Alumni
Upcoming Events
Holiday Markets Cruise
Wed 12/4
Switzerland, France, Germany
Feel the magic of the holidays in Germany and France on a seven-night Rhine River cruise! Celebrate centuries-old traditions in festive markets aglow with twinkling lights and good cheer and overflowing with handmade decorations and other treasures....
Bruin Professionals South Bay Chapter Meeting
Thu 12/5 • 7:30AM PST
Keller Williams Beach Cities
Join BP South Bay for their monthly meeting!
France Network: Wine Bar Happy Hour
Thu 12/5 • 10:30AM PST
Come join us for a glass of wine and meet other UCLA Alumni in Paris.
APA Community Holiday Toy Drive and Reception
Thu 12/5 • 6PM PST
Japanese American National Museum
You’re Invited! join us at the 25th Annual APA Community Holiday Toy Drive & Reception to help us raise $45,000 to provide over 2,000 toys to support children in low-income families in the Los Angeles region. Can’t make it to the reception? Please...
50th Anniversary Celebration of Arthur Ashe's Historic Wimbledon Victory
Fri 12/6 • 4:30PM PST
James West Alumni Center, Collins Conference Room • Los Angeles CA
The Arthur Ashe Legacy Project at UCLA invites you to the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Arthur Ashe’s Historic Wimbledon Victory. This event commemorates one of the most significant milestones in tennis history and the lasting impact of Arthur...
Bruin Study and Chill-out Lounge hosted by the UCLA Latino Alumni Association ***CANCELLED***
Fri 12/6 • 6PM PST
James West Alumni Center
Join us as ULAA hosts a space for students to study and relax as you prepare for finals! Whether you’re diving into your books or taking a moment to recharge, this is the perfect place to stay productive and connect with others. Enjoy: - Fresh...
UCLA Latino Alumni Holiday Party 2024 ***CANCELLED***
Fri 12/6 • 6PM - 9PM PST
James West Alumni Center, Founders Conference Room
***CANCELLED*** This is an event for alumni and students alike to celebrate, network and share in the holiday...
Orange County: Crystal Cove Hike
Sat 12/7 • 8AM PST
Crystal Cove
Leisurely 3-mile hike from the Beachcomber parking lot to the lookout point at Crystal Cove Bluff Top Trail. Afterwards, brunch at Shake Shack. Enjoy some sunshine, sea, and air during the holiday season! GPS Coordinates: 33.57947° N, 117.84114°...
Coffee Social - San Marcos, CA
Sat 12/7 • 10AM PST
Ryan Bros Coffee of San Marcos • San Marcos CA
"Coffee Socials are events that bring UCLA to neighborhoods around the world. Providing an opportunity for attendees to engage with one another on a regional level, Coffee Socials foster connections and relationships within the greater Bruin...
UCLA Latino Alumni Association Holiday Party and Toy Drive
Sat 12/7 • 5PM PST
Watch Me! Sports Bar
Come celebrate the holidays with ULAA! Join us in Long Beach to mingle with fellow Bruins and donate toys to the Childrens Institute of LA!
Bruin Professionals Holiday Party
Mon 12/9 • 6PM PST
Locanda Positano • Marina Del Rey CA
Celebrate the end of the year, join us for an unforgettable night filled with delectable Italian cuisine, live music and fellow Bruin Professionals. Your registration includes full appetizers, one drink ticket, and an entry to win one of our amazing...
Bruin Professionals Century City Chapter Meeting
Tue 12/10 • 8AM PST
Zoom
Join BP Century City for their monthly meeting!
Bay Area Bruins - Transforming Software Development with GenAI
Tue 12/10 • 5:30PM PST
Google Building • Sunnyvale CA
Nan Boden ('11), Chief of Staff and Head of Strategy & Operations, Core Developer, Google in conversation with Professor Terry Kramer. 5:30 p.m. Check In 6:00 p.m. UCLA Anderson Update by Dean Tony Bernardom AI and its Impact on Products/Services,...
Conejo Valley Network: Wine Tasting
Tue 12/10 • 5:30PM PST
West Tasting Room • Thousand Oaks CA
Join the Conejo Valley Bruins for Wine Tasting and Pizza! Explore various flights, glasses and bottles of California, Oregon and Washington Wines at West Tasting Room in Thousand Oaks. The staff is very helpful in trying to find you the wine you...
Orange County Network: Board Meeting
Tue 12/10 • 6PM PST
Zoom
Are you a passionate Bruin who is ready to make a meaningful impact? Join us in supporting UCLA and fostering community through the UCLA Orange County Alumni Network. You could assist with scholarship fundraising, New Bruin Send-offs, game watches...
