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Regents Approve New Retirement Program for Future Employees

April 1, 2016
The University of California Board of Regents approved a new retirement program for future UC employees, proposed by President Janet Napolitano as part of a broader effort to maintain the university’s excellence and sustain its long-term financial health. The new retirement program will...

Campus Community Readies for Change, Discusses Shared Vision

March 18, 2016
Groups of staff and faculty members took steps toward creating a unified vision of UC Merced’s future during an interactive exercise held over two days in March. UC Merced’s Visioning Summit provided an opportunity for faculty and staff members to share their ideas, collaborate and...

Chancellor Leland's Annual Staff Meeting on Jan. 13

January 7, 2016
Chancellor Dorothy Leland invites staff members to start their new year off at UC Merced by attending her meeting with staff on Jan. 13. The meeting, from 9 to 10:30 a.m., will be held in the Dr. Lakireddy Auditorium (COB 102). Since she joined the campus in 2011, Chancellor Leland has routinely...

Donor Match Will Quadruple #GivingTuesday Gifts

November 29, 2015
The season of giving is just around the corner, and UC Merced is getting in the spirit. On Dec. 1, the campus will participate in #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. All around the world, people will come together for the unified purpose of celebrating generosity and giving....

Board of Regents Approves UC Merced’s 2020 Project

November 19, 2015
After receiving approval from two of its key committees, the UC Board of Regents approved UC Merced’s 2020 Project late Thursday afternoon. In a vote that was initially scheduled for Friday, Nov. 20, the Regents approved the campus’s proposal to double its physical capacity by 2020...

UCOP to Launch UCPath in December, Pilot Campuses to Follow

November 2, 2015
UCPath, the systemwide project to centralize, streamline and standardize the UC’s human resources, payroll benefits, general ledger, workforce administration and academic personnel processes, has developed significant momentum after many fits and starts. Michael Reese, vice chancellor for...

Open Enrollment Allows for Benefit Changes

November 1, 2015
Open Enrollment is an annual opportunity for employees review their UC benefits to make sure they have the coverage that best meets their needs for 2016. Open Enrollment ends at 5 p.m. Nov. 24. Changes made during Open Enrollment become effective  Jan. 1. Among the highlights of this year...

People Will Propel Campus Toward 2020 Project Vision

October 23, 2015
In a recent edition of Panorama, UC Merced's online newsletter for faculty and staff, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Human Resources Brian Powell shared a message about the important role employees play in fulfilling the vision of the 2020 Project. With the 2020 Project, our campus stands at...

Program Coordinator Finds Rewarding Journey to UC Merced

October 21, 2015
Angi Baxter says the past nine months have been an absolute whirlwind. And she wouldn’t have it any other way. Baxter joined UC Merced in January 2015 as the campus’s first coordinator of Women’s Programs and LGBTQ+ Initiatives in the Office of Student Life. “I thought it...

Cool Campus Challenge Sign-Ups Now Open

October 9, 2015
Help UC Merced be recognized as the coolest campus in the UC system by signing up now to participate in the University of California’s inaugural Cool Campus Challenge. The challenge is a competition between all 10 UC campuses to motivate and reward staff and faculty members and students for...

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