NOVEMBER 2013 | LOS ANGELES EDITION

VIP Access to the Beat ’SC Bonfire and Rally - Nov. 26. Come back to campus and celebrate a timeless tradition. Enjoy performances, surprise guests, inspirational speeches and the bonfire from VIP seats. Show our football team how proud we are of them. Can’t make it? Watch the livestream. Support Special Olympics and represent UCLA in the We Run the City 5K.

Meet the New Senior Director of Alumni Networks
Kristine Werlinich recently joined the UCLA Alumni Affairs team from the UCLA School of Law, where she was director of alumni relations for the last 13 years. Her new role will be to increase alumni engagement throughout UCLA’s regional networks.

Host a Dinner for 12 Strangers
Simple gatherings around the dinner table allow real friendships to begin. Join thousands of Bruins around the world who will celebrate their shared UCLA legacy and make enriching new connections.

An Alumni Scholar Equals Limitless Potential
Support incredible students such as UCLA Foundation Alumni Scholar, Kera Kwan. A multi-talented campus leader and volunteer organizer, Kwan aspires to serve in the field of medicine to make a difference in patients’ lives.

Screenwriting Books Offer Fresh and Practical Advice on Launching Your Hollywood Career
Written by 24 accomplished instructors in the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program and edited by program director Linda Venis ’70, M.A. ’74, Ph.D. ’78, these books provide step-by-step instruction on creating a feature, one-hour drama, half-hour comedy and TV pilot script, as well as offer proven strategies for screenwriting success.

Alumnus Awarded Nobel Prize
Molecular biologist Randy Schekman ’71 won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his role in figuring out how proteins are secreted and transported in human cells.

UCLA Climbs to 12th in World University Rankings

New UC President Janet Napolitano is Impressed

UCLA Generates More Than $12.7 Billion in Economic Activity Annually

Veterans Day Ceremony - Nov. 8, UCLA

UCLA Dentistry Discovers a Way to Detect Pancreatic Cancer Through Saliva

Bruin Plate: UCLA’s Newest, Largest, Healthiest Dining Hall

14-Year-Old Math, Chess Prodigy Enrolls at UCLA

Open Your Office to a UCLA Student - College PREP Externship

Submit Your Entry to be Part of the New UCLA 8-Clap Heard Around the World

Get Involved in Community Service With an Alumni Network

Luskin Center Series: Public Policy for Innovation in the Digital Age - Nov. 5

Hammer Museum Free for All Visitors Beginning February

Your Children Will Remember What You Share. Begin Early With a ScholarShare 529 College Savings Plan

Bruin Woods Family Holidays: Celebrate Thanksgiving or the Winter Holidays in Style in Beautiful Lake Arrowhead

BRUIN PROFESSIONALS

Nov. 5, Beverly Hills | Networking Meeting

Nov. 6, Glendale | Networking Meeting

Nov. 12, Century City | Networking Meeting

Nov. 14, Downtown L.A. | Networking Meeting

Nov. 19, Westlake | Networking Meeting

Nov. 21, Westwood | Networking Meeting

Nov. 21, El Segundo | Networking Meeting

Nov. 26, Encino | Networking Meeting

LAS DONÃS NETWORK

Dec. 12, UCLA | Talk: Communication Techniques for Caregivers of Persons with Dementia

LAS VEGAS NETWORK

Nov. 28-29, Las Vegas | UCLA Basketball: Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational

LOS ANGELES SOUTH BAY NETWORK

Nov. 6, El Segundo | Happy Hour and Dinner at Cozymel’s

Nov. 9, San Pedro | Game Watching: UCLA v. Arizona

Nov. 19, Palos Verdes | Book Club Meeting

Nov. 24, Los Angeles | We Run This City 5K for Special Olympics

Nov. 30, San Pedro | Game Watching: UCLA vs. USC

Dec. 5, Redondo Beach | South Bay Bruins Holiday Dinner

LOS ANGELES WESTSIDE NETWORK

Nov. 7, Santa Monica | Happy Hour

Nov. 9, Los Angeles | Reading to Kids Spirit Month

Nov. 9, Santa Monica | Game Watching: UCLA vs. Arizona

ORANGE COUNTY NETWORK

Nov. 9, Long Beach | Men’s Water Polo at Long Beach State

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY NETWORK

Nov. 9, Van Nuys | Operation Gratitude

    

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