Decolonial Feminism Teach-In

Are you interested in learning about decolonial feminism? Do you want to know how to implement decolonial action in your own life?

If so, join us at the Women’s Center for our Decolonial Feminism Teach-In on Wednesday, February 19th, from 6-8pm.

Attendees will be entered into a raffle to win “A Decolonial Feminism” by Françoise Vergès. We are looking forward to learning together!

Burnout and the Stress Cycle



Burnout-what is it, how does it happen, and what can we do to combat it?

This workshop will talk about the additional pressures and stresses of the Human Giver Syndrome (most commonly in women and gender marginalized folks).

Fighting burnout is more than practicing self-care; join us in the Women's Center, from 5-6pm, Wednesday, Feb. 12th, 2025.

Women’s Center Grad Galentine's

February 13th, 2025

4:00PM - 5:30PM

Join us at the Women’s Center for Grad Galentine's!

Create delightful drinks at our mocktail station and snack on tasty treats while we play games!

It’s the perfect time to spend time with your gals!

Open to all graduate and professional students.

Feminist Book Club:

I Who Have Never Known Men

Join Feminist Book Club! This Winter Quarter we will be reading "I Who Have Never Known Men" by Jacqueline Harpman, a dystopian fiction book with a strong female lead.

Book Club starts Mondays, at 10am, and we will meet Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, & 10.

The first 5 students to attend our first meeting will receive a free copy!

Visit our calendar to see what we'll be discussing each week:

 tinyurl.com/bookclubw25

Women’s Center Graduate 

Sunset Cafe

Tuesdays l 4-5 PM l Women’s Center

(Beginning Tuesday, January 14th)

Take a breather from the grad school hustle at the Women’s Center!

Enjoy a cozy space with coffee, snacks, and good vibes—perfect for recharging, relaxing, or tackling your to-do list. Swing by to socialize with other graduate students, de-stress, and re-energize. Every Tuesday, from 4pm - 5pm, at the Women’s Center, beginning Tuesday, January 14th

Money Concepts for Young Adults

What even is financial literacy? Hosted by our partners over at University Credit Union, Money Concepts for Young Adults will be Tuesday Feb. 18th, 2025, from 4:30-5:30pm, at the Women's Center.

Winter 2025 OASIS STEM Tutoring

Beginning Week 2, OASIS tutors will be available in the Women’s Center providing free individual assistance to enhance student's academic success.

Tutoring will be offered weekly on Mondays and Fridays for BILD, MATH, PSYCH and CHEM courses.

For questions and accommodations, please contact women@ucsd.edu 

Winter 2025

Gender Bite Calendar

Our Gender Bites series continues this Winter quarter covering topics ranging from fast fashion to Taylor Swift.

Join us for a new topic every other Monday, from 4-5PM, at the Women's Center starting Monday, January 13th-Week 2.

Light refreshments will be provided.

STEMinist Network

The STEMinist Network is a drop-in program that creates opportunities for gender marginalized undergraduate students in STEM to connect and build community within the larger context of STEM as a male dominated field.

We focus on gender and science, community building, and professional development. We use the term “gender marginalized” to recognize the impact of sexism on many communities including, but not limited to, transgender women, cisgender women, transgender men, non-binary individuals, and gender non-conforming individuals. STEMinist Network is open to all undergraduate students in STEM majors.

Register in our LinkTree or on our website.

GAP Research Form

Do you identify as a "stan" of an artist? Are you interested in sharing your experiences within a fandom?

Fill out the research form created by Women's Center intern Isabella Lardieri for her Gender Action Project (GAP), titled: "Fan Girls and Femininity: Exploring the Intersections of Stan Culture, Gender, and Social Justice."

Complete the form

tinyurl.com/IsabellaGAP, or scan the QR code.

Working Parents of Teens Support Group

Date: Thursday l February 13 l 1-2 PM

On Zoom: https://uchealth.zoom.us/j/81090977661

Calling all parents of teens! Please join us for a supportive discussion and an opportunity to connect with other UC San Diego parents.

This support group is in collaboration with the Women’s Center and facilitated by Izabel Caetano Francy, LCSW, a Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) licensed clinician, who is also a full-time working parent.

Open to all UC San Diego campus Faculty and Staff parents of teens ages 12 and up.



We acknowledge that developmental levels vary. Please join this group or any of the other support groups as you feel appropriate based on you/your child’s needs.

