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Inspiration and Encouragement from First Lady Michelle Obama Highlight Historic Commencement for UC Merced's Inaugural Class

May 16, 2009
MERCED, Calif. — With First Lady Michelle Obama providing inspiration and encouragement, and with more than 12,000 attendees cheering them on, some 350 members of the University of California, Merced’s historic inaugural class were awarded bachelor’s degrees today at the four-year-old university’s...

Inspiration and Encouragement from First Lady Michelle Obama Highlight Historic Commencement for UC Merced’s Inaugural Class

May 16, 2009
With First Lady Michelle Obama providing inspiration and encouragement, and with more than 12,000 attendees cheering them on, some 350 members of the University of California, Merced's historic inaugural class were awarded bachelor's degrees today at the four-year-old university's first full...

Remarks by First Lady Michelle Obama at UC Merced's 2009 Commencement

May 16, 2009
For Immediate Release The White HouseOffice of the First Lady Remarks by First Lady Michelle Obama at the University of California, Merced,2009 Commencement MRS. OBAMA: Thank you. Thank you so much, Class of 2009. (Applause.) All I can say is wow, and good afternoon, everyone. I am so proud of...

Commencement Speech by Jason Castillo, UC Merced Senior, Class of 2009

May 16, 2009
JASON CASTILLO: Welcome Graduates, Family and other Esteemed Guests. “Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” (PAUSE) These words by Ralph Waldo Emerson best exemplify UC Merced and the founding class.  We started this university and as the founding...

Remarks by Founding Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey Delivered by M.R.C. Greenwood

May 16, 2009
Thank you for this honor and let me say it was a pleasure to help build this campus. Its early success is a tribute to these graduating students and the faculty. Let me congratulate the faculty first. We had just 55 ladder rank faculty on opening day, and they had to accomplish Herculean tasks—...

Remarks by Chancellor Steve Kang at the UC Merced 2009 Commencement

May 16, 2009
CHANCELLOR STEVE KANG: First Lady Michelle Obama, Distinguished Guests, Class of 2009, Parents and other family members, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, Students and Guests, it is my honor to welcome you to this year’s commencement ceremony. I want to set aside this special moment to ask the families and...

UC Merced Earns Two More LEED Gold Certifications, Makes Strides in Achieving a Sustainable Campus

May 13, 2009
MERCED, Calif. – The University of California, Merced, continues to strike “gold” with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and has made several recent steps towards achieving a sustainable future. Two more campus buildings - Sierra Terraces and the Joseph Edward Gallo Recreation &...

Study Suggests Bioelectricity Could Be More Efficient than Ethanol to Power Vehicles

May 7, 2009
MERCED, Calif. - Concerns over petroleum gas prices and long-term effects of greenhouse gas emissions on the environment have prompted scientists to look for alternative renewable energy sources for transportation use. One of the questions at hand is determining what that preferred technology...

A Message from Chancellor Kang About Commencement

May 5, 2009
Dear Campus Community: A recent story in the Merced Sun-Star called attention to the growing cost of our upcoming Commencement ceremony, noting that the price tag has increased significantly since the First Lady confirmed her attendance. The Associated Press, the Chronicle of Higher Education...

QSB Students Create PSAs

May 1, 2009
Graduatestudents in the Current Topics inQuantitative and Systems Biologycourse, QSB 290, are getting the opportunity to create public service announcements (PSAs) with help from a former scientist turned acclaimed filmmaker. Students will work with former evolutionary ecologist Randy Olson...

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