Check out the Women's History Month

Calendar of Events

Crativism: Knowledge in Bloom

Spring into action with the Women’s Center on Wednesday, Feb. 26th, from 5 - 6pm, to learn more about craftivism and create gorgeous bookmarks with pressed flowers!

We will talk about the history of pressed flowers, the use of flowers in activism, and share our favorite book on activism/resistance.

Light snacks will be provided!

Women’s Center Graduate 

Sunset Cafe

Tuesdays l 4-5 PM l Women’s Center

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.

Women’s History Month:

Grad Art of Expression

Location: The Craft Center

Wednesday, March 5th, 3pm - 5pm

RSVP: https://forms.gle/AN7FVrdfT26nzYt59

Join us for Art of Expression! In honor of Women’s History Month, this hands-on workshop invites you to create art that reflects your journey or celebrate women who inspire you, while learning techniques like Japanese Book-Binding and Self-Portraits.

Don’t miss this chance to connect with other grad students, explore artistry, and be inspired to use creativity as a powerful tool for personal growth. This event is open to all graduate and professional students.

Space is limited so please RSVP to secure your spot.

Solidarity Not Charity: Mutual Aid Fair

Thursday, March 6, 4PM- 6PM

Women’s Center Living room

Confused about mutual aid? Curious about community resources available at UCSD? Want to learn more about gender-marginalized folks doing mutual aid work?

If so, Solidarity Not Charity: Mutual Aid Fair is for you!! Folks will learn more about mutual aid and engage with mutual aid groups in UCSD’s community!

Light snacks will be provided!

Crafting Change: Empowerment Echoes Through Art

The Craft Center and WC are coming together for a beautiful celebration this 2025 Women's History Month! From 10-Noon, Friday, March 7th, at the Craft Center, the UCSD community is welcomed to reflect and be inspired with symbolic self-portrait collages and paper character making-free of charge.

Open to all members of the UC San Diego community.

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

Gender Bites: Dear White Feminists

Monday, March 10th, 4-5 PM

Women's Center

Unsure if your favorite celebs or idols are feminists who are worthy of your love and devotion?

Attend the Women’s Center last Gender Bite of the quarter to discuss the concept of white feminism and learn about the importance of intersectional feminism!

light snacks will be provided.

Attendees will also be entered in a chance to win either a cute bullet journal or the book “White Feminists” by Koa Beck!

Women's Experience of Incarceration

Join us for 'Women's Experience of Incarceration: A Film Screening & Panel Discussion', from 4-7pm, Thursday, March 13th, 2025 in the Stage Room, as we explore the complex and often-overlooked stories of women affected by the prison system.

The event will open with the powerful 'Faces of Mass Incarceration' exhibit, showcasing oil portraits that amplify the voices and stories of formerly incarcerated individuals, system-impacted individuals, and survivors of trauma. Light refreshments will be provided.

After the exhibit, we will screen the moving documentary 'Rebound', which follows the journeys of two San Diego women, Laura and Isabella, as they navigate the challenges of parole, parenting, self-healing, and pursuing higher education after incarceration.

A panel discussion will follow the film, featuring formerly incarcerated individuals featured in the exhibit and UCSD students impacted by incarceration.

This event is free and open to the public, and we invite all to attend and join the conversation. Together, let's work towards a deeper understanding of the female experience of incarceration and explore ways to create positive change and support for those affected.

Please RSVP at tinyurl.com/WHMTUS

WHM Pi Day Trivia

Join the Women’s Center for Feminist Pi Day Trivia on Friday, 3/14/25, from 12-1 PM!

We will continue to honor Women's History Month by hosting: Celebrating Women Who Advocate and Educate Trivia and will have prizes for the top 3 teams-with a limited edition Tritons Butterfly sweatshirt for first place.

Pie will be available for attendees.

Finals Study Jam

Finals Season is upon us and the Women’s Center welcomes you to join our Winter Finals Study Jam.

From 10am-10pm, Monday, March 17th, our space will be open for YOU!

Feel free to swing by to say hello, grab some goodies from our Finals Survival Stashes, engage in our mindfulness or activity rooms, or just have a quiet place to study.

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 Wednesdays 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.

Reading Into Representation

(Sydney's GAP)

Interested in representation? Love to read? Frustrated with mainstream media narratives? Scan the QR code, go to our Linktree (in bio), or go to bit.ly/4kgwgfs to fill out a survey for Women’s Center programming intern Sydney’s Gender Action Project: Reading Into Representation!

Stay tuned for the accompanying program in Spring Quarter.

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 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 Zoom discussion and opportunity to connect with other UCSD working parents.

Motherhood always includes balancing the needs of many amid a variety of stressors and uncertainties. It is never easy, and you are not alone. It takes a community to support mothers. 

You will be amazed at this UC San Diego community of ours.

This support group is in collaboration with the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program and the Women’s Center, 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.

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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 Zoom discussion and opportunity to connect with other UCSD working parents.

Parenting always includes balancing the needs of many amid a variety of stressors and uncertainties. It is never easy, and you are not alone. It takes a community to support a parent. 

You will be amazed at this UC San Diego community of ours.

This support group is in collaboration with the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program and the Women’s Center, 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 

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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

Working Parents of Teens Support Group

Date: Thursday l March 13 l 1-2 PM

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

Calling all parents of teens! Please join us for a supportive Zoom discussion and opportunity to connect with other UCSD working parents.

Parenting always includes balancing the needs of many amid a variety of stressors and uncertainties. It is never easy, and you are not alone. It takes a community to support a parent. 

You will be amazed at this UC San Diego community of ours.

This support group is in collaboration with the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) and the Women’s Center, facilitated by Izabel Caetano Francy, LCSW, a 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.

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

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



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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

 

Let's Talk About Menopause In-person Discussion Group

Date: Thursday, 3/20/25

Time: 12-1 PM

Location: Women’s Center

Registration is required: https://forms.gle/YnkdpcVYYb7J1vXc8

Attendance is capped at the first 15 people to ensure we will have a more intimate conversation.

Join us for an open conversational space created for UC San Diego 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.

This discussion group is hosted by the Women’s Center and will not be facilitated by Faculty and Staff Assistance Program clinicians. This is not an informational event, presentation, or talk and there won’t be an agenda.

Topics will emerge and be shared by the participants present. Personal medical questions must be reserved for consultation with a healthcare provider.

Need menopause resources prior to this meeting?

Check out the Menopause Resource Doc where you will find helpful information.

Questions? Contact Jess Geipel

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!

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

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