

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UCLA Financial Aid & Scholarships will be hosting a series of workshops for assistance with the 26-27 FAFSA/CADAA. Join us for a FREE in-person workshop in partnership with UCLA Basic Needs at Strathmore to receive tips and tricks on how to complete your Financial Aid application by the Priority Filing Deadline of March 2, 2026 (9pm PST)! The UCLA Basic Needs at Strathmore is located between the Luskin Center and UCPD on Westwood Blvd and in the same building as the Career Center. No RSVP required.

Beginning Winter 2026, Student Experiences of Teaching (SET) will offer virtual drop-in hours with Cassidy Alvarado, Program Manager of Student Experience Initiatives. Instructors, Teaching Assistants, and Evaluation Coordinators can get support navigating Blue (UCLA’s course feedback platform), accessing reports, and more. Instructors and Teaching Assistants Mondays: 3–4 p.m. Fridays: Noon–1 p.m. Evaluation Coordinators and Department Staff Tuesdays: 2–3 p.m. Fridays: 9–10 a.m.

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

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Graduate school is more than coursework and research—it’s an immersive experience shaped by expectations, relationships, and unwritten rules. This workshop will help uncover the “hidden curriculum” of academia and navigate the challenges of graduate study with confidence. Participants will learn: -The “why” behind graduate education and how to best align personal goals with institutional expectations -Critical keys for success, including building relationships, managing time, and understanding the apprenticeship model -How to navigate funding, financial wellness, and employment roles as both student and employee -Strategies for communicating effectively with advisors and departments, and building a supportive network -Tools for resilience and well-being, including planning for breaks and embracing a growth mindset Whether you’re just starting your program or preparing for candidacy, this workshop offers practical insights and resources to help you thrive and succeed in graduate school.

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What does it truly mean to be a man? Join us for a special screening of When We Free the World, the powerful directorial debut of GRAMMY®-nominated poet, acclaimed author, and Tupac Shakur biographer Kevin Powell. Please join us for a reception before the film; screening will be followed by a conversation with filmmaker Kevin Powell and moderator Dr. Marcus Hunter. Reception 5:30 PM, Screening 6:30 PM

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

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Grad school is stressful so it’s important to take care of yourself. Join us for Adopt a Bruin Buddy to pick out a little plush partner for those tough times. We will also be giving away self-care goodie bags to support you throughout the Winter quarter.

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Drop in for students or faculty to request support for an academic accommodation concern. These sessions are held by a CAE Disability Specialist who may or may not be a student's assigned Disability Specialist and therefore who may need to follow up with a student's assigned Disability Specialist for the specific question or concern in mind.

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

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Join Bruin Affiliates for our February Luncheon! This month's guest speaker is UCLA Neuroscientist Alex Korb, Ph.D.

The UCLA Teaching and Learning Center’s (TLC) Instructional Design and Media Production team will host the GenAI Tools Workshop Series to support instructors interested in thoughtfully exploring how to use Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) to further enhance their teaching. Participants will build AI literacy, explore classroom integration strategies, and design meaningful learning activities that promote critical thinking and student engagement in the AI era. The first workshop in the series will explore how Google NotebookLM, an AI-powered notebook designed to help users organize, synthesize, and generate insights, can be used to support their class learning goals. During the workshop, we will explore and discuss -What is Google NotebookLM? -How to use it as a learning tool? -Writing tips for GenAI prompts -Sample uses of Google NotebookLM in an educational setting -Academic integrity considerations when introducing GenAI into a classroom By this end of this workshop, participants will be able to -Describe the core features and functions of Google NotebookLM and explain how it differs from other generative AI tools. -Demonstrate how to use NotebookLM to organize, summarize, and synthesize learning materials or course readings. -Apply effective prompt-writing strategies to guide AI toward producing relevant, accurate, and pedagogically useful responses. -Analyze sample educational scenarios that illustrate how NotebookLM can support student learning and critical thinking. -Evaluate issues of academic integrity, bias, and ethical use when integrating generative AI tools like NotebookLM into teaching and learning contexts.

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UCLA Financial Aid & Scholarships will be hosting a series of workshops for assistance with the 26-27 FAFSA/CADAA. Join us for a FREE virtual workshop to receive tips and tricks on how to complete your Financial Aid application by the Priority Filing Deadline of March 2, 2026 (9pm PST)! Meeting ID: 927 1312 6507 Passcode: 469741 No RSVP required.

