UCLA Communication

Professor Mario Biagioli on Tuesday, May 3 from 11-12noon in 2125 Rolfe Hall.
2016-05-03 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The Department of Communication Studies presents Professor Mario Biagioli on Tuesday, May 3 from 11-12noon.

Graduation! Sunday, June 12th, 2016 at 10:30am - Royce Hall
2016-06-12 10:30

CS Information Session @ 2pm in Royce 362
2016-11-09 14:00 - 15:00

1st Annual Barry A. Sanders Lecture on Communication and the Arts
2017-10-04 18:30 - 20:00
Barry A. Sanders Lecture on Communication and the ArtsbyGustavo DudamelMusic & Artistic Director, Los Angeles PhilharmonicWalt and Lilly Disney ChairMusic & Artistic Director, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuelawith introduction byDarnell HuntDean, UCLA Social SciencesWednesday, October 4, 20176:30 p.m.Schoenberg Hall, UCLARegistration required; seating is limited.About the series: The Barry A. Sanders Lecture on Communication and the Arts is a series of lectures that feature prominent thinkers associated with the arts as performers, visual artists, composers, critics, scientists, and philosophers. The lectures invite them to write and speak about the process and effects of nonverbal communication in the arts. Speakers will discuss how visual, auditory, symbolic, and other forms of expression convey meaning and create dialogue through their work and the work of others.Click to learn more about Gustavo Dudamel

Issues in Digital Archiving: Collection Sustainability
2017-10-13 13:00 - 16:00
The theme, “Collection Sustainability,” will center around issues of long-term collection, reformatting, and storage of digital and analog media materials challenges of securing effective equipment, personnel, and technical training strategies for locating relevant collections and cultivating relationships with collectors and donor organizations competing demands of larger archives and smaller institutions catering to narrower constituencies potential partnerships for sharing knowledge and resources between and across archiving institutions. Speaker presentations will be followed by a roundtable session with members of the Digital Archiving Collective and a closing Q&A session. Light refreshments will be included.Featured Speakers Arnold Hirshon (Case Western Reserve University Library)David Seubert (UC Santa Barbara Cylinder Audio Archive)Mark Turner (Case Western/International Distributed Little Red Hen Lab)Pamela Vadakan (UC Berkeley/California Revealed).Featured Roundtable ParticipantsAaron Bittel and Maureen Russell (Ethnomusicology Archive)Callie Holmes and Matthew Vest (Music Library)Tim Groeling and Francis Steen (Department of Communication Studies)Michelle Caswell (Department of Information Studies)Xaviera Flores (Chicano Studies Research Center)T-Kay Sangwand (Charles E. Young Research Library)Presenter InformationArnold Hirshon – Case Western Reserve UniversitySince August 2010, Arnold Hirshon has been the Associate Provost and University Librarian at Case Western Reserve University, a highly research-intensive university located in Cleveland, Ohio. He brings a rich set of expertise on issues of digital collection sustainability and has published extensively on topics such as strategic planning, outsourcing, technology applications in higher education, organizational leadership, service integration, operations assessment and optimization, and non-profit organizational management.David Seubert – UC Santa Barbara, Cylinder Audio ArchiveOverseeing one of the largest digital audio archives in the country, David Seubert has been the curator of the Performing Arts Collection at UCSB since 1998, where he manages the performing arts archives and the recorded sound collections. He is project director of the UCSB Cylinder Audio Archive, the library’s online collection of early sound recordings, and the Discography of American Historical Recordings, a research project documenting early sound recordings. Both are internationally recognized projects to make early sound recordings more widely accessible to scholars and the public. David is also a Past President of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections, a professional association of audio archivists and librarians and an appointment member of the Library of Congress’ National Recording Preservation Board.Mark Turner – Case Western Reserve UniversityA professor of cognitive science, Mark Turner serves as chair of the advisory board for the NewsScape International Television News Library and is co-director of the Red Hen Lab, overseeing development of tools and services to enhance long-term usability and sustainability of digital collections. Mark Turner is also Founding Director of the Cognitive Science Network, and has won many distinguished awards, including the Anneliese Maier Research Prize from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the Prix du Rayonnement de la langue et de la littérature françaises from the French Academy.Pamela Vadakan – UC BerkeleyAs Project Manager for the NEH and IMLS-funded California Revealed project, Pamela Vadakan will discuss strategies she has developed to assist their 130 local and university member archives with assessment and digitization of at-risk collections. Vadakan has managed the California Revealed Project since its inception in 2010. She also teaches audiovisual preservation workshops and assesses archival collections for a variety of institutions across California for the California Preservation Program. She has a Masters of Arts in Moving Image Archiving and Preservation from New York University. This event is hosted by the World Music Center at UCLA, Department of Ethnomusicology (Herb Alpert School of Music) and organized by the UCLA Digital Archiving Collective, a cross-campus organization with members from UCLA’s Department of Information Studies; Department of Communication Studies; Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media; Center for Digital Humanities; UCLA Film and Television Archive; UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive; UCLA Library; UCLA Music Library; Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies; and UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. Funding is provided by UCLA’s Interdisciplinary and Cross-Campus Affairs Office.For questions, please contact project assistant Jeannie Chen (jingpiano@ucla.edu).

