Electric Vehicle Pioneer Starts Work at UC Merced
UC Merced's electrical engineering major only started a year ago. But it's already made some significant accomplishments and attracted researchers digging into exciting projects.
At the Calvin E. Bright Success Center (BSC), we seek to make sure that every scholar feels as if they belong at the University of California, Merced and have the resources to thrive academically, personally, and professionally. The BSC has a dual purpose of supporting the retention and success of every UC Merced scholar. While also supporting the most resilient, determined, and systemically oppressed student populations that exist in higher education today. This is challenging & rewarding work that requires intense collaborations (with campus and community partners) and intentional community building strategies to ensure students experience our programs and services as supportive and enhancing to their college experience.
The BSC works to welcome and support scholars before they even join campus. For some BSC programs, we support potential scholars applying to UC Merced. Since they choose UC Merced and come to campus we lead them through New Student Orientation, and connect with the peer mentors and other campus resources designed to support their wholistic success while attending UC Merced. By participating in a BSC program or service, every UC Merced scholar increases their chances of graduating successfully!
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BSC Newsletter by Stephen Smith
UC Merced's electrical engineering major only started a year ago. But it's already made some significant accomplishments and attracted researchers digging into exciting projects.
The Huntington Library in San Marino is one of the world’s greatest sources for independent research in the humanities, with documents and artifacts that span 11 centuries. Scholars from more than 30 nations visit its reading rooms or tap into its digital services.
Each year, the library awards 15 long-term fellowships for high-quality research. Of those, six are named distinguished fellows, an honor for exceptional work in their field of study.
Shannon Lee – whose extensive resume includes roles as author, producer and legacy-keeper of her father, martial arts icon Bruce Lee -- visited UC Merced on March 6 as a special guest speaker. The event, held in recognition of Women’s History Month, spotlighted her career highlights, not only as Bruce Lee Foundation chair and Bruce Lee Family Companies CEO, but her many creative endeavors that are introducing her father’s philosophies and artistry to new generations of martial arts fans.
Each spring, master’s and doctoral students across UC Merced’s 18 graduate groups are invited to contend in the campus’s Grad Slam Finals. They are given three minutes and one visual slide to present their research to a panel of non-specialist judges.
This year’s competition will take place during Research Week on Wednesday, March 12, in the Dr. Vikram and Priya Lakireddy Grand Ballroom in the Conference Center.
