News
December 2, 2013
Graduate students who have been enrolled at UC Merced for at least a year were invited to participate in a survey to gauge their educational and personal experiences on campus.
Here are some highlights from the survey:
82 percent of respondents said if given the choice again, they would still...
December 2, 2013
Housing and Residence Life has launched its redesigned website, which includes improved navigation and reorganized information to enhance each user’s experience.
Potential students often get their first glimpses of what UC Merced offers online, so the new site offers users a consistent...
November 20, 2013
UC Merced’s Staff Assembly wants your input regarding two programs, its new Networking and Public Service (NPS) series and Staff Appreciation Week.
In case you missed last month’s announcement, Staff Assembly is replacing the monthly First Friday and First Wednesday Coffee Hour events...
November 20, 2013
Other Campus Meetings, Training, and one-on-one Assistance
Anyone handling cash for a university job is required to take cash-handling training to learn about the corresponding policies and procedures. Sign up now to attend the class from 9-10 a.m. Dec. 4 in KL 201.
Attend the next campus...
November 20, 2013
New Employee Orientation, Online Resources
The next new employee orientation is from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 in KL 232. For more information, visit the new employee orientation page.
The first few weeks in a new job can be challenging. To ease the stress of settling in,...
November 20, 2013
Gail Benedict, the administrative coordinator for the vice chancellor for Business and Administrative Services, has been with UC Merced since 2001. But she’s no stranger to university life, having worked at UC San Diego.
She has always held responsible positions, even outside academia...
November 19, 2013
Black Power * Flower Power, an acclaimed photography exhibit that captures the hippie culture in San Francisco and the African-American liberation movement in Oakland, will be shown at the UC Merced Art Gallery.
The images, taken by Pirkle Jones and Ruth-Marion Baruch, are on display through March...
November 19, 2013
University of California, Merced, Small Business Development Center Regional Network (UCM-SBDC) clients obtained $56.4 million in financing for small businesses during the FY2012-13 federal fiscal year.
The funding, in the form of loans and equity, is another example of how the network fosters...
November 19, 2013
During last month’s The Great California ShakeOut statewide earthquake drill, three building safety coordinators at the Castle Commerce Center seized the opportunity to hold a facilitywide evacuation drill.
To conduct the exercise, Diego Molina, Denise Silva and Mireille Smith used the...
November 19, 2013
The deadline to make 2014 Open Enrollment selections is approaching. Open Enrollment – the time to review your benefits and make changes or adjustments for the coming year – ends at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26.
For those who haven’t made their selections yet, Human Resources suggests...
