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UC Merced Staff Make a Difference

June 8, 2009
Making a difference is what UC Merced is all about. The creation of the campus has already made a difference in the Valley by increasing the college-going culture of the area. Our students made a difference by attracting First Lady Michelle Obama as this year’sCommencementspeaker. Ourfacultymake a...

Staff Appreciation Week Includes Public Events

June 7, 2009
UC Merced’s Staff Assembly knows that staff make a difference on this campus, which is why the organization hosts Staff Appreciation Week every summer. This year’s celebration begins June 8, and the public is invited to participate in several events. Tuesday’s Cat Closet Sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m...

Staff Appreciation Week Includes Public Events

June 7, 2009
UC Merced’s Staff Assembly knows that staff make a difference on this campus, which is why the organization hosts Staff Appreciation Week every summer. This year’s celebration begins June 8, and the public is invited to participate in several events. Tuesday’s Cat Closet Sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m...

Berkeley Extension Increases UC Merced"s Summer Options

May 29, 2009
Summer is a great time to play catch-up. Homeowners often embark on improvement projects, and students often take the opportunity to make up credits or get ahead academically. For the past few years, UC Merced’s Summer Session program has been committed to making the campus a convenient place for...

Berkeley Extension Increases UC Merced's Summer Options

May 29, 2009
Summer is a great time to play catch-up. Homeowners often embark on improvement projects, and students often take the opportunity to make up credits or get ahead academically. For the past few years, UC Merced’s Summer Session program has been committed to making the campus a convenient place for...

Freshman Makes His Mark at UC Merced

May 29, 2009
When the student-led campaign to inviteFirst Lady Michelle Obamato UC Merced to deliver theCommencement 2009keynote address began, it became obvious that the most urgent need was a way to stand out from the countless other colleges and universities across the country that would be chasing the same...

Inspiration and Encouragement from First Lady Michelle Obama Highlight Historic Commencement for UC Merced's Inaugural Class

May 16, 2009
MERCED, Calif. — With First Lady Michelle Obama providing inspiration and encouragement, and with more than 12,000 attendees cheering them on, some 350 members of the University of California, Merced’s historic inaugural class were awarded bachelor’s degrees today at the four-year-old university’s...

Inspiration and Encouragement from First Lady Michelle Obama Highlight Historic Commencement for UC Merced’s Inaugural Class

May 16, 2009
With First Lady Michelle Obama providing inspiration and encouragement, and with more than 12,000 attendees cheering them on, some 350 members of the University of California, Merced's historic inaugural class were awarded bachelor's degrees today at the four-year-old university's first full...

Remarks by First Lady Michelle Obama at UC Merced's 2009 Commencement

May 16, 2009
For Immediate Release The White HouseOffice of the First Lady Remarks by First Lady Michelle Obama at the University of California, Merced,2009 Commencement MRS. OBAMA: Thank you. Thank you so much, Class of 2009. (Applause.) All I can say is wow, and good afternoon, everyone. I am so proud of...

Commencement Speech by Jason Castillo, UC Merced Senior, Class of 2009

May 16, 2009
JASON CASTILLO: Welcome Graduates, Family and other Esteemed Guests. “Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” (PAUSE) These words by Ralph Waldo Emerson best exemplify UC Merced and the founding class.  We started this university and as the founding...

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