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... Read More
Remarks and Writings
September 10, 2020
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... Read More
August 24, 2020
Re: Welcome Back to UC Merced
To: All staff and faculty
Aug. 24, 2020
Dear Colleagues,
I want to welcome you back to a new semester and academic year — one that begins under novel conditions but offers an opportunity for greatness, should we choose to seize it.
Almost all of you have been at UC... Read More
July 31, 2020
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... Read More
July 28, 2020
Re: Welcome and Q&A with Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz
To: Campus Community
July 28, 2020
In the following video, filmed July 28, 2020, Chancellor Muñoz is interviewed by Senior Public Information Officer Michelle Morgante and speaks about his priorities as chancellor and how his family history and his roots in the UC... Read More
July 15, 2020
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.
The... Read More
July 15, 2020
Re: Answering the Call
To: All campus
July 15, 2020
Dear Campus Community,
We stand on the precipice of history. The words and actions that we commit to today will have a ripple effect that will transform society for future generations. While we have dedicated much of our life’s work to understanding pedagogy... Read More
July 6, 2020
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... Read More
June 26, 2020
Re: Building the Future
To: All students, faculty and staff
June 26, 2020
Dear Campus Community,
UC Merced continues to plan for a fall semester that will look different in many ways but will remain true to the University of California's mission of teaching, research and public service.
Like other... Read More
