On behalf of the Academic Advancement Program Alumni Network (AAPAN), congratulations on your much-deserved graduation! You have shown incredible resilience in the face of uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You’ve had to adapt to numerous health and safety protocol changes while adjusting to learning from home. It was an incredibly bumpy few years to say the least. And yet you not only survived, but you’ve persevered and succeeded. To that, we congratulate you and wish you tremendous success post-graduation!
As you pursue your next chapter, we remind you that you are joining one of the largest and strongest alumni associations in the world and encourage you to take advantage of all the resources available to you through UCLA ONE. We are also very excited to take this opportunity to share information about the AAP Alumni Network, which is 48,000 alumni strong. AAPAN was officially launched as a diversity network in December of 2021 in connection with the 50th anniversary of AAP. Our vision is to leverage the determination, success and passion of AAP graduates to establish an alumni network that furthers philanthropy for experienced alumni, offers professional development opportunities for recent graduates, and expands upon the academic and leadership excellence of AAP to support first generation professionals. As a new AAP alumnus, you can rely on AAPAN for valuable mentorship and networking opportunities in a supportive community, which is rooted in the values of AAP.
In the short time since AAPAN’s launch, we have held several virtual and in-person events to bring AAP alumni together. Examples of events include career storytelling panel discussions, a holiday networking mixer at the James West Alumni Center, and virtual launches of our mentorship and networking committees. This is just the tip of the iceberg for AAPAN as we continue to build out our network. We look forward to engaging new alumni volunteers to help us deliver on our vision. We have exciting opportunities for volunteers to engage in a deep and meaningful way and hope you will consider joining us on our mission to build a strong community for AAP alumni.
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