Issues in Digital Archiving: Access & Outreach Strategies
2017-12-08 13:00 - 16:00
FEATURED SPEAKERSAudra Eagle Yun, UC Irvine Special Collections & ArchivesThuy Vo Dang, UC Irvine Southeast Asian ArchiveEric Hoyt, University of Wisconsin Media History Digital LibraryMark Williams, Dartmouth College Media Ecology ProjectFEATURED ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPANTS Dalena Hunter, Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies Tom Nguyen, UCLA Asian American Studies CenterMark Quigley, UCLA Film & Television ArchiveThis event is organized by the UCLA Digital Archiving Collective, a cross-campus organization with members from UCLA’s Department of Information Studies; Department of Communication Studies; Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media; Center for Digital Humanities; UCLA Film and Television Archive; UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive; UCLA Library and Digital Library Program; UCLA Music Library; Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies; UCLA Asian American Studies Center; UCLA American Indian Studies Center and UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.

Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series
2018-01-11 16:45 - 17:45
Martine Rothblatt (B.A. ’77, J.D./MBA ’81)Chairwoman & CEOUnited TherapeuticsThursday, January 11, 20184:45 – 5:45 p.m.Korn Convocation HallUCLA Anderson School of ManagementJoin Dean Judy Olian in hosting Martine Rothblatt, Chairwoman & CEO, United Therapeutics. Rothblatt was the co-founder of Sirius Satellite Radio in 1990. After she left the company prior to its 1993 IPO, her daughter was diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension, prompting Rothblatt’s move into biotech. She founded United Therapeutics in 1996, which now sells five FDA-approved pills to help people with the disease. The publicly traded company is now experimenting with pig cloning and genetic modification to create lung transplants. In September 2017, Forbes named Rothblatt as one of the 100 Greatest Living Business Minds of the past 100 years.About Martine RothblattMartine Rothblatt is Chairwoman & CEO of United Therapeutics, a company she started to save the life of one of her daughters. She leads efforts to create novel drug-device combination products, to decode the pharmacogenomic properties of medicines and to manufacture an unlimited supply of transplantable organs. She previously created and led Sirius XM as its Chairman & CEO, and launched other satellite systems for navigation and international television broadcasting.In the field of aviation her Sirius XM satellite system enhances safety with real-time digital weather information to pilots in flight nationwide, and she designed the world’s first electric helicopter, subsequently setting dual-pilot speed, altitude and endurance records in it. Dr. Rothblatt also led the first efforts to create transgender health law standards, and to protect privacy and autonomy rights in genetic information via an international treaty.She has Bachelor’s (Communications Studies, Summa Cum Laude), JD and MBA degrees from UCLA, and a Ph.D. in Medical Ethics from the Royal London School of Medicine & Dentistry. Her patented inventions cover aspects of satellite radio, prostacyclin biochemistry and cognitive software. Dr. Rothblatt’s recent books are on xenotransplantation (Your Life or Mine), non-binary gender identity (Transgender to Transhuman) and cyberethics (Virtually Human).Instagram: @transbinary, Twitter: @skybiomeHave a question for Martine Rothblatt? #AskRothblatt

Issues in Digital Archiving: Data Management
2018-02-09 13:00 - 16:00
This speaker series continues with its third session. The following speakers will address the issue of data management as it pertains to digital archiving.FEATURED SPEAKERSKaren Cariani, American Archive of Public Broadcasting and WGBHRobert Browning, Purdue University and C-SPAN ArchivesAlan Rubel, University of Wisconsin iSchoolSamuel Gustman, Shoah Foundation and University of Southern CaliforniaFEATURED ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPANTSTim Dennis, Social Science Data Archive (UCLA Library)Francis Steen, NewsScape Library (UCLA Communications Department)Matthew Vest, UCLA Music LibraryLight refreshments will be served.This event is organized by the UCLA Digital Archiving Collective, a cross-campus organizationwith members from UCLA’s Department of Information Studies; Department of Communication Studies; Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media; Center for Digital Humanities; UCLA Film and Television Archive; UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive; UCLA Library and Digital Library Program; UCLA Music Library; Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies; UCLA Asian American Studies Center; UCLA American Indian Studies Center and UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.This event is FREE.

