2024 Latinx Welcome: Celebrando el Poder de Nuestra Comunidad y Corazones

Welcome back to the #1 public university! We invite you to join us in a heartfelt celebration of our vibrant community at UCLA.

Join us for the 2024 Latinx Welcome: 

Celebrando el Poder de Nuestra Comunidad y Corazones
Date: Tuesday, October 15
Time: 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Location: Wilson Plaza

This gathering is a wonderful opportunity to connect, heal, and strengthen our bonds. Enjoy delicious food, uplifting live entertainment by Buyepondo and Mariachi de Uclatlán, and a resource fair designed to foster networking and support. Our campus leaders will also share warm welcomes to kick off the event.

This celebration is FREE and open to all new and continuing undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Together, let’s build a community where everyone feels valued and empowered.

Please RSVP here. If you would like to volunteer at the event, please sign up.  

We are looking forward to seeing you there! If you have any questions, please email hsi@conet.ucla.edu.

Bienvenidos, Go Bruins!

2024 Latinx Welcome Planning Committee

(In alphabetical order by last name)

Kimberly Barrueta, Office of the Chancellor 

Zuleika Bravo, Graduate Student Resource Center

Luis Corrales, Academic Advancement Program

Perzianee Devoux, Community Programs Office 

Elizabeth Gonzalez, Office of the Chancellor

Seira Santizo Greenwood, MEDPEP & Center for Latino Health and Culture 

Idriss Njike, Residential Life

Cesar Oyervides-Cisneros,  Chicano Studies Research Center

Denise Pacheco, Alumni Affairs           

Tania Ramirez, Undergraduate Student 

Claudia Salcedo, Center for Community College Partnerships 

Lalo Velazquez, MEChA de UCLA

Marialexia Zaragoza, Office of the Chancellor