UCSF Alumni Weekend 2025: Full Schedule

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9:00am PDT

Check-In/Registration

Saturday April 26, 2025 9:00am - 7:30pm PDT

Upon arrival at UCSF’s Mission Bay campus, check in at the front entrance of the William J. Rutter Center, receive your name badge and program book, and find an Alumni Weekend staff member to assist you with any questions.

Saturday April 26, 2025 9:00am - 7:30pm PDT
William J. Rutter Center

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9:30am PDT

Sold Out - Coffee with UCSF School Leaders: Start Your Morning with Connection and Conversation

Saturday April 26, 2025 9:30am - 11:00am PDT

Fisher Banquet Hall

Join us for Coffee with UCSF School Leaders, a relaxed, drop-in reception where you can connect with leaders from each UCSF school and across the UCSF community.

This event, which is new to Alumni Weekend this year, offers an inviting space for alumni to engage with UCSF’s academic leadership, share ideas, and connect with the broader UCSF community.

Saturday April 26, 2025 9:30am - 11:00am PDT
Fisher Banquet Hall

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11:00am PDT

Alumni Awards Brunch: Celebrating UCSF’s Changemakers ($25)

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm PDT

Robertson Auditorium

Join us in honoring UCSF’s outstanding alumni who are making transformative impacts across health care, research, education, and community service. This annual brunch brings together distinguished alumni from all UCSF schools and departments, each recognized for their achievements, dedication, and contributions to health and science.

Connect with this year’s honorees, hear their inspiring stories, and celebrate the breadth of talent and commitment that defines our alumni community. This is a special opportunity to witness the enduring legacy and forward-looking impact of UCSF alumni while enjoying a wonderful brunch with friends, colleagues, and mentors.

Speakers

Catherine Lucey, MD, Resident Alum

UCSF Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost

Dr. Lucey is UCSF executive vice chancellor and provost and the Molina Family Presidential Chair of Medical Education. She previously held the role of executive vice dean and vice dean for education at the UCSF School of Medicine. Before returning to UCSF, where she did her residency... Read More →

Michelle Nakaishi, MSN ’06

President, Alumni Association of UCSF (AAUCSF)

Ms. Nakaishi is president of the Alumni Association of UCSF. She works as a certified pediatric nurse practitioner and pediatric primary care mental health specialist at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. Outside of work, she is also a parent of two teenagers and enjoys playing... Read More →

Alumni Awardees

Anna-Barbara Moscicki, MD, Clinical Fellow Alum

2025 Alumni Achievement Award, Alumni Discovery Award

This award honors an alum who has made outstanding achievements creating positive change through basic science/health care research and has brought distinction to themselves and the UCSF community.

Benjamin Boyd, MS ’02, DPTSc ’08

UCSF/SFSU Graduate Program in Physical Therapy Alum of the Year, 2025 Alum of the Year

Colleen Ann McEvoy, MSN ’06

2025 Achievement Award, Alumni Practitioner Award

This award honors an alum whose work is marked by boundless clinical empathy, understanding, and caring within health care.

Cynthia K. Brattesani, DDS ’89

UCSF Dental Alumni Association (DAA), 2025 Medal of Honor recipient

Douglas E. Cowden, DDS ’65

2025 Achievement Award, Alumni Philanthropic Impact Award

This award honors an alum who has made UCSF a philanthropic priority and whose gift has made a significant impact on the University’s ability to improve and advance education, research, and/or health care.

Jian Zhang, MSN ’92, FNP

UCSF Nursing Alumni Association (NAA), 2025 Jane Norbeck Distinguished Service Award recipient

Kamena Kostova, PhD ’18

2025 Alumni Achievement Award, Alumni Early-Career Award

This award honors an alum who has graduated or completed training within the last 10 years (2014 – 2024), has advanced rapidly in their career, and has displayed significant achievement in the areas of leadership and professional success, pushing the boundaries of science and health... Read More →

Ken Song, MD ’00, Resident Alum

2025 Alumni Achievement Award, Alumni Entrepreneur Award

This award recognizes an alum who demonstrates the highest caliber of innovation in science and/or health care through risk-taking actions and/or value-creating transformations.

Maria Lopez, PharmD ’01

2025 Alumni Achievement Award, Alumni Humanitarian Service Award

This award recognizes an alum who has made a transformative contribution to their local community, the nation, or the world that has helped make it a better place. These honorees have achieved recognition for making a noteworthy, positive change to the human condition through health... Read More →

Ronni E. Brown, DDS, MPH, Resident Alum

2025 Alumni Achievement Award, Alumni Practitioner Award

This award honors an alum whose work is marked by boundless clinical empathy, understanding, and caring within health care.

Sharon L. Youmans, PharmD ’85, MPH

UCSF Pharmacy Alumni Association (PAA), 2025 Alum of the Year

Shelley Chu, MD/PhD ’00

UCSF Graduate Division Alumni Association (GDAA), 2025 Alum of the Year

Stephanie D. Chao, MD ’06

UCSF Medical Alumni Association (MAA), 2025 Alum of the Year

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm PDT
Robertson Auditorium

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1:00pm PDT

Food Truck Social: A UCSF Community Gathering ($15)

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm PDT

Parklab Gardens

Gather with UCSF alumni, families, friends, and affinity groups for a lively day at Parklab Gardens, San Francisco’s premier outdoor food-truck park across the street from SPARK Social SF. Enjoy a wide range of delicious bites and drinks with a $25 food voucher redeemable at any food truck vendor.

This casual, family-friendly event provides the perfect space for alumni to meet, mingle, and reconnect. Come for the food, stay for the community – don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate and connect with UCSF!

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Parklab Gardens

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3:30pm PDT

Sold Out - Art Walk at Mission Bay Campus

Saturday April 26, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm PDT

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Join your fellow alumni for an intimate guided tour where we’ll admire the collection of diverse artwork at UCSF’s Mission Bay campus as outlined in this UCSF booklet.

Please note: This hour-long tour includes extended periods of walking (approximately 500 feet from point to point) and standing but with some benches available. All works of art are located on the same level.

Speakers

Alicia Murasaki

Assistant Vice Chancellor, UCSF Campus Planning and Campus Architect

Ms. Murasaki is assistant vice chancellor of campus planning and UCSF’s campus architect. She leads the team providing professional planning services that guide the physical development of the university and support the strategic development of the campus; assesses campus space... Read More →

Saturday April 26, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm PDT
Visit registration desk for room details

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5:00pm PDT

Sold Out - Sweet Connections: A UCSF Gathering Over Wine, Chocolate, and Jazz ($25)

Saturday April 26, 2025 5:00pm - 7:00pm PDT

Fisher Banquet Hall

Raise a glass, share stories, and celebrate Alumni Weekend over a bountiful selection of hors d’oeuvres along with the camaraderie of fellow UCSF alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends.

Mingle amongst peers while partaking in a handful of sensory experiences, including:

Artisan Chocolate Tasting led by Dandelion Chocolate, San Francisco’s renowned bean-to-bar makers.
Bay Area Wine Tasting showcasing a curated selection of local wines.
Live Jazz, the perfect backdrop to connect and network with new and old acquaintances.

Don’t miss this opportunity to unwind with and toast the vibrant UCSF community.

Saturday April 26, 2025 5:00pm - 7:00pm PDT
Fisher Banquet Hall

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