2020-21

Re: World Teachers' Day

To: All campus

Oct. 5, 2020

 

Dear Campus Community,

 

More than 50 years ago, the United Nations declared education “a fundamental human right.” World Teachers’ Day — today, Oct. 5 — celebrates those whose vocation is to advance knowledge and understanding.

 

Re: Indigenous Peoples' Day

To: All campus

Oct. 8, 2020

 

Dear Campus Community,

 

This Oct. 12, I invite you to take a moment to pause and celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day -- an important day in which we remember, honor and recognize the role of indigenous people in our nation’s history.

 

Re: Vice Chancellor/CFO Transition

To: All faculty and staff

Sept. 21, 2020

 

Members of the Campus Community,

 

Interim Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration/CFO Mike Riley, who has overseen the transition in oversight of campus auxiliary services and the hiring of a prominent bookstore management firm, and has steered us through the perilous financial waters of the past six months of COVID-19 response, will resign from UC Merced Nov. 1 to begin a new position at UC Berkeley.

 

Re: Nominate a Big Cat Hero Today

To: All Campus

Sept. 10, 2020

 

Dear Campus Community,

 

With great privilege comes great responsibility. At UC Merced, we have the privilege of access to top-notch teaching, cutting-edge tools and technology, and the pursuit of research and higher learning so that we can ultimately make our world a better place. With that privilege, we have an immense responsibility to use the knowledge we have to keep our community as healthy as possible.

 

Re: Together, We Will

To: Staff

July 31, 2020

 

Dear Colleagues,

 

Yesterday, many hundreds of staff joined what I have been told is the largest Staff Assembly-led discussion in UC Merced history. I applaud the assembly for organizing this important event, along with so many campus leaders who joined to answer questions.

 

Re: Answering the Call

To: All campus

July 15, 2020

 

Dear Campus Community,

 

Re: International Student Education Protected

To: All campus

July 15, 2020

 

To the UC Merced Community,

 

The Department of Homeland Security has fortunately reversed its attempt to revoke the student visas of international students who were not taking in-person classes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Re: With Excitement, Curiosity and Commitment

July 6, 2020

 

Good morning Campus Community, Supporters and Friends,

 

I am honored to join this community, and I do so filled with excitement, curiosity and a deep personal commitment to ensuring that UC Merced continues to transform lives, just as the University of California has transformed mine.

 

Please enjoy this short video in which I introduce myself and talk about our shared journey forward.

 

Re: A Message from Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz

To: Campus and community

May 20, 2020

 

Dear Campus Community and Friends,

 

I am writing to express my excitement and gratitude at being named the fourth chancellor of the University of California, Merced.