Alumni

Join us for our Annual Book Exchange!

Join the UCLA Disability Alumni Association for a Virtual Holiday Craft Night! RSVP to recieve the Zoom registration link for our gathering space.

The deadline to purchase tickets is December 3, 2025, or until we run out,Join Asian Pacific Alumni of UCLA for a pre-game pizza reception before the UCLA vs Oregon men's basketball game! Come see the next chapter of UCLA basketball with a top recruiting class. **$15 - Ticket to the reception ONLY (purchase through RSVP link)** **$35 - Ticket to reception & game (purchase through RSVP link)** Deadline to purchase tickets is December 3, 2025 or until we run out as we have a limited block of tickets available. Please email apa@alumni.ucla.edu with any questions.

The Holidays are right at the corner - and Bruin Professionals is ready to bring you another edition of our traditional Holiday Party! This year, Bruin Professionals invites you to Fogo de Chão, a special Brazilian Steakhouse with a privileged view in Santa Monica! Join us for the Bruin Professionals Annual Holiday Party, a festive evening filled with great company, Brazilian barbecue, drinks, and holiday cheer!

Join BP Century City Chapter on their monthly meeting! The Schmoozer's Cellar: A Sommelier's Playbook for Professionals who Network, Entertain, and Close

Join the UCLA Latino Alumni Association (ULAA) for another unforgettable evening of connection, community, and Bruin spirit! This time, we’re heading to Santa Monica to connect with alumni where they live and work. Mingle with professionals, recent grads, donors, and friends of ULAA. Enjoy great company and some light bites. Location: Gilberto El Indio Address: 2526 Pico Boulevard Santa Monica, CA 90405 United States Date & Time: Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 5:00 PM Event Duration: 3.5 hours Cost: $20.00 per person (Proceeds support ULAA programs and services) Light bites included A special thank you to alumnus Mike Paul and his family for generously hosting us at their family-owned restaurant, Gilbert El Indio! This event supports ULAA’s student and alumni engagement programs, fundraising activities, and our volunteer-led mission to empower the next generation of Bruins. Don’t miss it — come for the food, stay for the connections!

Join fellow Bruins and friends for some holiday fun at Descanso Garden's Enchanted Forest of Light event! Please purchase tickets for 5:30pm or 6pm entry (you can go in any time after your ticket entry time) for Tues 12/9. We'll meet at 5:45pm and enter the event together at 6pm. Please purchase your tickets in advance for 6pm entry directly from Descanso as they may sell out. Descanso event details can be found [here](https://www.descansogardens.org/events-and-%20activities/enchanted/). Further details on meetup location will be sent to those who RSVP.

This UCLA Alumni Bruin Bash Zoom will take place on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 6 p.m. Join UCLA’s softball and baseball head coaches as they discuss their respective journeys to the 2025 College World Series, preview their upcoming seasons, and share their thoughts on the current state of college athletics.

Join BP Calabasas Chapter for their December meeting!

UCLA Alumni Network in Paris invites all alumni to this exclusive Christmas Dinner for 12 at a lavish Belle Époque brasserie with speciality cuisine from the Alsatian region by Bastille. We look forward to celebrating this Holiday Season with our fellow Bruins in town. Seats are limited to only 12 individuals, sign ups are required.

As the year comes to a close, join us for a special virtual meditation session—an opportunity to pause, reflect, and come together. When registering, please enter "UCLA" under "organization." The session will be led by Michal Rinkevich (MBA '14) who has been practicing healing arts and meditation since 1995 and teaching since 2006.

Join BP Real Estate Affinity Group for their December Lunch!

Come meet the new Board for the San Fernando Valley Alum Area. We are excited to meet you all and hear what kind of events with us you are looking forward too!

Join us at Heisler Park for a guided tide pool exploration led by a Marine Safety Officer and Tide Pool Educator. The tour begins with a brief overview of the Marine Protected Area and intertidal zones, including important safety tips and guidelines. Participants will then explore the tide pools while learning about local marine life, with the tour concluding back at the amphitheater area. The OC Bruins is also collecting donations for OC Animal Shelter, where there will be a volunteer opportunity next year. Please bring a donation if possible to this event. Items needed are listed on the OC Animal Shelter website: https://ocpetinfo.com/get-involved/donate

Join University of California Alumni in Reno for a holiday happy hour! Please bring an appetizer and drinks to share. Non-alcoholic drinks will be provided. Alumni and guests from all UC campuses are welcome! To RSVP, please call the host Kim Palchinkoff, UCSC '90, at (702) 545-7009 For any questions, please contact Kim via email palchikoff@gmail.com.

