This site serves as a hub for opportunities, programs and services that promote success for currently enrolled UC Merced students. The president's office announced that a nationwide search for Tomlinson-Keasey's replacement will begin shortly. UC Merced’s Success Anywhere website supports student success by providing support, guidance, and resources that equip students to pursue their educational journey. Robert Dynes, who now serves as UC president, said: "All of us at the University of California owe Carol Tomlinson-Keasey a debt of gratitude for the tremendous energy, skill, enthusiasm and devotion she has brought to the creation of UC Merced." She was named founding chancellor the next year - and joined the university's two other employees in temporary quarters at Merced College. In 1998, then-UC President Richard Atkinson named her to direct planning for UC Merced. She left Davis in 1997 upon being appointed the UC system's first vice provost for academic initiatives. She served as dean of the College of Letters and Science in 1994-95. She was a professor and administrator at UC Riverside for many years before coming to UC Davis as vice provost for academic planning and personnel in 1992. During her sabbatical, she said, she plans to document UC Merced's early history. She said she will vacate the chancellor's office on Aug. Tomlinson-Keasey, a developmental psychologist, said she is looking forward to a return to teaching and scholarship.
"I'm looking forward to having my family move up the list a couple of notches." "This is a very intense and demanding position, and over the years one tends to put family priorities down the list," she said, according to the Times. But she said health concerns did not factor in her decision. The Los Angeles Times noted that Tomlinson-Keasey was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001 and underwent treatment. I am extremely proud of this new campus, its world-class faculty and the pioneering group of students whose diversity reflects the future of California." She noted "seven very intense and demanding years" that went into establishing the university.īut, she added, "It has been the opportunity of a lifetime. "UC Merced provides another educational avenue for the state's burgeoning student population, brings a research faculty to address the issues of our era, and shines a beacon of opportunity to students in the region," Tomlinson-Keasey said. It is the 10th UC, the first in the San Joaquin Valley and the first research university to open in the United States in the 21st century. 5 last year with nearly 900 students - and a plan for eventual enrollment of about 25,000 within 30 years. Fairy shrimp and vernal pools kept UC from its preferred construction site, and the planning process started anew for adjacent property in the foothills east of Merced. But her association with UC Merced goes back seven years, during which time she guided the project from planning to construction, and from faculty hiring to the first admissions.Īlong the way, the project overcame political and financial hurdles, not to mention environmental obstacles. Her announcement last week came a little more than six months after the Merced campus's official opening. "I am ready to pass the baton," said Tomlinson-Keasey, 63, adding that she will continue her association with the Merced campus by teaching psychology there starting in the fall of 2007, after taking a yearlong sabbatical. If you have problems with your UC Merced email account, contact OIT.Carol Tomlinson-Keasey, UC Merced's founding chancellor and a former UC Davis administrator, announced that she will step down as leader of the newest campus in the UC system. You will receive messages on your UC Merced email from Admissions, Financial Aid, Office of the Registrar, your professors, your academic advisor, and many other offices.Ĭontact the Office of Information Technology (OIT) Service Hub if you need help as you set up email or connect your devices.įor a step-by-step guide, click on Email Configuration at this link. The COVID-19 testing program will remain cost-free to UC Merced students and employees through rapid, antigen. Log on to your student portal at .Īt UC Merced, email is the official means of communication. As of, rapid antigen tests will be distributed through Student Health Services front desk for testing participants to pick up during the following business hours: Monday Friday. Include your first and last name and UC Merced ID number in all emails.ĭue to federal privacy regulations, the Bobcat Advising Center advisors will contact you only on your UC Merced email account.
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