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November 2020

Oct 2, 2020Dec 4, 2020 from 9:00am–11:00am

Essentials of Entrepreneurship

This course provides an introduction to critical knowledge and skills related to innovation and entrepreneurship.

November 2020

Gold Loop (Triad)
Oct 15, 2020Nov 26, 2020 from 5:00pm–7:00pm

Gold Loop (Triad)

Gold Loop (Triad) is a series of virtual exhibitions created by visual artist Jen Liu, premiering October 15 through November 26, 2020. Viewers can watch and engage through a live stream linked in the description.

November 2020

Halloween Costume Contest - Virtually Spooktacular
Oct 19, 2020Nov 1, 2020 (All Day)

Halloween Costume Contest - Virtually Spooktacular

Enter the Annual UC San Diego Bookstore Costume Contest! We're going virtual this year. Submit a photo in costume > vote > top 3 photos with most likes, win!

November 2020

New Research on Inequality in South Korea
Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020 from 4:00pm–5:00pm

New Research on Inequality in South Korea

In this presentation, Prof. Jong-sung You reports on the work of his Korea Inequality Research Lab on the extent of inequality in Korea and the resulting debates on how—and whether—to address it through innovative social policies.

November 2020

Crucial Conversations: Start with Heart
Nov 4, 2020Nov 4, 2020 from 1:30pm–3:00pm

Crucial Conversations: Start with Heart

When conversations get tough it’s easy to fall back to unproductive patterns including saving face, wanting to win, seeking revenge, and hoping to remain safe. Skilled communicators know to “Start with Heart.”

November 2020

Exploring Ethics: Autonomous Bias Detection in a world of Sensational Headlines
Nov 4, 2020Nov 4, 2020 from 5:00pm–7:00pm

Exploring Ethics: Autonomous Bias Detection in a world of Sensational Headlines

This will be a live-stream event. Join us to learn more about how VeriCrypt autonomously measures objectivity in news from 30,000 providers using Artificial Intelligence.

November 2020

Njideka Akunyili Crosby: Russell Lecture with MCASD
Nov 4, 2020Nov 4, 2020 from 5:00pm–7:00pm

Njideka Akunyili Crosby: Russell Lecture with MCASD

Crosby’s tender, domestic scenes are painted at almost human-scale. Drawing from her experience as a Nigerian woman living in the United States, Crosby places black and brown people at the center of her work to show the syncretism of both cultures.

November 2020

Develop Communication Skills at Toastmasters (Via Zoom)
Feb 20, 2020Dec 10, 2020 from 2:00pm–3:00pm

Develop Communication Skills at Toastmasters (Via Zoom)

Do you freeze when called upon in meetings? Do you dread giving presentations? You are not alone! We invite you to join Triton Toastmasters to gain confidence as a speaker and leader. View more dates and times »

November 2020

Election 2020: What Now? What Next?
Nov 5, 2020Nov 5, 2020 from 4:00pm–5:00pm

Election 2020: What Now? What Next?

The outcome of the 2020 Election is highly anticipated and wrought with unknowns. This webinar aims to provide expert perspective and nonpartisan information to help reduce election-related anxieties in the UC San Diego community.

November 2020

Kristallnacht on Film: From Reportage to Reenactments, 1938–1988 with Lawrence Baron
Nov 5, 2020Nov 5, 2020 from 5:00pm–6:00pm

Kristallnacht on Film: From Reportage to Reenactments, 1938–1988 with Lawrence Baron

Join us for this virtual Holocaust Living History Workshop event featuring Lawrence Baron, a professor emeritus at San Diego State University whose contribution to Holocaust studies was profiled in “Fifty Key Thinkers on the Holocaust and Genocide.”

November 2020

Film Screening with Ephrat Asherie: Check Your Body At The Door
Nov 5, 2020Nov 5, 2020 from 7:00pm–9:00pm

Film Screening with Ephrat Asherie: Check Your Body At The Door

Check Your Body At The Door brings to light the 1990s house dance culture that has largely been in the dark. This is a Free Virtual Event for UC San Diego Students, Faculty, and Staff (via SSO).

