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Summertime at UCLA

Do you still remember what happens at UCLA during the summer? If your answer was summer sessions and youth summer camps, you aren't wrong. But there's much more going on than it would seem. And despite having fewer students around, the University never ceases to be a destination for those seeking to learn, photograph or just have a good time. 
Maple Block Meat Co Brisket

Bruin-Owned Restaurants Part 2

Now is a great time to come out and enjoy a delicious meal with good company, while helping a Bruin business. In a sequel to the restaurants installment of the popular Bruin-Owned Businesses series, we’re once again tantalizing you with the mouth-watering dishes being served up by fellow alumni. Bon appétit!
Dorian Thompson-Robinson

Q&A With the QB

Entering his fifth, and final, season at the helm of UCLA’s football program, Bruin quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson enters the 2022 campaign fueled with gratitude. His main goals: "Make sure that I can be the best teammate I can be as well as get as many wins as possible.”    
Man checking job references

Why References Matter

What should you consider when selecting references to present to a potential employer? How can you prepare them to articulate why you're right for the job? Is it OK to decline a request to be someone else's reference? Get the best advice to these questions and more in our next installment of the Career Engineering series.  
Board President Ann Wang '13

New Alumni Board of Directors

The UCLA Alumni Association Board of Directors elected seven members and two officers whose terms began July 1. Among them is the new president, Ann Wang '13, an entrepreneur, consultant and producer who was named a Forbes “30 Under 30” social entrepreneur in 2016. See the entire 2022-23 alumni board.
Then and Now

Then & Now: South Campus

The slider overlays an aerial view of South Campus in 1950 to the same area today. Test your knowledge on what sits in the locations where the Greek amphitheater, the orchards and the reservoir used to be. Then check Show Labels to reveal the answers. 

NEWS

UCLA to Leave the Pac-12 in 2024 and Join the Big Ten Conference

Video: "We Want to Be the BEST" - AD, Martin Jarmond on Move to Big Ten

Chancellor: Reaffirming UCLA’s Commitment to Women’s Reproductive Rights

Q&A: What You Should Know About New COVID Vaccines for Young Kids

UCLA Unveils Principles for Honorary Naming of Campus Buildings, Spaces

UCLA Faculty Chair in Piano Performance One of More Than 20 Chairs Endowed by Ralph '53, J.D. '58 and Shirley '59 Shapiro

CAREER

Workshop: Résumé Writing for Career Changers With Kimberly Cook, M.P.H. '15 - July 21

Video: Viewpoints From Bruin Business Founders and Investors: Evaluating Startup Opportunities

Bruin Success Podcast With Emily Baxt '92, Career Coach and Principal at Baxt Consulting

BRUIN SPIRIT

Celebrating the Class of 2022 With Stories of Extraordinary Students From Across Campus

See the Winner of the 2022 Grad Cap Decorating Contest: Caption Translated "Everything I Am and Hope to Be I Owe to My Parents"

Video: On June 23, UCLA Athletics Celebrated 50th Anniversary of Title IX

Untold Story of Feisty Squad That 40 Years Ago Won the First-Ever NCAA Championship in Softball, Changing UCLA Athletics for Women Forever

VOLUNTEER

Celebrate Incoming Students at a New Bruin Send-off This Summer

Video: Ask Congress to Double the Pell Grant in the Next Federal Funding Bill

Volunteer at the Arthur Ashe Legacy Booth at the 2022 U.S. Tennis Open - Aug. 29 - Sept. 11, New York City

ARTS, CULTURE & LEARNING

Videos: Watch the Best Performances From Spring Sing 2022, Including the Winners Painted Ladies and Outspoken

Faculty Share Insights on the Ruling and the Future of Abortion Rights

Graduates Discuss Significance of Identity-Based Graduation Ceremonies

Sheila Kuehl '62 on the Legacy – and Digital Future – of "Get Used to It"

UCLA Survey: More Than Half Who Aren’t Vaccinated Still Worried About Side Effects

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Network Events

Events

July - August Alumni Events

July 9, New York Tri-State Network | Softball With Bruins and Pac-12 Alumni
July 16, New York Tri-State Network | Softball With Bruins and Pac-12 Alumni
July 20, Academic Advancement Program Alumni Network | Virtual Networking Mixer
July 21, Alumni Affairs | Résumé Writing for Career Changers With Kimberly Cook, M.P.H.'15
July 23, New York Tri-State Network | Softball With Bruins and Pac-12 Alumni
July 30, New York Tri-State Network | Softball With Bruins and Pac-12 Alumni
Aug. 3, Alumni Affairs | Guided Meditation
Aug.. 6, New York Tri-State Network | Softball With Bruins and Pac-12 Alumni
Aug. 7, Hawaii Network | New Bruin Send-off Celebration
Aug. 13, New York Tri-State Network | Softball With Bruins and Pac-12 Alumni
Aug. 18, Alumni Affairs | Skill Up: Employing Individual Development Plans to Advance Your Career and Engage Your Direct Reports With Emily Baxt ’92
Aug. 20, New York Tri-State Network | Softball With Bruins and Pac-12 Alumni
Aug. 27, New York Tri-State Network | Softball With Bruins and Pac-12 Alumni
 
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