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The PIER Mentoring program, originally funded by California Sea Grant to the Center for Diverse Leadership in Science at UCLA in partnership with East LA College, seeks to serve and uplift underrepresented and non-traditional students in STEM by offering hands-on and lab-based experiences for community college students. ELAC students participate in lectures and workshops led by ELAC faculty and laboratory staff, and field trips to locations such as Bolsa Chica park and lagoon, Surfrider's Blue Water Task Force Santa Monica Beach sampling location, and the Cabrillo Aquarium and tidepools co-led by ELAC and CDLS faculty and staff. UCLA graduate students in the bio- and geosciences serve as mentors to ELAC students interested in gaining further research experience in field and laboratory settings.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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PAST EVENTS

  • Fri, Aug 02
    Aug 02, 2024, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. PDT
    UCLA Geology Building Room 3853, 595 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
    We invite you to join us in person or virtually on August 2, 2024 12pm-4pm PT to lift up the research and community engagement efforts of people in the CDLS Community.
  • Mon, Jul 15
    Jul 15, 2024, 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
    Los Angeles, Room 3814, 595 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
    As part of our ongoing commitment to fostering inclusive and impactful science communication, the Center for Diverse Leadership in Science (CDLS) at UCLA is thrilled to invite you to ‘Science and Art’ with guest speaker, Gabriel-Philip Santos from Cosplay for Science. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3uNQU
  • Fri, Jul 12
    Jul 12, 2024, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
    Zoom Meeting ID: 994 646 1279
    A virtual panel discussion on exploring non-academic career paths and an event designed to provide valuable insights and guidance for your professional development. Please RSVP by July 11th.
  • Thu, Apr 25
    Apr 25, 2024, 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
    Geology Building Room 3814, 595 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
    Workshop Highlights *Evaluate the newsworthiness of your research *Learn how to engage with journalists and the media *Rehearse a media interview, sitting in the “hot seat” *Prepare for a planned or hypothetical media engagement
  • Thu, Mar 14
    Mar 14, 2024, 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
    UCLA Geology Building Room 3814, 595 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
    Are you interested in community science and don’t know where to start? Perhaps you’ve already had experience planning or participating in a community science project but want to broaden your audience and begin working with local communities. How do we make science inclusive for everyone?
  • Thu, Feb 29
    Feb 29, 2024, 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
    Los Angeles, 595 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
    Esteemed guest speaker, Dr. Erin Burkett, a STEM writing specialist from Caltech. RSVP below.
  • Tue, Jan 30
    Jan 30, 2024, 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
    Los Angeles, 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
    The Center for Diverse Leadership at UCLA welcomes you to join Alison Hunte and Michelle Nyangereka on January 30, 2024 at 2:30pm-5:30pm PT for a workshop on healing intergenerational trauma. Seats are limited. Light refreshments will be provided. RSVP is required.
  • Fri, Dec 01
    Dec 01, 2023, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. PST
    Monterey Park, 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, CA 91754, USA
    Celebrating the research and career building experiences of ELAC participants.
  • Fri, Nov 03
    Nov 03, 2023, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
    Los Angeles, Venice Beach, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Fri, Oct 27
    Oct 27, 2023, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. PDT
    Zoom
    Co-hosted hybrid workshop to ethically enhance photographs
  • Sun, Oct 01
    Oct 01, 2023, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    Los Angeles, Cabrillo Beach, Los Angeles, CA 90731, USA

INTERESTED?

Check out what PIER students have been up to this past summer!

Video by Jacqueline Garcia

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