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Management Major to Vie for State Crown

June 12, 2009
Loryn Weddle, who just wrapped up hersophomoreyear at UC Merced, has figured out how to balance the demands of a full college life with the responsibilities of being Miss Merced County. Themanagementmajor is minoring inarts, has made the Dean’s List, and carried 20 units last semester. In her...

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...

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 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—...

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...

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