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Bruin Professionals Encino Chapter Meeting

Time Tue 8/25 • 7:30AM PDT

Lewitt Hackman Law Firm • Encino CA

@ Join BP Encino Chapter for their monthly meeting! 7-year Bruin Jon Light wrote The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball (2nd ed), at 1.2 million words the largest Baseball book in history. The Sporting News Baseball Book of the Year and an Editor’s Choice Booklist Award winner, the book covers the vast history and flavor of Baseball. Jon tells stories and shows vintage photos from his book, and guarantees that you will enjoy the anecdotes even if you’re not a Baseball fan. Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Alumni

End-of-Term Grading in Bruin Learn & MyUCLA

Time Tue 8/25 • 2PM - 3PM PDT

Zoom

This training session will demonstrate how to finalize your Bruin Learn gradebook and transfer Bruin Learn grades to MyUCLA. Audience: Faculty, TAs, Staff

Bruin Learn Center of Excellence

Bruin Professionals Networking Latte Art at Castanea Sicilian Cafe

Time Tue 8/25 • 5:30PM PDT

Castanea Sicilian Cafe • Venice California

@ Join us for an exciting networking latte art class taught by a European barista! Learn the history of coffee and how to make the perfect latte (or matcha for our tea lovers) all while building business connections. Are you creative? The class will also include learning how to make a foam design. Wine and authentic Italian refreshments will be served. Come for a time of networking, camaraderie, and fun! Everyone will get to make and enjoy their own latte! members/ $40 guest Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Alumni

Wednesday August 26

UCLA Recreation Bruin Health Improvement Programs

Day Wed 8/26 - Wed 9/2 RSVP

Build strength and healthy habits with your UCLA employee wellness benefits this fall. The Bruin Health Improvement Programs (BHIP) help UCLA employees develop physical activity and nutrition habits that reduce injury risk and enhance overall well-being. BHIP programming focuses on strength training, an evidence-based way to build muscle, support healthy metabolism and bone health, and promote brain and mental health. With expert guidance and a supportive network of Bruins, BHIP helps UCLA employees build skills and confidence to support lasting behavior change. Fall quarter applications are due Wednesday, September 2. Participants are chosen via a lottery drawing of applications. Lottery results will be sent via email on Thursday, September 3.

#FacultyStaff #Health #Wellness

Recreation and Wellbeing

The No. 1 Reason Most Business Ideas Fail (and How to Avoid It)

Time Wed 8/26 • 12PM PDT

Zoom

@ Most entrepreneurs don’t fail because they lack passion. They fail because they build something customers don’t actually want. In this interactive workshop, UCLA alumna and Business Strategist Sami Toussi ’11 will introduce the Lean Canvas framework and walk through the key questions every founder should answer to build a stronger business. You’ll learn how to identify your ideal customer, uncover unmet needs, evaluate growth opportunities, and strengthen your business model. Through guided exercises and real-world examples, you’ll begin applying these concepts to your own business during the session. Whether you’re exploring a side hustle, consulting practice, freelance business, startup, or new business idea, you’ll leave with greater clarity, practical tools, and actionable next steps. You’ll learn how to: • Define your ideal customer • Understand customer pain points and unmet needs • Clarify what makes your solution different • Evaluate your business idea and business model using the Lean Canvas framework • Identify opportunities to turn your skills, expertise, and ideas into income • Use AI as a tool while avoiding common founder blind spots **About the Speaker** Sami Toussi ’11, Board Certified Coach (BCC), is a career strategist and owner of Toussi International, a consultancy that helps individuals tap into their purpose to benefit the world. Toussi’s business encompasses more than 10 years of business and psychology experience, where she earned over six figures by her mid-twenties leading an international sales team. Despite Toussi’s early success her experience caused her to question the fullness and purpose of her life. Seeking answers, Toussi further delved into the coaching world and gained board certification in 2016. Toussi then founded Toussi International, a global consulting practice with clients ranging from business owners to professionals to multinational corporations. To date, Toussi has run over 70 workshops on topics such as career building, leadership, time management and work-life balance. She’s also coached more than 300 clients worldwide with specific measurable results, including some of the following: increasing monthly business revenue by 400%, promotions from manager to director, negotiating salary increase by 30%, enhancing employee engagement by 95%, and helping clients increase confidence and improve presentation skills. **LinkedIn and Website**: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samitoussi/ | https://www.samitoussi.com/ Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Alumni

SUMMER OPT WEBINARS (FOR F-1 VISA STUDENTS)

Time Wed 8/26 • 2PM - 3PM PDT

Zoom

UCLA F-1 visa students, do you want to know more about off-campus employment authorization? Join us on one of our weekly OPT webinars hosted by the Dashew Center staff to learn more!

