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MARCH 2017 | YOUNG ALUMNI EDITION |
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Women's HERstory Month. At UCLA, HERstory is more than a 31 day celebration in March. It is a narrative of the unheard voices freed from the silence and shadows of history, a declaration of the power of womanhood today and a promise that will usher in the achievements of future generations. Click on any individual link on the calendar to join Bruin women in the arts, sports, and healthcare and in activities and conversations that lead all the way to the C-suite.
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Bay Area Scholarships, Events on the Rise
The Bay Area Bruins are doing big things in big numbers. They led all alumni networks with 90 events last year, attracting hundreds of alumni in attendance and just recently allocated $14,000 towards funding their Alumni Scholarship. Here's how they did it.
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Bruin Spotlight: Jaime Nack '98, M.P.P. '02
Jaime Nack went from producing JazzReggae Fest at UCLA to creating a large-scale sustainability plan for three Democratic National Conventions. A board member for the Alumni Association and founder of businesses focused on eco-friendly behavior, she is considered one of today's young global leaders in environmental consulting and will speak on March 23 at UCLA on the future of sustainability.
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Queer Cats, Queer Bilingual Poetry - March 8
Celebrate International Woman's Day at The Black Cat, a Los Angeles historic, cultural monument to LGBTQ activism, with a poetry reading featuring professor and poet Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Ph.D. and two UCLA alumni and accomplished writers as a part of Lambda LitFest.
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Help Students Build Their Confidence for Interviews - April 25
The long-running and successful Interview With a Bruin has paired experienced alumni with students looking to hone their interview skills. Alumni volunteers are needed to listen and offer practical advice during mock interviews.
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Best in Its Bracket
Reward yourself with the UCLA BankAmericard Cash RewardsTM credit card, especially for Bruin alumni and friends. Get a $100 cash rewards bonus offer from Bank of America with the official UCLA Alumni Association credit card. Learn more!
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Princeton Review Again Names UCLA One of the Nation’s Best-Value Universities
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New Women's Basketball Practice Court Will Be Named After Ann Meyers Drysdale '79
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$5 Million Gift from Meyer Luskin '49 Establishes Research Center for History and Policy at UCLA
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New UCLA Programs at the VA Aim to Help Homeless Veterans, Their Families and More
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At 100 Years Old, UCLA Extension Hits New Growth Spurt
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Backstories from Bruins Involved with this Year's Oscar-Nominated Films
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Video - Bruin Career Insights: Navigating Nonprofits
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7th Annual Multi-University Alumni Career Fair - March 10
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Parental Guidance from the UCLA Parents' Council
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Nick Lum's, J.D. '07 New App Encourages Users to Read Across Political Spectrum
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63-Year-Old Returning UCLA Student Remembered for Passion for Social Activism
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UCLA Student-Run Shelter Helps Combat College Homelessness
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Vito Costanzo ’84 Named a 2017 “Client Service All-Star MVP” Among Attorneys; Read More in Class Notes
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Sign Up to Review Freshman Alumni Scholarship Applications
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122nd Faculty Research Lecture: "Is There a Post-Place Politics?" - March 9, UCLA
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Alexey Stomakhin, M.A. '11, Ph.D. '13 Creates Software to Breathe Life Into ‘Moana,’ ‘Zootopia’
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Former Advisor to Israeli Ambassador and Alumnus Talks Obama Policies
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Tim Lewis, M.F.A. '15 Performs One-Man Play on Christianity and Homosexuality
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Blue and Gold Member Perks: Summer Camps at UCLA Recreation Registration Begins
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ALUMNI CAREER PROGRAMS
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March 23, UCLA | Save the Date: An Evening with Jaime Nack
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March 29, YouTube Live | Bruin Career Insights: Top 10 Tips for Job Seekers
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ASIAN PACIFIC ALUMNI OF UCLA
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March 18, Los Angeles | Tour of Roots: Asian American Movements in Los Angeles 1968-80s
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BAY CITIES NETWORK
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March 12, Rancho Palos Verdes | Full Moon Yoga
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BLACK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
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March 10, Los Angeles | Alvin Ailey Dance Theater
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March 18, Los Angeles | Literary Book Club Gathering
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March 23, Oakland | General Meeting
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March 31 - April 2, Mammoth Lakes | 26th Annual Ski Trip
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BRUIN PROFESSIONALS NETWORK
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March 7, UCLA | UCLA Power Networking Night
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March, All Chapters | Network Meetings
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BRUIN RESOURCE CENTER
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March 7, UCLA | 10 Years of Resistance Through Storytelling
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CHANNEL ISLANDS NETWORK
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March 4, Ventura | Men's Basketball Game Watch Party
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March 11, Ventura | International Dinner at the Taj Cafe
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CONEJO VALLEY NETWORK
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March 2, Westlake Village | Margarita Madness
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LOS ANGELES WESTSIDE NETWORK
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March 4, Los Angeles | Third Annual Pac-12 Pub Crawl
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MIXED ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
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March 14, UCLA | General Meeting
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ORANGE COUNTY NETWORK
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March 11, Irvine | Second Harvest Food Bank
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March 16, Costa Mesa | March Madness Happy Hour
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ROSE BOWL BRUINS
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March 4, Monrovia | Pacific Plate Brewery Tour and Tasting
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March 11, Pasadena | Pasadena Triathlon Volunteer Day
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SACRAMENTO NETWORK
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March 4, Sacramento | UCLA vs. Washington State Men's Basketball Game Watch Party
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March 19, RSVP for Details | Book Club: "David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants"
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April 5, Sacramento | Save the Date: Spring Mixer
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SAN DIEGO NETWORK
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April 4, San Diego | UCLA Men's Baseball at San Diego State University
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SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA NETWORK
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March 4, Walnut Creek | UCLA vs. Washington State Men's Basketball Game Watch Party
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March 4, RSVP for Details | Bay Area Bruins Planning Meeting
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March 10, Mountain View | Silicon Valley Cup of Java Networking Meeting
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March 17, Palo Alto | UCLA Gymnastics Reception
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March 18, Stanford | Pac-12 Gymnastics Championship at Stanford
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March 18, San Jose | Second Harvest Food Bank
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March 24, San Francisco | Cup of Java Networking Meeting
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March 24, Oakland | Golden State Warriors vs. Sacramento Kings
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March 26, Palo Alto | Stanford Dish Hike and Lunch
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SILICON BEACH NETWORK
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March 5, UCLA | UCLA vs. Cal Gymnastics Meet
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THE AFFILIATES OF UCLA
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March 9, UCLA | The Affiliates of UCLA March Dinner with Chris Roberts
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UCLA ALUMNI AFFAIRS
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March 4, UCLA | UCLA vs. WSU Men's Basketball Pregame Party
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March 11, UCLA | Pop-up Artshow: Confidence by Taneen Jafarkhani '08
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March 19, UCLA | "She's in the C-Suite:" A UCLA Alumni Celebration of HerStory Month
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March 22, Los Angeles | Professors in the Pub: The Folklore of the Freeway
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March 29, UCLA | 2nd Act
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UCLA ALUMNI VETERANS NETWORK (VETNET)
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April 1, UCLA | Run As One
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UCLArts & HEALING
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March 30 - April 2, Los Angeles | Creativity & The Arts in Healing
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UCLA MUSLIM ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
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March 9, UCLA | Alumni Networking Night 2017
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