The Career Center selected the United Nations Association at UCLA as one of the valued organizations to present at the Reverse Career Fair. The Reverse Career Fair, occurring at the same time as the Spring Career Fair, offers businesses the opportunity to network with on-campus student organizations. UNA at UCLA representatives spoke to potential employers and offered them opportunities to collaborate with our association. We are looking forward to collaborating with local firms including Target, USAID, and General Atomics.
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UNA-USA and the international non-profit Nothing But Nets hand-picked select California students to travel and stay in D.C. at their upcoming anti-malaria international conference. Two of these students were Lauren Salaiz and Karin Kitsuda, prominent UNA at UCLA members. These students attended the Nothing But Nets Leadership Summit in Washington D.C. to spread awareness to Congress and voters about methods to stop the spread of malaria. Lauren Salaiz recounts the experience, saying: "The Nothing But Nets Leadership Summit was an incredible experience for the both of us as it was our first time in Washington DC and we were able to fully immerse ourselves into lobbying work on capitol hill. The summit consisted of two days where we were briefed on both the global health crisis of malaria and the specifics of the campaign that the United Nations Foundation is mobilizing. We were able to hear from very inspirational speakers who have had close encounters with malaria either through their own battle with the disease or that of loved ones. Our last day was spent on capitol hill where we led our own meetings with the offices of several congress members of California and invited them to join our cause and sign on to several pieces of upcoming legislation that would impact funding for the NBN campaign. This experience has greatly impacted the way we view our own power and responsibility to become leaders of change in not only global health but any other crises around the world. We are so excited to use and share the leadership, advocacy, and networking skills of the summit with UNA at UCLA to help spread awareness about global issues and what can be done to help!" |
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