Re: Light and Hope
To: All campus
Dec. 16, 2020
To the Campus Community... Read More
Remarks and Writings
December 14, 2020
Re: Moving forward together
To: All employees
Dec. 14, 2020
Dear Campus Community,
Over the past several months we have continued to make decisions that align with our core principles to put people first, support instruction, and enhance research. The campus leadership and I recognize how hard it has been for many... Read More
December 11, 2020
Re: Early Childhood Education Center Update
To: Faculty, staff and graduate students
Dec. 11, 2020
Dear Campus Community,
I am pleased to inform the campus that the decision has been reached to resume operations of the Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC). This reopening decision follows my requested consultation... Read More
December 9, 2020
Re: Building on the Legacy of Our Founders
To: All faculty and staff
Dec. 9, 2020
Dear Campus Colleagues,
Over the last few weeks I had the opportunity to meet some of our founding faculty and staff to learn more about the early days of UC Merced. I was truly inspired by what they told me. Their vision for what this... Read More
December 1, 2020
In this op-ed for the APLU , Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz shares how UC Merced is creating a successful path to graduation for first-generation students through many pioneering programs.
The University of California, Merced — the youngest campus in the storied UC system — was built in California’s... Read More
November 23, 2020
Re: UC Merced Job Protection Plan
To: All employees
Nov. 23, 2020
Dear Campus Community
Earlier today University of California President Michael Drake asked each campus to meet a savings target for personnel costs by the end of June 2021 — with the primary operating principle of preserving jobs and preventing... Read More
November 20, 2020
Re: Giving Thanks
To: All campus
Nov. 20, 2020
To the Campus Community,
Every year at this time, UC Merced prepares for a long, quiet holiday weekend. Historically we have visited family or made space for loved ones to join us. We have paused for a moment to reflect in gratitude on what we have, and we have made... Read More
November 18, 2020
Re: Merced Promise
To: All campus
Nov. 18, 2020
To the Campus Community,
Last Friday I had the great pleasure to join with my Merced College counterpart, President Chris Vitelli, in signing the Merced Promise. This new pact binds our institutions together to create a more robust educational pathway for the young... Read More
November 10, 2020
Re: With Gratitude for All Who Have Served
To: All campus
Nov. 10, 2020
Dear Campus Community,
Today, the UC system hosts more than 2,000 military veteran students and their dependents, with many more among our alumni, who deserve our honor, care and respect. They come to learn, and we learn from them as well; our... Read More
November 4, 2020
Re: Research Excellence: Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory
To: All campus
Nov. 4, 2020
Note: Every other Wednesday, Chancellor Muñoz and other campus leaders will share updates on top campus initiatives with the campus community and valued external partners. This is the first such update.
To the UC Merced community,... Read More
