Cal Alumni Pride, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) alumni club of the University of California, Berkeley supports and promotes the interests of the University of California and its alumni, with an emphasis on issues and interests specific to the LGBT community. Click here to find out more about us.

In this issue:

• A Message from the Cal Alumni Pride Board
• July Happy Hour at Pisco Lounge
• Scholarship Program Revamped
• Alumni Spotlight – Roberta Achtenberg
• New LGBT Scholarship Program Established for Grad Students
• LGBT Alumni Facts and Trivia

A Message from the Cal Alumni Pride Board

Dear Cal Alumni Pride Member:

Thanks to all who joined us at our SF Pride booth, the members and friends who attended the wine reception at the GLBT Historical Society - where we raised over $400 - and the LGBT Pride Month Mixer at Infusion Lounge. Pictures are now posted on our website – please check them out.

The newly constituted board of Cal Alumni Pride is celebrating its one year anniversary this month and we’d like to thank everyone for their support. You are cordially invited to celebrate with us at our July 20th happy hour at Cal alumnus James Schenk’s Pisco Lounge. In the last year, we’ve developed a new website, membership has grown from a few dozen to nearly 400, we’ve hosted eight successful events and have revamped our scholarship program which is now available online. We look forward to seeing you at our next event and please don’t hesitate to send us your feedback and suggestions to info@calalumnipride.org.

We hope you had a happy Pride Month and look forward to seeing you at Pisco Lounge on July 20th.

Go Bears!

Your Cal Alumni Pride Board

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July Happy Hour at Pisco Lounge

Join fellow Cal Alumni Pride members, partners, and friends on July 20th to celebrate our one year anniversary from 6 to 8pm for happy hour at Cal Alumnus James Schenk’s ’96 Pisco Lounge.

For more details, follow this link.

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Scholarship Program Revamped

The Scholarship committee is pleased to announce that the revamped applications for the Cal Alumni Pride Scholarship Program are now available online. Please help us spread the word.

To learn more about the program, follow this link.

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Alumni Spotlight - Roberta Achtenberg

She’s been called a “damn lesbian” and “intolerant radical” by United States Senator Jesse Helms and is a true pioneer in the gay rights movement. We’re proud to call her an alumna of UC Berkeley and a member of UC GALA (our former name) since the organization was founded in 1987.

To learn more about Roberta Achtenberg, follow this link.

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New LGBT Scholarship Program Established for Graduate Students

The Philip Brett LGBT Fund to support Graduate Students working in LGBT Studies has officially launched. The fund was established to support the research of graduate students at UC Berkeley who are working in any area relating to LGBT studies.

To learn more about the fund and how you can support it, follow this link.

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LGBT Alumni Facts and Trivia

What is the name of the statue that greets visitors to the Berkeley campus as they approach a grove of oaks on the west side of campus near Strawberry Creek?

For the answer, click here.

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