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Keeping Up with the Chancellor: Assistant Appreciates Unique Opportunity
October 3, 2005
Students, staff, faculty and friends of UC Merced who walk into Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey's office are always greeted by a friendly face. Katie Unruh has worked as Tomlinson-Keasey's assistant since 1999, just a few months after... Read More
Campus Census Provides Updated Profile of Inaugural Class
September 30, 2005
Thirty-Eight Percent of First Students Hail from the Central Valley MERCED, CA - The new University of California campus in Merced, which opened Sept. 5, has completed its first campus census now that students have finished the process... Read More
Career Services Center Offers Opportunities for Now and the Future
September 22, 2005
Director Mary Willis is creating an inviting, innovative environment where students and alumni can make informed, intentional decisions about their careers and their future. The Career Service Center, located on the first floor of the UC... Read More
Four Fresno Friends Chose UC Merced
September 22, 2005
Jessica Harris, Tanis Matlock, Alexandria Lewis and Mindi Wise were voted "Best Friends" for their yearbook at Fresno's Central High School, West Campus. All four participated in the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)... Read More
UC Merced’s Total Grant and Contract Activity Tops $15 Million
September 21, 2005
Researchers expended $5.48 million last fiscal year alone, contributing to economy and advancing knowledge MERCED - Although students at the University of California, Merced, only started classes this month, many of the university's... Read More
Students at Campus Opening Ceremony
September 14, 2005
Convocation Photos
September 14, 2005
Procession Photos
September 14, 2005
UCOP Web Site Celebrates, Educates for Constitution Day
September 13, 2005
Constitution Day is usually observed on September 17, celebrating the day that the 55 men of the Constitutional Convention gathered in Philadelphia to sign the United States Constitution. This year, Sept. 17 falls on a Saturday, and so... Read More
"Chef Mitch" Creates Fresh Choices in On-campus Eateries
September 13, 2005
For Mitch Vanagten, landing the job as executive chef of UC Merced was the realization of a dream. "I always wanted to open my own restaurant," said Vanagten. "This position at a new school is a way of doing it." At this "restaurant,"... Read More
Opening Convocation and Celebration: Welcome and Greetings by UC Regents Chairman Gerald Parsky
September 6, 2005
Distinguished guests, parents, students, members of the UC Merced family, our good neighbors throughout the Valley, our wonderful Chancellor - referred to as Carol by the young and old, and everyone will soon know her as Carol - on behalf... Read More
Opening Convocation and Celebration: "A Meditation onSuccess" by Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr.
September 5, 2005
UC MERCED CAMPUS OPENING CEREMONY Monday, September 5, 2005 - Merced, California Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. and Jesse Climenko Professor of Law & Founding/Executive Director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and... Read More
NEWEST UC CAMPUS OFFICIALLY OPENS IN MERCED
September 5, 2005
MERCED, CA - With a stirring tribute to its 137-year history and a message of hope for the future, the University of California today officially opened its first new campus in 40 years - the University of California, Merced - and welcomed... Read More
Opening Convocation and Celebration: "A Perfect 10" by Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey
September 5, 2005
Introduction A tenth campus of the University of California is the fulfillment of a promise to the people of California - a promise that began shortly after the Gold Rush with the conviction that education reshapes society and promotes... Read More
It's Official! UC Merced is Open
September 5, 2005
Links to Opening Convocation and Celebration speeches: UC Regents Chairman Gerald Parsky UC President Robert C. Dynes UC Merced Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey Keynote Speaker Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr.   Links to... Read More
Opening Convocation and Celebration: Remarks by UC President Robert C. Dynes
September 5, 2005
It is my privilege to greet the University of California Merced campus community, on behalf of your colleagues throughout UC, as you open your academic year. On this day of celebration, our hearts must go out to our fellow Americans in... Read More
Chancellor Tomlinson-Keasey On Hurricane Katrina's Devastation
September 2, 2005
To Members of the UC Merced Campus Community: Our entire University responds in sympathy and sorrow to the horrific devastation of the Gulf Coast by Hurricane Katrina. For those of you who are from the region, as well as community members... Read More
UC Merced Grand Opening Set for September 5
August 19, 2005
Top UC Officials to Welcome Inaugural Class of 1,000 in Special Convocation Ceremony First New University of California Campus in 40 Years Is 10th in UC System - and First in San Joaquin Valley MERCED, CA - The University of California... Read More
Influenced by Refugee Experiences, Visalia Freshman Plans Full Life
August 11, 2005
Leng Xiong remembers when his family fled their village in Thailand in his early childhood, in 1990. "There wasn't any food," he says. "Traveling through the jungle we had to get what we could, but people suffered and died because of... Read More
Vanguard Engineering Students Visit Livermore, Del Monte
August 11, 2005
Faculty and staff at UC Merced have consistently promised students that their education in the field of engineering will be not just theoretical, but practical. And the follow-through on that promise is beginning even before the campus... Read More