Dialogue Society
By Jocelyn Mendez, Karina Agadzhanyan, and Dina Doustmohammadi – UCLA chapter members On May 8th, 2021, Dialogue Society at UCLA held their third successful session of the Origami series. Origami was initially called OriKata, which means folded shapes. It traces back to when the paper was first invented around 105 A.D. in China and used […]
By Karina Agadzhanyan and Dina Doustmohammadi – UCLA chapter members In the past year, Dialogue Society’s UCLA chapter has been holding a series of workshops covering various topics in the field of cognitive psychology, such as successful aging and ways to keep memory functioning intact. For this blog, we sat down with one of our […]
By Kara Hoover – UCLA chapter member On May 23rd, 2021, Dialogue Society at UCLA hosted its second educational workshop on the dangers of scams and fraud and ways to protect oneself from falling victim. Such a presentation is always important but was particularly relevant due to the prevalence of scams in 2020. In fact, […]
By Alara Aygen – UCLA chapter member On May 15 Dialogue Society at UCLA held its second art tutorial workshop. As someone who has enjoyed drawing since I was a little girl, these workshops hold a special place in my heart. I distinctly remember giggling in delight as I used to unwrap my grandfather’s most […]
On Thursday, March 5th and Friday, March 6th, 2020 we spent the evening with Auctus Productions, a New York Film Production company founded in 2014 by students. The events, presented by UCI Illuminations and at UCLA, respectively, consisted of watching short documentaries and having illuminating discussions about film production, the inspiration behind each film, starting a business, and the lessons that the young entrepreneurs of Auctus learned along the way.
This Tuesday, the UCLA members of Dialogue Society rounded up a cozy discussion on our two books of interest: Are You Really Listening? and Crucial Conversations. If you weren’t able to join us (and missed out on our plentiful snacks), here’s a recap of our discussion highlights.