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Thanksgiving in the U.S. is often a new experience for international students. Dashew Center & Alumni Affairs are happy to partner this Fall 2026 to give our International Bruins an opportunity to experience this holiday and engage in the tradition firsthand! If you are interested in experiencing a U.S. Thanksgiving meal with a UCLA Family or UCLA Alumni, Please complete the interest form by November 12th (Space is limited!) Who's eligible? - Individual International Undergraduate Students currently enrolled (including EAP & Extension students) - Individual International Graduate Students currently enrolled Details: - Thanksgiving meals will take place on Thanksgiving day - Thursday, November 27th (not overnight) - Each hosting family will host at least 2 students at once - Students will be responsible for their transportation to and from their host's home - Students will be matched with a host within a 10 mile radius of campus - We will try our best to match as many students to hosts as possible, but please be aware that a match is not guaranteed -We ask that students be mindful of the importance of following through with this commitment if you sign up for this program - Please see the Interest Form for full details Deadlines - The deadline to submit this interest form is Thursday, November 12th at 10 AM. - All students who we are able to match will be emailed and connected with their host family by Monday, November 16th.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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.

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

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)

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.

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.

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

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!

UCLA Financial Aid & Scholarships will be closed on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, in Observance of the Veterans Day Holiday. We will resume regular operating hours on Thursday, November 12, 2026. Location: A129 Murphy Hall

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

Join the Garden on Thursday, November 12 from 12-1 pm at La Kretz Garden Pavilion for another installment of Botany Brown Bag. Dr. Josh Brindley will give a talk titled “The Collection Project.” Botanical gardens serve as living museums, preserving and interpreting plant diversity through carefully curated living collections. Unlike conventional museum specimens, plants grow, reproduce, and die, presenting unique challenges for collection management, documentation, and long-term curation. In this talk, Dr. Josh Brindley will explore The Collections Project, an IMLS-funded initiative to analyze and assess the plant inventory of the Mathias Botanical Garden. He will discuss the inventory process, the development of a digital database, and how living collection data can inform curatorial decision-making, guide collection management, and shape future planning. Make sure to bring your lunch! This event is free and open to the public, no RSVP required. Location: La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive

Discover UCLA’s hidden archives, your next research discovery might be hiding in an unexpected place! Join GSRC for a tour of UCLA Library Special Collections and explore a world of rare books, manuscripts, photographs, and surprising pieces of history. Meet library staff, connect with fellow graduate students, and discover resources that could spark your next big idea. Bring your curiosity and tell us what you’re working on! All graduate students are welcome and encouraged to share their research interests or current projects. Location: UCLA Library Special Collections

Learn about the world-class map collection at the UCLA Library and how to incorporate maps in your research. We will discuss how to find and access maps, and then move towards how to read maps critically and discuss the many ways they can be incorporated in research across all disciplines and majors. Researching primary sources like maps can be intimidating, but after this workshop you’ll leave with the skills you need for success. This workshop will be offered via Zoom. If you are registered, you will receive the Zoom invitation details the day before the workshop. Instructor: Maggie Tarmey, Humanities and Primary Research Librarian

Join us via Zoom at the Public Affairs Major Information Session to learn about the B.A. in Public Affairs, major requirements, application process, and how Luskin supports your academic goals! The information session is open to first- and second-year students who are interested in the Public Affairs major. Zoom link will provided upon registration.

Winner of the Israeli Academy’s Best Documentary Award, The Komediant focuses on the life and career of Pesach Burstein and his family, famous for Yiddish theaterA discussion with son, actor Mike Burstyn follows the screening, in conversation with Miri Koral, UCLA Lecturer and expert in Yiddish language and culture.

Based on the bestseller by Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary stars Ryan Gosling as a high school science teacher thrust quite unwillingly into space as Earth’s last hope for survival. Followed by a conversation with directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/C26PHM Location: Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024