- Assistance finding accommodations, moving expenses/assistance
- UCLA Graduate student housing: https://portal.housing.ucla.edu/content/housing-single-graduate-students-and-students-families
- Incoming UCLA graduate students are guaranteed housing for the first 3 (this changes every year, check the website) years if they want it.
- UCLA Housing Rent Rates: Housing Contract Rates & Rental Rates | Housing
- Resources for average LA rent by neighborhood:
- UCLA Graduate student housing: https://portal.housing.ucla.edu/content/housing-single-graduate-students-and-students-families
- Outline services at organization/university: diversity officer, counseling and psychological services, ombudsperson, affinity groups, etc.
- UCLA: UCLA CAPS for mental health services: UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services: What’s New at CAPS
- General public: Finding a therapist – Find a Therapist, Psychologist, Counselor
- General public (US): National suicide prevention hotline: 1-800-273-8255
- Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health https://dmh.lacounty.gov/get-help-now/
- Encourage and assist making connections to someone who may understand their experience (e.g., Black male counselor for a Black male student)
- Find a mentor (general STEM/Earth Science programs):
- UCLA EPSS just began a mentor program – grouping undergrads and grads into families. In this program, we do indicate what we study and our expectations of the program – this information is used to create families. https://sites.epss.ucla.edu/efmp/
- Calendar(s) of events or mailing lists to join
- Professional Societies:
- AGU https://www.agu.org/
- Geological Society of America – see links for opportunities, programs, job boards: https://www.geosociety.org/gsa/faq/home.aspx
- AAS list of upcoming events: https://aas.org/calendar/events
- Google Groups:
- Comets mailing list: https://groups.io/g/comets-ml
- UCLA Field Research mailing list: email Claudia Alli calli@ehs.ucla.edu
- Research-specific mailing lists should be made known by advisors, so students can join early and stay in the know.
- Professional Societies:
- What activities/institutions will help them feel at home? Are there local clubs, religious or spiritual organizations, organizations, hobbies they were previously involved with that they can get connected with in the area?
- UCLA Clubs: Clubs, Organizations & Recreation
- IM sports: Intramural Sports
- Connecting with cohorts, organizations, social clubs with common identities and/or interests
- UCLA
- African Student Union
- UCLA Society of Gender Equity in Geosciences (SGEG): Society of Gender Equity in Geosciences – at UCLA
- Geolatinas
- American Indian Studies Organizations
- National and International Groups
- Facebook groups:
- Earth Science Women’s Network Facebook group: Earth Science Women’s Network – ESWN
- Africa Array Facebook group: African Array – Home
- Early career Planetary Explorers: Young Scientists for Planetary Exploration Public Group, QUIPS (Queers in Planetary Sciences) Facebook Group.
- Lots of resources are always posted here for young career planetary scientists.
- UCLA
- Businesses or other needs, e.g. gyms, barber shops/hair services, etc.
- UCLA gyms/recreational centers: https://recreation.ucla.edu/facilities
- Introductions for other people of color – fund membership fees for organizations like SACNAS, NABG, and AISES, and highlight organizations like GeoLatinas (no fee for membership), and others
- SACNAS at UCLA: SACNAS at UCLA Student Chapter – Home
- AISES at UCLA: AISES Page | CEED
- GeoLatinas at UCLA: Home | GeoLatinas at UCLA
- Queers and Trans in STEM at UCLA: Queer and Trans in STEM — Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA
- SGEG at UCLA: Society of Women Geoscientists – at UCLA