Taste of El Salvador
Date: Saturday, September 21, 2019
Location: Private Residence
Price: $100
About: An intimate luncheon and cooking demo with award-winning cookbook author of "Delicious El Salvador," Alicia Maher '92. Discover the authentic wonders of El Salvador's popular dishes and learn the step-by-step secrets of preparing traditional pupusas at home. Attendees will have an opportunity to network with other Bruins, learn about Alicia's journey and soak in the beautiful culture of El Salvador.
The menu for the day will include your choice of wine, beer or a Salvadoran, non-alcoholic pineapple beverage. All proceeds will go towards the UCLA Latino Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship Fund.
Purchase Link: SOLD OUT
Read moreUCLA Alumni Mentor Program
ULAA OrgullOSO Mentor Program:
Established in 2016 by the UCLA Latino Alumni Association, the ULAA OrgullOSO Mentor Program fosters meaningful relationships between ULAA scholarship recipients and Latino Alumni. Make a positive difference in the lives of our incoming UCLA Latino Alumni Association (ULAA) scholarship recipients by mentoring one of our Lantix/Chicanx Scholars. If you are selected, the time commitment per month will range between 4-6 hours. Mentors will be matched with only one student.
Scholar Testimonial:
“When anything would happen to me, either good or bad, I would text her [the mentor]. She would give me feedback and make me feel better about myself…[She provided] encouragement, making sure I knew she was there for me and that I was not alone.” – Student
Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScK19RVdmyVp3GCGgs2oJ6icQokxNpym-y91dT8YJTvYeB-Rw/viewform
Applications will be accepted until Friday, October 19, 2019 at 9 p.m. Please contact our Scholarship Chair, Joshua Coronado ‘18 at joshcorona95@gmail.com for more information.
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UCLA Alumni Mentor Program: Established by the UCLA Alumni Scholars Club and now in its 15th year, the UCLA Alumni Mentor Program continues to foster meaningful relationships between all UCLA alumni and current UCLA students. The connections made in this program help prepare our students for a successful future and leave a lasting impact on our campus community.
To Sign Up:
1.Register / Log in to uclaone.com (on a computer, not a mobile device)
2.Complete / Update your profile
- Include professional, academic, and volunteer experience
- Under the “Willing to help” section, check “Willing to be a mentor” and “UCLA Alumni Mentor Program”
- Under the “About Me” section, answer the following: “Why do you want to mentor a current student? What do you hope to offer as a mentor?”
- Make sure to click “Update” for each section
3.Await student mentor request(s) in October
Deadline to Register: Monday, Oct. 7, 2019
UCLA/ULAA Volunteer Day At The Childrens Institute
UCLA/ ULAA Volunteer Day at the Children’s Institute
The Children’s Institute, Inc. (CII) serves more than 22,000 children and their families in the city’s most challenged neighborhoods and trains more than 9,000 professionals in the realm of child development, mental health and welfare. CII provides healing so traumatized children can recover and lead healthy lives, while working to shape the field of children’s services through innovative research, demonstration projects, and professionally accredited training programs.
Volunteers will join the UCLA Latino Alumni Association to help beautify one of The Children's Institute Head Start Preschools. Registration will close on Thursday, September 26.
Date: Saturday, 9/28/19
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: 11230 S Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Register: http://bit.ly/ULAAVolunteerDay19
Meet The UCLA Latino Alumni Board
Come out today to meet the new UCLA Latino Alumni Association (ULAA) board of directors in DTLA. ULAA is searching for members to grow its various committees and continue the mission of organizing Latino alumni, family and friends of UCLA for the benefit and advancement of the Latino community, UCLA alumni, students, faculty and staff. Come to find out what ULAA has planned for this year and how to get involved!
Date: Thursday, 9/12
Time: 6:30 – 9:30pm
Location: High Tide, 605 E 4th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013
Parking: Street Parking is available on Towne Ave / E 4th Street, parking meters stop at 6pm
2019-2020 UCLA Latino Alumni Board
President: Soleil Delgadillo, ‘09
Vice President: Janette Alvarez, ‘98, M.A. ‘01
Secretary: Nicki Beltranena, ‘02
Treasurer: Adrian C. Meza, ‘04
Finance: Luisa Garcia, ‘10
Community Relations: Marvin Figueroa, ‘03
Scholarship Chair: Joshua Coronado, ‘18
Membership: David Huizer, ‘10
University Relations: Cesar Pacheco Garcia, ‘18
605 E 4th St
Los Angeles, CA 90013
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18th Annual Raza Weekend
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You are a vital component in the recruitment process showing potential students the benefits of a UCLA education and our strong Bruin family. |
In order to provide a holistic introduction to the college experience, MEChA de UCLA historically invites UCLA alumni and current students to engage with admitted students. Our Lantinx and Xicanx alumni are highly valued as positive role models who impart indispensable advice and demonstrate how to succeed as students at UCLA.
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Brewing with Bruins!
