As mentioned in my most-recent campus update (Feb. 25), I requested a spot on the agenda of the UC Board of Regents meeting yesterday to make the regents aware of the urgent space needs of our growing campus and outline a path forward based on the recommendations of the Urban Land Institute.
Our goal, as noted in the ULI final report,... Read More
Remarks and Writings
February 25, 2013
Dear Colleagues,
I hope the spring semester is proving to be an eventful and productive time for you.
The University of California—and indeed public higher education in general—is off to a good start in 2013 thanks to the passage of Proposition 30 in November and Gov. Jerry Brown’s recently released budget proposal for... Read More
January 22, 2013
Welcome back from the winter break!
I hope each of you is returning invigorated and ready for an eventful semester.
Most administrators have been at work since early January while you were away. I have been busy with transitioning two new members of my leadership team: Provost Tom Peterson, our chief academic officer, and Dan Feitelberg, the... Read More
January 22, 2013
Colleagues:
If you have attended any of the open forums I host regularly or read my periodic campus updates, you know my firm belief that communicating about our work with our colleagues is one of the most important responsibilities each of us has. Whether it’s with colleagues in our immediate office or between divisions and/or schools, the... Read More
January 7, 2013
Dear Colleagues:
In my last campus-wide letter (Dec. 3), I mentioned that the final report from the Urban Land Institute would be available soon. As you’ll recall, we asked ULI to help us identify the most cost-efficient and programmatically effective means of expanding our physical space to accommodate as many as 10,000 students within the... Read More
January 7, 2013
Urban Land Institute issues set of recommendations to guide expansion of UC Merced’s much-needed physical capacity over the next eight to 10 years
As announced in September, 2012, UC Merced retained the Urban Land Institute (ULI) to help identify the most cost-efficient and programmatically effective means of expanding the campus’s... Read More
December 3, 2012
Dear Colleagues:
As the end of the semester draws near, I have several updates to share with you regarding administrative appointments, the budget outlook for the University of California and our campus, and the two-year goals I submitted recently to UC President Mark Yudof.
First, please join me in welcoming Tom Peterson as provost and... Read More
November 7, 2012
Dear UC Merced Community,
Thanks to our student leaders and the staff who supported them, UC Merced had a very successful get-out-the-vote effort yesterday.
Many students, faculty and staff stopped by the campus polling site—2,000 at last count—to participate in an election with national and statewide import.
On the state level,... Read More
October 27, 2012
[As prepared for delivery]
On behalf UC Merced students, faculty, and staff, I want to again thank the remarkable individuals recognized tonight with Founders Day medals.
The “can do” spirit you’ve demonstrated over the years is woven deeply into the fabric of this campus. And this gives me great hope that we can continue to... Read More
October 22, 2012
Dear Colleagues,
With the 10th anniversary of Founders Day just around the corner, I want to take a few moments to provide you with an update on various matters. But first, allow me to say a few words about Founders Day. This is the name given to the historic campus groundbreaking in October 2002 and the investiture of UC Merced’s first... Read More
