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Newsletter - September 7, 2010

The following are some programs/events around campus that may be of interest to you. For additional information, please contact the person listed for each of the events.


BruinBus real-time information

Students, staff and faculty are now just one phone call away from the next BruinBus. All UCLA campus shuttle routes including Campus Express, Wilshire Express, Northwest Shuttle and the University Apartments now have “live” predictive bus arrival information on the web at bruinbus.ucla.edu.

This new technology lets you know where the next BruinBus is and when it will arrive. Check arrivals via landline, cell phone, web-enabled device or computer and find the next BruinBus. You can also find BruinBus real-time tracking included in the new UCLA Mobile Web m.ucla.edu.


 True Bruins Wear Blue
Every Friday before UCLA Football home games

UCLA Staff Assembly, ASUCLA and UCLA Athletics want you to show off your UCLA True Bruin spirit! Get your campus department group together dressed in blue every Friday before UCLA Football home games. Upload a photo to the Staff Assembly Facebook page and we’ll award the most spirited department or group a free lunch. Upload your photo on Friday and we’ll announce the winner on Monday. Lunch will be provided the following Wednesday courtesy of ASUCLA (stay tuned for more details).

Home game schedule:

  • Sept. 11 vs. Stanford
  • Sept. 18 vs. Houston
  • Oct. 2 vs. Washington State
  • Oct. 30 vs. Arizona
  • Nov. 6 vs. Oregon State
  • Dec. 4 vs. USC


Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA Holiday Cards Sneak Preview

As a friend of Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA, you can now preview 9 new holiday cards designed by our young patients and a new card from Howard Ruby, celebrated wild life photographer! Proceeds from card sales benefit the Child Life/Child Development Program, whose specialists Work with patients at bedside to assist creative expression and ease fear and anxiety during lengthy hospitalizations. Once again, an “Early Bird Special” sale will be offered beginning September 15th through September 30th.  During this sale, cards normally $20 are $15 per box of 12 cards and envelopes.  Online sales will begin September 15.

Visit http://www.uclahealth.org/holidaycards to preview the cards.
Be prepared for the holidays – they will be here before you know it!


Opportunity Green
LA Center Studios, September 22-24, 2010

At Opportunity Green's Inter 2010 Business Conference, you'll interact with celebrated business leaders, innovators and change-agents. Learn exciting trends, critical knowledge and develop winning partnerships to prepare your company for a world where profits, people and the environment are truly interconnected.  We don’t believe in business as usual. 

UCLA Staff receive $400 off registration with code: REG_C400_UCLASTAFF.
To learn more about Opportunity Green, go to http://www.opportunitygreen.com.


Race for Research
Sunday, November 7, 2010 8:00am
Dockweiler State Beach, Playa Del Rey

Join Team UCLA  for the third annual 5k, 10k Race, Kids Fun Run and Wellness Expo benefiting Brain Tumor Research Program, under the direction of Linda M. Liau, M.D., Ph.D., Director of Brain Tumor Program, Department of Neurosurgery at UCLA.

To register, visit http://www.heroesofhoperace.org or donate at http://www.active.com/donate/heroesofhoperace2010.
For more information, contact Silvia Saad, ssaad@mednet.ucla.edu or (310) 267-9447.

 


Updated: January 11, 2011