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #Educational #Career

Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars

Orange County: OC UCLA Book Club

Time Wed 8/26 • 6:30PM PDT

Zoom

@ Join the Orange County Regional Network’s Book Club discussion of Chasing Me to My Grave by Winfred Rembert! This book is compelling for all adults. It is a story to bring people together in compassion, empathy and learning. RSVP Coming Soon! ### [Orange County Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/orange-county-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/orange-county-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Alumni

Thursday August 27

UCLA Recreation Bruin Health Improvement Programs

Day Wed 8/26 - Wed 9/2 RSVP

Build strength and healthy habits with your UCLA employee wellness benefits this fall. The Bruin Health Improvement Programs (BHIP) help UCLA employees develop physical activity and nutrition habits that reduce injury risk and enhance overall well-being. BHIP programming focuses on strength training, an evidence-based way to build muscle, support healthy metabolism and bone health, and promote brain and mental health. With expert guidance and a supportive network of Bruins, BHIP helps UCLA employees build skills and confidence to support lasting behavior change. Fall quarter applications are due Wednesday, September 2. Participants are chosen via a lottery drawing of applications. Lottery results will be sent via email on Thursday, September 3.

#FacultyStaff #Health #Wellness

Recreation and Wellbeing

Transfer Orientation - Open House

Time Thu 8/27 • 12:30PM - 4:30PM PDT

Transfer Student Center (Kerckhoff 128)

Come visit the Transfer Student Center during your orientation session to learn about transfer services, events, and ask questions about the UCLA transfer experience.

#Undergraduate

Transfer Student Center

Navigating Graduate School: Academic Success Strategies for First-Generation College Students

Time Thu 8/27 • 4PM - 5:15PM PDT RSVP

This workshop will provide useful strategies for navigating graduate school successfully. We will focus on tips and tricks that will help you succeed, as well as elucidate aspects of the "hidden curriculum," or things you're expected to know but not explicitly taught. We will cover a broad spectrum of topics such as managing writing requirements, using organizational tools to stay on track, communicating effectively with mentors to meet your needs, and networking at conferences to build professional relationships. *We are defining a first-generation college student as a student whose parent(s) or guardian(s) did not complete a four-year degree in the United States.

#GraduateProfessional #Educational #Academic

Graduate Writing Center

Arizona: UCLA Alumni Networking Mixer

Time Thu 8/27 • 6PM PDT

Spinato’s Pizzeria • Scottsdale Arizona

@ Join the UCLA Alumni Arizona Network at our quarterly networking event! Mix and mingle with local Bruins, create new professional connections and reconnect with old friends. Get to know the Arizona Bruin community! ### [Arizona Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/arizona-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/arizona-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Alumni

New York Tri-State: Bruins in the WNBA: Liberty vs. Valkyries + Exclusive Courtside Experience

Time Thu 8/27 • 8PM PDT

Barclays Center • Brooklyn NY

@ Join UCLA alumni on August 27 as former Bruin Rebekah Gardner and the New York Liberty face the Golden State Valkyries, coached by former UCLA player and assistant coach Natalie Nakase. The first 30 ticket purchasers will be opted in for an exclusive opportunity to sit courtside during pregame warmups and interact with both Bruins, at no additional cost. Includes Fees ### [New York Tri-State Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/new-york-tri-state-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/new-york-tri-state-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Alumni

Friday August 28

UCLA Recreation Bruin Health Improvement Programs

Day Wed 8/26 - Wed 9/2 RSVP

Build strength and healthy habits with your UCLA employee wellness benefits this fall. The Bruin Health Improvement Programs (BHIP) help UCLA employees develop physical activity and nutrition habits that reduce injury risk and enhance overall well-being. BHIP programming focuses on strength training, an evidence-based way to build muscle, support healthy metabolism and bone health, and promote brain and mental health. With expert guidance and a supportive network of Bruins, BHIP helps UCLA employees build skills and confidence to support lasting behavior change. Fall quarter applications are due Wednesday, September 2. Participants are chosen via a lottery drawing of applications. Lottery results will be sent via email on Thursday, September 3.