November 2020

iCafe—Your Passport to Culture
Oct 9, 2020Dec 11, 2020 from 12:00pm–1:00pm

iCafe—Your Passport to Culture

Global Education, Outreach, Extension and Recreation offer a free social hour to relax and connect with your fellow Tritons. Explore new cultures, play Travel Trivia, try new recipes, and visit our Global Playground. Stay local, travel Global! View more dates and times »

November 2020

Panel on the North Korean Economy: What Do We Know
Nov 9, 2020Nov 9, 2020 from 4:00pm–5:00pm

Panel on the North Korean Economy: What Do We Know

In this talk, Byung-Yeon Kim, Bill Brown, and Stephan Haggard will discuss the present state of the North Korean economy, how we know about it and possible implications for the international relations of the peninsula.

November 2020

Advanced Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables (via webinar)
Oct 7, 2020Dec 16, 2020 from 10:00am–12:00pm

Advanced Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables (via webinar)

In this webinar you will learn the most powerful capabilities of Excel PivotTables and how they can be an invaluable tool in helping you analyze your data and present your conclusions in compelling ways. View more dates and times »

November 2020

New Profiles of the Future: The World in 2050 and Beyond, with Martin Rees
Nov 10, 2020Nov 10, 2020 from 12:00pm–1:00pm

New Profiles of the Future: The World in 2050 and Beyond, with Martin Rees

The Clarke Center is honored to have Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal and founder of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge, join us virtual to deliver a talk entitled “The World in 2050 and Beyond.”

November 2020

CHINA Town Hall and San Diego Conversations
Nov 10, 2020Nov 10, 2020 from 4:00pm–5:30pm

CHINA Town Hall and San Diego Conversations

Join the 21st Century China Center at UC San Diego and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations for the 14th annual CHINA Town Hall, a nationwide conversation on China’s impact on American cities, states, national and global affairs.

November 2020

JFIT Roundtable: U.S.-Japan Relations after the Election
Nov 10, 2020Nov 10, 2020 from 4:30pm–5:30pm

JFIT Roundtable: U.S.-Japan Relations after the Election

This Japan Zoominar @ UC San Diego series brings together new insights, knowledge and opinions on current events in Japan.

November 2020

Dance Camera West: Selected winners from the 2020 Dance Film Festival
Nov 10, 2020Nov 10, 2020 from 7:00pm–8:00pm

Dance Camera West: Selected winners from the 2020 Dance Film Festival

Dance Camera West (DCW) 2020 features the top 15 award-winning dance films from the 2020 DCW festival. The film screening will be followed by a Q&A. This is a Free Virtual Event for UCSD Students, Faculty, and Staff (via SSO).

November 2020

Microsoft Excel Techniques (via webinar)
Nov 12, 2020Nov 12, 2020 from 11:30am–1:00pm

Microsoft Excel Techniques (via webinar)

This webinar is for users who want to take their Microsoft Excel skills to the next level. In this webinar, users learn powerful techniques that can help them save significant time, analyze data and extract important business insights, present information in a compelling way, and collaborate with others more effectively.

November 2020

Develop Communication Skills at Toastmasters (Via Zoom)
Feb 20, 2020Dec 10, 2020 from 2:00pm–3:00pm

Develop Communication Skills at Toastmasters (Via Zoom)

Do you freeze when called upon in meetings? Do you dread giving presentations? You are not alone! We invite you to join Triton Toastmasters to gain confidence as a speaker and leader. View more dates and times »

November 2020

Return to Learn: Faculty Town Hall
Nov 12, 2020Nov 12, 2020 from 3:00pm–4:00pm

Return to Learn: Faculty Town Hall

Join us for a special Return to Learn Faculty Town Hall focused on Classroom Culture and Assessment - Models and Resources, intended to support faculty in preparing for midterms and finals.

