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$2 Million Gift From Hewlett Foundation To The University Of California for Merced Campus Site

May 30, 2001
SACRAMENTO — Leading up to his focus on the Central Valley on Friday, Governor Gray Davis today announced a grant of $2 million from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation for habitat preservation on the site of the new campus of the University of California, Merced. “This grant strengthens...

Unique cooperative venture forms "Chamber University" with Area Chambers of Commerce and Educational Institutions

May 14, 2001
“Give me a C-H-A-M-B-E-R!” That's the cheer that will be heard at a pep rally style kick-off for the Chamber University on May 24, 5 p.m. at the Sportsmen of Stanislaus Club, 819 Sunset Avenue, Modesto. The “Chamber U” is a unique cooperative effort between the Modesto, Turlock, Oakdale, Riverbank...

UC Merced Chancellor To Speak At Mariposa Event

May 6, 2001
Merced, CA — UC Merced Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey will be a featured speaker at the upcoming Thomas Jefferson Dinner in Mariposa on April 21, 2001, it was announced today. Tomlinson-Keasey will discuss educational access for the San Joaquin Valley and Sierra Nevada regions, and update the...

California Assembly Budget Committee Supports Funding For UC Merced

April 26, 2001
Sacramento, CA — The California State Assembly Subcommittee on Education Finance yesterday [Wednesday, April 25, 2001] unanimously approved $162.4 million in funds for UC Merced in the proposed state budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The action came after testimony to the committee by UC Merced...

Packard Foundation Donates More Than $11 Million To University Of California For Acquisition Of Proposed Merced Campus Site

March 20, 2001
Merced, Ca. — Education, the environment, and student access to funding for higher education are bolstered as a result of an historic agreement announced today by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and the University of California. With a grant in excess of $11 million from the Packard...

University of California to Acquire Virginia Smith Trust Land and Augment Trust Endowment with $11 Million Packard Grant

March 20, 2001
Merced, CA — With funds received from an historic grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the University of California today announced plans to acquire the 7,030-acre Virginia Smith Trust [VST] parcel northeast of the City of Merced for the proposed 10th UC campus and create a natural...

California Senate Budget Committee Reinstates Funding For UC Merced

March 14, 2001
MERCED, CA — The California State Senate Subcommittee on Education today reinstated $162.4 million in funds for UC Merced into the proposed state budget for the upcoming fiscal year, reversing an action taken two weeks ago that removed all one-time funding allocations from the budget. The...

Ohio State Engineering Dean Selected For Top UC Merced Post

February 20, 2001
MERCED, CA — David B. Ashley, dean of the College of Engineering at The Ohio State University, has been named Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost of the University of California, Merced, it was announced today by UC Merced Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey. The appointment is subject to approval...

UC Merced and Merced County File EIR Notices For New Campus

February 15, 2001
MERCED, CA — The University of California, Merced and the County of Merced today filed important documents in the state permitting process for the new UC Merced campus, it was announced by UC Merced Vice Chancellor for Physical Planning Clifford Graves and Merced County Administrative Officer/UC...

Founding University Librarian Appointed for UC Merced

February 14, 2001
MERCED, CA — Veteran librarian R. Bruce Miller will merge the traditional and technological worlds of information resources as Founding University Librarian for the University of California, Merced. Miller's selection as the head librarian for the first new United States research university of the...

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