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a Ucla alUmni pUblication | octobER-DEcEmbER 2010

“I thank UCLa for provIdIng me wIth sUCh a strong

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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

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 Dinners@UCLAlumni.net 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 RegionalConnec-tion@UCLAlumni.net 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

ULAA@alumni.ucla.edu n alumni.ucla.edu/ULAA

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

SFVBScholarship@alumni.ucla.edu n alumni.ucla.edu/SanFernando

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.

Bay area Bruin BashBay Area, Oct. 9

StephanieBrown@alumni.ucla.edu n alumni.ucla.edu/BayArea

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.

alumni networks Leaders ConferenceLos Angeles, Oct. 16

LTsau@alumni.ucla.edu n DStokes@alumni.ucla.edu

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

UCLA for the Southern California economy

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ENGAGE WITH BRUINS4

Find UCLA and fellow

alumni where you live and

by your interests. Build Bruin

relationships that will help

you grow personally, profes-

sionally and intellectually.

ArizonaUCLA ALUmni of ArizonA

AZBruins@alumni.ucla.edu n

alumni.ucla.edu/Arizona

nov. 26 – UCLA football @ Arizona State, ASU

Stadium, Tempe. Contact AZBruins@alumni.

ucla.edu.

CaliforniaLos Angeles: DowntownBrUin ProfeSSionALS

dtlaBP@alumni.ucla.edu n

alumni.ucla.edu/BruinProfessionals

Second Thursday of each month – monthly

meeting. Contact Kris Raney, 213-553-3485 or

dtla@alumni.ucla.edu

Los Angeles: South BayAnderSon ALUmni

AndersonAlumniOffice@alumni.ucla.edu n

alumni.ucla.edu/Anderson

Third friday, monthly – networking Lunch, The

Salt Creek Grill, El Segundo, noon. RSVP to

Dennis Santiago, DSantiago@alumni.ucla.edu or

310-918-6021.

oct. 7 – South Bay 1st Thursday Happy Hour,

Shade Hotel, Manhattan Beach, 7 p.m. RSVP to

Dennis Santiago, DSantiago@alumni.ucla.edu or

310-918-6021.

BrUin ProfeSSionALS

SoBayBP@alumni.ucla.edu n

alumni.ucla.edu/BruinProfessionals

fourth Thursday of each month – monthly

meeting. Contact Loren Peters, 310-536-1662 or

SoBayBP@alumni.ucla.edu.

SoUTH BAy BrUinS

SouthBayBruins@alumni.ucla.edu n

alumni.ucla.edu/SouthBay

oct. 17, nov. 14 – Arts & Crafts Club, 12:30 p.m.

RSVP to Kristi Rose, KRose@alumni.ucla.edu.

Los Angeles: Westside & UCLATHe AffiLiATeS

TheAffiliates@alumni.ucla.edu n

alumni.ucla.edu/Affiliates

oct. 21 – i Vant to Suck your Blood, Lunch and

Lecture, 11:30 a.m. RSVP by Oct. 14 to Sharon

Dean at 310-392-7711 or Sharon.Dean@alumni.

ucla.edu.

nov. 18 – Annual Scholarship dinner, 6 p.m.

RSVP by Nov. 11 to Sharon Dean, 310-392-7711

or Sharon.Dean@alumni.ucla.edu.

AnderSon ALUmni

AndersonAlumniOffice@alumni.ucla.edu n

alumni.ucla.edu/Anderson

oct. 8 – Westside marketing Lunch, Literati 2

Café, Los Angeles, noon. RSVP to Brad Weyers,

310-595-5674.

oct. 14 – reaching out m.B.A. Conference, Hyatt

Regency Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles,

8 a.m. Contact Brett Becket, 937-546-8441.

oct. 14 – Happy Hour in Century City, Ummba

Grill, Westfield Century City Mall, 7 p.m. RSVP

to Peter Finkel, PFinkel@alumni.ucla.edu.

oct. 15 & 16 – Alumni Weekend 2010, Anderson

School of Business. Contact Alumni.Office@

Anderson.UCLA.edu or 310-825-9448.

BrUin ProfeSSionALS

BruinProfessionals@alumni.ucla.edu n

alumni.ucla.edu/BruinProfessionals

Third Wednesday of each month – monthly

meeting. Contact Randy Sheinbein,

310-440-8500 or BruinProfessionals@alumni.

ucla.edu.

WeSTSide BrUin CLUB

WestsideBruins@alumni.ucla.edu n

alumni.ucla.edu/Westside

first Tuesday, monthly – Book Club, 7 p.m.

RVSP to Jenifer Jacoby, JenJacoby@alumni.

ucla.edu.

Jan. 2011 – french international dinner and

UCLA Scholarship fundraiser, RVSP by

Dec. 15 to Tory Haas, WestsideBruins@

alumni.ucla.edu.