2nd Annual Barry A. Sanders Lecture on Communication and the Arts
2018-10-10 18:00 - 21:00
Kerri JohnsonChair, UCLA Department of Communicationinvites you to the 2nd annualBarry A. Sanders Lecture on Communication and the ArtsbyYuval SharonFounder and Artistic Director, The Industry2017 MacArthur Fellows Program “Genius Grant” recipientfollowed by a conversation withAlex RossAuthor and Music Critic, The New YorkerWednesday, October 10, 20186:00 p.m.California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI)UCLARegistration required; seating is limited.Parking available for $12 in Structure 9About the series: The Barry A. Sanders Lecture on Communication and the Arts is a series of lectures that feature prominent thinkers associated with the arts as performers, visual artists, composers, critics, scientists, and philosophers. The lectures invite them to write and speak about the process and effects of nonverbal communication in the arts. Speakers will discuss how visual, auditory, symbolic, and other forms of expression convey meaning and create dialogue through their work and the work of others.Learn more about Yuval SharonLearn more about The IndustryLearn more about Alex Ross

Hollywood Connection: Building a Network in Entertainment
2019-01-31 12:00 - 14:00
As a student looking to get into the entertainment industry you’ve probably heard “network, network, network!” but you’re not sure what that really means. Most of us are not born networkers. However, practice and preparation will help you develop the skills it takes to effectively network within the Entertainment Industry. Thursday, Jan. 31st 2019 12:00 pm or 2:00 pm at the James West Alumni Center.

Job Ready Application Deadline
2019-02-14 23:45
Job Ready is a virtual career preparation and advancement program that harnesses the expertise and experience of the UCLA Alumni Network. During the winter quarter, Alumni will lead live video sessions where they will provide insight into what recruiters and hiring managers look for when reviewing resumes and cover letters, as well as how to effectively build a network within UCLA and beyond. Through the winter quarter sessions, students will develop and refine job search materials and will be provided with opportunities to practice their professional communication skills. Upon completion of the alumni-led online modules, students will go on to be paired with a successful alumnus in the Spring Quarter for a one-on-one coaching session where they will share the “secrets” of their success and provide professional development coaching and resume critique. Job Ready participants can expect the following from their experience:• Being paired with an Alumni for a one-on-one career coaching session• Live video sessions led by Alumni career experts• Resume, Cover letter and Networking ResourcesApplication Deadline: February, 14th 2019

AudienceX Site Visit
2019-04-17 09:00 - 16:00
Communication Students visit AudienceX to learn more about Careers in Advertising Technology Wednesday, April 17th 2019 from 9:00 am 4:00 pm.

Natalie Kahn Lecture in Communication
2019-04-23 11:00 - 14:30
Kerri JohnsonChair, UCLA Department of Communicationinvites you to theNatalie Kahn Lecture in Communication featuringJudee K. BurgoonProfessor of Communication, Family Studies and Human Development Director of Research for the Center for the Management of Information University of Arizona”Deception and its Detection: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly”Tuesday, April 23, 2019 11 a.m.–2:30 p.m. UCLA Rolfe HallRoom 2303AAbout the lecture: For centuries, deception has attracted the interest of poets, scholars and scientists alike to unravel all its intricacies and determine how best to detect it. In this talk I will define what is meant by deception, what motives drive it, what are reliable (and unreliable) verbal and nonverbal indicators, and how new technologies can be harnessed to detect it. I will introduce AVATAR, our Automated Virtual Agent for Truth Assessment in Real-time and discuss how its multiple sensors are superior to human judgment in detecting deception.About the speaker: Judee K. Burgoon is Professor of Communication, Family Studies and Human Development at the University of Arizona, USA, where she is Director of Research for the Center for the Management of Information. Previously she has served on the faculties of Michigan State University, University of Oklahoma, and University of Florida and was appointed as a Distinguished Scholar at Harvard University. Professor Burgoon has authored or edited 14 books and monographs and over 300 articles, chapters and reviews related to deception, nonverbal and relational communication, interpersonal relationships, communication technologies, and research methods. Her research, which currently centers on deception, trust, interpersonal interaction, and automated detection systems, has garnered over $16 million in extramural funding from the National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, National Center for Credibility Assessment, and Gannett Foundation, among others. Her latest research award from the Department of Defense will develop Socio- Cultural Attitudinal Networks. Among her awards and honors, she has been elected as a Distinguished Scholar by the National Communication Association, Fellow of the International Communication Association, and member of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology. Her research has earned her the NCA Mark L. Knapp Award in Interpersonal Communication, the Steven B. Chaffee Career Achievement Award, and Charles Woolbert Award for Research with Lasting Impact. She has been identified as the most prolific female scholar in the field of communication in the twentieth century.

