Campus Planning

Education Council and Fidelity Honor Transformation at UC Merced

March 5, 2024

The American Council on Education (ACE) and Fidelity Investments this week presented the 2024 Award for Institutional Transformation to UC Merced and to Florida Atlantic University. The award, established in 2014, recognizes institutions that respond to higher education challenges in innovative...

Campus to Host Community Forum on Growth Plans

UC Merced Chancellor Dorothy Leland and members of her leadership team will hold a forum to provide community members with an update on the 2020 Project and university facilities to be located in...

Princeton Review Lists Campus Among Greenest Schools

For the first time, UC Merced made the Princeton Review’s list of the most environmentally responsible colleges. The education services company — known for its test prep and tutoring services, books...

Campus Outlines Innovative Plan to Double Physical Capacity

The University of California, Merced, today will outline for the UC Board of Regents a new development strategy that will more than double the physical capacity of campus facilities by 2020 in an...

Campus Adds Two More LEED Certifications

UC Merced’s sustainable practices have earned the campus its 15th Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for new construction and its first LEED certification for building...

Downtown Business Incubator Partners Community with Campus

The link between UC Merced and downtown Merced will grow stronger this spring with the opening of a new business incubator. The partnership between the city and the campus’s Office of Research and...

‘Smart’ Plugs Could Help Campus Reduce Carbon Footprint

When you plug in an appliance, chances are you don’t think of the plug as being particularly intelligent. But WattTime, a startup nonprofit developed through the Center for Information Technology...

Campus Selects Three Teams to Participate in 2020 Project RFP

The University of California, Merced, has shortlisted three multifaceted development teams from a field of six that submitted detailed proposals for the next major phase of campus construction,...

Campus Earns Fourth Platinum LEED Certification

The University of California, Merced, received another Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum certification, this time for the Student Services Building. The award brings the...

Six Teams Interested in Developing UC Merced for 2020

Six development teams have strongly indicated their interest in partnering with the University of California, Merced, to realize campus growth plans for 2020. A second round of requests for...