**Please RSVP by Saturday, Dec. 6** If you don't plan on attending the actual game, feel free to stay at Tom's to watch live on TV! Seattle Hoops Showdown - UCLA Men’s Basketball vs. Gonzaga Sat, Dec 13th at 7:30pm\* Climate Pledge Arena Purchase tickets on Ticketmaster, link found on our Linktree page \*Event Time is Subject to Change for National TV Schedule.

Save the date to join UBAA for their annual Holiday Party! More event details will be provided soon.

Join us for a special holiday hike on the Westridge Trail on 12/14 to the Nike missile site at San Vicente Mountain. Wear your most outrageous holiday sweaters and festive colors, along with any other holiday swag you want to show off. The hike is approximately 7 miles with an elevation gain of 730 feet and with the option to turn around early for those who do not want to join the full hike. Please also make sure that you are prepared with appropriate footwear, sunscreen and/or a hat, and plenty of water. For questions the morning of the hike, contact Morvareed Salehpour at msalehpour@salehpourlaw.com.

Join the UCLA Alumni Association in collaboration with partners across UCLA as we bring Bruins together to network and learn about AI. Enjoy hosted appetizers as you strengthen your professional network with alumni across all industry verticals. Get an overview of AI, agentic AI and how AI applies to various industries from Bruin leaders at top organizations in New York. * * *  **Amy Fleming '00 **Microsoft Cloud and AI Director of Financial Services * * *  **Parth Shah, MBA '19 **Salesforce Director of Product Marketing, Agentic AI search and Unstructured Data, Data Cloud * * *  **Ankur Agarwal, MBA '15 **Amazon Web Services (AWS) Principal Product Manager for Agentic AI in Application Security and Operations * * * **Mia Seleshi, MBA '11 (moderator) **UCLA Alumni Affairs Director of Alumni Career Engagement. * * * **Event in collaboration with:**    

Join BP Beverly Hills Chapter for their monthly meeting!

Join BP Orange County Chapter for their Chapter Meeting!

Join your local OC Bruins for a refreshing outdoor meetup at Crystal Cove State Park! We will kick off our morning at the Los Trancos Parking lot and make our way down the scenic trail toward the beach. Along the way, we'll stop by Crystal Cove's festive highlight-a charming Christmas tree set up near Beachcomber's, perfect for photos and holiday cheer. After the hike, everyone is welcome to stick around and grab a bite at the nearby Shake Shack, where we can enjoy good food, ocean views, and great company. Whether you're looking to get some fresh air, reconnect with local alumni, or make new Bruin friends, this is the perfect chance to do it. All fitness levels are welcome!

To prepare for the Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, our book group has selected the following book set in Milan: Bored with their work, three Milanese editors cook up "the Plan," a hoax that connects the medieval Knights Templar with other occult groups from ancient to modern times. This produces a map indicating the geographical point from which all the powers of the earth can be controlled — a point located in Paris, France, at Foucault’s Pendulum. But in a fateful turn the joke becomes all too real, and when occult groups get wind of the Plan, they go so far as to kill one of the editors in their quest to gain control of the earth. Join us on Zoom for this peer-led discussion. Newcomers are always welcome!

Volunteering with the OC Animal Care Monthly Pet Food Pantry to distribute pet food, treats and toys to local pets and their families in need.

Join us for our first Leaders 2 Leaders session of 2026! Learn how to maximize your network’s impact using UCLA’s official career development platform, which connects you with 75,000+ alumni and professionals worldwide. In this session, you will learn how to: • Discover potential speakers and event attendees • Offer mentorship and professional development to students • Connect with and recruit UCLA alumni to your network • Post jobs and events • Build a robust online community

