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Remarks and Writings

How UC Merced is Helping More First-Generation Students Complete Degrees

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

UC Merced Job Protection Plan

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

Giving Thanks

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

Merced Promise

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

With Gratitude for All Who Have Served

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

Research Excellence: Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory

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

President Drake's Visit to Campus

October 30, 2020
Re: President Drake's Visit to Campus To: All campus Oct. 30, 2020   To the Campus Community,   When Dr. Michael Drake chose UC Merced in October as the very first campus to visit in his new UC presidency, he was touring a campus he had helped to conceptualize as a UC administrator and one he had evaluated early in... Read More

Fall 2020 Commencement

October 29, 2020
Re: Fall 2020 Commencement To: All students, staff and faculty October 29, 2020   Dear Campus Community,   There is no more significant and heartwarming celebration at a university than commencement. For this fall graduating Class of 2020 and their loved ones, we will host virtual ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 19 that we... Read More

Imagine 2030

October 27, 2020
Re: Imagine 2030 To: All campus Oct. 27, 2020   Dear Campus Community,   While we are all busy these days learning to work remotely, conduct research, teach classes and, most importantly, keep ourselves and our families healthy and safe, there is yet more that requires our shared attention.   UC Merced has... Read More

Indigenous Peoples' Day

October 8, 2020
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.  ... Read More

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