News
November 30, 2012
The School of Natural Sciences congratulates Professor Henry Jay Forman, who has been promoted to the position of distinguished professor. The rank of distinguished professor is attained by achieving the highest level of excellence in research, teaching and service. Forman, who studies respiratory...
November 29, 2012
Fall 2012 Undergraduate Student Geographic Origin Data
As part of its archiving of student information, Institutional Planning & Analysis provides data on the geographic origin of UC Merced undergraduate students and first-time freshmen. Data are presented by California county...
November 29, 2012
The fall semester town-hall meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, in Lakireddy Auditorium (COB 102).
This event is an opportunity for faculty and staff to receive important updates and to directly engage with the chancellor and administrators about topics of interest to our campus....
November 28, 2012
The University of California is conducting what is believed to be the nation’s largest institutional climate survey to encourage learning, working and living environments that are inclusive and tolerant for everyone.
The Campus Climate Survey begins at UC Merced starting Feb. 1, 2013,...
November 28, 2012
For Jason Souza, director of dining services and the CatCard, providing a quality, service-oriented dining experience is crucial to keeping the campus community happy. Souza oversees about 40 career staff members and 180 student associates. A good portion of his time is spent strategizing...
November 28, 2012
New Employee Orientation
New employee orientation is from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, in KL 362.
All newly hired faculty and staff are encouraged to attend. Registration is preferred, but walk-ins are accepted. This orientation is not for student employees. To register or for more...
November 28, 2012
UCPath Center Building Revealed
The University of California purchased a building in Riverside to house operations and customer service for the new UCPath Center. The three‐story, 150,000-plus square-foot building was completed in 2008 and is certified gold for Leadership in Energy and...
November 28, 2012
From canned-food and toy drives to collecting school supplies for children in Nicaragua, UC Merced students, staff and faculty have found many ways to make sure others have happier holidays this year.
For the third consecutive year, members of Kappa Sigma fraternity fanned out across Merced the...
November 28, 2012
UC employees will see slightly slimmer paychecks come January 2013 as the two-year Temporary Payroll Tax Cut comes to an end.
That tax cut temporarily reduced the Social Security withholding rate from 6.2 percent to 4.2 percent. The withholding rate is scheduled to return to 6.2 percent effective...
November 27, 2012
Although the academic year is only a few months old, UC Merced's Academic Senate committees have been busy with local and systemwide issues. We are grateful and excited about the passage of Proposition 30 in which California voters affirmed their support of higher education.
In addition, UC...
