UCLA Chancellor's Society

Orange County Chancellor's Society Event
2019-04-10 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Newport Coast, CA
Chancellor’s Society donors will gather in Newport Coast to hear Ali Khademhosseini, PhD speak about the future of Precision Medicine.
RSVP is by invitation only.

Northern California Chancellor's Society Salon
2019-04-15 17:30 - 20:30 | San Francisco, California
Chancellor’s Society donors will gather in San Francisco to hear from Dean Gary Segura of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.
RSVP for this event is by invitation only.

UCLA Chancellor's Society Bruin Woods Weekend
2019-04-26 - 2019-04-28
As part of the only cross-campus leadership annual giving program at UCLA, Chancellor’s Society donors are invited to attend an exclusive Chancellor’s Society Bruin Woods Weekend. Every year, this dedicated community gathers in picturesque Lake Arrowhead to relax and reconnect with one another and UCLA, with a special faculty presentation about the innovative work being done on our campus.
The event is invite only. RSVP required. Please visit the Chancellor’s Society Bruin Woods website for more details.

San Diego Chancellor's Society Event
2019-04-28 14:00 | Del Mar, CA
The San Diego Chancellor’s Society and fellow UCLA alumni, parents and friends will gather for an exclusive reception and presentation featuring special guest:
Yen Chen
Professor of Viola, The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
Founding Member, Formosa Quartet
The Evolution of the Viola
Join newly appointed Professor Chen as he shares unique perspective on the evolution of the viola as an award-winning performer and seasoned educator. A highly sought-after soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, Chen is a founding member of the critically acclaimed Formosa Quartet. He will also be performing a short piece, giving attendees a glimpse into why the San Diego Union Tribune hailed him as an artist whose “most impressive aspect of his playing was his ability to find not just the subtle emotion, but the humanity hidden in the music.
RSVP is by invitation only.

Downtown Los Angeles Chancellor's Society Cabinet Salon
2019-05-09 17:30 - 21:00 | Los Angeles, California
The Downtown Los Angeles Chancellor’s Society and fellow UCLA alumni, parents and friends will gather for an exclusive reception and presentation featuring special guest:
Dr. Jennifer M. Walske
Faculty Director (interim), Impact@Anderson
Corporate Social Responsibility
What does conscious capitalism mean? In this talk Dr. Walske will give an overview of how corporations can focus on people and planet, while still ensuring profit, to build consumer confidence. Dr. Walske will also speak on screens used for public market investing, which include environmental, social and governance screens.
RSVP is by invitation only.

South Bay Chancellor's Society Cabinet Event
2019-05-14 18:30 - 20:30 | Rolling Hills, CA
Host Charles Steinmetz MBA ’77, along with South Bay Chancellor’s Society and fellow UCLA alumni, parents, and friends will gather for an exclusive reception and presentation featuring special guest:
Jennifer Jay, Ph.D
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Environmental Antibiotic Resistance in California: From Cattle Farms to Surfers
Rising levels of antibiotic resistance pose a serious global health concern, and the role of the environment in spreading antibiotic resistance is currently not well understood. Join us as we take an exclusive first-look at Professor Jennifer Jay’s research uncovering the impact of ocean-dwelling antibiotic resistant pathogens on the nasal microbiome of surfers at Venice Beach and El Porto. Professor Jay will also share how a UCLA class covering food and the environment changed the dietary habits of students and demonstrated the importance of modest, voluntary diet changes in mitigating climate change.
RSVP is by invitation only.

Northern California Centennial Campaign Salon
2019-05-21 17:30 - 19:30 | Sacramento, CA
Details to come.
RSVP is by invitation only.

San Fernando Valley and San Gabriel Valley Chancellor's Society Event
2019-05-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Los Angeles, California
Chancellor’s Society donors from both the San Fernando Valley and the San Gabriel Valley will gather together for a special event at the LA Zoo with Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz about the connection between animal and human health.
RSVP for this event is by invitation only.

