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Students and Parents: Federal Aid Deadline is Fast Approaching

February 1, 2007
MERCED, CA— Even if students don’t think they qualify, they should file their Free Application for Federal Student Aid by March 2. That’s the advice UC Merced’s financial aid officials offer to all students, regardless of income. In fact, UC Merced has new grant and scholarship programs this year...

UC Merced Radio Club Wants Your Ear

January 26, 2007
Right before UC Merced’s opening ceremonies, Chris Ayeni and a friend were chatting about their favorite music and which are the must-listen radio stations in Merced. He remembers thinking wouldn’t it be cool if the campus had its own radio station? Now, just over a year later, Ayeni’s idea is...

Service Learning: Projects that Foster Legacies

January 19, 2007
Students signing up for Robin DeLugan’s Anthropology 1: Introduction to Socio-cultural Anthropology probably weren’t expecting to spend part of their class at the local mall. But through the class’ service-learning project, that’s exactly what happened. From the feedback I read, a lot of students...

UC Merced's Mom-Away-From-Home Loves Working with Students

January 19, 2007
It’s no wonder UC Merced students call Joy Von Mueller the “mom of the university.” There’s almost no one she doesn’t know by name, and she always greets her Lantern Café customers with a genuine smile. Von Mueller, a senior food service worker, started with UC Merced just before its grand opening...

Hollywood History: Child Star Baby Peggy at UC Merced Jan. 24

January 17, 2007
MERCED, CA— Only 19 months after her birth in Merced, Peggy-Jean Montgomery was “discovered” on a visit to Century Studios with her mother. Within a year she was one of the biggest child stars in Hollywood, appearing in nearly 150 short films and nine features during her career as Baby Peggy....

Steve Kang Named New UC Merced Chancellor

January 17, 2007
MERCED, CA — Acting on the recommendation of University of California President Robert C. Dynes, the UC Board of Regents today (Jan. 17) appointed UC Santa Cruz engineering dean Sung-Mo (Steve) Kang as chancellor of UC Merced. Kang replaces Carol Tomlinson-Keasey who stepped down last August after...

Meet the New Boss: Chancellor-Designate Steve Kang Greets Campus

January 16, 2007
His term doesn’t start until March 1, but as soon as Chancellor-designate Sung-Mo “Steve” Kang found out he had the job, he asked UC President Robert Dynes if he could start work the next day. In mid-January, Chancellor Kang paid his first official visit to the campus, meeting faculty, staff and...

Governor's Budget Supports Student Enrollment Growth

January 10, 2007
Focus Placed on Research and Innovation Critical to State MERCED, CA— The 2007-08 state budget proposal issued today (Jan. 10) by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger supports the University of California’s service to California by funding growth in student enrollments, proposing a major research and...

UC Wants You to Be a Student Regent

January 5, 2007
Wanted: One student to serve for two years as a student regent on the governing board for the entire UC system.Job duties: One year as student regent designate, working with the current student regent, and a second year as the student regent, discussing major issues and voting with the UC Board of...

Former Air Force Captain Finds UC Merced the Perfect Grad School Choice

January 5, 2007
Don’t try to convince Trevor Albertson there’s anything lacking here. He has traveled the world, lived in Washington, D.C. and taught at the Air Force Academy in Colorado, and he chose UC Merced. The 26-year-old graduate student said he finds everything he needs here in Merced - a town that used...

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