It has been a fantastic year welcoming newly admitted students to campus, celebrating the network’s 28 years of supporting LGBTQ+ Bruins, officially launching our new Instagram account and being selected as a recipient of Liberty Hill Foundation’s Out Fund grant. Thank you to the donors and selection committee for this wonderful honor.
In this fall edition, we will:
Highlight previous events
Share current updates regarding trans members of the UC community
Provide more information on our annual Drag Bingofundraiser
With the new year right around the corner, we are excited to announce we have several open board positions. If you are interested in taking a step in your commitment to UCLA and/or the LGBTQ+ community, please email lambda@alumni.ucla.edu or visit our "Get Involved" page.
Join the Ivy Pride Alliance and Lambda alumni for our third annual Drag Bingo Night fundraising event. Your $20 suggested donation at the door includes bingo cards for all games played for that show.
We are thrilled to announce that we have been selected as a recipient of Liberty Hill Foundation's Out Fund grant. Thank you to the donors and selection committee for this wonderful honor!
Congratulations, Devon!
Devon Dickau ’07, MBA ’15 was the recipient of the 2018 UCLA Award for Young Alumnus of the Year. A mentor, volunteer and philanthropist, Dickau serves as co-president of the UCLA Lambda LGBTQ Alumni Association. After earning his bachelor’s degree, Dickau worked with a non-governmental organization in rural Tanzania. He now facilitates design-thinking workshops and advises clients on diversity and inclusion, culture, talent and leadership.
Follow us on Instagram
We are pleased to announce the official launch of our Instagram account. You can follow us at @ucla.lambda.alumni and stay informed with Lambda Alumni.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND GIVING
Lambda Alumni Scholars
Meet three of our newest Lambda Alumni scholars. First-year students James Yoon and Evan Farrar begin their four-year Bruin journey. Camille Serrano is this year's Transfer Student Scholar. She will spend the next two years contributing to UCLA's LGBTQ community. If you would like to be part of the process of awarding Lambda scholarships, contact Student Support Chair Steven Llanusa at stevenllanusa@gmail.com.
True Bruin Traditions
Congratulations to Divya Prajapati exp. '19 and David Nguyen for being chosen as this year’s Lambda True Bruin Distinguished Seniors. Thank you to alumni who participated in the selection process.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
UCLA at AIDS Walk L.A.
On Oct. 21, Lambda joined hundreds and thousands of supporters in a 10K fundraising walk benefiting APLA Health and 20 other L.A. County HIV Service organizations.
Volunteer Day
UCLA celebrated the 10th anniversary of Volunteer Day on Sept. 29. Lambda sponsored My Friend's Place, a nonprofit that inspires homeless youth to build self-sufficient lives. A huge shout-out goes to former board member Minnie Esquivel '12 for putting this event together.
Sound of Music | Hollywood Bowl
The Hollywood Hills were alive on Sept. 22 during the "Sing-A-Long Sound of Music" at the Hollywood Bowl. Thank you Ivy Pride Alliance for joining us at our last summer event.
The Trump Administration recently announced they are considering narrowing the definition of gender being strictly biological and binary. These policy changes would deeply impact the rights of the trans members of our community. UCLA Lambda Alumni Association stands in solidarity with trans Bruins and all trans people. We will do everything in our power to ensure that all members of the LGBTQ+ community are treated with the dignity they deserve.
UCLA Lambda Alumni Association re-affirms the practices of both the University of California Office of the President and UCLA in creating an inclusive campus for the trans community. Gender identity is a protected class under university policy, as reaffirmed in statements made by President Janet Napolitano as well as the UCLA LGBT Campus Resource Center.
This commitment is demonstrated through institutional actions, such as options for name change and preferred names, establishing gender-neutral restrooms and gender-inclusive housing, research-informed gender data collection for demographic forms, transgender benefits through UCSHIP, as well as informed staff to support trans members of our community.
If you are trans and currently a UCLA student, please click here for information on resources available on campus.
ABOUT THE UCLA LAMBDA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
The UCLA Lambda Alumni Association was founded in 1989 by Doug Walters and Corinne Lightweaver and is one of the oldest and most well-established LGBTQ+ alumni organizations in the country. Led by a dedicated group of LGBTQ+ alumni volunteers, Lambda sustains a network of LGBTQ+ alumni and friends to support one another, UCLA students and the greater LGBTQ+ community.
Visit our
webpage to learn more about our scholarships, programs, events and how you can become a member.
Membership gives you access to UCLA and funds Alumni Association programs for more than 500,000 Bruins worldwide.
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