Constitution Day is usually observed on September 17, celebrating the day that the 55 men of the Constitutional Convention gathered in Philadelphia to sign the United States Constitution. This year, Sept. 17 falls on a Saturday, and so the University of California, Merced, joins with sister UC...
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September 13, 2005
For Mitch Vanagten, landing the job as executive chef of UC Merced was the realization of a dream.
“I always wanted to open my own restaurant,” said Vanagten. “This position at a new school is a way of doing it.”
At this “restaurant,” Vanagten oversees a staff of 40, including student employees,...
September 6, 2005
Distinguished guests, parents, students, members of the UC
Merced family, our good neighbors throughout the Valley, our
wonderful Chancellor - referred to as Carol by the young and old,
and everyone will soon know her as Carol - on behalf of the Regents
and the entire University, I thank you for...
September 5, 2005
UC MERCED CAMPUS OPENING CEREMONY
Monday, September 5, 2005 - Merced, California
Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. and Jesse Climenko
Professor of Law & Founding/Executive Director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice
Harvard University
“A MEDITATION ON SUCCESS”
Academic...
September 5, 2005
MERCED, CA - With a stirring tribute to its 137-year history and
a message of hope for the future, the University of California
today officially opened its first new campus in 40 years - the
University of California, Merced - and welcomed the inaugural class
of students.
UC Merced becomes the 10th...
September 5, 2005
Introduction
A tenth campus of the University of California is the
fulfillment of a promise to the people of California - a promise
that began shortly after the Gold Rush with the conviction that
education reshapes society and promotes prosperity. In looking at
the early history of the...
September 5, 2005
It is my privilege to greet the University of California
Merced campus community, on behalf of your colleagues throughout
UC, as you open your academic year.
On this day of celebration, our hearts must go out to our fellow
Americans in the Gulf States. In keeping with the spirit of
California and...
September 5, 2005
Links to Opening Convocation and Celebration speeches:
UC Regents Chairman Gerald Parsky
UC President Robert C. Dynes
UC Merced Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey
Keynote Speaker Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr.
Links to Photography of Opening Convocation and Celebration:
Procession
Convocation...
September 2, 2005
To Members of the UC Merced Campus Community:
Our entire University responds in sympathy and sorrow to the
horrific devastation of the Gulf Coast by Hurricane Katrina.
For those of you who are from the region, as well as community
members with families in the region of disaster: please know that...
August 19, 2005
Top UC Officials to WelcomeInaugural Class of 1,000 in Special Convocation Ceremony
First New University of California Campus in 40 YearsIs 10th in UC System - and First in San Joaquin Valley
MERCED, CA - The University of California, Merced - the first
new University of California campus since...