#FacultyStaff #Health #Wellness

Recreation and Wellbeing

Saturday August 29

UCLA Recreation Bruin Health Improvement Programs

Day Wed 8/26 - Wed 9/2 RSVP

Build strength and healthy habits with your UCLA employee wellness benefits this fall. The Bruin Health Improvement Programs (BHIP) help UCLA employees develop physical activity and nutrition habits that reduce injury risk and enhance overall well-being. BHIP programming focuses on strength training, an evidence-based way to build muscle, support healthy metabolism and bone health, and promote brain and mental health. With expert guidance and a supportive network of Bruins, BHIP helps UCLA employees build skills and confidence to support lasting behavior change. Fall quarter applications are due Wednesday, September 2. Participants are chosen via a lottery drawing of applications. Lottery results will be sent via email on Thursday, September 3.

#FacultyStaff #Health #Wellness

Recreation and Wellbeing

New Bruin Send-off Celebration: Washington, D.C.

Time Sat 8/29 • 7AM PDT

Turkey Thicket Recreation Center • Washington, D.C.

@ Join our New Bruin Send-off Celebration, where you will meet other incoming students, families and alumni. Send-offs are filled with Bruin pride and the beginning of lifelong friendships and lasting memories. Wherever you are, Send-offs are the perfect way to find your UCLA community before you begin your Bruin journey. Start building your network at the Send-off! For questions in advance of the event, contact the Future Bruin Initiatives at FutureBruin@alumni.ucla.edu. About New Bruin Send-off Celebrations: Hosted by regional, diversity and affinity alumni networks each summer, these celebratory and casual gatherings bring together students, parents and alumni for events ranging from backyard gatherings to picnics in community parks. Each event is unique, but one common theme always emerges: the strength and reach of the UCLA community. ### [Washington, D.C. Area Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/washington-d-c-area-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/washington-dc-area-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Alumni

New Bruin Send-off Celebration: Sacramento

Time Sat 8/29 • 10AM PDT

Stonegate Country Club • Davis CA

@ Join our New Bruin Send-off Celebration, where you will meet other incoming students, families and alumni. Send-offs are filled with Bruin pride and the beginning of lifelong friendships and lasting memories. Wherever you are, Send-offs are the perfect way to find your UCLA community before you begin your Bruin journey. Start building your network at the Send-off! For questions in advance of the event, contact the Future Bruin Initiatives at FutureBruin@alumni.ucla.edu. About New Bruin Send-off Celebrations: Hosted by regional, diversity and affinity alumni networks each summer, these celebratory and casual gatherings bring together students, parents and alumni for events ranging from backyard gatherings to picnics in community parks. Each event is unique, but one common theme always emerges: the strength and reach of the UCLA community. ### [Sacramento Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/sacramento-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/sacramento-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Alumni

New Bruin Send-off Celebration: Orange County

Time Sat 8/29 • 10AM PDT

William R. Mason Regional Park • Irvine

@ Join our New Bruin Send-off Celebration, where you will meet other incoming students, families and alumni. Send-offs are filled with Bruin pride and the beginning of lifelong friendships and lasting memories. Wherever you are, Send-offs are the perfect way to find your UCLA community before you begin your Bruin journey. Start building your network at the Send-off! For questions in advance of the event, contact the Future Bruin Initiatives at FutureBruin@alumni.ucla.edu. About New Bruin Send-off Celebrations: Hosted by regional, diversity and affinity alumni networks each summer, these celebratory and casual gatherings bring together students, parents and alumni for events ranging from backyard gatherings to picnics in community parks. Each event is unique, but one common theme always emerges: the strength and reach of the UCLA community. ### [Orange County Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/orange-county-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/orange-county-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Alumni