West Los Angeles Chancellor's Society Event
2019-05-30 18:30 - 20:00 | Bel Air, CA
The West Los Angeles Chancellor’s Society and fellow UCLA alumni, parents, and friends will gather for an exclusive reception and presentation featuring special guest:
Audra Langley, Ph.D.
Professor, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
Director, UCLA TIES for Families
UCLA TIES for Families: Optimizing the Development of Children in Foster Care and their Families
For 24 years, UCLA TIES for Families has helped the development of foster children and their resource families by providing a range of top quality multidisciplinary mental health and auxiliary services, developing unique programs for this population, and providing high-quality local and national training to professionals and their families. Director Dr. Audra Langley will share information about this unique model of university-community collaboration that represents UCLA in serving children from birth to age 21 in foster or kinship care or adopted through foster care. Parents who have benefited from TIES services will also share what the program has meant to their families.

RSVP is by invitation only.

New York Parent Philanthropy Reception
2019-06-01 14:00 - 16:00 | New York City, New York

South Bay Parent Philanthropy Reception
2019-06-02 14:00 - 16:00 | Rolling Hills, CA

West Los Angeles Chancellor's Society & School of Music Reception
2019-06-02 18:00 - 19:00 | Los Angeles, California
The West Los Angeles UCLA Chancellor’s Society and fellow UCLA alumni, parents, and friends will gather for two performances featuring:
Persian Music Ensemble
The Persian Music Ensemble focuses on the performance of Persian classical music including the radif and tasnifs (vocal repertoire).
Music and Dance of West Africa
The Music of West Africa Ensemble performs the music and dances of the Yoruba people of Nigeria. The ensemble produces complex polyphonic textures on a variety of drums, bells and rattles to accompany dramatic and entertaining social dances.
Prior to the performances, please join us for a reception featuring words from special guest:
Mark Kligman
Mickey Katz Endowed Chair in Jewish Music
Chair, Department of Ethnomusicology
Director of Lowell Milken Fund for American Jewish Music
Professor of Ethnomusicology and Musicology
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
RSVP is by invitation only.

Parent Philanthropy Reception
2019-06-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Tiburon, CA

Palo Alto Parent Philanthropy Reception
2019-06-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Portola Valley, CA

Chancellor's Society Celebration
2019-06-10 18:30 - 20:30
Chancellor Gene Block and Mrs. Carol Block invite you to a reception exclusively in honor of the Chancellor’s Society — UCLA’s cross-campus recognition program for dedicated supporters who show an exceptional commitment to UCLA.
6:30 p.m. – Reception
Business attire
Complimentary parking will be available in Parking Structure 7
RSVP is required for this event, which is invitation only. Invitees can RSVP at: http://eventsrsvp.ucla.edu/CSCelebration

Newport Coast Parent Philanthropy Reception
2019-06-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Newport Coast, CA

Europe Chancellor's Society Event
2019-07-29 19:00 | London, England
The UCLA Chancellor’s Society London will host Chancellor Gene Block and Professor Jonathan Flint for a presentation on UCLA’s Depression Grand Challenge, an ambitious initiative that aims to cut the burden of depression in half globally by 2050. Recently elected a fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), Professor Flint is conducting a series of studies that will enable us to identify the genetic, biological, cognitive, social and environmental factors associated with depression.
For more information, please contact Matthew Daines, executive director of development, Europe at mdaines@support.ucla.edu.

Northern California Chancellor's Society Cabinet Salon
2019-10-22 18:00 - 20:30 | Portola Valley, CA
This evening’s exclusive reception will feature presentations about the pioneering work being done on our campus through the Depression Grand Challenge; the largest effort of its kind in history, uniting dozens of scientists and scholars around a common goal: cutting the burden of depression in half by 2050 and eliminating it by the end of the century. With:
Dr. Michelle Craske, Ph.D.
Joanne and George Miller and Family Endowed Chair
Director, UCLA Depression Grand Challenge Innovative Treatment Network
Director, UCLA Anxiety and Depression Research Center
Dr. Jonathan Flint, M.D., FRS
Billy and Audrey Wilder Endowed Chair in Psychiatry and Neuroscience
Executive Committee, UCLA Depression Grand Challenge
Senior Scientist, Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics
Dr. Nelson Freimer, M.D.
Maggie G. Gilbert Endowed Chair in Bipolar Disorders
Director, UCLA Depression Grand Challenge
Director, UCLA Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics
RSVP is by invitation only.

