Regardless of where you live or your career stage, you can mentor a current UCLA student and offer advice for their academic, professional or life goals. Past mentors have described their experience as a partnership that was both inspiring and rejuvenating.
This past summer, the UCLA Alumni Association became the new home for the UCLA Epicenter. Led by Raffi Simonian ’85, the students in this 10-week project-based experiential learning program in collaboration with industry partners were tasked with innovating and solving real-world business problems.
Ever since the NCAA allowed collegiate athletes to receive compensation for the use of their name, image and likeness (NIL), UCLA quarterback Chase Griffin '21, M.Ed. '23, has capitalized on his opportunities to become the two-time national NIL Male Athlete of the Year and one of the most successful NIL student-athletes in the nation. This is his story.
This past year's report tells a story of change: the launch of a new strategic plan and the Bruin Promise, a pivot to meet the needs of alumni of varying archetypes and life stages, a return to in-person and hybrid programming, and the more than 1,400 events for the Bruin community. Get an insider's look at your UCLA Alumni Association.
Complete this assignment and get it published in a future issue of Connect and UCLA Alumni social media. In less than 500 words (1 page), tell us a story that begins with "I found a hidden door in Kerckhoff and it took me..." Make it interesting. Have fun with it. Submit by Oct. 6 to connectfeedback@alumni.ucla.edu.
Take a look back at the north central part of campus in the 1930s and compare it to modern day UCLA using the slider that overlays the two images. Most of the undeveloped land gave way to fields and stadiums used for sporting events, concerts and recreation. While the hill from which the older photo was taken eventually became...The Hill.
