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Immediate Release UC Merced Chancellor's inauguration and founding celebration scheduled for Friday, October 25 MERCED - The University of California, Merced will hold the inauguration of Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey on Friday, October 25, 2002. The event is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. with the inauguration ceremony and founding celebration at the future sight of the campus, to be followed by a community luncheon at Lake Yosemite County Park. The inauguration is a formal academic ceremony marking the installation of the Merced campus Chancellor by the University of California President Richard C. Atkinson and the UC Regents. The ceremony will include the participation of visiting faculty members from the UC system and other institutions, who will march in an academic procession. Attendance at the inauguration ceremony and founding celebration is free, however, seating is limited. Members of the public who wish to attend are invited to register for free tickets by contacting UC Merced’s Office of Special Events and Protocol through E-mail: eventsatucm@ucop.edu or by fax at 209-724-4424. For more information, please call 209-724-4438. The UC Merced community luncheon following the inauguration is sponsored by the Merced Chamber of Commerce, and will include a picnic luncheon. All members of the community are welcome to attend at no charge. UC
Merced is the 10th campus of the UC system, and is expected to open
its main site in Merced in fall 2004 with an initial 1,000 students.
The campus will in subsequent years and decades grow to be a vibrant
center for 25,000 students. Today, more than 100 educators and professionals
that comprise the UC Merced staff are planning the physical and
academic infrastructure for the campus. |