Orange CountyBrUin ProfeSSionALS

ocBP@alumni.ucla.edu n

alumni.ucla.edu/BruinProfessionals

first Tuesday, monthly – monthly meeting,

Knobbe Martens, Irvine, 7 a.m. Contact

Michael Yi, 949-861-8720.

orAnge CoUnTy BrUinS

OrangeCountyBruins@alumni.ucla.edu n

alumni.ucla.edu/OrangeCounty

Second Wednesday, monthly – Planning

meeting, Northwestern Mutual, Newport Beach,

6:30 p.m. Contact Ed Lin, EdwardLin@alumni.

ucla.edu.

dec. 18 – Watch your Bruins at the John r.

Wooden Classic, Honda Center, Anaheim.

Contact Ed Lin, EdwardLin@alumni.ucla.edu.

Palm DesertCLUB of THe deSerT

alumni.ucla.edu/Desert

oct. 17 – Annual Welcome Back Party

San DiegoBrUin ProfeSSionALS

SDBP@alumni.ucla.edu n

alumni.ucla.edu/BruinProfessionals

Third Thursday of each month – monthly

meeting. Contact Richard Sybert, 619-230-7768

or SDBP@alumni.ucla.edu.

CLUB of SAn diego

SanDiegoBruins@alumni.ucla.edu n

alumni.ucla.edu/SanDiego

oct. 9, oct. 21, nov. 18, nov. 26 – Pac-10 UCLA

football Away games, La Jolla Brew House,

La Jolla. Contact John O’Dea, JODea@alumni.

ucla.edu.

! GEoGRaphic alUmni nEtwoRks Listed in orange to help you find the closest UCLA Alumni Network.

! sEE no alUmni nEtwoRk in your region or addressing your interest? Find the full list of Alumni Networks at www.UCLA-lumni.net/ChaptersandClubs. Find the full list of regional UCLA contacts and volunteer to be a contact in your area at www.UCLAlumni.net/FindBruins.

! Ucla-hostED EvEntsListed in blue, these events feature UCLA professors and coaches presenting the latest news and cutting-edge research.

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oct. 30 – UCLA football vs. Arizona, Rose Bowl,

Pasadena. RSVP by Oct. 10 to Brad Lineberger,

BradLineberger@alumni.ucla.edu.

nov. 13 – UCLA men’s Soccer vs. San diego

State, San Diego State, 1 p.m. Contact

Eric Juline, Eric.Juline@alumni.ucla.edu.

San Fernando ValleyAnderSon ALUmni

AndersonAlumniOffice@alumni.ucla.edu n

alumni.ucla.edu/Anderson

Aug. 17, oct. 19 – Calabasas Happy Hour,

Sagebrush Cantina, 5:30 p.m. Contact Bob

Blackstock, BBlackstock@alumni.ucla.edu or

818-599-2085.

BrUin ProfeSSionALS

SFVBP@alumni.ucla.edu n

alumni.ucla.edu/BruinProfessionals

Last Tuesday of each month – monthly meeting.

Contact SFVBP@alumni.ucla.edu.

SAn fernAndo VALLey BrUinS

Frisbee@alumni.ucla.edu n

alumni.ucla.edu/SanFernando

Second Tuesday, monthly – Planning meeting,

7 p.m. Contact Larry Frisbee Davis, Frisbee@

alumni.ucla.edu or 818-366-2470.

oct. 28 – Annual Scholarship fundraising dinner,

Braemar Country Club, Tarzana, 6 p.m. Contact

Scott Semel, SFVBScholarship@alumni.ucla.edu

or 818-281-8162.

nov. 7 – dribble for the Cure. Contact Faye

Bevans, FBevans@conet.ucla.edu.

nov. 16 – UCLA in the Valley networking event,

John O’Groats Restaurant, Encino, 6 p.m.

Contact Larry Frisbee Davis, Frisbee@alumni.

ucla.edu.

dec. 11– Holiday Party. Contact Lori Gilchrist,

LGilchrist@alumni.ucla.edu or 818-826-9820.

San Francisco/Bay AreaBAy AreA BrUinS

Henry@alumni.ucla.edu n alumni.ucla.edu/BayArea

oct. 1 – Joint UCLA-Hawaii mixer, Silicon Valley,

7 p.m. Contact Yue-Shun Ho, 415-902-3083.

oct. 9 – UCLA football vs. UC Berkeley Bruin

Bash Tailgate Party, Berkeley. Contact Stephanie

Brown, StephanieBrown@alumni.ucla.edu.

oct. 24 – Book Club, East Bay, 10 a.m. Contact

Tanya Stevenson, Tanya@alumni.ucla.edu.

nov. 5, dec. 3 – mixer. Silicon Valley, 7 p.m.

Contact Yue-Shun Ho, 415-902-3083.

nov. 7 – Planning meeting, 11 a.m. Contact

BAB.Admin@alumni.ucla.edu.

dec. 2010 – Second Annual Holiday Tea. Contact

Tanya Stevenson, Tanya@alumni.ucla.edu or

646-232-6432.

dec. 12 – Holiday Potluck Party, Palo Alto, 5 p.m.

Contact Stephanie Brown, StephanieBrown@

alumni.ucla.edu.

