South Campus Tour
1. Kerckhoff Patio – Starting point (tour table)
Outdoor studying, graduation ceremonies, wireless internet access,
mention Grand Salon.
2. Moore Hall
Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, largest lecture hall
on campus
3. Math Sciences Building
Math, statistics, atmospheric sciences
- Stargazing in planetarium (FREE) – Wednesday nights (weather
permitting)
- Academic Technology Services (ATS) –
Training/consulting/assistance w/computation/modeling/statistics
programs
4. Portola Building (IPAM)
Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics
5. Powell Library Main college library
- Some materials for borrowing
- CLICC lab – Computer cluster
- Printing documents
- Borrowing laptops
- Study areas/tables/rooms
- Prime nap location
- Open 24 hours during exams – Night Powell
- Office of Instructional Development (OID) – TA workshops
6. Physics & Astronomy/Knudsen Hall
- New building provides state-of-the-art research and educational space for both
the Physics and the Astronomy programs at UCLA
7. Humanities (originally known as Kinsey Hall)
Slavic Languages & Cultures, Near Eastern Languages & Cultures, English, Comp Lit
8. Schoenberg Music Hall
Music, musicology, ethnomusicology, music library, performances,
ensembles open to students
9. Murphy Hall
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Admissions/administration, Chancellor’s office (8 th)
Registrar’s office – Residency paperwork, tuition/fee payments
Graduate Division – Window for general questions
GD scholarships & fellowships office – Neil Proffitt, Cherie Francis
GD administrative office – Claudia Mitchell-Kernan
OSD – Academic/notetaking/transportation services
FAO/Student Loan Office
Hilgard bus stop behind building – 1/2/3/8/12 SM Blue Bus
Point out shuttle stop
10. Faculty Center
Welcoming central place for faculty and staff to meet and dine
11. Inverted Fountain
This campus landmark is a prime location for students to relax between
classes, study, and rendezvous with friends
12. Franz Hall
Psychology, Infant & Child Services (Day Care)
13. Geology
Geology Department
14. Court Of Sciences
Informal front lawn and meeting area for students on the south end of
campus. It also serves as a primary walkway linking the Physical
Sciences, Life Sciences and Engineering of the core campus with the
Health Sciences campus directly to the south.
15. Young Hall
Chemistry & biochemistry
16. Boelter Hall
School of Eng & Applied Sciences, SEAS store
17. California Nanosystems Institute (CNSI)
Under construction still!
18. Boyer Hall
Molecular biology
19. Bombshelter
Mexican/Asian/burgers/sandwiches – Run by ASUCLA
Mention: Lot 2
Shuttle stops (Wilshire Center shuttle – goes to the Wilshire Center,
Campus Express shuttle – goes to Weyburn Terrace and Lot 32)
20. La Kretz
Opened in 2005 and features a 352-seat lecture hall, as well as other
instructional space, plus the home for the Institute of the Environment
21. Life Sciences Building
Biology & physiological sciences
22. Orthopedic Hospital Research Center & Biomedical Sciences
Building
Still under construction… to be inaugurated by October. Stem cell research labs
23. Hershey Hall
Named after a philanthropist who gifted the university the funds used to
build the first dormitory on campus. This building is undergoing
alterations.
24. Botany
self explanatory!
25. Botanical Gardens
In the heart of UCLA's busy campus, students, staff and visitors find an oasis of peace
and tranquility in the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden.
26. UCLA Health Sciences Center & Clinic
Conglomerate of buildings which house the world re-knowned Westwood & Mattel
Children’s Hospital, David Geffen School of Medicine, & Dentistry & Nursing Schools
- CHS is 10 stories (C, B, A & 1-7)
- Building Nomenclature!
- All North-South corridors are numbered by even numbers
- All East-West corridors are numbered by odd numbers
- first number belongs to the floor, second number to the corridor, last 3 to the
room/space of location
27. Factor Building
Cancer Research
28. Biomedical Library
Another campus library, but with focus of services & collections on supporting
health & life sciences research, educational & patient care responsibilities.
- Online resources, copying & printing services, borrowing, reserving
- Cataloged volumes
- Study cubicles
- Graduate Student Study Center/Lab on second floor
29. Biomedical Bookstore
Books, clinical supplies, foods, drinks, etc
30. CaféMed
Hospital Cafeteria: sushi, Mexican, sandwiches, soups, salad bar, coffee.
open 630am to 10pm weekdays, and 730am to 8pm weekends!
