True Bruins Raise awards program:

A recognition of Bruins helping other Bruins in crisis:

Introduction

Dear UCLA student, staff or faculty member,

The True Bruins Raise program is the result of a collaboration between the USAC Internal Vice President’s Office, Graduate Student Association, UCLA Case Management Services and the UCLA Office of the Dean of Students. We honor UCLA undergraduate & graduate students who take initiative to help a fellow Bruin in crisis. We aim to acknowledge and celebrate Bruins who support and “raise” up other students.

This project was created to celebrate UCLA students who stepped up to help a student in crisis. We hope that their stories will inspire other students to take initiative as well. Please go to this Daily Bruin article for additional information about the program and past award winners (published March 3, 2026.)

The nomination form opens for submissions each fall quarter in November. You have the chance to nominate a student who has either helped you or helped another student in crisis. Please note, students will be considered for this award if the nomination form describes a specific incident/s of the student helping a student in crisis (as opposed to nominations that describe a student's general responsibilities for helping other students as part of their role in a program, organization or employment).

The student you nominate will have the chance to be selected for recognition, an honor that includes an award with a $50-dollar value and an invitation to a ceremony hosted by the USAC Internal Vice President’s Office and the Graduate Student Association.

Please feel free to go to this Daily Bruin article for information about the program’s history (published 2018.)

Important Information

• Please keep in mind that the nomination forms will be read by students from the USAC Internal Vice President’s Office and the Graduate Student Association and staff from UCLA Case Management Services.
• Any information relating to sexual assault, stalking, dating/domestic violence or sexual harassment will be reported to UCLA Title IX office per University policy. Please be mindful of the follow-up process if you choose to share information related to those issues.
• If you have questions, please feel free to contact us at: IVP@usac.ucla.edu, pres@gsa.asucla.ucla.edu and/ or kminero@saonet.ucla.edu Or call UCLA Case Management Services at 310-825-7291.
• If there is an emergency: Please dial 911 for your local police/ ambulance or go to your nearest hospital emergency room.
• If there is a concern regarding a student in emotional crisis, UCLA's Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) has counselors available to talk by phone confidentially 24 hours a day at 310.825.0768.
• The UCLA Police Department (UCPD) is also available should someone need immediate assistance at dial '911' or 310.825.1491 (24 hours).
• UCLA Case Management Services (CMS) provides support and guidance on how to support a student in crisis. To see resources available, please visit the CMS website and enroll in the CMS Bruin Learn site titled "How to Help Students in Crisis"

Eligibility

• UCLA students may be nominated by a UCLA faculty or staff member or a UCLA student who is registered and enrolled in winter quarter 2027.
• Self-nominations are not accepted.
• To receive the award with $50 value, the individual receiving the award must be a currently registered and enrolled UCLA student in winter quarter 2027.
• An individual may nominate more than one student. Please submit a separate nomination form for each student.
• There is an annual award ceremony in the winter quarter hosted by the USAC Internal Vice President’s Office, the Graduate Student Association and UCLA Case Management Services. Details TBD.
• Nominations will typically be accepted in the fall quarter each year.
• Please note, students will be considered for this award if the nomination form describes a specific incident/s of the student helping a student in crisis (as opposed to nominations that describe a student's general responsibilities for helping other students as part of their role in a program, organization or employment).

Nomination Form

"True Bruins Raise" nomination form is currently closed, but will open in November 2026

If you have questions, please feel free to contact us at: IVP@usac.ucla.edu, pres@gsa.asucla.ucla.edu and/ or kminero@saonet.ucla.edu

Or please call UCLA Case Management Services at 310-825-7291 (Mon- Fri, 8am-5pm)