The OC Bruins Alumni are proud to partner with PATH (People Assisting the Homeless) for a hands-on volunteer event at their Soup Kitchen. Our team will help prepare and serve warm meals to residents living at PATH’s homeless shelter, neighbors in our community who are working toward stability and permanent housing. PATH is a leading nonprofit dedicated to ending homelessness across California, serving more than 28,000 people annually. In Orange County alone, PATH supported 2,094 individuals last year and helped 314 people secure stable housing. Their Santa Ana meal program, part of PATH’s larger PATH Cooks initiative, provides hundreds of meals daily and relies heavily on volunteers to meet the needs of those they serve. By joining together for this event, the OC Bruins Alumni community would be helping extend compassion, dignity, and support to unhoused individuals in our region, making a meaningful impact right here in Orange County. Must sign waiver after signing up: [https://pathhr.na1.echosign.com/public/esignWidget?wid=CBFCIBAA3AAABLblqZhCe1mLBgIj8h0XUvJuRkwx5Gh0TP-](https://pathhr.na1.echosign.com/public/esignWidget?wid=CBFCIBAA3AAABLblqZhCe1mLBgIj8h0XUvJuRkwx5Gh0TP-_yZrgjL60Emlv_WU9U099mZI4WcT5XVwrcknM*) [\_yZrgjL60Emlv\_WU9U099mZI4WcT5XVwrcknM\*](https://pathhr.na1.echosign.com/public/esignWidget?wid=CBFCIBAA3AAABLblqZhCe1mLBgIj8h0XUvJuRkwx5Gh0TP-_yZrgjL60Emlv_WU9U099mZI4WcT5XVwrcknM*)

“Captivating Clips from Classic Courtroom Movies" Paul Bergman, UCLA Professor of Law Emeritus, will be back with us to present his amusing and enlightening take on courtroom drama. He'll share how real trials and courtroom movies are made for each other. Lawyers are storytellers and courtrooms are theaters; trials can provide drama, surprise, suspense, laughs, and sometimes truth. He will educate and entertain us by showing and discussing clips from familiar and not-so-familiar courtroom movies. Plus he will be adding clips that feature Oscar-winning actors and actresses as we head into awards season. Paul Bergman is a Professor of Law Emeritus at the UCLA Law School. He received his J.D. from UC Berkeley, clerked for a federal court of appeals judge, and worked at a law firm before joining the UCLA law faculty and pioneering one of the earliest and finest clinical law programs in the country. Paul continues to publish books and articles, teach Evidence, and give courtroom film clip-based presentations regularly to judges, lawyers and community groups, including adult education courses for UCLA Extension. Paul’s awards include the University Distinguished Teaching award (UC’s highest teaching honor), the Dickson Award for Distinguished Service and Scholarship, and the American Board of Trial Advocacy award for trial scholarship and teaching. Paul has also written and co-authored numerous law review articles and books on a wide range of subjects. Pop culture related essays include an award-winning essay discussing the contribution of the 1970's TV show Emergency! to the development and legalization of paramedics. As a result, Paul appeared in a 2022 documentary celebrating the 50th anniversary of the show’s debut.

Meet at Kathy May's Lakeview Cafe. We'll walk Central Park West, then Central Park East across Golden West St, and visit the Secret Garden. We'll return to Central Park West for brunch at Kathy May's Lakeview Cafe. Anyone who is interested can optionally to hike the dirt trails to the Urban Forest afterwards.

Educational topics include savings, investing, risk management and taking inventory of where you are and where you want to go in terms of your financial health. Conversation focused on goals and time horizon and risk tolerance to guide you towards financial stability.

Student Dinners will take place locally within 10 miles of UCLA, Alumni Dinners will be regional.

Dinners for 12 Strangers is a 50+ year UCLA tradition that has become a global phenomenon. Every year, on one of three nights alumni, faculty and students come together to enjoy good food and great conversation

Join fellow UC alumni in Sacramento for a dynamic, in-person conference exploring topics at the intersection of career and identity. Enjoy interactive breakout sessions, meaningful networking opportunities and important conversations designed specifically for UC alumni. Open to graduates from all UC campuses, this event welcomes anyone interested in the topics presented. Registration and experience include: ● Full conference program and materials ● Professional headshots ● Light breakfast and catered lunch ● Exhibitor fair ● Prize giveaways and more Register by January 31 to take advantage of early-bird pricing. Standard registration closes February 21.

Dinners for 12 Strangers is a 50+ year UCLA tradition that has become a global phenomenon. Every year, on one of three nights, alumni, faculty, and students come together to enjoy good food and great conversation. Visit d[12.alumni.ucla.edu](https://d12.alumni.ucla.edu/) for more information on how to host and attend.

Join the UCLA Black Alumni Association at our 2026 Winston C. Doby Legacy Scholarship Gala! More event details to come. Please check this webpage for updates.

The University of California Trust and the UC Alumni UK Network warmly request your presence at the 9th Annual University of California Alumni Gala at the iconic One Whitehall Place in Central London. Our evening will include a sparkling reception, an exquisite dinner, and opportunities to take home fabulous prizes - all in support of student scholarships at UC.

Since 2008, a team of University of California alumni, students and friends have participated in an annual 10K charity race through the heart of central London. Run, walk, or skip with UC Alumni UK this year to support student scholarships!