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Thank you for joining us at the Winter Quarter Ed Talks @CEILS: Learning Community Meetings & Happy Hours!
Thank you so much to everyone who joined us in-person and virtually for this quarter's Ed Talks and Happy Hours! We appreciated gathering together and learning from our three speakers: Sonya Brooks, Jess Gregg, and Kristopher Barr. More information and RSVP link for the Spring series coming soon!
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Campus Partner Announcements | |
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ORCA Grants
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities (ORCA) recently announced three campus wide opportunities for funding (all due March 27th). For more information, please click each link below.
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Chancellor's Award for Community-Engaged Scholars
Applications are being accepted for the AY 2023–24 Chancellor’s Award for Community-Engaged Scholars. Receive $10,000 to advance your community-engaged scholarly activity and develop a new undergraduate community-engaged research course. The deadline to apply is April 7, 2023. For more information, click here.
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Systemwide UC Women's Initiative (UC WI) for Professional Development
UC WI is a unique, experiential program committed to enabling the full participation, advancement and success of mid-career, woman-identified faculty, academic personnel, and career staff at the University of California. The program is sponsored by the Systemwide Advisory Committee on the Status of Women and the University of California Office of the President.
Nominees are asked to apply online for the 2023–2024 UC Women's Initiative for Professional Development, with the approval of their department or manager. The application period closes on March 24, 2023. For more information about UC WI, visit the UC Women's Initiative for Professional Development website or contact Darlene Mininni (DMininni@chr.ucla.edu) in Campus Human Resources.
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“Reimagined Critical Pedagogy: Resistance and Solidarity in Language Classrooms” conference
The Excellence in Pedagogy and Innovative Classrooms (EPIC) Program, an initiative from the UCLA Division of Humanities, is pleased to host the “Reimagined Critical Pedagogy: Resistance and Solidarity in Language Classrooms” conference focused on language pedagogy. Conference sessions will be held both in person and remotely on Friday, April 28th and remotely on Saturday, April 29th, 2023. The keynote speaker will be Professor Henry A. Giroux (McMaster University Chair for Scholarship in the Public Interest in English and Cultural Studies, Paulo Freire Distinguished Scholar in Critical Pedagogy).
More information can be found on the website. The deadline for submissions is Thursday, March 31, 2023. For questions, please contact epic@humnet.ucla.edu.
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Celebrating Women's History Month at UCLA and around Los Angeles
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Remarkable Women of UCLA: Read Here
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Celebrate Women's History Month in LA: More Info
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Women's History Month: Trailblazing Leaders from UCLA Health: More Info
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The Untold History of Women in Science and Technology: Read Here
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Decades after residency, two UCLA neurosurgeons reflect on how things have changed for women and people of color: Read Here
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UCLA Study On Friendship Among Women: Read Here
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The Inclusive STEM Teaching Project, a NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education program, is hosting a six-week Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from March 6 - April 28, 2023 via edX. Join the community of nearly 8,000 faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and staff, and register for the online course this spring. By participating in this course, you will learn how to:
- Advance your awareness, self-efficacy, and ability to cultivate inclusive classroom environments;
- Support your development as a reflective, inclusive practitioner;
- Engage in reflection and discussion around topics of equity and inclusion across a variety of institutional contexts;
- Implement inclusive teaching methods in your classes which will remove common barriers and enhance learning in STEM for all students.
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StEm PEER Academy
Apply Here
Are you an education professional engaged or driven to improve the preparation, participation, and contributions of those underrepresented in engineering? Would you like to join a community of like-minded professionals committed to and equipped with the resources to change the face of our national engineering landscape? The Engineering PLUS Alliance is training, empowering, resourcing, and supporting a national network of change agents.
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Live Trainings:
Topics include:
- Quickstart: Preparing to Teach in Bruin Learn
- Set Up Your Bruin Learn Site with Migrated CCLE Content
- End-of-Term Grading in Bruin Learn & MyUCLA
- Build Your Bruin Learn Site from Scratch Using a Template
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Office Hours are also available for individuals to drop-in to discuss advanced topics or design considerations.
Check out these resources to review at your own pace:
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Reminders:
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24/7 Help is available through live chat and via phone.
- Once logged in click on "Help" from the global navigation to view all of the instructional support resources and to connect to a live person.
- Bruin Learn Support Site
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For more information about CEILS events and resources, including a list of STEM education events from previous mailers, please visit the CEILS website at www.ceils.ucla.edu or stop by our CEILS office in 222 Hershey Hall. If you wish to be added to the CEILS mailing list for future newsletters and special announcements, please send your request to media@ceils.ucla.edu. | |
Please note, this monthly newsletter is circulated through many departmental listservs. Most other CEILS correspondence, including special event announcements and reminders, are sent to CEILS mailing list recipients only. If you have questions or have difficulty reading this newsletter, please email us at media@ceils.ucla.edu. | | | | |
