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Pre-Order SAW Shirts by April 29 for Discount

April 24, 2016
Shirts for the Olympic-themed 2016 Staff Appreciation Week are now available to pre-order online. Just $15, the shirts are made of ultra-soft white cotton and feature UC Merced’s Beginnings sculpture in the colors of the Olympic rings on the front and phrase “Felis Rufus Fortius,...

Chancellor, Provost Webcast Set for April 20; HR Chat Recorded

April 20, 2016
Viewers can watch the webcast at this link: April 20 Town Hall Webcast Chancellor Dorothy Leland and Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Thomas W. Peterson invite faculty and staff members to join them for an interactive webcast from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 20.  Viewers can submit...

Staff Member Helps Students, Alumni Get the Job

April 15, 2016
Daryl Fitzgerald wanted to be a businessman when he grew up. “I respected businessmen and the way they took care of things that needed to be done,” Fitzgerald said. “I wanted to emulate that.” Now, Fitzgerald helps UC Merced students and alumni take care of business by...

Organizers Hail 2016 United Way Campaign a Success

April 1, 2016
The results are in: UC Merced’s 2016 United Way Campaign was a big success — both in the number of participants involved and the amount of donations received. During a thank you luncheon held this week (March 29), organizers announced this year’s campaign saw a 20...

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...

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