South Bay Chancellor's Society Cabinet Salon
2019-11-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Rolling Hills, CA
Join the South Bay UCLA Chancellor’s Society Cabinet Community and fellow UCLA alumni, parents, and friends for an exclusive reception and presentation featuring special guest:
Monica L. Smith
Professor, Department of Anthropology &
Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Navin and Pratima Doshi Chair in Indian Studies
Build Tall or Add Sprawl? An Age-Old Urban Dilemma
In Los Angeles, we’re confronted with sprawl, traffic, and miles of roadways that connect our city. Yet an archaeological perspective on urbanism shows that even in the first cities 6,000 years ago there were the beginnings of a tug-of-war between vertical and horizontal visions of urbanism. Ancient cities almost all have some forms of monumental architecture that concentrates people and events in built-up centers, and they almost all have some forms of sprawl and spread that are equivalent to our modern suburbs. What can we learn from the configuration of ancient and modern cities that can help us work towards better urban centers in the future?
RSVP is by invitation only.

San Fernando Valley Chancellor's Society Cabinet Salon
2019-11-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Studio City, California
Please join the UCLA Chancellor’s Society and hosts Bill and Missy Calvert for an exclusive Cabinet reception and presentation featuring special guest:
Hal Hershfield
Associate Professor of Marketing and Behavioral Decision Making
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Connecting with our Future Selves
Why do people have such a difficult time exhibiting self-control over time, and what strategies can promote wiser long-term decisions? In this talk, Professor Hershfield will overview his and his team’s 10+ years of work on the barriers that stand between what people say they want to do and what they actually end up doing. He will discuss the tendency to view our future selves as if they are strangers, how this tendency can have serious effects on our choices, as well as solutions that have been demonstrated to help people overcome these tendencies.
RSVP is by invitation only.

West Los Angeles Chancellor's Society Regional Event
2019-11-14 18:30 - 20:00 | UCLA, California
Please join the West Los Angeles Chancellor’s Society for an exclusive reception and presentation featuring special guest:
Dr. Jay Phelan ’85
Professor and Academic Administrator, UCLA Life Sciences Core Education
Finding (and creating) happiness. An evolutionary approach.
Happiness can be fleeting and elusive, but with a perspective grounded in evolutionary biology, we can better understand exactly what it is. And from the surprising answer, we can draw unexpected insights about how to consciously structure our lives to make ourselves (and those around us) happier.
Jay Phelan has been on the faculty of the UCLA Life Sciences Core Program since 1997, specializing in evolutionary biology, human behavior, and genetics. His work has also been featured in USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, MSNBC, a TEDx talk, and Elle magazine. He is the recipient of more than a dozen teaching awards, including UCLA’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 2011.
RSVP is by invitation only.

San Fernando Valley Chancellor's Society Salon
2020-01-28 18:00 - 20:00 | Toluca Lake, California
Please join the San Fernando Valley UCLA Chancellor’s Society and fellow UCLA alumni, parents and friends for an exclusive reception and presentation featuring special guest:
Lynn Vavreck
Marvin Hoffenberg Professor of American Politics & Public Policy
2020: Battle for the Meaning of America
As we head in to the 2020 presidential election, are Americans more similar or different? What do people care about? Are the parties really different or are there things people agree on? In an unprecedented data collection, researchers at UCLA are interviewing more than 6,000 people every week leading up to the election and using the data to figure out what matters to people as we move closer and closer to this historic presidential election.
RSVP is by invitation only.