November 2020

Innovation at the Edge: Artificial Intelligence and Ethics
Nov 12, 2020Nov 12, 2020 from 4:00pm–5:30pm

Innovation at the Edge: Artificial Intelligence and Ethics

We are all familiar with the dystopian premise of the Terminator movies, could it be one of our futures?

November 2020

A Performance Lecture by Installation Artist Judit Hersko
Nov 12, 2020Nov 12, 2020 from 7:00pm–8:30pm

A Performance Lecture by Installation Artist Judit Hersko

"Pages from the Book of the Unknown Explorer." Judit Hersko is an installation artist who works in the intersection of art and science. She collaborates with scientists on visualizing climate change science through art and narrative.

November 2020

ArtTalk with Ephrat Asherie
Nov 12, 2020Nov 12, 2020 from 7:00pm–8:00pm

ArtTalk with Ephrat Asherie

Ephrat “Bounce” Asherie is a New York City-based b-girl, dancer, and choreographer and a 2016 Bessie Award Winner for Innovative Achievement in Dance. This is a Free Virtual Event for UC San Diego Students, Faculty, and Staff (via SSO).

November 2020

iCafe—Your Passport to Culture
Oct 9, 2020Dec 11, 2020 from 12:00pm–1:00pm

iCafe—Your Passport to Culture

Global Education, Outreach, Extension and Recreation offer a free social hour to relax and connect with your fellow Tritons. Explore new cultures, play Travel Trivia, try new recipes, and visit our Global Playground. Stay local, travel Global! View more dates and times »

November 2020

Cross-Cultural Center 2021-2022 Intern Hiring
Nov 16, 2020Jan 19, 2021 (All Day)

Cross-Cultural Center 2021-2022 Intern Hiring

Apply to be Cross-Cultural Center Intern for the 2021-2022 year! Your entry point to social justice, building community, personal and professional skills development and more! Applications are due Week 3, Tuesday January 19th 2021 at 11:59 PST

November 2020

International Education Week
Nov 16, 2020Nov 20, 2020 from 9:00am–7:00pm

International Education Week

View the full IEW calendar of events and participate in expanding your cultural awareness and celebrating our international community and their many valuable contributions. Join the conversations! #IEW2020

November 2020

Panel on Purges in Communist Systems: A Comparative Perspective
Nov 16, 2020Nov 16, 2020 from 4:00pm–5:00pm

Panel on Purges in Communist Systems: A Comparative Perspective

In this webinar, we look at the problem of purges by taking a comparative perspective on the North Korean, Chinese and Vietnamese systems.

November 2020

Nov 17, 2020Nov 19, 2020 (All Day)

UC GIS Week

The University of California is launching its first-ever system-wide GIS Week from Nov. 17th - Nov. 19th, celebrating all things mapping! The event will be hosted virtually through Zoom. All talks are free and open to the public!

November 2020

Japanese Movies: Japonisme and the Birth of Cinema
Nov 17, 2020Nov 17, 2020 from 4:30am–5:30am

Japanese Movies: Japonisme and the Birth of Cinema

This Japan Zoominar @ UC San Diego series brings together new insights, knowledge and opinions on current events in Japan.

November 2020

The Remarkable Remote Worker
Nov 17, 2020Nov 17, 2020 from 9:30am–12:00pm

The Remarkable Remote Worker

This highly interactive online live webinar is designed to help teams overcome traditional and new challenges, leveraging the latest research in mindfulness and emotional intelligence along with the latest technologies, tools, and collaboration practices to maximize team performance.

November 2020

Crucial Conversations: Make it Safe
Nov 17, 2020Nov 17, 2020 from 1:30pm–3:00pm

Crucial Conversations: Make it Safe

Intended for: all staff People fall back on behaviors that are unhealthy and/or unproductive when they feel unsafe. This workshop helps you step outside of the conversation and restore safety.