Academic Advancement Program Alumni Network Holiday Mixer ***CANCELLED***
Thu 12/12 • 6PM PST
James West Alumni Center, Founders Conference Room
Join the Academic Advancement Program Alumni Network for a Holiday Mixer! Learn more about the AAP Alumni Network, connect with other alums, and celebrate the holiday season at this fun event!
Bay Area Bruins: Holiday Happy Hour
Thu 12/12 • 6PM PST
Blue Oak Brewing Company • San Carlos CA
Wear your best holiday outfit or ugly holiday sweater and come celebrate the start of the holiday season with other Bruins at Blue Oak Brewing. Food and drink can be purchased separately, and the brewery has a rotating list of food trucks.
Orange County Network: Harvest Produce to Feed the Food Insecure
Sat 12/14 • 7:30AM PST
Harvest Solutions Farm • Irvine CA
Join other Bruins for a rewarding moment of service with Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County at Harvest Solutions Farm, where your efforts will directly support over 330,000 individuals facing food insecurity in Orange County, including more...
UCLA Alumni and UCLA Arizona Alumni Network Men's Basketball Happy Hour in Phoenix
Sat 12/14 • 10AM - 11:30AM PST
Majerle's Sports Grill • Phoenix AZ
UCLA Alumni in collaboration with the UCLA Alumni Arizona Network invite you to a pregame Happy Hour prior to the UCLA Men's Basketball Game vs. Arizona at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ. Enjoy a family-friendly Happy Hour with free delicious...
Orange County Network - Meetup Before "Meet the Bruins"
Sat 12/14 • 11:30AM PST
Ackerman Union - Panda Express • Los Angeles CA
No host meal at Ackerman Union. After eating and mingling, head to Pauley Pavilion together for a free "Meet and Greet" with this year's gymnastics team.
Alumni Band: Performance at UCLA Gymnastics - Meet the Bruins
Sat 12/14 • 1PM PST
Pauley Pavilion
Join the UCLA Alumni Band as they bring your favorite Bruin anthems to life! Cheer on the Bruins with live music and experience the spirit and tradition of UCLA in every performance.
UCLA Black Alumni Association Champagne and Sugar Holiday Party and Toy Drive
Sat 12/14 • 6PM PST
James West Alumni Center, Founders Conference Room
Join the UCLA Black Alumni Association for "Champagne & Sugar," our holiday party and toy drive! Please bring an age-appropriate, unwrapped gift or gift card valued at $25 or more as well as a Champagne (your favorite beverage) or a sugar (your...
Westside Bruins: Holiday Hike
Sun 12/15 • 8:30AM PST
Westridge Trailhead • Los Angeles CA
Join us for a special holiday hike on the Westridge Trail on 12/15 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...
Bruin Professionals Beverly Hills Chapter Meeting
Tue 12/17 • 12PM PST
Keller Williams Beach Cities
Join BP Beverly Hills for their monthly meeting!
Bruin Professionals Orange County Chapter Meeting
Wed 12/18 • 11:30AM PST
Murtaugh Treglia Stern & Deily LLP • Irvine CA
Join BP Orange County for their monthly meeting!
Orange County: OC UCLA Book Club
Wed 12/18 • 6PM PST
Zoom
This is a book club discussion of The War for Kindness by Jamil Zaki.
Bruin Professionals Westwood Chapter Meeting
Thu 12/19 • 8AM PST
James West Alumni Center, Founders Conference Room
Join BP Westwood for their monthly meeting!
UCLA Women's Basketball vs. Creighton Pregame Party
Fri 12/20 • 5PM PST
Gott's Roadside
UCLA Alumni & Wooden Athletic Fund pregame party prior to the UCLA women's basketball game vs. Creighton in the Invisalign® Bay Area Classic at the Chase Center in San Francisco, CA
UCLA Women's Basketball vs. Creighton Pregame Party
Fri 12/20 • 5PM - 6:30PM PST
Gott's Roadside
Join UCLA alumni, fans, and friends for a pregame happy hour and get in the spirit before the UCLA Women’s Basketball team take on the Creighton Bluejays in the Invisalign® Bay Area Classic at the Chase Center. This event includes appetizers, while...
