Category: Connect Newsletter
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The Venture Accelerator at UCLA Anderson
The Venture Accelerator at UCLA Anderson Susan Lewis is a true Bruin, and her incredible 38-year career is proof of that. She started off with Team Alumni, where she made important leadership contributions to Government Relations, Travel, and Marketing. In 2013, she hopped over to what was then called University Communications and Public Outreach (now…
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When I Was at UCLA – June 2023
When I Was at UCLA – June 2023 We asked Bruins to share a UCLA experience and the responses were filled with humor, pride, awe, gratitude and nostalgia. The stories are being compiled so they can be shared and viewed by this alumni community. Here are a few of our favorites from May 2023. When…
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Lessons I Learned at UCLA, by Barbra Lyons, Class of 2023
Lessons I Learned at UCLA, by Barbra Lyons, Class of 2023 Four years ago, I stepped foot onto the UCLA campus for the very first time as a student. I had little to no idea of what to expect of what was to come during my time here. As I wandered the hills of campus…
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Re-Emergence: Learning and Leading with AAPAN President Kiet Lam
Re-Emergence: Learning and Leading with AAPAN President Kiet Lam Denise Pacheco, M.A. ’04, Ph.D. ’11, Senior Director for UCLA Alumni Diversity Programs & Initiatives connected with 2023 Volunteer of the Year and UCLA Academic Advancement Program Alumni Network (AAPAN) president, Kiet Lam ’98, M.P.H. ’00, to learn more about his experience at UCLA, his connection to the UCLA Academic Advancement…
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Travel Journal – Egypt & the Eternal Nile
Travel Journal – Egypt & the Eternal Nile Article and photos by Hon Hoang ʼ14 This was my first time on the continent of Africa, let alone Egypt. Words could not thoroughly describe how excited I was at the prospect of seeing monuments and world wonders I’d only seen in the media. To step foot onto…
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Distant Dreams to Reality: Experience the World With Alumni Travel
Distant Dreams to Reality: Experience the World With Alumni Travel Imagine yourself strolling through a city in Vietnam as French-accented buildings cast silhouettes onto the busy streets strewn with merchants and motorbikes as you eventually find yourself in the cascading nature and waterscape of Ha Long Bay. Or visualize yourself floating through brisk Antarctic air as you…
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Books by Bruins – Los Angeles
Books by Bruins – Los Angeles If you’re looking for a new book to settle down with over the holidays, or gift a loved one, why not get one written by a Bruin? In continuation of the Books by Bruins series, we’ve put together a list with something for every reader — from young adult mysteries…
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Why Donate Blood
Why Donate Blood Written by Adam Jameel ’25, Julia Davoudi ’24, Ellen Brock ’25 In the last 20 years, the Red Cross has experienced a drop in 40% of blood donations, one of the largest declines in donations they have on record.1 During the winter months, this data is only bound to get lower –…