UC Latino Alumni Network

UCLAN is an affinity group focusing on the Latino alumni experience. If you identify as Latino or Hispanic, you’re already considered part of the network — all you need to do is get involved! And UCLAN is an inclusive network; any UC alumnus can participate, regardless of their ethnicity.

UCLAN is part of the UC Alumni Association, which is not a dues-based organization — so no, it costs nothing to be part of the network. Participants are encouraged, however, to support the Alumni Association so that it can continue to provide services such as UCLAN to alumni.

Approximately 15,000 alumni have identified as Latino/Hispanic; that’s about 1% of alumni with listed ethnicity codes. The university is continuously working to enhance its alumni data so the actual number is almost certainly slightly higher.

With over 300,000 alumni around the world, the UC Alumni Association provides a range of engagement opportunities that speak to our diverse alumni family and help Bearcats connect with UC and each other. This includes such networks and activities as our UC Young Professionals, UC veterans, the UnCorked UC wine club, our LGBTQ and allies network, and alumni networks in each college and 30+ U.S. cities, just to name a few. It’s all about building connections around certain interests that many Bearcats share.

The UC Latino Alumni Network joins this list and offers many alumni a new pathway to greater engagement with UC. UCLAN has an incredible group of volunteer eager to leverage their expertise and connections to help meet the social and academic needs of UC students and alumni.

Our activities will focus on the Latino student and alumni experience. That means helping students with personal and professional development, as well as putting financial resources behind student success. We’ll also be a resource for alumni — not just for social activities but personal and professional development as well. And if there is a need that UCLAN is not addressing, we ask alumni to help us fill the gap. We’re always glad to work with volunteers who want to see their alma mater and all Bearcats reach their full potential.