November 2020

Marshall Speaker Series Presents:  John Marshall, son of Justice Thurgood Marshall
Nov 17, 2020Nov 17, 2020 from 5:00pm–6:00pm

Marshall Speaker Series Presents: John Marshall, son of Justice Thurgood Marshall

Join us for an evening of conversation and Q&A with John Marshall, son of justice Thurgood Marshall, as he speaks about his father's legacy and what it means to be a scholar and citizen. This FREE virtual event is open to the UC San Diego Community.

November 2020

Dahlak Brathwaite: Adapting History
Nov 17, 2020Nov 17, 2020 from 7:00pm–9:00pm

Dahlak Brathwaite: Adapting History

Created by musical artist Dahlak Brathwaite, Adapting History is an oral telling of American music through history and American history through music. This is a Free Virtual Event for UC San Diego Students, Faculty, and Staff (via SSO).

November 2020

Global Business Leadership Forum with Rear Admiral John Polowczyk
Nov 18, 2020Nov 18, 2020 from 8:00am–9:30am

Global Business Leadership Forum with Rear Admiral John Polowczyk

This annual signature event features top global leaders who are tackling the leading business issues of today and defining solutions to industry challenges at the cutting edge of innovation.

November 2020

Managing Remote Teams
Nov 18, 2020Nov 18, 2020 from 9:30am–12:00pm

Managing Remote Teams

Intended for: managers and supervisors This interactive learning session is designed to help UC San Diego managers and supervisors adapt their supervisory toolkit to remote work, a landscape of rapid change, and the ongoing challenges of life in a pandemic.

November 2020

Privacy 101 Workshop
Nov 18, 2020Nov 18, 2020 from 1:00pm–4:00pm

Privacy 101 Workshop

Sessions will discuss privacy issues here on campus and how individuals can best protect themselves and the personal data they handle. Trainings will also discuss recently-enacted privacy laws and how UC San Diego handles personal data.

November 2020

Design Thinking to Focus, Collaborate, and Play! (webinar)
Nov 18, 2020Nov 18, 2020 from 1:00pm–3:00pm

Design Thinking to Focus, Collaborate, and Play! (webinar)

This workshop will leave you transformed in your ability to think creatively and work collaboratively to solve significant problems and leverage unique opportunities of all kinds.

November 2020

The Rhetoric and Application of AI in Policing & Criminal Justice
Nov 18, 2020Nov 18, 2020 from 4:30pm–5:30pm

The Rhetoric and Application of AI in Policing & Criminal Justice

First segment of the Conversation for an Engaged San Diego series. The Pacific Leadership Fellows program welcomes two distinguished experts on the law, civil rights and AI to discuss the opportunities that new technologies present in the CJ system

November 2020

Architectural Masterpiece: Paving the Way for the Future
Nov 18, 2020Nov 18, 2020 from 5:30pm–7:00pm

Architectural Masterpiece: Paving the Way for the Future

Join the UC San Diego Library for a discussion with UC San Diego Professor Teddy Cruz, urban designer Caroline Acheatel and architect Kevin deFreitas about the architectural masterpiece that is Geisel Library.

November 2020

Annual Bookstore Holiday Sale
Nov 19, 2020Dec 6, 2020 (All Day)

Annual Bookstore Holiday Sale

Our biggest sale of the year is here! In-store and online. Save 25% off emblematic apparel, gifts, supplies, plus general books and so much more. Free shipping on all order $50+ or choose fast, safe and convenient store pick up at our special window.

November 2020

Nov 19, 2020Nov 19, 2020 from 12:00pm–1:30pm

A Deep Look into: Social Inequities and Suffering Caused by COVID-19—Reports from the Front Lines

Hear from front-line health and medical experts as they discuss disparities in the clinical impact and outcomes of COVID-19, their first-hand experiences and lessons learned in dealing with the disease.

