cReating social mobility
BOBCATS BETTERING THEMSELVES AND FUTURE GENERATIONS
TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM
“The Central Valley has a harder time attracting teachers, even if they start here they tend to go to the bigger cities,” said Lynn Reimer, director of Education Programs at UC Merced.
Last year, the university launched the Teacher Preparation Programin an effort to train more teachers in the North Valley. To that point, students in the North Valley would have needed to travel to Fresno or Stanislaus for a credential program.
a pipeline for more diverse faculty
[UC Merced] undergraduates are more likely to assist faculty with original research—a boon to graduate school applications—than those at any other UC campus, according touniversity surveys. The percentage of alumni who go on to earn doctoral degrees is second to that of UC Berkeley and tied with other selective campuses such as UCLA and UC San Diego.
EXTENSION HELPS HIGH SCHOOLERS EARN UC CREDITS
A number of Orestimba High School students are getting a head start on their college studies via a new course offered on the local campus through UC Merced.
The 60 students enrolled in the series of four child development courses will, upon successful completion, have earned 12 units of UC credits during the current school year - as well as elective high school credits.
ALUMNI ENDOWMENTS
Viet Ta (‘10) and Janna Rodriguez (‘12) are the newest alumni establishing an endowed scholarship. Ta and Rodriguez join nine fellow alumni who have established endowed scholarships through pledges of $10,000.
“We hope this financial support will enable new generations to go on to do new things in technology, innovation, art, but also give the opportunity to someone who might not have the means.” - Rodriguez
PROGRAM TO REALIGN VETERANS WITH CIVILIAN LIFE
The Yosemite Veterans Education and Leadership Seminar, a unique, four-day experience focused on helping veterans access higher education, civilian life skills, family benefits and career pathways, kicks off late this summer at UC Merced and in Yosemite.
computer science workshop at lawrence livermore lab
Open to all UC Merced students, the workshop drew intense interest when it was announced, receiving nearly 60 applicants, according to UC Merced applied mathematics associate professor Suzanne Sindi.
“It’s especially meaningful for the students because these are areas that Lawrence Livermore is actually working on — these aren’t toy problems they made up just for this workshop...it gives them the chance to really see what kinds of things people do at Livermore.” - Sindi
