Illustration by Julie Phan, Class of 2025
Today
Extended Zen Den Hours
Mon 3/9 • 8AM - 7PM PDT
RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level
Need a quiet and relaxing space to study for finals? Come visit RISE and lock in during week 10 for extended Zen Den hours Monday-Wednesday.
Writing Center Drop-In Hours
Mon 3/9 • 10AM - 11AM PDT
Transfer Student Center (Kerckhoff 128)
Work one-on-one with a Peer Learning Facilitator on any kind of paper during a 30-minute in-person session on a walk-in basis.
Stacks Exchange: Archaeology of the Imagination: Virtual Reality and 3D Modeling the Past
Mon 3/9 • 12PM - 1:30PM PDT RSVP
DataX Impact Forum, 3312 Murphy Hall
Join DataX for a new graduate student series on collecting/using data in creative ways across all disciplines. Whether you're just dipping your toes into the AI wave, seeking AI solutions for your work, or an experienced researcher, come for the launch of this new talk series. In this talk, Luis will examine his past 3D Virtual Reality (VR) projects and ideas on archaeological and historic structures, workshopping how we can connect embodiment and space of the past with VR while navigating what are essentially critical tabulations. Schedule: 12:00 p.m.–12:15 p.m: Check in & Grab Lunch 12:15 p.m.– 1:15 p.m: Presentation + Audience Q&A
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Mindful Writing Retreat (March 9)
Mon 3/9 • 1:30PM - 4PM PDT RSVP
The mindful writing retreat will integrate simple techniques from mindfulness to support the writing process and cultivate an approach to writing that fosters balance, self-care, and well-being. Please bring a current writing project because much of the retreat time will be allocated for writing. All sessions will be conducted remotely via zoom.
English Composition Drop-In Sessions
Mon 3/9 • 2PM - 4PM PDT
Transfer Student Center (Kerckhoff 128)
Are you in need of writing assistance? You can now enter a drop-in appointment with an English PLF at the Transfer Student Center!
Public Affairs Major Application Information Session #1
Mon 3/9 • 4PM - 5PM PDT RSVP
2343 Public Affairs Building
Are you applying to the Public Affairs major this year? Join us at the Public Affairs Major Application Information Session to learn about the major application eligibility criteria and application process! The major application information sessions are open to students who are applying to the Public Affairs major this Winter 2026. All Major Application Information Sessions are the same. Please register to attend the session that best fits your schedule. Access the major application information on our website at: https://luskin.ucla.edu/undergraduate-program/public-affairs-major-admissions/current-students#toggle-id-4 Questions? For questions, contact the Public Affairs Undergraduate Program via MyUCLA Message Center at https://luskin.ucla.edu/undergraduate-program/contact-us.
BUS Community Meeting 4
Mon 3/9 • 6PM - 7PM PDT
Join us for our bi-weekly community meetings! A space to foster our system-impacted and formerly incarcerated scholars to connect, build community, and access resources.
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Tomorrow
Extended Zen Den Hours
Tue 3/10 • 8AM - 7PM PDT
RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level
Need a quiet and relaxing space to study for finals? Come visit RISE and lock in during week 10 for extended Zen Den hours Monday-Wednesday.
URC-Sciences Office Hours with Assistant Director, Dr. Monica Gonzalez Ramirez
Tue 3/10 • 11AM - 12PM PDT
2110 Life Sciences Building
Have specific questions about your research journey? Join the Undergraduate Research Center for the Sciences for office hours with one of our directors.
English Composition Drop-In Sessions
Tue 3/10 • 11:30AM - 12:30PM PDT
Transfer Student Center (Kerckhoff 128)
Are you in need of writing assistance? You can now enter a drop-in appointment with an English PLF at the Transfer Student Center!
FITWELL Talks: Food for Thought - Inflammation and the Role of Chinese Nutrition with Dr. Lawrence T
Tue 3/10 • 12PM - 12:30PM PDT RSVP
FITWELL Talks: Conversations with UCLA Health experts on the latest wellbeing research, practical recommendations, and more. Just thirty minutes via Zoom over your lunch hour. Join live, listen in, and come ready with questions. Take good care. March 2026: FITWELL Talks: Food for Thought with Dr. Lawrence Taw, UCLA Health This presentation will describe inflammation from a Chinese medicine perspective and provide guidelines for specific foods to eat and avoid to reduce your risk for inflammation.
Bruin Love Station
Tue 3/10 • 12PM - 3PM PDT
Intramural Field Southeast Gates
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.
CAPS Drop-In Hours
Tue 3/10 • 1PM - 3PM PDT
Transfer Student Center (Kerckhoff 128)
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is here to support your mental health needs as you pursue your academic goals. No appointment required! For more information about CAPS: https://counseling.ucla.edu/
Movement and Meditation
Tue 3/10 • 1:15PM - 2PM PDT
RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level
Beginner-friendly stretching and meditation with UCLA Rec Instructor Binny. All equipment provided (yoga mats, blocks).