Partnership UCLA: Alumni in Law Panel
2019-04-24 18:00 - 20:00
Please join us for our upcoming, Life After Degree: UCLA Communication Alumni in Law panel discussion on Wednesday, April 24th at 6:00pm at the James West Alumni Center.Connect with UCLA Communication Studies Alumni, who will discuss their professional journey within the field and provide valuable insight into whether a career in law is right for you!RSVP by Tuesday, April 23rd at noon. The panel will feature:Dino Barajas ’90, J.D.Partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLPJoan Kessler ’69, JD, Ph.D.Arbitrator, Mediator and Special Master at JAMSaDaniel Mayeda ’79, J.D. ‘82Associate Director, Documentary Film Legal Clinic at University of California, Los Angeles – School of LawModerated by:Kerri L. Johnson, Ph.D.Professor, Departments of Communication and PsychologyDepartment Chair, Department of CommunicationUniversity of California, Los Angeles

Guest Lecture
2019-05-16 11:00 - 12:15
“Beyond the Valley: The Challenges and Promises of a People-Centered Internet”by Ramesh SrinivasanAbstract: The past 20 years have profound the impact is of digital technologies to connect our world. What we may not have expected is how these technologies did not shape ‘connectivity’ but became so central in everyday life. From our economic systems to how we receive news, to how we automate the future, technological intermediaries have interwoven themselves into everyday life, not just in the West but across the world. But in whose image are these forms of connectivity created, and how can we ensure that there is appropriate balance between the values we aspire toward as human-beings with the ways we build and design such systems? This talk will be a sneak preview of some material from Srinivasan’s third book, which is built upon research conducted with leading figures in politics, economics, and culture/across the world. Srinivasan will share insights around how our future is being shaped by the decisions we make with technology right here and now.

NBC Page Program Info Session
2019-05-22 16:00 - 17:00
Please join the Manager of the West Coast NBC Page Program for a virtual Informational Session on the immersive 12-month rotational professional development program.

George Oliver Award Banquet 2019
2019-05-23 18:00 - 21:00
Celebrate the 2018-2019 team accomplishments and the bestowing of the Distinguished George Oliver Award.Business casual attire. Food and refreshments will be provided.RSVP Required.For more information on the UCLA Debate Union and how you can get involved, please visit www.ucladebateunion.com.

Alumni Recruiters Mock Interviews for Communication
2019-05-29 08:00 - 17:00
Interviewing for a job is a skill. Like all skills, it takes practice. Mock interviews are a great way to gain experience, practice interview skills, receive feedback, and improve performance. Each interview will be 30 minutes and includes specific feedback from an Alumni Recruiter from Warner Bros, Dream Works and Disney. Sign up for an appointment for May 29th 2019.

Partnership UCLA: Women in Sports Media Career Panel
2019-06-05 18:00 - 20:00
Women in Sports Media Career PanelPlease join us for a panel featuring inspiring alumnae and friends of UCLA who will share their experiences as women working in sports media, including challenges they have faced and how they’ve stayed resilient in a male-dominated industry. Additional career questions, such as those you submit below, will also be part of the discussion.This free event is open to all years, majors and genders.Wednesday June 5th, 20196-8pm1234 Public Affairs BuildingRSVPPanelists:Nikki Kay ’13Sports Reporter at Spectrum LANicole Labrow ’98Vice President, Partnership Development at Home Team Sports, a division of Fox Sports Media GroupErin McMullen Senior Director, Programming at FOX SportsLindsey Pallares ’13Padres Bilingual Digital Reporter at FOX Sports West, Prime Ticket, FOX Sports San Diego