November 2020

Develop Communication Skills at Toastmasters (Via Zoom)
Feb 20, 2020Dec 10, 2020 from 2:00pm–3:00pm

Develop Communication Skills at Toastmasters (Via Zoom)

Do you freeze when called upon in meetings? Do you dread giving presentations? You are not alone! We invite you to join Triton Toastmasters to gain confidence as a speaker and leader. View more dates and times »

November 2020

Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: The National and Local Movement
Nov 19, 2020Nov 19, 2020 from 3:00pm–4:00pm

Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: The National and Local Movement

We invite you to join us for a conversation between Mark Geyer (UCSD), Adam Halberstadt (UCSD), and David Bronner (CEO, Dr. Bronner's; MAPS board member), hosted and moderated by Cassi Vieten (UCSD) on the resurgence of research on psychedelics.

November 2020

Under Beijing's Shadow: Southeast Asia's China Challenge
Nov 19, 2020Nov 19, 2020 from 4:00pm–5:00pm

Under Beijing's Shadow: Southeast Asia's China Challenge

China’s rise and increased involvement in Southeast Asia have prompted a blend of anticipation through economic growth and unease among its smaller neighbors through its militarization of the South China Sea and dam building on the Mekong River.

November 2020

Climate Change, Justice, and Quality of Life:  A Convenient Truth … and a Lesson from COVID-19?
Nov 19, 2020Nov 19, 2020 from 4:00pm–6:00pm

Climate Change, Justice, and Quality of Life: A Convenient Truth … and a Lesson from COVID-19?

Invited speaker Professor Peter Railton, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, on "Climate Change, Justice, and Quality of Life: A Convenient Truth … and a Lesson from COVID-19?"

November 2020

Ephrat Asherie | UnderScored (work in progress)
Nov 19, 2020Nov 19, 2020 from 7:00pm–9:00pm

Ephrat Asherie | UnderScored (work in progress)

In UnderScored, Ephrat Asherie and her company of dancers explore the forms of club dancing which arose in NY during the 1970–80s as part of the House music scene. This is a Free Virtual Event for UC San Diego Students, Faculty, and Staff (via SSO).

November 2020

iCafe—Your Passport to Culture
Oct 9, 2020Dec 11, 2020 from 12:00pm–1:00pm

iCafe—Your Passport to Culture

Global Education, Outreach, Extension and Recreation offer a free social hour to relax and connect with your fellow Tritons. Explore new cultures, play Travel Trivia, try new recipes, and visit our Global Playground. Stay local, travel Global! View more dates and times »

November 2020

Fast Art And Good For You
Nov 20, 2020Nov 20, 2020 from 5:00pm–6:30pm

Fast Art And Good For You

An evening of talks and performances from Graduate students in the Visual Arts Department.

November 2020

Using Satellite Imagery to Study North Korea
Nov 23, 2020Nov 23, 2020 from 12:00pm–1:00pm

Using Satellite Imagery to Study North Korea

In this webinar, we look both at the general issue of how such intelligence is collected and analyzed and at some particular examples from the study of North Korea.

November 2020

Japan-China Business Relations after the U.S. Election
Nov 24, 2020Nov 24, 2020 from 4:30pm–5:30pm

Japan-China Business Relations after the U.S. Election

This Japan Zoominar @ UC San Diego series brings together new insights, knowledge and opinions on current events in Japan.

November 2020

Annual Turkey Calling Show
Nov 25, 2020Nov 25, 2020 from 12:00pm–12:30pm

Annual Turkey Calling Show

''It's just not Thanksgiving without this show!" (SD Union-Tribune)

November 2020

Develop Communication Skills at Toastmasters (Via Zoom)
Feb 20, 2020Dec 10, 2020 from 2:00pm–3:00pm

Develop Communication Skills at Toastmasters (Via Zoom)

Do you freeze when called upon in meetings? Do you dread giving presentations? You are not alone! We invite you to join Triton Toastmasters to gain confidence as a speaker and leader. View more dates and times »

November 2020

Walk with a Doc
May 25, 2019Dec 16, 2049 from 10:00am–11:00am

Walk with a Doc

Walk with a Doc is a walking program for everyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle. What better way to start your weekend than on your feet making strides to help your heart and improving your general health to live longer! View more dates and times »