New Bruin Send-off Celebration : Arizona

Time Sat 8/29 • 10AM PDT

Daniel C Gainey Estate Club • Scottsdale AZ

@ Join our New Bruin Send-off Celebration, where you will meet other incoming students, families and alumni. Send-offs are filled with Bruin pride and the beginning of lifelong friendships and lasting memories. Wherever you are, Send-offs are the perfect way to find your UCLA community before you begin your Bruin journey. Start building your network at the Send-off! For questions in advance of the event, contact the Future Bruin Initiatives at FutureBruin@alumni.ucla.edu. About New Bruin Send-off Celebrations: Hosted by regional, diversity and affinity alumni networks each summer, these celebratory and casual gatherings bring together students, parents and alumni for events ranging from backyard gatherings to picnics in community parks. Each event is unique, but one common theme always emerges: the strength and reach of the UCLA community. ### [Arizona Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/arizona-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/arizona-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Alumni

New Bruin Send-off Celebration: New York Tri-State

Time Sat 8/29 • 10AM PDT

The Laurels Cafe and Bar • New York NY

@ Join our New Bruin Send-off Celebration, where you will meet other incoming students, families and alumni. Send-offs are filled with Bruin pride and the beginning of lifelong friendships and lasting memories. Wherever you are, Send-offs are the perfect way to find your UCLA community before you begin your Bruin journey. Start building your network at the Send-off! For questions in advance of the event, contact the Future Bruin Initiatives at FutureBruin@alumni.ucla.edu. About New Bruin Send-off Celebrations: Hosted by regional, diversity and affinity alumni networks each summer, these celebratory and casual gatherings bring together students, parents and alumni for events ranging from backyard gatherings to picnics in community parks. Each event is unique, but one common theme always emerges: the strength and reach of the UCLA community. ### [New York Tri-State Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/new-york-tri-state-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/new-york-tri-state-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Alumni

New Bruin Send-off Celebration: Santa Clarita Valley

Time Sat 8/29 • 10AM PDT

Richard Rioux Park • Stevenson Ranch

@ Join our New Bruin Send-off Celebration, where you will meet other incoming students, families and alumni. Send-offs are filled with Bruin pride and the beginning of lifelong friendships and lasting memories. Wherever you are, Send-offs are the perfect way to find your UCLA community before you begin your Bruin journey. Start building your network at the Send-off! For questions in advance of the event, contact the Future Bruin Initiatives at FutureBruin@alumni.ucla.edu. About New Bruin Send-off Celebrations: Hosted by regional, diversity and affinity alumni networks each summer, these celebratory and casual gatherings bring together students, parents and alumni for events ranging from backyard gatherings to picnics in community parks. Each event is unique, but one common theme always emerges: the strength and reach of the UCLA community. ### [Santa Clarita Valley Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/santa-clarita-valley-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/santa-clarita-valley-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Alumni

Off-site program: Edgar Arceneaux & Frank Lawson: Place Is the Space

Time Sat 8/29 • 1PM PDT

Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024

Place Is the Space is a four-hour immersive performance experience combining live jazz improvisation, theatrical storytelling and multimedia design inspired by Sun Ra’s philosophy and his film Space Is the Place. The work functions as both a concert and an experiential ritual where musicians, performers, visual elements and audience members collectively shape the space into a place. Metaphorically building the vehicle that Sun Ra aspired towards, expressing Afrofuturistic themes of transcendence, liberation and joy. This cosmic jam session culminates in the audience crowning a ""New Sun Ra,"" who leads the full audience on a pilgrimage to the Hammer Museum for one final performance, where everyone is invited to play along. Presented in conjunction with the Hammer Museum’s current exhibition SPACE IS THE PLACE, which frames “space” as a conceptual framework inspired by the works and views of experimental jazz artist Sun Ra. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/arcenlawson

#Arts

Hammer Museum

New Bruin Send-off Celebration: Asian Pacific Alumni of UCLA – Alameda

Time Sat 8/29 • 2PM PDT

Alameda Landing Park • Alameda CA

@ Join our New Bruin Send-off Celebration, where you will meet other incoming students, families and alumni. Send-offs are filled with Bruin pride and the beginning of lifelong friendships and lasting memories. Wherever you are, Send-offs are the perfect way to find your UCLA community before you begin your Bruin journey. Start building your network at the Send-off! For questions in advance of the event, contact the Future Bruin Initiatives at FutureBruin@alumni.ucla.edu. About New Bruin Send-off Celebrations: Hosted by regional, diversity and affinity alumni networks each summer, these celebratory and casual gatherings bring together students, parents and alumni for events ranging from backyard gatherings to picnics in community parks. Each event is unique, but one common theme always emerges: the strength and reach of the UCLA community. ### [Asian Pacific Alumni of UCLA](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/asian-pacific-alumni-of-ucla/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/asian-pacific-alumni-of-ucla/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Alumni

