UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Announcements

UCLA Closure Please note that due to a university holiday the campus, including the Civil and Environmental Engineering Office, will be closed on Thursday, July 2nd at 3pm. We will resume normal business hours on Monday, July 6th.

The Graduate Writing Center is open for summer writing appointments starting Monday, June 29th. All continuing UCLA graduate students are eligible for appointments. In addition, graduate students who graduated in June 2015, or graduate students entering in Fall 2015, are eligible for appointments if they are working on relevant writing (e.g., fellowships, job applications, etc.) We have a lot of evening availability for those who are working or doing clinical rotations. If you are away for the summer, you may request a Skype appointment. If you have any questions, please contact the Graduate Writing Center. UCLA Graduate Writing Center B11A Student Activities Center 310-267-4805 http://gsrc.ucla.edu/gwc/

DISSERTATION WRITING GROUP & WORKSHOP (Sciences/Quantitative) This program targets graduate students who have defended their proposals, completed the majority of their research and data analysis, and are ready to write or already writing their article chapters or results and discussion chapters. This program will address general writing and organizational strategies as well as writing issues specific to scientific writing. Dissertation Overview Workshop: Process and Structure This overview workshop will cover time management, writing process strategies, and dissertation structure. The workshop is strongly recommended for those interested in the writing group. Wednesday, July 1, 5:30–8:00pm Four-Week Writing Group The workshop will be followed by a writing group that will meet for five weeks in July for those who are interested. Wednesday, July 8th – 29th, 5:30–7:30pm   How to Apply for the Workshop and/or...

Standards and Procedures for Summer Session 201 5 Students should refer to the email they received from the department for more details about completing degree requirements during the summer term. An overview of summer information is below.  Continuous Registration : To satisfy continuous registration, a graduate student should register in Fall, Winter and Spring terms.  Enrollment in Summer may not substitute for registration in a regular term. Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations for Doctoral Degree : A student who registered in the preceding Spring term may take the written and oral qualifying examinations for the doctoral degree during the Summer.  A student who did not register in Spring must wait until the Fall to take these examinations, at which time the student must be registered. Registration for the Award of the Degree : Per the continuous registration policy stated above, in order to be eligible to take the master’s compreh...

Job Brief : The Mayor’s Volunteer Corps Service Fellow will oversee the Mayor’s Volunteer Corps, the service arm of the Office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. The Fellow will work collaboratively to grow the Corps — creating more opportunities for service in Los Angeles. Additionally, the Fellow will work with the Mayor’s Service Cabinet to create dialogue between existing service organizations in Los Angeles.   Mission and Program Description : The Mayor’s Volunteer Corps connects people with meaningful volunteer opportunities that support Mayor Garcetti’s objectives to revitalize Los Angeles, strengthen neighborhoods, improve the workforce, and inspire civic pride in all Angelenos—resulting in real, measurable, long-term change for the residents of Los Angeles. Program Description. The Volunteer Corps idetifies events that align with one or more of the following Specialty Corps, and promotes them to our members: Education, Families, Workforce and Economic Development, Neigh...

SPRING 2015 GRADES AVAILABLE JUNE 25, 2015 First day to obtain GPA for term grades through MyUCLA!

10th Week Deadline! Friday, June 5, 2015 is the last day for graduate students to ADD/DROP courses with per-course fee through MyUCLA. It is recommended that you double check your registration to ensure that your enrollment is accurate for the Spring 2015 term.