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

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This workshop provides graduate students—particularly those in mentee or advisee relationships—with tools to recognize early warning signs of disrespect, boundary violations, and power imbalances within academic settings. Participants will learn how to identify concerning behaviors, understand their rights to a safe and respectful learning environment, and explore strategies for self-advocacy. A CARE Advocate will offer guidance on navigating difficult interactions, accessing confidential support, and utilizing campus resources when concerns arise. Through discussion and scenario-based learning, this session empowers graduate students to promote safety, foster mutual respect, and advocate for their well-being within their academic relationships.

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Join us for an engaging presentation on mental, physical, and emotional wellness, where we’ll explore practical ways to care for our whole selves. Following the presentation, participants will work together to build everyday hygiene kits for students to take home. This hands-on activity is a great opportunity to learn, give back, and support student well-being in a meaningful way. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Join the GSRC in picking up food to help you get through the week.

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Belongings: Changing Hands and Shifting Meanings in African Art explores the layered lives of African objects as they journeyed from their places of origin to the Fowler Museum. Rather than focusing solely on original use or function, this exhibition reveals the many transitions, hands, and histories these works have passed through from their early ownership in Africa to colonial collectors, European markets, and eventually UCLA. Together, we’ll consider how objects carry multiple meanings across time and space, and how museums can invite new voices and perspectives on the stories they tell. Erica P. Jones is the senior curator of African arts and manager of curatorial affairs at the Fowler Museum at UCLA. Her curatorial work has engaged such themes as the legacy of colonialism in Africa, historical royal arts, and resonances between Africa and its diasporas. Exhibitions she has curated or co-curated include: The House Was Too Small: Yoruba Sacred Arts from Africa and Beyond (2023); Inheritance: Recent Video Art from Africa (2019); On Display in the Walled City: The Nigerian Pavilion at the British Empire Exhibition 1924–1925 (2019); and Meleko Mokgosi: Bread, Butter, and Power (2018). Jones is on the board of African Arts journal; serves as a co-chair of the steering committee for the Collaboration, Collections, and Restitution Best Practices Working Group; and in 2024, led the Fowler Museum’s repatriation of seven looted objects to the Asante Kingdom in Ghana. Her publishing has been concentrated on colonial-era collecting, provenance, and the arts and museums of the Cameroon Grassfields. Jones holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in art history from UCLA and a B.A. in art history and anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Ever been curious about what technical standards and patents are? Or how to find them? In this workshop you'll gain an introductory overview to technical standards and patents, as well as guidance on how to locate them at UCLA. Instructor: Shelby Hallman

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The UCLA Mixed Alumni Association is pleased to invite you to a free UCLA alumni reception at the James West Alumni Center on February 19, 2026, co-hosted by the Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference. [The Critical Mixed Race Studies (CMRS) Conference](https://criticalmixedracestudies.com/conferences/cmrs2026-conference-logistics/) is a national conference hosted at different universities around the country every two years on the topic of [Critical Mixed Race Studies](https://criticalmixedracestudies.com/what-is-critical-mixed-race-studies/). Since UCLA is the host university this year, this conference kick-off reception presents an exclusive opportunity for UCLA alumni to learn about this growing field of study directly from the scholars and community activists who are on the front lines of this work. The reception will feature an introduction from the President of the Critical Mixed Race Studies Association, [Dr. Chandra D.L. Waring](https://www.uml.edu/fahss/sociology/faculty/waring-chandra.aspx), light refreshments, and featured guests from the UCLA Mixed Student Union and the UCLA Mixed Alumni Association. In an effort to foster community, this reception is open to conference attendees as well as students, alumni, and friends of UCLA. You can learn more about the CMRS Conference, schedule, and pricing [HERE](https://criticalmixedracestudies.com/conferences/cmrs2026-conference-logistics/).

Come chat with UCLA advanced degree alumni who work in advocacy-related jobs. Build professional relationships and learn more about the industry through tables built for career conversations. Dinner provided!

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Cassidy Alvarado, Program Manager of Student Experience Initiatives. Instructors, Teaching Assistants, and Evaluation Coordinators can get support navigating Blue (UCLA’s course feedback platform), accessing reports, and more. Instructors and Teaching Assistants Mondays: 3–4 p.m. Fridays: Noon–1 p.m. Evaluation Coordinators and Department Staff Tuesdays: 2–3 p.m. Fridays: 9–10 a.m.

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Beginning Winter 2026, Student Experiences of Teaching (SET) will offer virtual drop-in hours with Cassidy Alvarado, Program Manager of Student Experience Initiatives. Instructors, Teaching Assistants, and Evaluation Coordinators can get support navigating Blue (UCLA’s course feedback platform), accessing reports, and more. Instructors and Teaching Assistants Mondays: 3–4 p.m. Fridays: Noon–1 p.m. Evaluation Coordinators and Department Staff Tuesdays: 2–3 p.m. Fridays: 9–10 a.m.

