Many people don't realize that volunteer alumni networks like Lambda are financially self-sustaining. It is only through the generosity of our community that we are able to continue to provide programming and scholarships.
This giving season, consider supporting the UCLA Lambda Alumni Association. Any amount makes a difference! Donations are tax deductible.
University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., announced a new presidential policy to ensure that all individuals are identified by their accurate gender identity and lived or preferred name on university-issued documents and in UC’s information systems. This is a direct result of efforts led by UC students, staff, faculty and community members who united to advocate for inclusive policy changes.
The new policy will directly impact the greater UC alumni community by allowing alumni to retroactively amend their personal information on documents, such as transcripts and diplomas, and in online systems. The policy went into effect on Nov. 6, and the UC system-wide implementation must be completed by Dec. 31, 2023.
Upcoming Events
Black Bruin LGBTQ+ Gathering
Friday, Dec. 4 5 – 6:30 p.m. (PST)
The Building Qmmunity: Black Bruin LGBTQ+ gathering is a virtual event for Black undergraduates, graduate students, alumni, faculty and staff to meet one another and share space in an informal community environment. We are here, present and occupy significant roles. Bring your dinner!
Thank you to UCLA BlaQue leadership for the support to make this event possible.
*This space is intended only for Black Bruins who identify within the LGBTQ+ community.
Our annual drag bingo fundraiser is back! The virtual event will have guest drag queens, prizes and all the fun of our previous bingo events. Save the date, and RSVP to be get the ticket link in your inbox as soon as it goes live later this month.
UCLA's QSTEM club is seeking LGBTQ+ mentors working in non-academic STEM fields including industry, national labs, science writing and communication. If you are interested, please complete their mentor interest form below.
We've postponed our programming until 2021, which means you still have the opportunity to register!
UCLA Lambda Alumni Association and UCLA Alumni Career Engagement are proud to present the LGBTQ+ Alumni Career Launchpad for LGBTQ+ career professionals. This program is a career fundamentals program for young alumni (but open to all alumni and current students!) looking to prepare and refine their professional toolkit for a strategic job search and networking process. This four-week program brings career development experts and UCLA alumni together to help our Bruins develop and articulate their strengths and feel more confident in the workplace.
Schedule
Session 1: Tuesday, Jan. 12
7 – 8 p.m. PST
Career Assessment/Self-Reflection and Résumé/Cover Letter
Since the pandemic lockdown in March, UCLA Lambda Alumni Association has hosted four virtual screenings in partnership with our friends in other alumni diversity networks. These films highlight the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community and raise awareness about the challenges of intersectional oppression.
Past Films / Television Shows
Moonlight (2016)
Black Mirror: San Junipero (2016)
Before Night Falls (2000)
Lingua Franca (2019)
Is there a movie representing intersectional LGBTQ+ identity that you'd like to see us host? Email us at lambda@alumni.ucla.edu.
Celebratory Announcements
Welcome UCLA Vice Chancellor of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Anna Spain-Bradley
Lambda Alumni's board members had the honor of welcoming Vice Chancellor Spain-Bradley at a remote reception for alumni diversity leadership. We presented her with a rainbow teddybear wearing UCLA gear and pronoun pins.
Image courtesy of UCLA Special Archives
Congratulations to UCLA LGBTQ Campus Resource Center on 25 Years
UCLA Lambda Alumni Association sends heartfelt congratulations to the UCLA's LGBTQ Campus Resource Center on 25 incredible years of serving the campus community. We are so grateful for the courage and vision of the founders of the CRC and everyone who has contributed to its survival and growth over the years. To read more about the Center's amazing history, click here.
We wish you and your loved ones very safe and happy holidays!
About the UCLA Lambda Alumni Association
UCLA Lambda Alumni Association was founded in 1989 by Doug Walters '90 and Corrine Lightweaver '85 and is one of the oldest and more 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.
You are receiving this email because you have attended or expressed interest in the events and programs of UCLA Lambda Alumni Association or have self-identified as a Lavender Graduation participant.
How Can You Support
Lambda's success depends on the generous philanthropic support of alumni and friends like you. Please click
here to learn more about our scholarship programs and how your contribution to Lambda makes an impact. Visit our giving site at giving.ucla.edu/lambda
.
Visit the LGBT Center
You are always welcome to visit the UCLA LGBT Resource Center to see our 4,000+ volume Rae Lee Siporin LGBT Library, our David Cohnett Cyber Center and the 1,600 square foot home to our LGBTQ+ students at UCLA.
THE BRUIN PROMISE is a commitment from UCLA Alumni Affairs and UCLA Extension to provide access to lifelong learning to Bruins — and all who seek knowledge — through thousands of affordable courses and more than 100 certificate and specialization programs. Winter quarter enrollment begins Nov. 2.
In response to current challenges, a broad selection of virtual professional development and personal enrichment seminars are being offered at no cost. Search the list and take your future further with these educational resources and tools.