"Every man, woman, child"...and DOG come join the UCLA Latino Alumni Association for an unforgettable #SundayFunday at Bruin-owned, Common Space Brewery in Hawthorne, CA. Beer tastings, games, photo cuteness galore will be had as we continue to fundraise for the next generation of #LatinoBruins and celebrate our recent UCLA Alumni Award for Network of the Year!
#GeofStrand #sparkcampaign #scholarships #Brews #BruWIN #ULAA
Sunday, April 28
3 - 7 p.m.
Common Space Brewery
3411 W El Segundo Blvd.
Hawthorne, CA 90250
In 2016 we launched our first spark campaign and raised over $12k - we know we can do more! https://spark.ucla.edu/project/1620
Thank You
Dear Bruins,
Thank you for joining the UCLA Latino Alumni Association (ULAA) at our Wine Tasting Getaway in Temecula last Saturday! I hope you enjoyed mingling with other Bruins and will continue to be involved with ULAA. Together we raised over $4,000 to fund a scholarship recipient!
Founded in 1989, ULAA is committed to organizing Latino alumni and friends of UCLA for the benefit and advancement of UCLA alumni, students, faculty, and staff.
As you may have gathered from our event, ULAA is celebrating its 30th anniversary and to commemorate this milestone, we have raised our scholarship endowment goal to 1 million dollars. Each and every gift to the Scholarship represents an investment in the promise of human potential and the future of our Latino community leaders.
I would love to take this opportunity to invite you to our crowd-funding launching event in April! With over 41,000 UCLA graduates identifying as Latino, we are excited to see our community come together to support future scholars and changemakers.
Event details:
Event Name: ULAA Spark Campaign Launch
When: Sunday, April 28, 2019
Time: 3pm - 7pm
Where: To be announced soon
Thank you again for joining us at our winery event and please accept our heartfelt gratitude for supporting our scholarship program. Also, I want to give a special shoutout to Noel Mejia, member of the ULAA Finance Committee, for putting the event together! Click here to view our photo album from the event!
I look forward to hopefully seeing you at our Spark Campaign Launch Event!
Sincerely,
Luisa A. Garcia, ‘10
Finance Chair | UCLA Latino Alumni Association
luisa.a.garcia@alumni.ucla.edu
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March 2019 News Letter
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Dear Latino Bruins,
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As we spring forward into exciting events and upcoming announcements, we want to take a moment and recap ULAA’s winter highlights.
In February, we had a fun and successful month meeting new Bruins at our Diversity Alumni Network Basketball Watch event; at a packed Professors in the Pub event with Professor Ananya Roy, M.C.P., Ph.D.; and at our first Valentine’s fundraising event, Show Your Love. On March 2, we held our very first Dinners for 12 Strangers in East Los Angeles, where guests from various industries, backgrounds and graduation years shared campus experiences while enjoying delicious tortas, enchiladas and a fun community-building game. Thank you to Claudia Rojas ‘04 for opening your home! We are excited to invite you to our next event, on Saturday, March 23: our first ever Wine Tasting & Private Tour in beautiful Temecula. Purchase your tickets today before they sell out. We look forward to seeing you at our future events or committee meetings. Thank you for your continuous support. Adelante, ULAA Board |
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Join the UCLA Latino Alumni Association
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Are you looking to engage with Latino Bruins? Have you thought about helping our network? We encourage alumni and friends to get involved and support the next generation of Bruin leaders.
There are several ways you can help:
Reach out to one of our board members below to learn more about their position and how you can be part of their committee.
As we celebrate our 30th anniversary this October, we look forward to your support in helping our scholarship fund reach one million dollars, ensuring our ability to provide students with financial assistance, professional support and successful networking skills while at UCLA.
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About Us
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The UCLA Latino Alumni Association (ULAA) is a volunteer-driven organization whose mission is to organize alumni, family and friends for the benefit and advancement of the Latino community and our alma mater.
Through our activities and programs, ULAA provides opportunities for alumni to connect, scholarships and mentors to help UCLA Latinostudents succeed and advocacy that promotes the recruitment and success of UCLA Latino students, faculty and staff. Visit our website to learn more. |
UCLA ULAA Career Day
ULAA’s Career Day on Saturday, March 9, 2019. We need Alumni volunteers to network with our undergraduate scholars from 2 pm to 3 pm at JWAC. Fill out the form if you’d like to assist our students to practice the important skill of networking: https://goo.gl/forms/jWO7hab4iCwPAoyp1 while also getting an opportunity to get a new headshot for yourself! Afterward, join us at Rene & Luskin Meyer’s Conference Center Plateia ’s for continued networking.
UCLA Scholarship Readers Needed
Scholarship Readers Needed If you are interested in being a scholarship reader? Please register to volunteer for the 2018-19 UCLA Alumni Scholarships Virtual Reading Selection process: Register here. Deadline to sign up is Friday, March 8, 2019. Your voice in this important process is invaluable! If you are unsure of your membership level, please choose “member.” Training and reading is online. Applications will be read March 22-24, 2019