Dear Trustees,
We look forward to meeting with you next week and to seeing so many of you in person for our first on-campus board meeting since before the pandemic. If you haven't already, please be sure to indicate your planned attendance for the October 27 Board of Trustees meeting through the website here or by contacting Stephanie Sia at (209) 382-4142 or ucmfoundation@ucmerced.edu. Please specify if you will be participating in person or via Zoom so that we may properly prepare and accommodate for the group's needs.
We will spend time that day discussing the recently completed UC Merced Strategic Plan. Many of you shared feedback as the plan was being developed in the spring, and your thoughtful engagement was immensely appreciated. You are welcome to peruse the comprehensive plan here in preparation for the meeting.
For those who were unable to attend the State of the University earlier this month, you can view a recording here. Chancellor Muñoz delivered his annual address covering the present state and exciting future of our campus. We also had the opportunity to honor Trustee Dr. Hanimireddy Lakireddy and former Merced Mayor Michael Murphy, who were bestowed with the prestigious Chancellor's Medal last year.
Thank you all for your continued support and participation. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or needs.
E. Edward Klotzbier, JD
Vice Chancellor
President, UC Merced Foundation
Lisa Pollard Carlson
Associate Vice Chancellor
Vice President, UC Merced Foundation
Stephanie Sia
Director, Foundation Board
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UC Merced Foundation Intern: Introducing Hannah Meskienyar |
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Thanks to the continued generosity of Advocacy & Awareness Co-Chair Jack Oswald, we are excited to welcome student intern, Hannah Meskienyar, to our team to support the work of the board.
Hello! My name is Hannah Meskienyar and I am a fourth-year student majoring in Management and Business Economics. I was born and raised in the Bay Area and I am currently based in Merced for the remainder of the school year. Throughout my journey at UC Merced, I have been involved with the Women's Cross Country team, Alpha Kappa Psi professional business fraternity, and Golden Lynx as a student ambassador.
UC Merced has provided me with amazing opportunities and allowed me the chance to create genuine connections with my peers. UC Merced is a special place, where intelligent individuals gather to learn and reach their highest potentials. Students are able to further their knowledge, refine their skills, and discover what they want to do by getting involved with extracurriculars, Greek life, and other clubs on campus. I am lucky to say I have had the chance to grow with the university and my fellow Bobcats. After my undergraduate journey, I hope to utilize the skills I gain from UC Merced and this internship to pursue a career in human resources.
I am extremely appreciative of this opportunity to work with you all and I am thrilled to continue to learn and grow throughout my internship!
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Trustee Spotlight: Matthew Lee |
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Trustee Matthew Lee and his optometry office have continued to provide amazing opportunities for UC Merced students to receive invaluable experience and exposure to the field. They have 8 UC Merced interns this semester and recently hosted a lunch Q&A session for the students with the doctors from his office and student doctors from Western College of Optometry (pictured on the left). Dr. Lee has also continued to lead sessions for the Lead Pre-Health program this semester.
Thank you for your incredible support of our students and their success!
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Full Board Meetings
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 | RSVP
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
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Thank you to those who have already contributed to the 2021 Trustees' Impact Fund benefitting Student Success!
The fund has already made a positive impact, as a portion was allocated to provide faculty mentors for the San Joaquin Valley Food and Agriculture Cyberinformatics Tools and Science (FACTS) summer bridge program (read about the program here).
Thank you for all that you do to serve the needs of UC Merced and our incredible students.
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2021-2022 Trustee Resources |
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Entrepreneurship Speaker Series |
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Rachel Beisel
Fractional CMO and Entrepreneur
Thursday, October 21, 2021
4:00 pm
Rachel Beisel's entrepreneurship failures early in life fueled her ability to be hired first anywhere, then, to come full circle and become brave enough to begin building businesses again. Learn what lessons Rachel took away from her entrepreneurship journey, including differences of venture-backed vs. bootstrapped startups, how to get started building a business and to know when to fold ‘em, where to find your entrepreneurship community, and how to spin your failures to successes to get hired anywhere.
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Alice & Clifford Spendlove Prize |
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Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz
cordially invites you to a virtual ceremony honoring
Nadia Murad
as the 14th distinguished recipient of the
Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize
in Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
12:00 pm | Virtual
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Please reply by November 1
Human rights activist and recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, Nadia Murad, is a leading advocate for survivors of genocide and sexual violence. Her New York Times bestselling memoir, The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State, is a harrowing account of the genocide against the Yazidi people of Iraq and Nadia’s imprisonment by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS).
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Management of Phyllodes Tumors
Dr. Thelma Hurd
UC Merced Director of Medical Education
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
5:00 pm
The UC Merced Grand Rounds program is sponsored by the Office of Medical Education and UC Merced. This monthly series of interactive education sessions focuses on topics of interest to the San Joaquin Valley in clinical, community, and translational medicine, health sciences, public health and health systems. Grand Rounds is presented monthly from September – May at 5:00 pm on the second Tuesday of each month.
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More than 1,000 students registered to take part in the university’s 16th Bridge Crossing, organized by the UC Merced Alumni Association. The crossing represents the start of a Bobcat’s academic journey. After a welcome and send-off by Chancellor Muñoz, the students walked up to Scholars Lane, crossed Scholars Bridge, then passed through the silvery arms of the Beginnings sculpture.
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Distinguished UC Merced Director of Medical Education and public health Professor Dr. Thelma Hurd has been appointed the inaugural Thondapu Family Endowed Chair in Medical Education.
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Delivering his first in-person State of the University campus address, Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz outlined the progress UC Merced has achieved across many fields and laid out initial plans for investing a historic $20 million gift to the university.
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UC Merced’s largest research grant in its 16-year history aims to improve agricultural and environmental water resilience. The new $10 million collaborative focuses on water banking, trading, and improvements in data-driven management practices to arrive at a climate-resilient future in water-scarce regions of the United States.
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UC Merced undergraduates interested in pursuing field research and mentorship opportunities at one of the University of California Natural Reserve System (NRS) sites will now have access to vital scholarship support, thanks to a generous gift from Professor Marilyn L. Fogel and Christopher W. Swarth.
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In honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day, including the local Yokuts and Miwuk who first inhabited or passed through the land where the campus is located, UC Merced held a small blessing event at the newly constructed Toloma Grove reflection area on October 11. “Toloma” means “bobcat” in various dialects of Miwuk.
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Aparupa Sengupta, Ph.D., was asked to take her expertise in biosafety, focused primarily on developing and implementing safety procedures for the campus’s research facilities and high-containment labs, and apply it to a global pandemic.
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