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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...

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...

Remarks by Chancellor Steve Kang at the UC Merced 2009 Commencement

May 16, 2009
CHANCELLOR STEVE KANG: First Lady Michelle Obama, Distinguished Guests, Class of 2009, Parents and other family members, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, Students and Guests, it is my honor to welcome you to this year’s commencement ceremony. I want to set aside this special moment to ask the families and...

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...

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...

Remarks by Founding Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey Delivered by M.R.C. Greenwood

May 16, 2009
Thank you for this honor and let me say it was a pleasure to help build this campus. Its early success is a tribute to these graduating students and the faculty. Let me congratulate the faculty first. We had just 55 ladder rank faculty on opening day, and they had to accomplish Herculean tasks—...

UC Merced Earns Two More LEED Gold Certifications, Makes Strides in Achieving a Sustainable Campus

May 13, 2009
MERCED, Calif. – The University of California, Merced, continues to strike “gold” with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and has made several recent steps towards achieving a sustainable future. Two more campus buildings - Sierra Terraces and the Joseph Edward Gallo Recreation &...

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