Let's Talk About Menopause! 

Date: Tuesday, 2/18/25

Time: 12-1 PM

Location: Zoom - Registration is required:

https://uchealth.zoom.us/j/89815438073

Join us for an open conversational space created for Campus Staff & Faculty where we will explore the topic of menopause and support one another through sharing experiences, feelings, resources, and strategies to better navigate an

often-challenging phase of life.

Participants will be invited to share their menopause related topics of interest. Personal medical questions must be reserved for consultation with a healthcare provider.

This is a collaboration with the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) and the Women’s Center, facilitated by Izabel Caetano Francy, LCSW, and Jennifer Triana Tahbaz, LCSW, FSAP licensed clinicians, and menopause champion Jess Geipel, all of whom recognize that menopause affects people differently and understand that one person’s experience does not represent all people’s experience.

Feel free to eat lunch during the discussion.

Need more menopause resources and support prior to this meeting?

Consider joining the new Google Group ucsdmenosupport-g

This group is intended for those approaching or experiencing menopause through the process of aging or by medical/surgical means who would like to make connections, share experiences and resources (books, articles, podcasts, doctor recommendations), gain support and get smarter on this topic so we can all better advocate for our needs. This channel will be used to send announcements for all relevant on and off campus menopause related virtual and in-person support groups and events in the future.

Be sure to check out the Menopause Resource Doc where you will find a plethora of information, particularly in the Menopause Wiki.

Questions? Contact Jess Geipel

Considering Motherhood? Creating Dialogue on Pressure, Ambivalence and Expectations

Date:  Tuesday – February 25, 2025

Time:  12:00 - 1:00 PM

Location: Zoom - Registration is required: 

https://uchealth.zoom.us/j/81707884487

Join us for a non-judgmental, conversational space for Campus Staff & Faculty where we will explore the question of motherhood versus being child-free.

This space is held with the intention of helping currently child-free women obtain support and clarity for whatever path they take in life.  

This is a collaboration with the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) and the Women’s Center, facilitated by Izabel Caetano Francy, LCSW, and Jennifer Triana Tahbaz, LCSW, FSAP licensed clinicians.

Open to all UC San Diego campus Staff and Faculty.

Feel free to eat lunch during the discussion.

Questions? Please contact Jess Geipel jgeipel@ucsd.edu

Working Moms of 0-5 Year Olds Group

Wednesday l February 26 l 1:30-2:30 PM

On Zoom: https://uchealth.zoom.us/j/82035703829 



Please join us for a supportive discussion and an opportunity to connect with other UC San Diego working moms.



Parenting post-pandemic may still feel like unfamiliar territory for us all, especially for those who were pregnant or gave birth while working remotely, not to mention the difficulty balancing roles amid a variety of stressors. Parenting is never easy, but this is unprecedented. You are not alone!

This support group is in collaboration with the Women’s Center and facilitated by Izabel Caetano Francy, LCSW, a Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) licensed clinician, who is also a full-time remote working parent.

Open to all UC San Diego campus Faculty and Staff mothers of any age, partnered or single.



Feel free to eat lunch, nurse or be a mom during the discussion.

Subscribe to, or unsubscribe from, the ucsdmoms-l list here



Questions? Please contact Izabel C. Francy at icfrancy@ucsd.edu

Working Parents of Elementary and Middle Schoolers Support Group

Date: Wednesday l March 5 l 12-1 PM

Location: Zoom Meeting

https://uchealth.zoom.us/j/86957940529

Please join us for a supportive discussion and an opportunity to connect with other UCSD remote working parents.

Parenting post-pandemic may still feel like unfamiliar territory for us all, especially returning to work & school after a year+ of remote learning and various hybrid schedules, not to mention the difficulty balancing roles amid a variety of stressors. Parenting is never easy, but this is unprecedented. You are not alone!

This support group is in collaboration with the Women’s Center and facilitated by Izabel Caetano Francy, LCSW, a Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) licensed clinician, who is also a full-time remote working parent.

Open to all UC San Diego campus Faculty and Staff parents of any age, partnered or single.

Feel free to eat lunch or parent as needed during the discussion.

Questions? Please contact Izabel C. Francy at icfrancy@ucsd.edu

Lunch and Listen: 2025 Women’s History Month Podcast Series

Faculty and staff are invited to join our weekly Lunch and Listen series for Women's History Month.