BNC Body Doubling
Tue 3/10 • 3PM - 4PM PDT
RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level
Come join BNC for Body Doubling at the RISE Center. Body Doubling is a great way to get work done by working in parallel with another person for accountability (and has been shown to work well for individuals with ADHD and/or autism). Feel free to bring any assignments/projects you're working on or study material for any upcoming exams!
Dialogue across Difference (DaD) Faculty Fellows Program Information Session 1
Tue 3/10 • 4PM - 5PM PDT RSVP
Please join us for the first Dialogue across Difference Faculty Fellows Program Information Session hosted by the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center and the UCLA Dialogue across Difference Initiative on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 4-5pm on Zoom. For more information about the program, visit https://teaching.ucla.edu/programs/dad-faculty-fellows/ Please contact instructorsupport@teaching.ucla.edu if you have any questions.
South Bay Book Club - March
Tue 3/10 • 7PM PDT
Hybrid: In-person or via Zoom •
Come join Bruin Alumni and Friends for a fun and relaxing discussion of books. We try to curate a wide variety of genres (all recommended by our own members) to accommodate all tastes and to encourage each other to read something we wouldn't on our own. We would love to have you join us. All are welcome! March: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark. Please email bkronbeck@social.rr.com to be added to the waitlist for the South Bay Book Club.
Wednesday March 11
Extended Zen Den Hours
Wed 3/11 • 8AM - 7PM PDT
RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level
Need a quiet and relaxing space to study for finals? Come visit RISE and lock in during week 10 for extended Zen Den hours Monday-Wednesday.
English Composition Drop-In Sessions
Wed 3/11 • 11AM - 12PM PDT
Transfer Student Center (Kerckhoff 128)
Are you in need of writing assistance? You can now enter a drop-in appointment with an English PLF at the Transfer Student Center!
Bay Area Bruins: Guided Meditation
Wed 3/11 • 12PM PDT
Zoom
Take 20 minutes in your day to enjoy much-needed relaxation and calm. When registering, please enter "UCLA" under "organization." Monthly meditation is led by Michal Rinkevich (MBA '14) who has been practicing healing arts and meditation since 1995 and teaching since 2006.
GenAI Workshop Series - Creating Knowledge Base Using Google NotebookLM for Student Engagement
Canceled Wed 3/11 • 1PM - 2PM PDT RSVP
Don't miss the next topic in the Teaching and Learning Center's GenAI Workshop Series. During this In-Person workshop, we will explore and discuss: -The role of AI-supported knowledge construction in enhancing student engagement and deeper learning. -How Google NotebookLM can be used to curate, organize, and connect course materials into interactive knowledge bases. -Strategies for involving students in co-creating and expanding shared AI-assisted notebooks as part of their learning process. -Examples of how NotebookLM can support collaborative inquiry, reflection, and critical discussion in academic settings. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: -Explain how creating shared or individual knowledge bases in Google NotebookLM can enhance student engagement and active learning. -Demonstrate how to organize readings, notes, and resources in NotebookLM to scaffold knowledge building across a course or project. -Design learning activities that engage students in analyzing, connecting, and synthesizing information using NotebookLM. -Integrate NotebookLM into classroom or online environments to promote collaborative inquiry and reflective dialogue. -Evaluate ethical and pedagogical considerations when using AI-generated insights in shared student learning spaces.
Ace and Aro Space
Wed 3/11 • 3PM - 4PM PDT RSVP
LGBTQ Campus Resource Center
The Ace and Aro Space is a weekly dialogue and affinity space wanting to build community or learn more about the asexual and/or aromantic spectrums.
Books & Bonding
Wed 3/11 • 4PM - 5PM PDT
RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level
Love books? Care about mental health? Crave good convos with great people? You’re in the right place! Books and Bonding is a weekly club that meets to discuss ideas around improving resilience and create a community of resilient Bruins.
Queer Creative Writing Space
Wed 3/11 • 4PM - 5:30PM PDT RSVP
LGBTQ Campus Resource Center
The Queer Creative Writing Space meets bi-weekly during the academic year. This space is for writers of all backgrounds and experience levels who would like to stretch their creative writing muscles and meet other writers!
BNC Body Doubling
Wed 3/11 • 4PM - 6PM PDT
RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level
Come join BNC for Body Doubling at the RISE Center. Body Doubling is a great way to get work done by working in parallel with another person for accountability (and has been shown to work well for individuals with ADHD and/or autism). Feel free to bring any assignments/projects you're working on or study material for any upcoming exams!
Queeraoke Night
Wed 3/11 • 6PM - 8PM PDT RSVP
LGBTQ Campus Resource Center
Join the LGBTQ Campus Resource Center for an evening of karaoke and some fun before finals! RSVP to sing, watch, decompress, or all of the above. Close out the quarter with your favorite song!
Thursday March 12
English Composition Drop-In Sessions
Thu 3/12 • 12:15PM - 1PM PDT
Transfer Student Center (Kerckhoff 128)
Are you in need of writing assistance? You can now enter a drop-in appointment with an English PLF at the Transfer Student Center!
