Student Life

More Than 1,300 Bobcats Will Cross the Stage During UC Merced Commencement Weekend

May 7, 2024

A student is congratulated by Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz on the commencement stage.

More than 1,300 students plan to participate in UC Merced's Spring 2024 Commencement, celebrated with three distinct ceremonies on the campus's Recreation Field. The first ceremony honors Graduate Division students and will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, May 10. There will be 27...

UC Merced Joins NAIA in Four Sports

Men's basketball, women's volleyball and men's and women's cross country teams will begin competing at the varsity intercollegiate level in the 2011-12 academic year Quick Facts UC Merced was...

Sustainability Research Opportunities Abound for 2010 Grad

Andrea Mercado has a knack for finding opportunity. She left her hometown of Lake Arrowhead in Southern California for college in Seattle, but a year later, her horizons opened up in a different ...

Earth Week Celebration Grows in Second Year

Now in its second year, UC Merced’s student-run Earth Week celebration is growing and evolving. Organized by junior Diana Franklin — the Associated Students of UC Merced’s Commissioner of...

Undergraduates Assist Merced High School Students with Key Exam

Six UC Merced students are showing their passion for serving the community by tutoring a group of Merced High School students who are in danger of failing a key exit exam. The group was organized...

Junior Ready to Take Hoops Team to Next Level

Junior Aki Chambers has been there for every stage of men's basketball at UC Merced. He played intramural basketball as a freshman, then started the men's club team with fellow student Daniel ...

Greek Life's Laps for Literacy 5K Will Boost Library Children's Programs

When Kirsten Brown took on the task of coming up with a major community benefit event - one of her main duties as treasurer of the Greek LifeFraternity and Sorority Council at UC Merced - she put...

Students Create Outstanding Experiences in Pre-law Society

Any law school applicant knows it's challenging to stand out from the crowd. A group of UC Merced students are preparing for future careers and building experience that sets them apart. With their...

Campus Set to Celebrate Black History Month With Events

Whether it's through art, film, literature, education, civil rights, food, or music, events planned for the month of February are a way to commemorate Black History Month and celebrate the...

Fashion Show Will Highlight UC Merced's Diversity, Assist Moms in Need

A group of female students at UC Merced are determined to show that their college home is more cosmopolitan than many others might think. And they're doing it through fashion, with a plan to benefit...