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Key Dates

November 11
HOLIDAY: Veterans Day

November 24-25
HOLIDAY: Thanksgiving

December 2
Fall Quarter instruction ends

December 5-9
Fall Quarter final examinations

December 22-January 2
UCLA campus closed

January 9
Winter Quarter instruction begins

January 16
HOLIDAY: Martin Luther King's Birthday

February 20
HOLIDAY: President's Day

February 26
Parents' Council Meeting

March 16
Winter Quarter instruction ends

March 19-23
Winter Quarter final examinations

March 24-April 1
Spring break

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key dates for 2011-12

UCLA Bruinlink Campus Update

Dear UCLA Parents and Families:

Seasons Greetings!

Congratulations on making it through the 2011 Fall Quarter! Finals have wrapped up, and your student may soon be returning home to enjoy a much deserved break. During this time of year parents and students may pause and reflect on the past quarter as it comes to a close. Whether you are the parent of a first year student, or a soon to be graduating senior, winter break is a time to look back on recent academic and social accomplishments and prepare for the year ahead.

As your Bruin returns home for the holidays you will have the opportunity to provide guidance and support. Encourage your Bruin to continue exploring all the possibilities UCLA has to offer. We will be providing daily updates, important notifications, and useful tools on our Facebook page for your use during the holiday break.

On a separate note, I am thrilled to be composing my first of many Campus Updates. I am also excited to join a brand new staff, enhancing and further developing the services we are able to provide to UCLA parents and families.

The UCLA Parent & Family Programs staff wishes you and yours peace, health, and happiness for 2012. We look forward to seeing you in the New Year.

Warmest Wishes,

Maisha Beasley, M.A.
Director, Parent & Family Programs

Happy Holidays from Lauren, Maisha, and Sandy
(Pictured from left to right)

Parent and Family Matters

International Bruins band together to celebrate their first Thanksgiving

November 22, 2011
The UCLA Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars hosts over 200 international UCLA students at Bradley Hall for a sumptuous Thanksgiving feast and potluck on November 22nd.

A centennial education

December 6, 2011
As UCLA approaches its 100th birthday, a new history book, “UCLA: The First Century,” is published. Culled from 400 binders of research the book includes more than 900 stunning photographs, historic and modern.

Home for the holidays: departed as a child, returned as an adult

Take a look at an article showcased in the December 2010 edition of Bruinlink. This particular article addresses the importation subject of transition and transformation, offering guidance to parents as they navigate their evolving relationship with their Bruin.

Parent-to-Parent: encourage your Bruin to see the world

UCLA Parents' Council members Sherri and Cliff Nitschke offer their tips for Bruins studying abroad after their son Drew studied at the University of Sussex in England.

New online tool helps students with
long-range academic planning

The process of enrolling for classes at UCLA keeps getting easier and easier. A new online tool called Future Course now lets students indicate which courses they would like to take during the entire academic year.

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Judith L. Smith, Undergraduate Education
Rhea Turteltaub, External Affairs
Robert Naples, Student and Campus Life

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Campus Spotlight

Parents Weekend 2011 Parent's weekend

Thank you parents for making the 2011 Parents Weekend such a success! With three full days of fun, learning, and in-depth exploration parents and their Bruin students were able to become more familiar with campus life at UCLA. (read more)