Sunday August 30

UCLA Recreation Bruin Health Improvement Programs

Day Wed 8/26 - Wed 9/2 RSVP

Build strength and healthy habits with your UCLA employee wellness benefits this fall. The Bruin Health Improvement Programs (BHIP) help UCLA employees develop physical activity and nutrition habits that reduce injury risk and enhance overall well-being. BHIP programming focuses on strength training, an evidence-based way to build muscle, support healthy metabolism and bone health, and promote brain and mental health. With expert guidance and a supportive network of Bruins, BHIP helps UCLA employees build skills and confidence to support lasting behavior change. Fall quarter applications are due Wednesday, September 2. Participants are chosen via a lottery drawing of applications. Lottery results will be sent via email on Thursday, September 3.

#FacultyStaff #Health #Wellness

Recreation and Wellbeing

New Bruin Send-off Celebration: Santa Barbara

Time Sun 8/30 • 11AM PDT

Alice Keck Park • Santa Barbara

@ Join our New Bruin Send-off Celebration, where you will meet other incoming students, families and alumni. Send-offs are filled with Bruin pride and the beginning of lifelong friendships and lasting memories. Wherever you are, Send-offs are the perfect way to find your UCLA community before you begin your Bruin journey. Start building your network at the Send-off! For questions in advance of the event, contact the Future Bruin Initiatives at FutureBruin@alumni.ucla.edu. About New Bruin Send-off Celebrations: Hosted by regional, diversity and affinity alumni networks each summer, these celebratory and casual gatherings bring together students, parents and alumni for events ranging from backyard gatherings to picnics in community parks. Each event is unique, but one common theme always emerges: the strength and reach of the UCLA community. ### [Santa Barbara Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/santa-barbara-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/santa-barbara-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Alumni

Monday August 31

UCLA Recreation Bruin Health Improvement Programs

Day Wed 8/26 - Wed 9/2 RSVP

Build strength and healthy habits with your UCLA employee wellness benefits this fall. The Bruin Health Improvement Programs (BHIP) help UCLA employees develop physical activity and nutrition habits that reduce injury risk and enhance overall well-being. BHIP programming focuses on strength training, an evidence-based way to build muscle, support healthy metabolism and bone health, and promote brain and mental health. With expert guidance and a supportive network of Bruins, BHIP helps UCLA employees build skills and confidence to support lasting behavior change. Fall quarter applications are due Wednesday, September 2. Participants are chosen via a lottery drawing of applications. Lottery results will be sent via email on Thursday, September 3.

#FacultyStaff #Health #Wellness

Recreation and Wellbeing

BUS New Student Welcome!

Time Mon 8/31 • 11AM - 1PM PDT RSVP

Student Activities Center (SAC) 1-3

Join us for the BUS New Scholar Welcome, an engaging and informative kickoff designed to introduce new admits to the Bruin Underground Scholars (BUS) community. This event is an opportunity to connect with BUS professional staff, current scholars, and alumni who are dedicated to supporting your transition and success at UCLA. During the welcome, you’ll learn more about the BUS program, its mission, and the many ways it supports students both academically and personally. Attendees will also be introduced to key campus resources that can help you navigate UCLA, build community, and thrive throughout your college experience. In addition to resource sharing, we’ll highlight upcoming plans, events, and opportunities for the fall, giving you a clear sense of how to get involved and stay connected. Whether you’re looking to build relationships, find support systems, or simply learn more about what BUS has to offer, this event is the perfect place to start. Come prepared to meet your community, ask questions, and take your first step into the BUS journey. We’re excited to welcome you!

#Educational #Academic

Bruin Resource Center Bruin Underground Scholars Program

Transfer Orientation - Open House

Time Mon 8/31 • 12:30PM - 4:30PM PDT

Transfer Student Center (Kerckhoff 128)

Come visit the Transfer Student Center during your orientation session to learn about transfer services, events, and ask questions about the UCLA transfer experience.

#Undergraduate

Transfer Student Center