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UCLA Financial Aid & Scholarships will be hosting a series of workshops for assistance with the 26-27 FAFSA/CADAA. Join us for a FREE in-person workshop in partnership with UCLA Basic Needs at Strathmore to receive tips and tricks on how to complete your Financial Aid application by the Priority Filing Deadline of March 2, 2026 (9pm PST)! The UCLA Basic Needs at Strathmore is located between the Luskin Center and UCPD on Westwood Blvd and in the same building as the Career Center. No RSVP required.

In-person: director Juan Pablo González vice chair and head of production, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Q&A to take place after The Solitude of Memory. 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. The Solitude of Memory ¿Por Qué El Recuerdo?, Mexico/U.S., 2014 Recounting the circumstances of his son Nando’s suicide, José seems both comforted by and unaware of filmmaker Juan Pablo González’s camera as he retells the events of that final day. The short unfolds in three chapters: each repetition feels like an excavation, grief both fresh and buried. Set against the vast farmlands he once worked on with his son, the film’s haunting soundscape and a capella cantos transform mourning into landscape, revealing how memory reshapes what remains and how loss echoes through time and place. Digital, color, 20 min. Director/Screenwriter: Juan Pablo González. Songs My Brothers Taught Me U.S., 2015 Chloé Zhao’s quietly devastating debut unfolds on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation, where high school senior Johnny prepares to leave home until a sudden family death makes him reluctant to abandon his 13-year-old sister. Blending fiction and documentary, Zhao casts local community members without professional acting experience, grounding the film in authenticity. The result is a work of lyrical realism and emotional restraint that captures the beauty, hardship and resilience of reservation life. DCP, color, 98 min. Director/Screenwriter: Chloé Zhao. With: John Reddy, Jashaun St. John, Irene Bedard, Eléonore Hendricks. —Public Programmer Beandrea July Part of: (Dis)placement: Fluctuations of Home, Part II

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Join fellow Bruins for a morning of giving back and volunteering at Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County in Irvine! This opportunity will be indoors at Second Harvest's Distribution Center where volunteers will help process nutritious food that will then be distributed to the Orange County community. * * * Thank you for signing up to volunteer with your fellow Bruins at Second Harvest Food Bank! Registration must also be completed on Second Harvest's website in order to electronically sign their volunteer waiver. Please register all attendees using the following link: https://feedoc.volunteerhub.com/vv2/lp/ocbruins * * * Once registered, all volunteer instructions (parking, directions, etc.) will come directly from Second Harvest Food Bank. Questions? Contact Malia Cary - malia@feedoc.org

Join a Garden Guide for a free tour on February 21, 2026 at 10 am. Explore our living museum featuring collections of plants from around the globe! You’ll hear the stories of selected plants in the Garden and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. Tours meet at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion at the northern end of the Garden and are given a grace period of 5 minutes.

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Regular Season

This talk by Margaret D. Stetz (University of Delaware) suggests that Oscar Wilde's fairy tales have been just as influential as his work in world of the theatre and his effect on Gothic fiction. This influence was clear almost immediately after the publication of both The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888) and A House of Pomegranates (1891), especially in works by rebellious “New Women” of the 1890s such as “George Egerton” (Mary Chavelita Dunne), Mabel Nembhard, and Ella Erskine.

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Join Bruin basketball fans at Underdog’s Cantina for game watch parties on selected weekends during the season. Come out and wear your UCLA gear — no RSVP necessary!

Student Dinners will take place locally within 10 miles of UCLA, Alumni Dinners will be regional.

Join American Indian Alumni of UCLA for a pre-game gathering before heading to Pauley to watch the UCLA Women's Basketball team face off against Wisconsin. RSVP link coming soon - we'll see you there!

