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Yosemite Leadership Program Offers Unique Student Opportunity

March 28, 2007
It’s the college experience many students dream of - whitewater rafting, horseback riding, cave exploration and even learning how to make a living in the great outdoors. All this and more will be available at UC Merced beginning this fall. TheYosemite Leadership Programis a unique learning...

New Information From Police, Coroner About Tragic Accident

March 22, 2007
MERCED - Additional information has been released about the investigation being conducted by the UC Merced Police Department into the death of Hector Barrera-Barraza, 18, an engineering student at UC Merced, who died in an accident on Saturday, March 17. The investigation thus far shows that Mr....

Chancellor Message to Community

March 19, 2007
Dear UC Merced Community, I am writing to provide you with an update on the incident involving student Hector Barrera-Barraza over the weekend. Though it has only been a few days since we received the tragic news, in some ways it seems much longer. However, I’m relieved to be able to say we...

Letter from Chancellor and Vice Chancellor Regarding Student Tragedy

March 18, 2007
Sunday, March 18, 2007 Dear UC Merced Community, It is with great sadness that we write to you about the passing of Hector Barrera-Barraza, member of the Class of 2010. Hector was found unconscious outside Tulare Hall yesterday (March 17) morning at approximately 9:50 a.m. UC Merced Campus Police...

Scholarship Gives Sophomore a Head Start on Law School

March 16, 2007
Rodney Nickens is spending a month near Chicago this summer, but not for vacation. Instead, he’s taking part in just one of the many opportunities UC Merced students have to prepare for their post-graduation plans. One of the advantages of a school the size of UC Merced is that students like...

Scholarship Gives Sophomore a Head Start on Law School

March 16, 2007
Rodney Nickens is spending a month near Chicago this summer, but not for vacation. Instead, he’s taking part in just one of the many opportunities UC Merced students have to prepare for their post-graduation plans. One of the advantages of a school the size of UC Merced is that students like...

Opportunities Prepare Student for International Career Plans

March 16, 2007
Thomas Jefferson was 33 before he wrote the Constitution of the United States. UC Merced’s Amanda Camelo has already had some experience at writingconstitutions- last year, as a freshman, she helped draft the founding rules for thestudent governmentfor UC’s newest campus. That’s one of the...

UC Merced's First Campus Complex Earns "Gold" Certification

March 13, 2007
Award recognizes high level of environmental achievementin design,planning, operation and management of complex MERCED, CA— The University of California, Merced’s first building complex, known as the Central Plant, has been recognized for environmental excellence by the U.S. Green Building...

R.A. Making Students Feel Welcome on Campus

March 9, 2007
Joy Moore found a warm welcome when she arrived as a freshman inUC Merced’sinaugural class in 2005, and not just on campus. “Some people overheard my friends and me talking about UC Merced when we were downtown one day,” she said. “We ended up sitting down and having a 30-minute conversation with ...

New Teams on UC Merced Sports Roster

March 9, 2007
Women are coming out swinging as UC Merced added softball and badminton to its growing list ofsportsofferings this week. When things started to come together and it looked like we were getting a team, I rushed home to pick up my equipment. Softball has once again become all I can think about, said...

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