Bay Area Bruins: UCLA Women's Basketball at the Invisalign Bay Area Women’s Classic
Fri 12/20 • 8PM PST
Chase Center • San Francisco CA
Join Bruin alumni, family and friends to support the Women's team in the home of the Golden State Warriors. The Bruins head to San Francisco to play in a doubleheader at the Chase Center on December 20. Game time will be 8:00 PM. The Bruins will...
UCLA Alumni Men's Basketball Pregame Party at the CBS Sports Classic
Sat 12/21 • 10AM PST
Mustang Harry's
UCLA Alumni invites you to a pregame Happy Hour at the CBS Sports Classic prior to the UCLA Men's Basketball Game vs. North Carolina at world famous Madison Square Garden. Enjoy a family-friendly Happy Hour with free delicious appetizers (While...
Orange County Network - Mission San Juan Capistrano Tree Lighting
Sat 12/21 • 4PM PST
Mission San Juan Capistrano
Celebrate the holidays at Orange County’s only Mission. “Capistrano Lights: Mission in Lights” returns this December with tree lighting, Dickens-era carolers, full-scale nativity, light features including a lighted halo grove, scented citrus grove...
Bruin Professionals Silicon Beach Chapter Meeting
Thu 12/26 • 11:30AM PST
Zoom
Join BP Silicon Beach for their monthly meeting!
Orange County: Bruin Brew & Community at Kéan Coffee
Sat 12/28 • 9AM PST
Kean Coffee - Tustin Coffeehouse
Experience the Bruin Brew at Kéan Coffee, a unique coffeehouse founded by renowned roaster Martin Diedrich (of Deidrich's Coffee). Kéan Coffee stands out with its tradition of onsite daily roasting, ethically sourced, direct-trade beans, and an...
Alumni Band: Performance at UCLA Women's Basketball vs Nebraska
Sun 12/29 • 12:30PM PST
Pauley Pavilion Presented by Wescom
Join the UCLA Alumni Band as they bring your favorite Bruin anthems to life! Cheer on the Bruins with live music and experience the spirit and tradition of UCLA in every performance.
Alumni Association Appreciation Day: Women's Basketball vs Nebraska
Sun 12/29 • 2PM PST
Pauley Pavilion Presented by Wescom
UCLA Athletics and the UCLA Alumni Association are proud to invite all alumni to this Alumni Association Appreciation Day. Visit the venue's ticket window and receive four (4) free admissions to Women's Basketball vs Nebraska. Alumni are required...
Bay Area Bruins: New Year's Nature Hike
Sun 1/5 • 8AM PST
Los Gatos Creek Trail • Los Gatos CA
Come take a leisure hike through the Los Gatos Creek Trail near Downtown Los Gatos and kick off the New Year with some fellow Bruins! Please meet at the entrance of the trail near the Main Street Bridge. Stay after for a coffee and chat at the...
Bay Area Bruins - Guided Meditation
Wed 1/8 • 12PM PST
Zoom
Take 20 minutes in your day to enjoy much needed relaxation and calm. When registering, please enter "UCLA" under "organization". Monthly meditation is led by Michal Rinkevich (MBA '14) who has been practicing healing arts and meditation since 1995...
New York Tri-State: UCLA / Cal Alumni Book Club: "The War for Kindness," by Jamil Zaki
Wed 1/8 • 4:30PM PST
Zoom
The UCLA Freshman class of 2024-25 is invited to read "The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World" by Jamil Zaki as part of their Common Experience program. This month our book club will join them. Empathy is in short supply. We...
ASC Resume Workshop
Thu 1/9 • 6PM PST
Zoom
Join the Alumni Scholars Club and the Career Center for a resume and cover letter workshop.
Bay Area Bruins: Women in Leadership Talk & Networking with UCLA Professor of Environmental Law & Faculty Director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment Ann E. Carlson
Thu 1/9 • 6PM PST
Lightspeed Venture Partners Building • San Francisco CA
Join us for an in-person talk and networking event with Professor Ann E. Carlson, Professor of Environmental Law at UCLA and Faculty Director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment. There will be 30 minutes of networking and...
Alumni Association Appreciation Day: Women's Basketball vs Penn State
Wed 1/15 • 6:30PM PST
Pauley Pavilion Presented by Wescom
UCLA Athletics and the UCLA Alumni Association are proud to invite all alumni to this Alumni Association Appreciation Day. Visit the venue's ticket window and receive four (4) free admissions to Women's Basketball vs Penn State. Alumni are required...
Pilipino Alumni Association Pilipino Heritage Night Basketball Pre-Game Reception - UCLA Men's Basketball vs Iowa
Fri 1/17 • 4PM PST
James West Alumni Center
UCLA Pilipino Alumni Association invites Bruins to gather at the James West Alumni Center for a pre-game reception in honor of UCLA Basketball's Pilipino Heritage Night.
