Guide Note

The University of California Los Angeles, commonly known as UCLA, is the second oldest school in the University of California system. It has the largest enrollment of any university in the state of California. The university is comprised of six undergraduate colleges: Letters and Science, Arts and Architecture, the Herb Alpert School of Music, the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the Nursing school and the School of Theater, Film, and Television. These are joined by a variety of professional programs.

Fast Facts

Established: 1881
Location: Westwood, CA
Chancellor: Gene Block
Faculty: Approx 4000
Nickname: The Bruins
Attended by about 33,000 total students annually
Grounds: 163 buildings on 419 acres
Motto: Fiat Lux (Let There Be Light)
Athletic teams have earned 121 national championships, more than any other American university
School Paper: The Daily Bruin

History

UCLA was officially established on May 23, 1919, when California Governor William D. Stephens declared what was then The State Normal School at Los Angeles to be the Southern Branch of the University of California (The northern branch is now University of California, Berkeley.) At that time, the UCLA campus was located in Hollywood, the site of present-day Los Angeles City College. The present-day campus, then known as the "Beverly Site" because it neighbored Beverly Hills, was announced officially on March 21, 1925. All four of the new campus' original buildings are still standing - they are today known as Powell Library, Royce Hall, the Humanities Building, and Haines Hall.

Athletics

UCLA's athletic teams compete in Division I-A of the NCAA in most sports. The school's crosstown rivals are the Trojans of USC. On May 13, 2007, with the victory of the Women's Water Polo championship, UCLA became the first American university to win 100 national championships. Still, the school is perhaps best known nationally for the men's basketball program. Led for many decades by legendary coach John Wooden, and featuring many of the game's greatest players such as Lew Alcindor and Bill Walton, the team has won 11 national championships, the most in college basketball history.

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University of California Los Angeles

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Official University Site: University of California, Los Angeles
Location website: Westwood, CA
Graduate School website: UCLA Graduate Division Home Page
Official Athletic Site: UCLA Bruins Athletics
Official Site: UCLA Registrar
Wikipedia: University of California, Los Angeles
The Daily Bruins: UCLA News

UCLA News and Gossip

Official Site: UCLA Newsroom
Official Site: UCLA Today
Official Site: UCLA Police Department Bulletins and Alerts
Google News: University of California, Los Angeles

UCLA Vital Stats

Official Site: University of California, Los Angeles Statistics
Founded: 1919
Faculty: Approx 4,000
Undergraduates: Approx 25,000
Postgraduates: Approx 11,000

UCLA Leadership

Chancellor: Gene Block
- 2007-present: Chancellor
  - 2001-2007: Vice President & Provost: University of Virginia

UCLA Notable Alumni

- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Hall-of-Famer
- Troy Aikman 3-time Super Bowl champion, current NFL on FOX lead analyst
- Tom Anderson, Co-Founder of MySpace
- Arthur Ashe tennis champion, humanitarian
- Gary Beban, 1967 Heisman Trophy Winner
- Tom Bradley former 20-year mayor of Los Angeles
- Nancy Cartwright, Voice of Bart Simpson
- Johnnie Cochran noted defense attorney; member of O.J. Simpson "Dream Team"
- Francis Ford Coppola Academy Award Winning Director
- David Ho, Time Magazine's 1996 Person of the Year for AIDS research
- Florence Griffith-Joyner 4-time Gold Medal winning sprinter
- James Horner Academy Award winning Composer
- Maulana Karenga, Founder of Kwanzaa
- Heather Locklear popular television actress
- Jim Morrison, Lead Singer of The Doors
- Michael Ovitz former head of Creative Artists Agency and of The Walt Disney Company
- Tim Robbins, Academy Award winning Actor
- Jackie Robinson broke Baseball's color barrier
- Antonio Villaraigosa, current mayor of Los Angeles
- John Williams Academy Award winning composer

UCLA Student Media

Newspaper: The Daily Bruin
Internet Radio: UCLARadio.com
Television: UCLA TV

UCLA Hotels

The W, Phone: 310/208-8765
Luxe Hotel Sunset Boulevard, Phone: 310/476-6571
West Angeleno, Phone: 310/481-7878
Royal Palace Westwood, Phone: 310/208-6677
The Westwood on Wilshire, Phone: 800/472-8556
Best Western Gateway Hotel, Phone: 310/829-9100

UCLA Networks and Forums

UCLA Timeline

1881: Opened as The Los Angeles State School For The Normal.
1919: Founded as Southern Branch of the University of California.
1929: Moved to Westwood
1949: UCLA Law School founded.
1951: David Geffen School of Medicine founded.
1964: Coach John Wooden leads basketball team to 1st of 10 Titles in 12 years
1969: ARPANET, 1st electronic computer network, established between UCLA and Stanford

UCLA Sports Teams

Official Athletic Site: UCLA Bruins
Mahalo's Guide to: Men's Basketball and Football
Baseball: UCLA Men's Baseball
Tennis: UCLA Men's and Women's Tennis
Gymnastics: UCLA Women's Gymnastics

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