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PATH TO SUCCESS

Campus Human Resources is offering a new series of courses, “Career Discovery Series — Your Roadmap to Success at UCLA,” designed to help staff explore ways to find their successful career path within the university. The first of five workshops in this series, “Fulfilling Your Career Potential,” will be offered April 16. To find out about enrollment and details on this course and others offered by CHR, go to www.chr.ucla.edu or refer to the new Training and Development Spring Bulletin.

INSIDE A MARRIAGE

The UCLA Library is inaugurating the Bonnie Cashin Endowed Lecture Series April 22 with a talk by novelist, essayist and critic Judith Freeman. Her free lecture, “The Real Long Goodbye: The Unconventional Marriage of Raymond and Cissy Chandler,” will begin at 4 p.m. in the Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections. To attend, RSVP by April 15 to (310) 794-4408. The series was established in conjunction with a recent gift from the estate of Cashin, a renowned American fashion designer. An exhibition, “ ‘Chic Is Where You Find It’: Selections From the Bonnie Cashin Collection of Theater, Film and Fashion Design,” is on view in the department through April 30. You can also see it at www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/cashin/cashinindex.htm.

WOMEN LEADERS

On May 10-11, the University of California, San Francisco, Center for Gender Equity will host “Women Leaders 2004: A Symposium for Women in University Settings,” featuring some of the most highly respected and dynamic women leaders in their fields. The two-day symposium with 18 interactive workshops is focused on assessing the status of women in academia and on helping participants develop innovative approaches to the challenges and opportunities facing women. Information and registration details are available at: www.ucsf.edu/cge/.

HEAR YE, HEAR YE

The annual UCLA Resource Fair hosted by the Purchasing Department and Staff Assembly gives employees a chance to meet vendors and learn about their products and services. This year’s fair will be held April 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Samples and prizes will be given away. The fair helps support Staff Assembly’s scholarship and awards program and provides outreach to small, disadvantaged and minority-owned businesses. For more information, contact Constance Jordan at (310) 794-6008 or cjordan@be.ucla.edu.