From 12-1 PM, on Zoom, every Thursday in March, we will be listening to excerpts from Brené Brown’s podcast, Unlocking Us, and discussing.

Join on Zoom at:

https://tinyurl.com/LNLWHM25

3/6/25 Patrice Cordon

3/13/25 Melinda French Gates

3/20/25 Dr. Joy Buolamwini

3/27/25 Samin Nosrat

The Otherhood Collective

(for Staff & Faculty)

Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Time: 12-1 PM

Location: Zoom Meeting  

https://uchealth.zoom.us/j/89679501033

This virtual support group is dedicated to supporting women who, whether by choice, chance, or circumstance, find themselves navigating a childfree lifestyle. We seek to create a place to find solidarity, share experiences and discuss the journey.

This group is in collaboration with the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) and the Women’s Center, facilitated by Jennifer Triana Tahbaz, LCSW, a FSAP licensed clinician.

Open to all UC San Diego campus Staff and Faculty.

Feel free to eat lunch, join late or leave early as needed during the discussion.

Questions?

Please contact Jess Geipel jgeipel@ucsd.edu

UC San Diego honors and celebrates the theme:

Black Contributions to Labor: Honoring our Legacy, Inspiring the Future

Check out the BHM 2025 Event Calendar!

Black History Month

Rising Through Adversity 



Offered every Monday in February, the 3^rd, 10^th, 17^th, and 24^th, 5:30 PM to 6:30PM Pacific Time, online. 

Registration Link: https://ucsd.zoom.us/meeting/register/Q9Bw6029RGiB5BQOfGxLrQ

Events and Offerings

Parents, Guardians, and Caregiver Association Chat 4 Six -

Winter ‘25 Quarter

Greetings all!

The Parents, Guardians, and Caregiver Association coordinates a Chat 4 Six engagement to help members connect with fellow parents. We hope to offer this opportunity once each quarter as interest permits.

What is Chat 4 Six? We collect groups of six people based on their response to the demographic question of who they want to connect with (e.g., new parents, parents of multiple children, others currently breastfeeding, etc.). Once the groups are created, email is sent to leads (interest also self-identified on the Form) to organize a date that works for participants to meet in-person or online. 

Please click the link below and submit the Google Form to connect with fellow parents, guardians, and caregivers across the campus!

Winter ‘25 Chat 4 Six Google Form: https://forms.gle/U2BPm2VPPNGdxYn49

Questions? Contact:

Veronica Phairvphair@ucsd.edu

Letters and Friendship Bracelets: Pop-up Event

Feb. 12, 2025, 11:30 AM

Geisel Library, outside Classroom 1

Celebrate the month of love and friendship together with the Library! Join us outside of Classroom 1 on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 from 11:30 a.m-1 p.m. to write love or break-up letters to the Library and make friendship bracelets. Materials provided while supplies last.

All letters will be submitted to our Love and Break Up Letters to the Library raffle for a chance to win a Geisel-themed tee shirt. Drop-in event, registration is not required.

https://library.ucsd.edu/news-events/events/letters-and-friendship-bracelets-pop-up-event/

Contact information for further inquiries:

Gen Thipatima, learningspaces@ucsd.edu

Wicked Palentine's Grad Mixer

Feb. 13, 2025, 12:00 PM

Cross-Cultural Center

Join us for a Wicked Valentine’s mixer where you can fall in love with the Cross and defy gravity with a new pal. RSVP to secure your lunch.



Contact information for further inquiries

CCCenter@ucsd.edu

LGBTRC 25th Anniversary Celebration

Feb. 13, 2025, 6:00 PM

Price Center, East Ballroom

Join us for an evening of celebration, remembrance, and being in community as we honor 25 years as a center! Featuring a live dj, photobooth, dancing, activities, and more! Join us for honoring the 25 years of history of the UC San Diego LGBT Resource Center, and spend the night with us.

RVSP HERE: https://tinyurl.com/LGBTRC25TH

https://tinyurl.com/LGBTRC25TH

Contact information for further inquiries:

For any questions, please email rainbow@ucsd.edu.

Pop-In and PopTarts

 Feb 19, 2025, 5:00 PM

 Geisel Library, Geisel Meeting Room

Are you interested in learning more about librarian roles or librarianship as a career? Bring your questions and enjoy a PopTart snack while you attend this inaugural PopTart Pop-In event at which several of UC San Diego's many librarians will describe their exciting roles in the academic library.