Orange County Chancellor's Society Salon
2020-02-04 18:00 - 20:30 | Newport Beach, CA
The Orange County Chancellor’s Cabinet is a regional group of UCLA’s most important supporters. Please join with fellow alumni and friends for an exclusive reception and presentation featuring special guest:
Timu Gallien
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
UCLA Samueli School of Engineering
Coastal Flood Risk: An Intriguing Story of Beaches, Backshores and Bulldozers
The pressures of urbanization and climate change will dramatically increase coastal flood risk. Traditionally, beach and backshore dune systems have provided critical protection against high water levels and energetic waves. However, Southern California backshores have been fundamentally altered to facilitate transportation, housing and recreational opportunities. Sea level rise will raise beach groundwater levels and propagate wave energy landward, promoting coastal erosion and in turn, jeopardizing infrastructure and necessitating flood mitigation measures. Join Professor Gallien and learn about the complex set of processes in coastal zones where land meets water and how previous measures have significant, and at times, unintended flood risk implications.
RSVP is by invitation only.

San Diego Chancellor's Society Salon
2020-02-20 18:30 - 20:00
With guest speaker UCLA Professor of Marketing, Aimee Drolet Rossi, PhD. RSVP is by invitation only. Details to come.

Chancellor's Society Cabinet Celebration
2020-02-25 18:00 - 20:00 | UCLA, California
This special annual celebration recognizes the leadership and exceptional commitment to UCLA provided by the Chancellor’s Society Cabinet.
RSVP is by invitation only.

Palm Springs Chancellor's Society Salon
2020-02-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Palm Springs, California
RSVP is by invitation only. Details to come.

Northern California Chancellor's Society Regional Event
2020-03-01 10:30 - 12:30 | San Francisco, California, CA
Please join the Northern California UCLA Chancellor’s Society and fellow UCLA alumni, parents and friends for an exclusive reception and presentation featuring special guest:
Maryanne Wolf
Director, Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners and Social Justice
UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
The Reading Brain in a Digital World:
Promise and Threats to Critical Analysis and Empathy in the Next Generation
Knowledge about the reading brain in our youth indicates worrisome decreases in comprehension, even as they have increased ability to do multitasking. The future of our democratic society depends on a level of critical analysis and empathy that appear threatened by digital mediums. Join Maryanne Wolf as she describes a proposal for a “biliterate brain” that addresses both the threats and promise of digital culture.
RSVP is by invitation only.

Metro Los Angeles Chancellor's Society Virtual Event
2020-08-17 17:00 - 19:00
The UCLA Chancellor’s Society in partnership with the Metro LA Regional Chancellor’s Society committee invite you to an exclusive presentation featuring special guest:
Laura Abrams
Professor and Chair, Social Welfare
The Vital Role of Social Workers Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic and Quest for Racial Justice
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and continued quest for racial justice, social workers still walk Skid Row. They still go to homes where children are in need. They still report to work at hospitals where patients die alone and families need to be located and told. It’s their job – their essential job. Join Laura Abrams, professor and chair of social welfare, as she talks about how the coronavirus pandemic and continued quest for racial justice has affected the social work profession and those working on the front lines with vulnerable clients and communities.
RSVP is by invitation only.

San Gabriel Valley Chancellor's Society Virtual Event
2020-09-16 17:00 - 19:00
The UCLA Chancellor’s Society and the San Gabriel Valley Regional Committee in partnership with the Wooden Athletic Fund invite you to an exclusive presentation featuring special guest:
Martin Jarmond
The Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Director of Athletics
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UCLA’s rich and historic athletic program has entered a new chapter. Join us for a conversation with new Athletic Director Martin Jarmond as he covers topics including why he chose UCLA, his vision for the athletic program, what we can expect from him as the program’s new leader, and much more.
RSVP is by invitation only.

South Bay Chancellor's Society Virtual Event
2020-09-21 15:00 - 17:00
The UCLA Chancellor’s Society in partnership with the South Bay Regional Chancellor’s Society committee invite you to an exclusive presentation featuring special guest:
Lynn Vavreck
Marvin Hoffenberg Professor of American Politics
Making Sense of the 2020 Election: The Pandemic and Politics
No one will ever forget 2020. Unexpected turns in public health and the economy changed everyone’s lives in an instant — and re​​​shaped a presidential election that was already the focus of heightened attention. How has the pandemic changed the race? Who will voters hold accountable? And will any of this lead to changes in the way America provides health care to citizens? These questions and of course, the latest from the campaign, will fill this lecture.
RSVP is by invitation only.
