Friday, May 17
8 p.m.
UCLA musicology alumnus Eric J. Wang returns with musicology graduate student Ryan Rowen to perform French, German, and Italian keyboard works by Baroque composers including François Couperin, Jean-Henri d’Anglebert, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Johann Kuhnau, Jean-Baptiste Lully, and Michelangelo Rossi. Admission is free, and seating is unreserved.
DROP-IN GUIDED MINDFUL MEDITATION
Event: Mindful Awareness Sessions
Dates: Wednesdays, 12:30pm – 1:00pm (spring quarter)
Location: Powell Library, East Rotunda
Mindful Awareness is the moment-by-moment process of actively and openly observing one’s physical, mental and emotional experiences. Mindfulness has scientific support as a means to reduce stress, improve attention, boost the immune system, reduce emotional re-activity, and promote a general sense of health and well-being.
The weekly “drop-in” sessions are led by UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center’s Diana Winston and Marvin Belzer.
These sessions are open to students, faculty, staff, and anyone else interested in learning how to ‘live more presently’ in life.
Monday, April 22, 2013
10:00 am – 2:00 pm, Bruin Plaza – Stage Area
Healthy Campus Initiative
Come join the celebration as we welcome the start of UCLA’s Tobacco-Free Policy which is a part of the Healthy Campus Initiative.
You can learn about the resources available to help you quit smoking and be a part of this UC-wide initiative.
To the UCLA Campus Community:
Upon recommendation of the UCLA Tobacco-Free Steering Committee led by Linda Sarna, Professor of Nursing, and following thorough review by faculty, staff, and students, I am pleased to announce that UCLA Policy 810: Tobacco-Free Environment will go into effect on April 22, 2013. It is fitting that UCLA will implement the approved policy on Earth Day, becoming the first campus in the UC system to fully adopt smoke- and tobacco-free guidelines.
With the new policy in place, the use of cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco and all other tobacco products will not be permitted on campus and at other property owned or leased by the University. You may recall that in November 2011, UCLA Health Sciences instituted a smoke-free policy, and nationwide, more than 1,000 colleges and universities have adopted similar provisions.
The focus of the policy is on individual responsibility and education of employees, students and the public regarding the resources available to assist individuals with smoking cessation. Tobacco users on campus have access to a wide variety of free and low-cost support services, in addition to those provided by health insurance, to help them comply with the coming change.
Earlier this year, the Healthy Campus Initiative (HCI) was launched. HCI is an integrated, campus-wide effort that supports members of the campus community and visitors in making informed choices about improving their health. UCLA’s decision to become a tobacco-free campus, along with HCI, brings us closer to our goal of becoming one of the healthiest universities in the country.
During our policy review period, we received many comments, with an overwhelmingly positive response to the proposed implementation of a tobacco-free policy. It is clear the UCLA community is deeply invested in creating—and supporting—a healthy environment in which to learn, work and live.
To answer a variety of questions that were received, we have developed a special website for Frequently Asked Questions and Answers and other tobacco-free resources at: www.tobaccofree.ucla.edu.
We can all be proud that on April 22, 2013, UCLA will become a tobacco-free environment and lead the way in promoting individual and civic wellness.
Sincerely,
Gene D. Block
Chancellor
The Undergraduate Writing Center offers one-on-one appointments with a Peer Learning Facilitator (a fellow undergraduate who is trained to help with writing). Peer Learning Facilitators (PLFs) can assist with any kind of paper for any class, and at any stage of the writing process. Appointments can be made in multiple locations, including the Powell Library Inquiry Lab.
See http://www.wp.ucla.edu/services.html for more information or to make an appointment.
The UCLA Library offers researchers helpful workshops on a variety of topics. The Winter 2013 schedule is listed below and online at:
<http://ucla.in/Ya1sl1>.
Most sessions are open with no advance registration required, but those sessions marked with an asterisk* do require advance online registration; see links to registration for each workshop below. All workshops will be held in the Research Library; see each entry for specific locations.
EndNote (sixty minutes)
This session offers a basic overview of the purpose, uses, and features of EndNote, a software program that helps researchers manage references and produce bibliographies for projects large and small.
Taught by Gabriella Gray, librarian for education and applied linguistics.
Meet in the East Classroom, room 21536.
• Wednesday, January 16, 2 p.m.
• Tuesday, January 29, 3 p.m.
*How to Formulate Your Research Question (two hours)
Wednesday, January 23, 3 p.m.
This workshop covers how to move from your own interests to a topic, determine a possible research question, and make a case for the significance of that question. You’ll also learn the components of a strong argument and where to start searching for evidence.
Taught by Kelly E. Miller, director of UCLA Library Teaching and Learning Services and Head of the College Library.
Meet in the Research Commons Digital Cultural Heritage Lab. Space is limited, and online registration is required: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/research-question-workshop
New plays in performance by UCLA’s MFA playwrights
Play 1: Nov. 15-17 at 8 p.m. & Nov. 17 at 2 p.m.
Play 2: Nov. 29-30, Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. & Dec. 1 at 2 p.m.
Play 3: Dec. 6-8, 2012 at 8 p.m. & Dec. 8, 2012 at 2 p.m.
No tickets or reservations for this show. Limited seats available on rush basis only.
Please arrive at the theater least 30 minutes prior to show time.
Seats will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Macgowan Hall – Studio 1340
Click here for the website.
A conference at the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Friday and Saturday, December 7th and 8th
Approaching the Enlightenment “from below” opens up interesting possibilities that build on the rethinking of the historical phenomena in ways that Peter Reill, Margaret Jacob, Saree Makdisi and others at UCLA have already begun to explore. Rather than exploring Enlightenment themes through canonical texts or a relay race of “great thinkers,” this conference seeks to explore the Enlightenment through everyday practice and social interaction, through the press, clubs and societies, scientific lectures, and other multiple forms of social mediation. This relocates the Enlightenment in the culture of the period, opening up the question of whether groups of society that were themselves condemned by some as ignorant, passionate, superstitious, and even irrational, affiliated themselves with it.
Registration deadline is Novemember 30.
Free for UCLA students, faculty and staff. Be ready to show your ID.
Click here for the website, and look for calendar of events to sign-up.
November 2 – November 4 2012
Dickson Plaza – Royce Quad
UCLA Parents’ Weekend is an annual fall event to welcome both new and returning parents and families to the Bruin community. The three-day celebration enables family members to experience campus life with their undergraduate students. A number of activities showcase UCLA’s excellence in academics, the arts and athletics. The day also includes a welcome by Chancellor Gene Block, presentations by top faculty, sporting events and more!
Multiple locations on campus.
Powell Library Building
Saturday, November 3
10 a.m.
Play board games and video games, hear talks from game creators, meet people, and make new connections at this educational and entertaining event. Activities run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; admission is free, and no reservations are required. The event is presented in partnership with the UCLA Game Lab and the Department of Design | Media Arts.
