UCLA Latino Alumni Association
The UCLA Latino Alumni Association (ULAA) is a volunteer-led network dedicated to uplifting Latino Bruins and fostering enduring connections between alumni and students. Our vision is to be a premier alumni organization that uplifts Latino Bruin achievement and celebrates our diverse and evolving comunidad. We accomplish this by providing spaces for Latino alumni and friends of UCLA to support, benefit, and advance the Latino community across mutiple generations of alumni, students, faculty, and staff.
Explore this network
Support students
Your support helps to ensure today’s Bruins are positioned for success during their time at UCLA and beyond.
Volunteer with us
Get involved at your own pace. Join a committee or support an event by completing our volunteer intake form.
UCLA's HSI efforts
Learn about UCLA’s efforts to strengthen student access and success through our Hispanic-Serving Institution initiatives.
UCLA Latino Alumni Association Events
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resources for students
scholarship & support
Your support ensures that Bruins are set up for success while on campus and beyond. Make a gift today to one of our scholarship funds to provide Bruins with a world-class UCLA education. You can also contribute to our network operations fund which ensures we can continue to provide programs and opportunities for alumni to connect and build community.
In addition to accepting individual contributions, our network is also accepting sponsorships and corporate donations. For additional ways to give or to support our fundraising efforts, please reach out to latino@alumni.ucla.edu.
funds to support
UCLA Latino Alumni Association fund
Donate to this operations fund to support our programs, events and activities.
UCLA Latino Alumni Association endowed scholarship fund
By contributing to this endowed fund, established in 1999, you are continuing our legacy of supporting students. Contributions to our endowed scholarship fund are invested with The UCLA Foundation, and guaranteed, annual scholarships are awarded to new and continuing freshmen and transfer undergraduate students at UCLA who have distinguished themselves academically and have demonstrated a history of service to the Latino community.
UCLA Latino Alumni scholarship fund
Your gift to this scholarship fund, established in 1997, supports one-time scholarships to incoming and continuing undergraduate, graduate or professional students with the goal of helping meet financial need.
Jaquez family scholarship fund
Established in 2023 in partnership with the Jaquez family, in celebration of the athletic and academic achievements of Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Gabriela Jaquez, this endowed fund supports up to a 4-year, need-based scholarship for students from Adolfo Camarillo High School as a first priority, and Oxnard Union High School district as second priority.
OrgullOSOs abroad – Snaider Garriga family scholarship
Established in 2023 by the Snaider Garriga family, this endowed fund supports undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need who wish to participate in UCLA study abroad programs.
give by mail
Checks payable to “The UCLA Foundation” can be mailed to:
The UCLA Foundation
PO Box 7145
Pasadena, CA 91109-9903
Please indicate which fund you wish to direct your gift to by writing the fund ID number in the memo line:
Fund #: 60003C — UCLA Latino Alumni Association Fund
Fund #: 80927E — UCLA Latino Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship Fund
Fund #: 30584C — UCLA Latino Alumni Scholarship Fund
Fund #: 13801E — Jaquez Family Scholarship Fund
Fund #: 11541E — OrgullOSOs Abroad – Snaider Garriga Family Scholarship Fund
OrgullOSO mentorship program
Established in 2016, the UCLA Latino Alumni Association OrgullOSO Mentorship Program was created to build community among our scholarship recipients and alumni. The program was expanded in 2020 to include all UCLA undergraduate and graduate students who have an interest in our identity-based mentorship program.
Our mentorship program is hosted on the UCLA ONE platform and launched every fall. To participate, you must create a UCLA ONE profile. Participants are encouraged to complete their profiles thoroughly, including all drop-down questions, to support effective mentor and mentee matching. If you have any questions about our OrgullOSO Mentorship Program please contact us at latino@alumni.ucla.edu.
Creating a UCLA ONE profile does not obligate you to participate in the mentorship program. Even if you choose not to participate, a UCLA ONE profile provides access to additional alumni and career resources. If you have any questions about UCLA ONE please contact ace@support.ucla.edu.
leadership
The UCLA Latino Alumni Association is a volunteer-led organization. Board positions are open annually in the spring with terms beginning on July 1. Many board members begin their journey as volunteers on one of our committees. We encourage you to get involved as a volunteer to get to know our organization. If you have any questions about getting involved please contact us at latino@alumni.ucla.edu.
board of directors
president
Dr. Maritza Cha ’05, M.A. ’07
vice president
Josslyn Glenn ’20
associate vice president
Julio Garcia ’04
secretary
Karla Aparicio Ramos ’21
treasurer
Alex Moisa ’87
alumni engagement co-chairs
Humberto Benitez ’89
RJ Jiminez ’13
marketing chair
Jaden Oquendo ’25
student success co-chairs
Uriel Delgado, Ed.D. ’24
Jennifer Quezada ’20
university relations co-chairs
Ricardo Ramirez ’20
Sharon Soto ’13