MONDAY, April 18, 2005

PRESS ReleASE
UCLA Armenian Graduate Students Association Graduate Students Association
c/o Armenian Graduate Students Association Kerckhoff Hall Room 316
308 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Contact: Haig Hovsepian
E-mail: agsaucla@ucla.edu
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UCLA AGSA welcomes students to first law panel, connects with alumni

LOS ANGELES, CA – On Thursday, March 31st, the UCLA Armenian Graduate
Students Association welcomed UCLA alumni who discussed with current
students their career experiences. Both younger and older alumni from
across the Los Angeles area participated in the event as panelists as
well as audience members.

Remarking on the generous response from the alumni, UCLA School of Law
student and organizing committee member Veronica Kuiumdjian remarked, `I
was surprised at the large alumni turnout considering there are about on
average 3 Armenian law students in each UCLA class. It was inspiring to
see Armenian lawyers taking time out of their hectic schedules to speak
to and encourage the next wave of Armenian lawyers.’

During the panel and the following question and answer session a number of
the panelists touched upon the experiences during law school that had a
significant impact on where and what they were practicing today. They
spoke about the challenges they faced both as students and as
professionals. Panelists also touched upon the advantages and
disadvantages of their practices.

Serge Avakian, a panelist from Troy and Gould was impressed by his fellow
panelists. `They represented a wide cross section of legal practices.
It was very interesting to learn how different attorneys got their first
jobs or ended up with their present specialties.’

`This was definitely the first of what I hope will be a series of events
that brings our alumni together with the campus community,’ noted Haig
Hovsepian, the project director for the organizing committee. `The
overwhelming positive response from our alumni warrants it. I would like
to see them all have a chance to be featured panelists and I think the
students got a unique perspective from our panelists.’

This sentiment was echoed by Mr. Avakian. `I wish I had attended a
discussion like this one before I applied to law school, or while in law
school.’

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Caption # 1: Members of the UCLA AGSA organizing committee (c) with
alumni. From left to right: Haig Hovsepian (c), Nora Marachelian (c),
Ovsanna Takvoryan, Lori Sinayan, Zareh Sinanyan, Serge Avakian, Vahe
Yacoubian, Varand Gourjian, Garo Hovannisian, Veronica Kuiumdjian (c),
Angela Parseghian (c).

Photo # 1 downloadable at: