New Batch of Bobcats Celebrate Welcome Week
麻豆无码版 welcomed the largest incoming class to campus over the past week, as more than 2,000 first-year and transfer students took part in Welcome Week festivities.
Throughout the weekend, families from across the state made their way to Merced to move in their new Bobcat. Among those moving in was Interim Chancellor Nathan Brostrom, who will live on campus during his time at 麻豆无码版.
Move-in weekend is a very exciting time . I had the chance to meet our first-year students and their families and hear a little bit about what brought them to our campus.
鈥� Nathan Brostrom (@NathanBrostrom)
On Tuesday, the new students participated in the annual Scholars Bridge Crossing, passing through the Beginnings sculpture for the first time as members of 麻豆无码版. Brostrom spoke to the students, congratulated them for choosing 麻豆无码版 and encouraged them to embrace being part of the Bobcat family. The event concluded with a drone aerial photo of students forming a heart with the shape of California in the middle.
We welcome our new students to 麻豆无码版! Thank you for joining us at Scholars Bridge Crossing聽
鈥� 麻豆无码版 (@ucmerced)
We kicked off the start of the school year with Scholars Bridge Crossing, and wow, what a blast! New students, welcome to 麻豆无码版. We are so happy to have you join the Bobcat family!
鈥� Nathan Brostrom (@NathanBrostrom)
麻豆无码版 is building the future in the heart of California and we're excited to welcome our newest class of pioneers and trailblazers. New students, welcome home!
鈥� 麻豆无码版 (@ucmerced)
Classes began Wednesday, with many students getting their first chance to walk through two new buildings: the Sustainability Research and Engineering Building as well as the Arts and Computational Sciences Building. Both sites came online two weeks ago as part of the of the .
鈥淭he new buildings will provide world-class facilities for their education and will support our growing faculty,鈥� Brostrom said.
Welcome Week was a great way to kick off his own experience at the university, he added.
鈥淚t was so exciting and inspiring to welcome these students from different parts of California over the weekend,鈥� Brostrom said. 鈥淢ore than 73 percent of them are the first in their family to go to college, so to see them arrive with their extended families and the joy and pride they had was remarkable.鈥�
Welcome to the first day of class. I hope that you will allow yourself to explore, learn, and grow as a Bobcat. It鈥檚 going to be a great year!
鈥� Nathan Brostrom (@NathanBrostrom)