UC Merced Magazine | Commemorative Chronicle

July 15 — Carol Tomlinson-Keasey named the rst Chancellor

May 24 — Lisa Lopez, an elementary student from Delhi, Calif. submitted the winning entry for the school’s

May 19 — UC Regents vote to begin planning for a 10th University of California campus — to be placed in the Central Valley

o cial mascot the Golden Bobcat

May 18 — Merced is selected as campus site over Madera and Fresno

May 16 — First Lady Michelle Obama delivers the Commencement Address to the rst full graduating class of Bobcats

November 19 — UC Regents approve Merced 2020 Project — launching an unprecedented three-phased project to rapidly expand the campus

May 16 — Dorothy J. Leland becomes the third Chancellor September 22 — Bobcats host their rst intercollegiate contest, a women’s volleyball game