Merced 2020 Project to Break Ground in October

UC Merced’s ambitious plans for the second major phase of campus development, known as the 2020 Project, are moving rapidly ahead after receiving final approval this summer from the UC Board of Regents.

The project, the largest in the UC system, will nearly double the capacity of the campus by 2020 and support enrollment growth to 10,000 students by the 2021-22 academic year.

Construction is scheduled to begin Oct. 14 with a groundbreaking ceremony hosted by Chancellor Dorothy Leland. UC President Janet Napolitano, members of the UC Board of Regents and numerous state and local officials are expected to attend the event, which will be open to the campus community and the public. More details are in the Aug. 24 issue of Panorama.