A UCLA ALUMNI PUBLICATION | OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2010 “I THANK UCLA FOR PROVIDING ME WITH SUCH A STRONG SUPPORT SYSTEM OF FANS AND FELLOW MUSICIANS.” – SARA BAREILLES ’03 “IT IS A GIFT TO HAVE FOUR YEARS TO READ, STUDY, DEBATE AND DISCUSS.” – TONY BLANKLEY ’69 “UCLA IS THE ONLY PLACE IN THE WORLD THAT COULD SUPPORT A PERSON LIKE ME, MY INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS, MY INTERESTS IN DIVERSITY OF AMERICAN CULTURE, AND MY INTERESTS IN PERFORMING ARTS. THESE ARE THINGS THAT DON’T CONVERGE MUCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION.” – JUDY MITOMA ’70, M.A. ’75
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a Ucla alUmni pUblication | octobER-DEcEmbER 2010
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– JUdy mItoma ’70, m.a. ’75
Watch UCLA Football with Fellow Fans
Visit alumni.ucla.edu/Football and find tailgates and TV parties all around the country in one con-venient place. Updated throughout the season, this page is the best source for fan gathering information. Find Bruin gatherings at home and on the road, then connect with your fellow alumni.
Be a Digital Advocate
Keep updated on legisla-tion affecting UCLA, and take immediate action on behalf of UCLA on state and federal issues. Add Bruin Caucus as a friend on Face-book, and follow BruinCau-cus on Twitter.
Find Bruins Where You Live
Visit alumni.ucla.edu/FindBruins.
From Pakistan or Guam to Boise or Santa Barbara, find Bruin contacts and events in areas not covered by official UCLA clubs. Or volunteer to be a contact yourself. Make local connections and get the fun started.
a Ucla alUmni pUblication | october-December 2010
Powering your personal, professional and intellectual growth
From Los Angeles to Beijing by Cia Ford ’08 and Lily Tsau ’81
Dinners For 12 Strangers… Reaching Across the GlobeDinners for 12 Strangers has been one of UCLA’s
best-loved traditions. But in 2010, UCLA alumni improved on the tradition. The call went out seek-ing alumni from across the country and around the world, and Bruins volunteered in record numbers to host UCLA alumni, students and faculty for a meal.
An astounding 3,000 Bruins took part in ap-proximately 292 dinners in restaurants and private homes in 31 states and seven countries. That’s almost three times more dinners in 2010 than in 2009.
Alumni reported amazing stories of new friend-ships from around the globe. Host Julie Chiu ’94 from Beijing writes that Bruin “Steve Connell is a slam poet and was in Beijing for a literary festival. I was volunteer-ing for the festival and was Steve’s host.” At the dinner, he met school librarian Rina Tamayo ’84, M.L.S. ’86. It turned out that Connell was scheduled to perform at her school
two days later.
Susie Dvoskin ’69 hosted five Bruins who say that otherwise they would have never had the opportu-nity to meet. They traveled from all over Israel and from Jordan. Guest Rich Fromer M.B.A. ’99 de-scribed his “colorful” border crossing with guards who were very suspicious of his story about going to a UCLA dinner with people he didn’t know and staying overnight with someone he’d never met.
“Dinners for 12 Strangers is the perfect example of tapping into your network and using your UCLA advantage,” says Angela Scales ’03, associate direc-tor, outreach and engagement, who coordinates the
“An Astounding 3,000 Bruins took pArt in
ApproximAtely 292 dinners in restAurAnts
And privAte homes in 31 stAtes And seven
countries.”
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Bruin strangers become friends over Dinner for 12 Strangers in Beijing.
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events. “Dinners give alumni a safe space to take risks that can lead to lots exciting opportunities. ”
All over the world, Bruins are meeting for the first time, whether they are 20 miles from Westwood or 2,000 miles away. Don’t miss the chance to make new Bruin friendships in your area.
Dinners are scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 26; Saturday, March 5; and Sunday, March 6. To host in your area or to find a dinner near you, contact Scales at [email protected] or 310-206-2426. Visit Dinners for 12 Strangers online at alumni.ucla.edu/Dinners.
Find a local UCLA network where you live, or vol-unteer to be a local contact. Visit alumni.ucla.edu/FindBruins or contact Lily Tsau at [email protected] or 310-206-0609.
From its infancy, the UCLA Alumni Association
has given alumni cutting-edge access to the most
contemporary forms of communication and op-
portunities to connect.
This winter, the Association will launch Bruin-
Works, an online networking space designed
exclusively for alumni. This exciting new suite of
professional and social networking tools will revo-
lutionize the way you interact with fellow Bruins
and UCLA, affording unprecedented access and
control over your online Bruin experience.
BrUinWorkS opporTUniTieS inCLUDe:
professional networking – Find alumni
across professions; give and receive career
advice; search and list job opportunities;
post and seek résumés; and find and pro-
mote Bruin businesses.
Staying Connected – Create a user profile;
find alumni by area and interest; form and
join groups; find and update information;
read and record life changes; and network
by school.
Beta users currently are testing BruinWorks to
make sure it is ready for you, and a select group
of Alumni Association members are participat-
ing in the prelaunch. While the site develop-
ment has been led by the Association, alumni
will drive the content and user experience.
For a sneak peek, visit www.BruinWorks.com. Look
for more information closer to the official launch,
currently slated for January.
fILL yoUr faLL wIth BrUIn ConneCtIonsTap into your UCLA Alumni Networks. Whenever and
wherever alumni gather, opportunities abound.
Fiesta de Inspiracion: Latino alumni awards and scholarship BanquetDowntown Los Angeles, Oct. 28
Celebrate with UCLA Latino Alumni at the 19th Awards and Scholarship Banquet, recognizing outstanding accomplishments by alumni, students and community leaders. Proceeds fund scholarships.
san fernando valley scholarship dinnerTarzana, Oct. 28
Support student scholarship at the second annual Empowering Students Through Scholarships Dinner. Women’s basketball Coach Nikki Caldwell will deliver the keynote address. Enjoy an evening of Bruin spirit and giving back.
Cheer on the Bruins as they take on the Berkeley Bears at the year's largest tailgate party, benefitting the Bay Area Bruins/Marijane Viat Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund.
Learn how to meet the evolving needs of UCLA alumni. Presidents and board members from Alumni Networks will test drive BruinWorks, explore and exchange best practices for engaging UCLA's alumni, and learn creative fundraising strategies.
Show your Bruin spirit at the Bay Area Bruin Bash, Oct. 9.
17 UCLA’s spot on the Peace Corps’ list of Top Volunteer Producing Schools 21 Years
in a row that UCLA has been ranked as one of the top five American hospitals by U.S.
News 11 Nobel laureates affiliated with the university as faculty, researchers or alumni
106 is the number of national athletic titles that UCLA currently claims, thanks to
victories by UCLA Gymnastics and UCLA Softball last spring 1,560 new inventions
have been developed at UCLA External Affairs $9.3 billion is generated each year by
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