Undergraduate Newly Admitted Comm Major and Senior Orientation
2019-09-25 10:00 - 14:00
ATTN COMM UNDERGRADS:There will be a Communication Department Orientation on Wednesday, September 25 from 10:00-11:30am (for newly admitted continuing UCLA and transfer students) and 1:00-2:00pm (for seniors) in 1200 Rolfe Hall. It is very important that you attend.Newly Admitted Students: You will be given important information regarding planning your class schedule, learning about the internship program and career possibilities, “Double Majors”, and an explanation of the Department requirements. You will have an opportunity to ask questions about the Communication curriculum and its function in completing your Bachelor of Arts Degree.Seniors: All of the above (if you are not familiar with it), and preparing for admission to graduate school, career paths, and planning for graduation (the actual day).

Partnership UCLA: Career Counseling
2019-10-03 12:00 - 2019-12-12 13:30
Partnership UCLA/Alumni Career Programs welcome the opportunity to assist UCLA Communications students in achieving their career goals. To that end, Associate Director of Alumni Career Programs Amanda Raymond will be hosting 15-minute express drop-in hours throughout the quarter on Thursdays, 12:00pm-1:30 p.m. in the Communication Project Room (ROLFE 2310) – first come, first served. Advising Topics:Networking Advice and AssistanceInterview PreparationJob and Internship Search Strategies Resume and Cover letter CritiqueGeneral Career Advice If you are interested in a deeper dive please feel free to contact Amanda Raymond: araymond@partnership.ucla.edu to set up an appointment.

Comm Information Session Nov 13 @ 10am in Perloff 1102
2019-11-13 10:00 - 11:00

3rd Annual Barry A. Sanders Lecture on Communication & the Arts
2019-11-19 18:00 - 21:00
The UCLA Department of Communicationinvites you to the 3rd annualBarry A. Sanders Lecture onCommunication and the ArtsbyBeth MorrisonPresident and Creative Producer, Beth Morrison ProjectsIndie Opera and New Musicfollowed by a conversation withChristopher KoelschPresident and CEO, LA OperaTuesday, November 19, 20196:00 p.m.Reception to followCalifornia NanoSystems Institute (CNSI)UCLARegistration required; seating is limited.Click here to RSVPParking available for $13 in Structure 9 About the series: The Barry A. Sanders Lecture on Communication and the Arts is a series of lectures that feature prominent thinkers associated with the arts as performers, visual artists, composers, critics, scientists, and philosophers. The lectures invite them to write and speak about the process and effects of nonverbal communication in the arts. Speakers will discuss how visual, auditory, symbolic, and other forms of expression convey meaning and create dialogue through their work and the work of others.Learn more about Beth Morrison

Virtual conversations with UCLA experts featuring Professor Kerri Johnson
2020-05-19 15:00 - 16:00

Comm Virtual Information Session - Register here!
2020-11-18 10:00 - 23:00 | Haines 39, Haines 39
Questions about the
UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR?
For more information about our program we invite you to attend our
INFORMATION SESSION
Wednesday, November 18 from 10am-11am
Please REGISTER for the event here to receive Zoom details.
We look forward to seeing you!
If you have any questions please contact Pia Svenson at psvenson@comm.ucla.edu

Chat with the Chair
2020-12-04 11:00 - 12:00
The Department of Communication is excited to invite our undergraduate majors to a special virtual event with Professor Kerri Johnson, Department Chair!

Comm Information Session
2021-11-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Haines 39, Haines 39
Questions about the UNDERGRADUATE COMMUNICATION MAJOR?
For more information about our program we invite you to attend our quarterly
** INFORMATION SESSION **
Wednesday, November 10 at 10am
in Rolfe 3126
We look forward to seeing you!

Brown Bag Speaker Series: C. Malik Boykin, Ph.D.
2021-12-02 11:00 - 12:00

Comm Brown Bag Talk: Seungbae Kim "Applied Machine Learning: Multi-Modal Graph Neural Network for Social Media Marketing"
2022-04-21 11:00 - 12:30 | Comm Conference Room – Rolfe 2303
Dear Faculty, Students, and Staff,
Please mark your calendars for our upcoming Brown Bag talk featuring Seungbae Kim!

When: Thursday, April 21, 11:00
Where: Rolfe 2303A

Dept. of Communication - Information Session
2022-05-11 11:00 - 12:00 | Haines 39, Haines 39
