JANUARY 2018 | LOS ANGELES EDITION
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Happy New Year Top 10 Connect Stories from 2017. UCLA Alumni readers have spoken. Re-visit the top articles, videos and events you opened in Connect this past year. Can you guess which feature was the most viewed in the history of this newsletter?

New Year's Resolutions With Benefits
It’s a new year so why not show the world a new you? Whether it’s getting fit, making that career move or getting out there to meet new people, your UCLA Alumni Association membership can help you meet your New Year’s Resolutions.

Five Tips We Learned from Bruin Career Insights
Bruin Career Insights is a monthly YouTube Live series featuring alumni professionals discussing career-related topics. From the Top 10 Tips for Job Seekers to the Introverted Entrepreneur, Bruin experts shared their experience in finding success in the workplace. Here's some practical advice that may help you advance your career.

How to Launch an Alumni Network
Want to organize a Bruin community but don't know how? We're here to help. Whether you’re looking to connect with Bruins who live near you, or alumni who share an interest, perspective or experience, there’s a network for you - and if one doesn’t exist yet, just follow these five easy steps to get started.

The Best of Class Notes 2017
Class Notes chronicles important events in the lives of UCLA alumni, from changes in employment to accolades for achievement to the passing of our valued UCLA family members. Check out the highlights from this past year and consider submitting your own life updates.

Dinners for 12 Strangers
For 50 years, small groups of Bruins have gathered in homes and restaurants to enjoy good food and camaraderie. Take part in one of UCLA's most popular (and most copied) traditions, by hosting students or alumni for a dinner or attending as a dinner guest.

2016-2017 Annual Report
Last year was a good year for the UCLA Alumni Association. We achieved record numbers in connecting Bruins to the university through programmatic events, e-communications and online professional networking. While some areas exceeded revenue goals, other areas expanded their reach to new and diverse audiences. See which programs might interest you for the coming year.

Skirball Brush Fire Impacts UCLA Classes, Commuters

UCLA Breaks Record Again With More Than 113,000 Applications for Fall 2018 Freshman Admission

UCLA Men's Water Polo Defeats USC for School's 114th NCAA Title

Loretta Jones, Civil Rights Activist and Policy Advocate, Receives UCLA's Highest Honor

Alumni, Recent and Renowned, Are Among Those Representing the Power of Philanthropy on the Updated Campaign Site

Producer, Executive and Professor Peter Guber Honored with UCLA Medal

From Its Origins to Its Future Plans, the Diversity Advisory Committee Works Behind the Scenes Helping to Build Equity for Bruins

Technologist and Alumni Board Member Mitra Best '87 on Gender Bias and Striving for Equity in the Workplace

Open Positions Available On Alumni Association Board and Campus Boards

Search UCLA ONE for Jobs, Mentors and Career-Related Advice by Industry

Blair Socci '10 Explores New Forms of Comedy After Stand-Up Success in New York

Karina Silva '12 Applied the Skills She Learned as an Athlete Towards Her Career in Cinematography

Get to Know the Team and Have a Good Time at the Spirit Squad All Access Reception - Feb. 10

Cheers to 50 Years of UCLA’s Dinners for 12 Strangers

Nominate a Deserving Bruin for a Prestigious UCLA Award

Two UCLA Alumni Named Among the Highly Selective Class of 2019 Schwarzman Scholars

The 2018 UCLA Alumnae Conference Celebrates and Empowers Women: Register to Attend, Help Shape the Day By Leading a Session or Suggesting Speakers and Topics

UCLA Arts and Entertainment Winter Calendar

UCLA Experts Explain Why California is Burning in December

Video - Bruin Family Insights: Communicating With Your Student During the Break

30 UCLA Faculty on List of "Most Cited" Influential Scholars

Go Solar and Get $500 Back With the Purchase or Lease of a SunPower® Home Solar System

Applications Open for Bruin Woods Summer Family Camp

Network Events

ALUMNI CAREER PROGRAMS

Jan. 23, YouTube Live Event | Bruin Career Insights: Mentor Edition

BLACK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Jan. 6, UCLA | Save the Date - Imagine Justice: A Conversation with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar '69 and Common, Plus More

BRUIN PROFESSIONALS NETWORK

January, All Chapters | Network Meetings

124TH FACULTY RESEARCH LECTURE

Feb. 13, UCLA | “The Surprising Road to Women’s Suffrage” by Ellen Carol DuBois

INLAND EMPIRE NETWORK

Jan. 9, Rancho Cucamonga | Open Board Meeting

LATINO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Jan. 28, UCLA | ULAA OrgullOSO Career Day 1

LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN NETWORK

Jan. 25, Los Angeles | Downtown L.A. Bruins Distillery Tour

PARENT & FAMILY PROGRAMS

Feb. 3, Various | Parent and Family Coffee Socials, Alumni Welcome

PILIPINO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Jan. 8, Los Angeles | L.A. Clippers Filipino Heritage Night with PAA

UCLA ALUMNI AFFAIRS

Jan. 9, Los Angeles | UCLA Alumni Mentor Program Drop-in Hours

Jan. 13, UCLA | Men's Basketball vs. Colorado Pregame Party

Jan. 21, UCLA | Women's Basketball vs. Stanford Pregame Party

Jan. 23, Culver City | Professors in the Pub: Native Feminisms

Jan. 27, UCLA | Men's Basketball vs. Stanford Pregame Party

Feb. 1, UCLA | Save the Date: UCLA Alumni Nonprofit Appreciation Reception

Feb. 3, UCLA | Men's Basketball vs. USC Pregame Party

Feb. 6, UCLA | UCLA Alumni Mentor Program Drop-in Hours

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