Jan. 6 – Happy new year mixer. Silicon Valley,

7 p.m. Contact Yue-Shun Ho, 415-902-3083.

San Gabriel ValleyBrUin ProfeSSionALS

SGVBP@alumni.ucla.edu n

alumni.ucla.edu/BruinProfessionals

first Wednesday of each month – monthly

meeting. Contact Michael Anderson,

626-590-4503 or SGVBP@alumni.ucla.edu.

Santa Barbara CountyAnderSon ALUmni

AndersonAlumniOffice@alumni.ucla.edu n

alumni.ucla.edu/Anderson

Third Tuesday, monthly– Happy Hour in

Calabasas, Sagebrush Cantina, 5:30 p.m. RSVP

to Bob Blackstock, BBlackstock@alumni.

ucla.edu or 818-599-2085.

oct. 15 – Santa Barbara Community-Building

Lunch, Zaytoon, noon. RSVP to Emily Chan,

EmilyChan@alumni.ucla.edu or 310-569-3941.

Ventura CountyAnderSon ALUmni

AndersonAlumniOffice@alumni.ucla.edu n

alumni.ucla.edu/Anderson

oct. 1 – Thousand oaks Community-Building

Breakfast, Courtyard Marriott Hotel, Newbury

Park, 7:30 a.m. RSVP to Tony Thompson,

818-260-2601.

oct. 14 – Ventura Happy Hour, Dargan’s,

Ventura, 5:30 p.m. Contact Richard Olshove,

RochardOlshove@alumni.ucla.edu.

New YorkUCLA CLUB of neW york

DTorres@alumni.ucla.edu n

alumni.ucla.edu/NewYork

Ahird Tuesday, monthly – Book Club, 7:30 p.m.

Contact Kristine Ekman, NYCBookClub@alumni.

ucla.edu.

oct. 27 – dinner for 12 Strangers, 7:30 p.m.

RSVP to David, NYCDavid@alumni.ucla.edu.

OregonUCLA CLUB of oregon

VLWilliams@alumni.ucla.edu n

alumni.ucla.edu/Oregon

oct. 21 – UCLA football vs. U. of oregon, Eugene,

Oregon, 6 p.m. RSVP by Aug. 31 to Veronica

Williams, VLWilliams@alumni.ucla.edu or

503-320-2897.

nov. 18 – UCLA football vs. U. of Washington,

Husky Stadium, Seattle. RSVP by Oct. 31 to

Bruins in Seattle, BruinsInSeattle@alumni.

ucla.edu.

dec. 12– Annual Holiday Party, 18522 Anduin

Terrace, Lake Oswego, 3 p.m. RSVP by Dec. 7

to Veronica Williams, VLWilliams@alumni.

ucla.edu or 503-320-2897.

WashingtonBrUinS in SeATTLe

BruinsInSeattle@alumni.ucla.edu n

alumni.ucla.edu/Seattle

nov. 18 – UCLA football vs. U. of Washington,

Husky Stadium, Seattle. RSVP by Oct. 31 to Bru-

ins in Seattle, BruinsInSeattle@alumni.ucla.edu.

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a Ucla alUmni association pUblication | october-December 2010

UCLA Alumni Networks Newsletter is published quarterly to invite and engage alumni, and to promote activities of UCLA, the UCLA Alumni Association and affiliated UCLA Alumni Networks.

Senior Director, Alumni and Executive Communications

Mark Davis

MarkD@alumni.ucla.edu

Art Director and Designer

Gina Oken

GOken@alumni.ucla.edu

Director, College Alumni Outreach and Engagement

Silvia Orvietani Busch

Ph.D. ’96

SBusch@alumni.ucla.edu

Assistant Director, Alumni Outreach and Engagement

Nicole Weiss

NFarnham@alumni.ucla.edu

Director, Affinity and Regional Alumni Networks

David Stokes

DStokes@alumni.ucla.edu

Director, Cultural and Regional Alumni Networks

Lily Tsau ’81

LTsau@alumni.ucla.edu

UCLA Alumni AssociationJames West Alumni Center

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1397

Phone: 310-825-2586Fax: 310-825-8678www.UCLAlumni.net

UCLA Alumni member-

ship is a valuable as-

set, but some alumni

aren’t sure how to

make it work for them.

Here are the top

three questions about

membership. For more

information, visit

www.UCLAlumni.net/

Benefits.

1. BrUin Home GAmeS — “There are no athletics benefits.”

members can attend UCLA home sports events for free (except men’s basketball

and football), and they receive 20% off on BearWear to show their Bruin pride.

2. TrAveL BeneFiTS — “i like to travel, but Alumni Association membership does

not offer me any related benefits.”

members are eligible for special rates at Club Quarters in 14 major U.S. cities and

abroad, as well as discounts at Hotel Angeleno and the Beverly Hilton Hotel in

Los Angeles. Life members enjoy additional benefits, including special rates at all

Starwood Hotels.

3. LiBrAry ACCeSS — “if i don’t live in Westwood, i can’t benefit from the library

privileges.”

members can get free library cards at any UC System library as well as

access to proQuest, the online journal database.