Hosted by the Mentoring Committee of the Librarians Association of the University of California, the event will be held from 5-6 pm on Wednesday, February 19, in Geisel Library's Meeting Room (1 East).

https://library.ucsd.edu/news-events/events/pop-in-and-poptarts/

Contact information for further inquiries

Kymberly Goodson, kgoodson@ucsd.edu and LAUC-SD_Mentor_Committee@ad.ucsd.edu

Let it flow: Beyond The Canvas

Feb. 20, 2025, 5:00 PM

Sixth College West Lawn

Let It Flow: Beyond the Canvas – Come and Join us to celebrate the richness of the African Black Diaspora at UCSD with free food, music, and community. Cultural attire is encouraged.

Contact information for further inquiries:

Mistewart@ucsd.edu

Librarians and Coffee

Feb. 27, 2025, 10:00 AM

Sally T. WongAvery Library, Events Room

and Classrooms 3 & 4, 1st Floor

Looking for a fresh way to fuel your morning and your studies? Join us for Librarians and Coffee, a relaxed drop-in event where you can sip on coffee, enjoy delicious pastries and connect with our knowledgeable librarians.

Discover how to:

Access top newspapers like The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal for free

Explore popular periodicals and find resources tailored to your next big project

Bonus Alert! Be among the first 30 attendees to snag a free UC San Diego Library mug.

Don’t miss this chance to recharge and uncover all the Library has to offer. See you there!

https://library.ucsd.edu/news-events/events/librarians-and-coffee-2025/

Contact information for further inquiries

Tim Chu, ucsdlibrary@ucsd.edu

Physicality and Me - A Student Art Reception

March 4, 2025, 4:00 PM

Cross Cultural Center:

Price Center Second Floor

Submit a visual art piece for our Student Art Reception! Create a piece of artwork that questions how the physical body can contrast with perception of self and how it interacts with cultural /lived experiences. Art submissions will then be showcased in an art reception where artists will be highlighted and have a chance to show others their artwork! Our goal is to assemble human forms out of the different perspectives held by the artists.

Submissions will be accepted anytime in person during Week 8 at the Cross Cultural Center located in Price Center Second Floor.

cccenter@ucsd.edu

FREE Online HR Info Session

March 20, 2025, 11:00 AM

Please join us for a free information session over Zoom to learn more about our Human Resource Management Certificate and our specialized HR courses.

Our courses and programs are designed to provide participants with the latest information and practical insights in order to become responsible and effective professionals. Whether you are contemplating a career as an HR generalist or thinking of specializing, this informative session will provide a chance for you to ask questions and explore professional options.

https://extendedstudies.ucsd.edu/courses/human-resource-management-information-session-info-70031

For more information, visit the HR certificate page or contact the Program Manager at HRPrograms@ucsd.edu.

Apply to College Corps!

Apply to College Corps for the 2025-2026 cohort! Address local needs around San Diego County by doing weekly service, gain professional experience, and build community. Applications open January 21 and the first priority deadline is January 31. Second and third round deadlines on February 28 and April 4. Visit collegecorps.ucsd.edu to learn more and apply!

https://collegecorps.ucsd.edu

collegecorps@ucsd.edu

Yoga at the Library

Wednesdays, 1:00 PM

Geisel Library, Geisel Meeting Room

Join the Library and Recreation for indoor Vinyasa Flow on Wednesdays from 1-2 p.m (except on 2/5/25 and 3/12/25). in the Geisel Meeting Room located at Geisel Library, 1st Floor East. Offered weekly between Weeks 1-10, these classes are by registration only and free for students and staff with an active Recreation Activity Pass (free for students!). Weekly registration is required; lib.ucsd.edu/libyoga

Please bring your own yoga mat and props.

https://rec.ucsd.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=e13e82a3-5ac8-4541-92e1-87a194494cb8

‘For My Homegirls’ – A Support Group for Latina Undergraduats at UC San Diego!

Join For My Homegirls, a support group for Latina undergraduate students! Build community and thrive in a welcoming space - sessions are Wednesdays in Weeks 4,6, and 8 from 5-6:30pm, at Muir College.

 If you are interested, please fill out the registration form http://bit.ly/formyhomegirls.