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UCLA Student Affairs is your ally in aiding your student's journey. Research demonstrates that family involvement plays a pivotal role in student success, and when families actively engage in and support their student's university experience, it can have a positive impact. We are committed to partnering with you to ensure your student's well-being and success.
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- November 27, 2024Vanessa Aviva González-Siegel: Putting the Soul in Social JusticeThis quarter, we’re thrilled to introduce Vanessa Aviva González-Siegel (she/ella/ela) as the newly appointed director of the UCLA LGBTQ Campus Resource Center. Situated in the heart of the Student Activities Center and across from the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center, the LGBTQ Center has long been a hub for inclusion, acceptance, and community on campus. With Vanessa’s proven leadership, this dynamic space is projected to grow its impact even further across the UCLA community.
- November 27, 2024Beyond Voting: How UCLA Student Affairs Champions Civic EngagementOn the evening of November 5, 2024, UCLA students packed Pauley Pavilion for hours, waiting to hear the results of an important contest. This time, they weren't there for yet another Bruins basketball game. Instead, the students were abuzz watching news coverage of the 2024 general election.
- September 18, 2024Mike McCormack: Learning from and Doing for OthersOn a chilly October evening, monsters and urban legends take over UCLA’s residential community. Covel Commons’ Grand Horizon Ballroom, a popular venue for both professional and student events, is transformed for the Haunted Hill extravaganza. A Halloween tradition coordinated by UCLA’s residential student government, Haunted Hill is both a spooky experience and a complex development opportunity for student leaders, such as event production skills, budget management, vendor coordination and more. At the crux of the production is UCLA Residential Life’s Assistant Director of Leadership and Involvement, Mike McCormack.
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