31. Public Health
Top PH school in country [exit to Charles Young Drive]
32. Neuroscience Research Building (NRB), MacDonald Research
Laboratories (MRL), Gonda Reseach Center
Neurosciences, Neurology, MIMG, Genetics. New buildings which house
many biomedical research labs
Point out: Brain Mapping, Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Jules Stein Eye Insititute
Westwood, New Hospital Buildings: Ronald Regan UCLA Medical Center
under construction due to open 2007?
33. UCLA Police Department
Evening van services, Community Service Officers (CSO’s) escort
services – 794-WALK
34. Co-Generation Facility Generates 80% of UCLA’s electricity
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Uses steam (that’s normally wasted) from burning of natural gas to
heat/cool buildings and water
Cuts down on wasted energy
Probably twice as efficient as traditional gas plant, saving UCLA 50%
on energy bill
35. Strathmore Building (Lot 8 Behind!)
- Parking services/policies/permits (on-line application), lot
assignments based on priority, distance, campus location
- Transportation services (vanpools)
- Career Center (services for graduate students, also @ GSRC)
- Ombuds office
- Environmental Health & Safety (radiation safety)
36. Parking Lots 9 & 6
MENTION: Tom Bradley International Building
Dashew International Center, international student resources
37. Engineering Buildings
School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
38. Ackerman Bus Terminal
Pick up various bus lines, SM Blue Bus late nights/weekends
39. James West Alumni Center UG/GR alumni
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Membership benefits
Access to library resources
UCLA credit card
Mention: Pauley Pavillion, Central Ticket Office, JD Morgan Athletic
Center, LA Tennis Center
40. Bruin Plaza/Bruin Walk
Main thoroughfare up through center of campus, student flyering/tabling
Mention: Dorms, Drake Stadium, IM Field, Parking Lot 7, Soccer field
behind Wooden Center
41. Wooden Center Recent expansion
- Elliptical machines, treadmills, weight room
- Rock wall, gymnasium (pick-up basketball)
- Fitness classes
- Dance/martial arts classes
- Sailing/surfing classes (Marine Aquatic Center in Venice)
- Intramural sports
- Outdoor adventures (climbing/hiking)
- Free access for students
- Discounts for family members/roommates
- Student Psychological Services
- Building hours available on website
42. Ashe Center
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Range of services – General, specialists (women’s health, vision, physical
therapy)
RN’s for most services, MD upon request
Immunization shots
Mind/body workshops
Appointments in-person/on-line/by telephone
43. Student Activities Center (Formerly known as men’s gym)
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Student groups, retention center
Center for Women & Men – Workshops (stress/time management), drop-in
counseling
LGBT Campus Resource Center
Graduate Student Resource Center – Workshops (academic/career/general)
Pool
44. Ackerman Union – Part of ASUCLA facilities
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ASUCLA – Nonprofit w/student majority board – Operates union, bookstores,
restaurants, trademarks & licensing
B-level – UCLA gear (quarterly sales), Clinique counter, computer store
w/educational discounts on Apple/PC’s (limited)/software, market for
food/incidentals, books/magazines
A-level – Textbooks (new/used), connects online w/URSA, purchase early if
possible, other locations across campus (LuValle Commons, Health Sciences),
APS course readers [take stairs to A-level]
A-level – Textbook returns, Tsunami, Viewpoint Lounge, ATMs, Graduation
Etc., STA Travel, credit union, hair/nail salon, Cooperage (salad bar, fast
food), post office, FedEx/Kinko’s, Jamba Juice student lounge, outdoor
seating [take stairs to level 1]
Level 1 – Panda Express, candy store, Wetzel’s Pretzels, Relaxtation, Rubio’s,
Sbarro’s (construction of healthy foods bar), outdoor seating
MENTION: Level 2 – Ackerman Grand Ballroom for movies/events, meeting
rooms
[Exit Ackerman level 1 and enter Kerckhoff Hall by BruinCard
office on level 1]
45. Kerckhoff Hall – Part of ASUCLA facilities
- Home of student government/organizations, often used as
summer movie set
- Level 1 – Daily Bruin, BruinCard office (getting ID, BruinCash –
online through URSA), BOL office (email/tech support)
- Level 2 – Kerckhoff Coffee House, bridge to Level 2 of
Ackerman Union
- MENTION: Level 3 – GSA office – GET INVOLVED!
Exit to Kerckhoff Patio… Tour’s Over!