12:30–1 PM – Curator-led walk-through of Fire Kinship 1:30–2 PM – Screening of the extended trailer for MAATHAAW 2:15–4 PM – Panel conversation in Lenart Auditorium 4:30–6:30PM – CIBA demonstration and open workshop on the Terrace *Schedule is subject to change. Join us for a special screening and conversation centered on MAATHAAW: The Fire Within Us, an Indigenous-led documentary exploring the cultural, emotional, and scientific relationships Southern California Tribes have with the gift of fire. Featured in the exhibition Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology & Art, the film highlights the enduring resilience of Indigenous communities and the vibrancy of traditional ecological knowledge. As the greater Southwest faces intensifying wildfires and the escalating impacts of climate change, MAATHAAW foregrounds Indigenous leadership in climate adaptation, land stewardship, and cultural revitalization. Following the screening of the extended trailer, director and producer Andrew Pittman will be joined by Indigenous experts Wes Ruise, William Madrigal, and Joelene Tamm for a panel conversation on traditional fire stewardship in Southern California, moderated by Daisy Ocampo Diaz and Lina Tejeda. Panelists will discuss cultural burning practices, tribal approaches to vegetation management, and how longstanding fire knowledge can inform contemporary strategies for resilience and ecological care. The afternoon concludes with a demonstration and open workshop led by the California Indian Basketweaving Association (CIBA), exploring the relationship between fire, ecology, and traditional basketweaving. Dr. Daisy Ocampo Diaz (Caxcan) is an Associate Professor of History at CSU San Bernardino. Her research in Native and Public History informs her work with museum exhibits, historical preservation projects, and community-based archives. Her book Where We Belong dispels the harmful myth that Native people are unfit stewards of their sacred places. This work establishes Indigenous preservation practices as sustaining approaches to the caretaking of the land that embody ecological sustainability, spiritual landscapes, and community well-being. William Madrigal (Cahuilla and Luiseño) is the Tribal Capacities and Partnerships Program Manager at Climate Science Alliance. He works with Southern California Tribal Nations to advance Tribally-led climate resilience projects. Will is a Native educator, language teacher, and cultural resource manager with extensive experience in tribal government and intertribal programs. His scholarship centers on California Indian history, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, and decolonial perspectives, emphasizing the preservation and transmission of Indigenous knowledge and culture. Andrew James Pittman (Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno; Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel) is a video producer and co-owner of Condor Visual Media, a family-run production company with over a decade of experience. He and his wife, Lisset Valencia-Pittman, documents and amplifies Indigenous voices and stories through visual media, supporting the preservation and sharing of tribal history, culture, and contemporary creativity. Wesley G. Ruise Jr. (Luiseño, Digueño, Mojave) is the Chairman of the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians, a third-generation wildland firefighter, fire chief of the La Jolla Reservation Fire Department, and Indigenous Forestry and Fuels Crew Advisor with the Climate Science Alliance. With nearly 40 years of fire and emergency service experience, he supports Tribal fire management, cultural burning initiatives, and climate resilience projects while training and mentoring the next generation of Tribal fire stewards. Joelene Tamm (Squaxin Island Tribal Member) is a researcher and community leader recognized with the 2023 Climate Leadership Award. She is the Director of Natural Resources for the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians, and spends her time researching oak mortality in Southern California. She focuses on forest health, invasive species mitigation, and cultural fire practices, building capacity and resilience within Tribal communities. Joelene is a founding member of the Southern California Fire, Fuels, and Forestry Cadre and works to integrate Indigenous knowledge with climate adaptation strategies. Lina Tejeda is Pomo from her tribal homelands in Northern California and of Mexican heritage from Nayarit. She holds a Master’s degree in History from California State University, San Bernardino with a focus on California Indian studies, museum studies, and public history. Tejeda is deeply committed to advocating for the return of sacred cultural items to the tribal nations from which they originate and to telling the true histories of California Indian peoples within institutional settings. In her spare time, she is a traditional Pomo dancer and actively engages in learning and performing such cultural practices as basket weaving, materials gathering, regalia making, singing

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Regular Season

Dinners for 12 Strangers is a 50+ year UCLA tradition that has become a global phenomenon. Every year, on one of three nights alumni, faculty and students come together to enjoy good food and great conversation

Co-presented by the UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture In-person: filmmaker Eleni Alexandrakis; Laurie Hart, chair, UCLA Department of Anthropology, and co-director, UCLA Center for European and Russian Studies. 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. Giannis in the Cities Greece, 2024 During the Greek Civil War fought between 1946-1949, childhood itself became a frontline in the clash between government and rebel forces. Under the guise of offering protection and education, the Greek government enticed parents to surrender their children to a system of Childcare Cities that served as indoctrination mills that oftentimes alienated their wards from their own families. In her riveting, visually striking adaptation of the memoir of Greek writer Giannis Atzakas, writer-director Eleni Alexandrakis tells the searing story of Atzakas and his experience growing up in these harsh institutions all the while unable to shake the memory of his rebel father and his longing for — and aversion to — a reunion. DCP, b&w, in Greek with English subtitles, 90 min. Director: Eleni Alexandrakis. Screenwriters: Eleni Alexandrakis, Panagiotis Evangelidis. With: Philippos Milikas , Marios-Konstantinos Gatetzas, Konstantinos Athanassakis, Aineias Tsamatis, Agni Stroubouli, Evi Saoulidou. Programmed and note written by Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm. Part of: Giannis in the Cities

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