CAPS Drop-In Hours
Thu 3/12 • 1PM - 3PM PDT
Transfer Student Center (Kerckhoff 128)
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is here to support your mental health needs as you pursue your academic goals. No appointment required! For more information about CAPS: https://counseling.ucla.edu/
GSPSE Drop-In Hours
Thu 3/12 • 2PM - 4PM PDT
Powell 190
Join us in person at Powell Library 190 to consult with the Graduate Student Postdoctoral Scholar Engagement team on teaching-related professional development topics.
Bay Area Bruins: Book Club - Share Your Favorite Book
Thu 3/12 • 6PM PDT
San Ramon Library • San Ramon CA
Come ready to discuss your favorite book! A book club-style meeting where everyone can bring their favorite books to recommend to fellow Bruins. There will be a raffle at the end for a gift card to a local, independently owned bookstore, allowing a lucky Bruin to purchase a recommended book (or not)! The room reservation is for two hours, but we may end earlier depending on the discussion.
Beachside Bruins: Disaster Preparedness Workshop
Thu 3/12 • 6PM PDT
City of Long Beach Health Department Training Facility • Long Beach
Hosted by the Long Beach Fire Department and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), this special workshop will equip Bruins with the skills and confidence to protect themselves and assist others during natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods and wildfires. The workshop will be held at the Long Beach Health Department's training facility at 3861 Worsham Avenue and is limited to just 50 participants.
Friday March 13
Queer Fandom Fanatics
Fri 3/13 • 2PM - 3PM PDT RSVP
LGBTQ Campus Resource Center
Come geek out with others about all things pop culture through a queer lens!
QTBIPOC Space
Fri 3/13 • 4PM - 5PM PDT RSVP
LGBTQ Campus Resource Center
The QTBIPOC Space is an intentional space for all folks of different and similar lived experiences to build community, decompress, and practice collective care.
Saturday March 14
Bruin Family Socials – Scotts Valley, CA
Sat 3/14 • 2PM PDT
Kissed By an Angel Wines • Scotts Valley, CA
Bruin Family Socials are events that bring UCLA to neighborhoods around the world. Providing an opportunity for attendees to engage with one another on a regional level, Bruin Family Socials foster connections and relationships within the greater Bruin community. Historically, Bruin Family Socials have taken place over the course of one weekend each year. During spring 2023, these events transitioned to a year-round model that accommodates a variety of activities and locations, ultimately allowing for added flexibility and more opportunities to build community than ever before. We hope you will join us at an event near you!
UCLA Alumni Bruin Bash: Gymnastics vs. Utah
Sat 3/14 • 5PM - 6:30PM PDT
James West Alumni Center •
UCLA Alumni is hosting a Pre-Meet Party prior to the UCLA Gymnastics meet vs. Utah at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday, March 14, 5–6:30 p.m. Join UCLA alumni, fans, and friends for a Pre-Meet Party featuring a great meal and get in the spirit before the Bruins face former Pac-12 rival Utah!
Alumni Association Appreciation Day: Gymnastics vs. Utah
Sat 3/14 • 7:30PM PDT
Pauley Pavilion Presented by Wescom • Los Angeles CA
UCLA Athletics and the UCLA Alumni Association are proud to invite all alumni to this Alumni Association Appreciation Day. Click the "RSVP" link to purchase a discounted ticket and watch UCLA Gymnastics take on Utah on March 14 at 7:30 p.m.! Wear blue! Go Bruins! * * * Join us for alumni appreciation days at select UCLA sporting events! All UCLA alumni are invited to attend the selected events below at a discounted rate by using the corresponding promo codes on our ticket website or visiting the venue's ticket window on event days. Alumni Appreciation tickets are 50% off and you can receive up to 8 discounted tickets! Any UCLA alumni is eligible for this offer by mentioning it to our venue Box Office staff! Alumni are also encouraged to bring their UCLA Alumni Association Member ID. If you do not have your member ID, **[follow these instructions](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zp-wpNOjyLdvvOhrO8XUCsJFOrRrtOa9/view)** to print one. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last on game day. For more information, [click here](https://uclabruins.com/sports/2020/7/1/ucla-Alumni-Association-tickets).
Sunday March 15
Orange County Network - Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach
Sun 3/15 • 8:30AM PDT
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve • Huntington Beach CA
Lace up and hit the trails with OC Bruins at the beautiful Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach! We’ll explore up to 5 miles of scenic paths winding through coastal wetlands, Bolsa Bay, and upland habitats along the Pacific Flyway—prime territory for birdwatching and blooming wildflowers. Fresh air, ocean breezes, and Bruin camaraderie—what more could you want? Go Bruins!
Arizona Network: UCLA Alumni Tucson Dinner
Sun 3/15 • 6PM PDT
Redbird Scratch Kitchen & Bar • Tucson AZ
Great opportunity for UCLA alums in the Tucson area to meet and connect with one another. Everyone is responsible for their own check. Please RSVP if you are attending. If you cannot attend this specific dinner, please reach out to Chey Tor and let him know that you would be interested in attending a future event in the Tucson area. Chey can be reached at chey@cheytor.com or 602.487.3975