Pilipino Heritage Night - UCLA Men's Basketball vs. Iowa
Fri 1/17 • 6PM PST
Pauley Pavilion Presented by Wescom
Join UCLA Pilipino Alumni Association for the Pilipino Heritage Night Game, UCLA Men's Basketball vs. Iowa!
Coffee Social - Mammoth Lakes, CA
Sat 1/18 • 8:30AM PST
Canyon Lodge • Mammoth Lakes CA
"Coffee Socials are events that bring UCLA to neighborhoods around the world. Providing an opportunity for attendees to engage with one another on a regional level, Coffee Socials foster connections and relationships within the greater Bruin...
Central Coast: SLO Bruins Mixer
Tue 1/21 • 5PM PST
Charlie's Place
Informal, no-host mixer. Great opportunity to meet other area Bruins in a relaxed atmosphere. Feel free to bring a guest. We'll meet at Charlie's Place. Charlie's has a great happy hour!
Alumni Mentor Program Networking Night
Wed 1/22 • 6PM PST
James West Alumni Center, Collins Conference Room • Los Angeles CA
Join us for an engaging alumni panel about networking, mentorship and how to navigate both within the Bruin community and beyond. Afterwards, put your new skills to work and meet other students and alumni from diverse career and academic backgrounds...
Orange County: Bruin Brew: Discover Hidden House Coffee
Sat 1/25 • 9AM PST
Hidden House Coffee - San Juan Capistrano • San Juan Capistrano CA
Join us for Bruin Brew at Hidden House Coffee, nestled in a charming 120-year-old house on historic Los Rios Street in San Juan Capistrano. Experience exceptional coffee, crafted with care from ethically sourced beans to the final brew, served in a...
UCLA Latino Alumni Association Fundraiser
Sun 1/26 • 1:30PM PST
Private Residence
Join the UCLA Latino Alumni Association in celebration of our 35th Anniversary. Enjoy an evening with the ULAA comunidad, meet board members, and connect with alums and friends. Attendees will enjoy drinks, tacos, entertainment, and a silent...
UCLA Latino Alumni Association Bruins in Animation
Wed 1/29 • 6:30PM PST
Zoom
Get to know UCLA Latinx Alumni who work in the animation industry, including Rosemary Contreras (DORA, THE CASAGRANDES, PRIMOS), Monica Davila (SANTIAGO OF THE SEAS, DOGS IN SPACE), Marc Sanchez (upcoming project ENTRE 2 MUNDOS) and Sebastian...
ASC Career Panel
Wed 2/19 • 6:30PM PST
Zoom
Join the Alumni Scholars Club for an exciting panel of Alumni Professionals.
Dinners for 12 Strangers- Night 1
Sat 2/22 • 6PM PST
Various locations globally
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.
Dinners for 12 Strangers- Night 2
Sat 3/1 • 6PM PST
Various locations globally
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.
Dinners for 12 Strangers- Night 3
Sun 3/9 • 6PM PDT
Various locations globally
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.
8th Annual UC Alumni UK Gala
Sat 5/10 • 10AM PDT
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn
Our evening begins with a sparkling reception, leading to a three-course dinner and speeches. During the soiree, guests are invited to enter the raffle and bid in the silent auction, both featuring highly coveted items and one-of-a-kind experiences....
2025 Bruin Business 100 Reception
Thu 5/15 • 6PM PDT
James West Alumni Center, Collins Conference Room • Los Angeles CA
The 2025 Bruin Business 100 recipients will be recognized and celebrated. Recipients, campus partners, and other distinguished guests will be invited to enjoy an evening of community, refreshments, beverages, and celebration of our outstanding Bruin...
UCLA Awards
Sat 5/17 • 5PM PDT
UCLA Luskin Conference Center • Los Angeles CA
Since 1946, UCLA has paid tribute to its most distinguished luminaries who have lit the way for UCLA's brightest stars to shine. From larger-than-life legends to community heroes, UCLA Awards are bestowed upon Bruins who have brought great honor to...
UCLA Social Enterprise Academy Venture Showcase
Thu 5/29 • 4PM - 5PM PDT
Zoom
UCLA Alumni Affairs, the UCLA Department of Economics, and the Academies for Social Entrepreneurship invite you to the UCLA Social Enterprise Academy Venture Showcase. Three student teams representing local community organizations will pitch...