8th Annual UC Alumni UK Gala

The University of California Trust and the UC Alumni UK Network warmly request your presence at the 8th Annual UC Alumni UK Gala on Saturday May 10, 2025 at the historic Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn.

Our evening begins with a sparkling reception, leading to a three-course dinner and speeches. 

During the soiree, guests are invited to enter the raffle and bid in the silent auction, both featuring highly coveted items and one-of-a-kind experiences. Finally, you will have a chance to enjoy our fundraising casino, all in support of student scholarships!

Further details on the silent auction and our speakers will be announced in due course.

Theme & Dress Code: Casino Royale, A Black Tie Affair

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Our Keynote Speaker: Vivian-Lee Nyitray

Vivian-Lee Nyitray (Ph.D., Stanford, 1990) is Associate Vice Provost and Executive Director, University of California Education Abroad Program (UCEAP) and Professor Emerita of Religious Studies at UC Riverside. She came to the position at UCEAP in 2016 after time in China as the founding dean of two experimental liberal arts colleges (the Prospect Colleges) in Chongqing and Taigu (Shanxi Province). Earlier, and for more than 20 years, she was a member and then chair of the Religious Studies faculty at UC Riverside. A nationally recognized teacher-scholar, she held the Patricia McSweeny McCauley Chair of Teaching Excellence prior to her retirement in 2012-13. A native New Yorker, Nyitray is proud to be the spouse and parent of UC alumni, and has enjoyed a long relationship with UCEAP, having twice been Faculty Director in the Netherlands between 2002-2007. Her continuing field of research focuses on Confucian-Taoist interactions, feminist analyses of Confucian texts, and studies of the sea goddess Tianhou/Mazu. A new publication, Women and Chinese Religion: Persuasion and Power, is forthcoming from NYU Press.

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About Our Charity: The University of California Trust

The UC Trust is a registered British Charity and serves as the charitable arm for the University of California system. Donors from the United Kingdom and Europe can access tax-effective giving options to any fund or scholarship at the 10 UC campuses. 

Proceeds from the silent auction, raffle prize draw, and casino night will support scholarships for UC students to study abroad in the United Kingdom. (Current study abroad students and scholarship recipients will even be present at the event!). 

We encourage Gala attendees to make a donation at the event, to study abroad or to any scholarship or fund they chose.

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With Thanks to Our Sponsors

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The University of California Trust has contracted with Lincoln’s Inn for the hire of Inn facilities but is not part of or an agent for the Inn.

If you would like to purchase a table, donate an item or experience to the silent auction or raffle, or have a question about the event please contact the University of California Trust at giving@californiahouse.org.uk.

Tickets are sold as non-refundable, sales are final, unless the Gala needs to be postponed or cancelled, in which case all tickets will be refunded. Should the Gala sell out in advance, we will operate an in-house returns and waiting list systems. Please contact the giving@californiahouse.org.uk to enquire further about this policy.

By attending a University of California Trust event, you are agreeing to comply with our code of conduct. To learn more, please visit here.