CAMPUS STATUS: OPEN
There is no major emergency on-campus at this time.
Recent Updates
UCLA’s campus is operating normally, and classes are in session this week as we prepare to celebrate the Inauguration of Chancellor Julio Frenk.
Inauguration marks the official installation of Chancellor Frenk as the leader of our university. This week, he will share a collective vision that will guide UCLA’s future. These milestone events will be available on a livestream, and all are invited to participate during this wonderful time on campus!
The campus community can expect to see an additional security presence and fencing outside Royce Hall to guide ticketed guests who will be attending these events on Wednesday, June 4 and Thursday, June 5.
Classes will continue as scheduled: Dr. Frenk has chosen to prioritize the continuity of our academic mission during the inauguration.
Schedule of events
Several events will be held on campus in celebration of the inauguration.
On Wednesday, June 4, an academic symposium, UCLA Connects: Bruin Talks will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. The inauguration ceremony will take place on Thursday, June 5 from 10 a.m. to noon at Royce Hall. Both events will be available on a livestream: to join them and learn more, visit the Chancellor’s Inauguration Website.
The Office of Campus and Community Safety will be monitoring activity on campus, and as always, any important operational changes to campus will be updated here as needed.
For live campus safety updates, follow the UCLA Police Department (UCPD) on its social media accounts: Instagram, Facebook, and X.
UCLA’s campus is open and operating on normal status. We are monitoring a planned labor strike on campus on Thursday, May 1.
The University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE) and the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) have both notified UCLA that they plan to strike. Learn more about negotiations here.
Temporary service adjustments
There may be temporary adjustments to mail delivery services on Tuesday due to the strike. Mail Services will make every effort to handle Express Priority Mail and CHS Receiving will prioritize urgent and perishable items.
The Ashe Center
The Ashe Center will provide limited services on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
- The Ashe Center will open at 9am and observe at 1-2pm lunch closure.
- Lab & Radiology Will Not Accept Walk-In Visits -- You can return Friday, May 2, for your walk-in visit.
- Bruin Health Pharmacy will have limited hours, from 8:30-10:30am, reopening for normal business hours on Friday, May 2.
Dining
UCLA Dining has issued guidance that dining locations will be consolidated to accommodate staffing changes. The open venues will be Bruin Plate, De Neve, Epicuria at Covel, and the food trucks.
Please visit the Dining Services website for the most up-to-date information.
8:00 AM - BruinALERT: ALL CLEAR – The hazardous materials incident at Molecular Sciences Building has RESOLVED. Emergency crews are departing. The UCLA campus remains open. Please follow the direction of facilities & public safety personnel as the affected building(s) reopen. Expect residual traffic delays, consider alternate routes, and allow for additional travel time. Thank you for your cooperation. ALL CLEAR.
6:00 AM - BruinALERT: AVOID THE AREA of Molecular Sciences Building. Emergency crews are On Scene. Expect traffic delays, consider alternate routes, and allow for additional travel time. Follow the direction of public safety personnel.
UCLA’s campus is open and operating on normal status. We are monitoring a planned labor strike on campus on Tuesday, April 1.
The University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE) and the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) have both notified UCLA that they plan to strike.
UPTE workers will demonstrate at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on April 1.
Temporary service adjustments
There may be temporary adjustments to mail delivery services on Tuesday due to the strike.
UCLA Dining has issued guidance that dining locations will be consoliated, and menus will be adjusted to accommodate staffing changes. Please visit the Dining Services website for the most up-to-date information.
- Modified hours/menu: De Neve, Epicuria at Covel, and Feast at Riebar
- Closed: Bruin Cafe, Bruin Plate, Cafe 1919, Epicuria at Ackerman, Rendezvous, The Drey, Hedrick Study
Public expression activities
Two groups unrelated to the strike, Students for Justice in Palestine and Adbusters, have indicated they also intend to protest on campus this week.
Any group demonstrating on campus must follow the university’s Time, Place and Manner policies. When there is demonstration activity on campus, UCLA’s Student Affairs Monitors are also present. They are there to educate and inform about violations of these policies. You can always approach a Student Affairs Monitor or a UCLA police officer if you have any questions about the university’s TPM policies and how they are enforced.
Important operational updates will be published to Bruins Safe Online as needed during the strike; you can also follow the UCLA Police Department for demonstration and campus safety updates on social media: Instagram, Facebook, and X.
UCLA is hosting the University of California Board of Regents Meetings 3/18 – 3/20 at the Luskin Conference Center.
The Westwood Gateway Transit Center may be intermittently closed due to civic demonstration activity.
Expect traffic delays, consider alternate routes, and allow for additional travel time.
- NCAA First Four (3/19): Attendees of the NCAA Women’s Basketball First Four game on Wed. 3/19 should access the Westwood campus from Sunset Blvd and use Parking Structures #4 & 7. Access to Pauley Pavilion from Parking Structure #8 will be temporarily blocked due to the Regents meeting.
Thank you for your cooperation & Go Bruins!
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