Resources
There are a number of resources that can support you on your journey while at UC Merced. Below is a snapshot of some of those resources.
Campus
We understand that Basic Needs has a direct impact on the mental-emotional-physical health, wellness, academic performance, professional development, and holistic success of our students.
The quality of life of our students has a major impact on their sense of belonging, persistence, graduation rate, and overall experience. Therefore, we refuse to accept hunger, malnourishment, and homelessness as part of our university.
- Bavneet Kaur, Assistant Director
- Email: bkaur23@ucmerced.edu
- Phone: 209.631.3871
Office: KL 184
Campus Advocacy, Resources and Education (CARE)
The Campus Advocacy, Resources and Education (CARE) Office provides response to and education about gender-based violence, including sexual violence, domestic/dating violence, and stalking. The CARE Office serves all individuals affiliated with UC Merced including students, staff, and faculty members.
- Yessenia Curiel, Program Director
- Email: ycuriel2@ucmerced.edu
- 209.233.1746
- Lynna Cano, Campus Advocate
- 209.386.2051
- Valara Villanueva, Prevention Education Coordinator
- 209.355.0763
Office: KL 107
Cat Cops (UC Merced Police Department)
The UC Merced Police Department serves the UC Merced community and associated university property 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The department is a full-service agency.
- Police Services
- Emergency Management
Our police officers, public safety dispatchers, community service officers, student volunteers, support staff and managers provide innovative and caring professional service to the community. Services include but are not limited to notifying first responders to reports violence on campus, RAD (Rape Aggression Defense) training for students, faculty and staff, and Safety Escorts.
Email: police@ucmerced.edu
Phone: 209.CAT.COPS (228.2677)
Counseling and Psychological Services
Counseling and Psychological Services exists to support each student’s academic pursuit by providing professional services that care for the emotional, personal and social wellbeing of students.
Email: counseling@ucmerced.edu
Phone: 209.228.4266
Office: CAPS offices are located on the first floor of the H. Rajender Reddy Health Center attached to the Joseph. E. Gallo Recreation and Wellness Center
WE ADVOCATE. WE CONNECT. WE CARE.
The Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Students at the University of California, Merced is a unit under the Division of Student Affairs that holistically promotes student development and advocates for student success through intentional programs and initiatives, collaborative partnerships, and policy/procedural development that enhance campus climate and facilitates the successful navigation of campus life. Utilizing a social justice orientation rooted in community cultural wealth, criticalness, collaboration, accountability, and care, the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Students is a central space for students, parents, staff, and faculty to receive assistance with navigating the complexity of student life. The Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Students supports the University’s mission and values while placing students first in all endeavors.
- Jonathan Grady, Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Students
- Best way to contact – jgrady2@ucmerced.edu
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- Platforms for meetings – Zoom & Phone
- Office Number 209.228.4482
- Armando Contreras, M.A.Ed., Assistant Dean of Students
- Best way to contact – acontreras39@ucmerced.edu
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- Platforms for meetings – Zoom & Phone
- Office Number 209.228.4482
- Emily Alpert, Administrative Assistant
- Best way to contact – ealpert@ucmerced.edu
- Office Number 209.228.4482
The purpose of LGBTQ+ Initiatives, within the Office of Social Justice Initiatives & Identity Programs, is to affirm the unique lives, identities and intersectionalities of our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans*, Two-Spirit, Queer, Questioning, Asexual, Intersex, Pansexual, Omnisexual, same gender loving people and ally students, and faculty and staff members. We encourage a supportive and inclusive environment by providing education, outreach and advocacy opportunities that assist our LGBTQ+ and ally students and faculty and staff members to achieve personal and academic excellence.
Email: lgbtq@ucmerced.edu
Phone: 209.228.2250
Office: KL 167A
Student Accessibility Services
The mission of Student Accessibility Services (SAS) is to promote equal educational access and full participation by and for students with disabilities in the rich academic and campus life environment at UC Merced.
Phone: 209.228.6996
Office: 222 Kolligian Library
Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
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- Dania Matos
- Deserie Cravalho-Crews
Office of Social Justice Initiatives
The Office of Social Justice. Initiatives & Identity Programs (SJIIP) aims to enhance the retention of our historically-underserved scholars and to foster an inclusive campus environment for all by providing opportunities for holistic development, intersectional community building, and student agency.
Office: KL 167
- Onar Primitivo, Director
- Best way to contact: oprimitivo@ucmerced.edu
- Phone:
- Lorene Fisher, Program Coordinator
- Best way to contact: lfisher3@ucmerced.edu
- Angi Baxter, LGBTQ+ Initiatives Coordinator
- Best way to contact: abaxter3@ucmercd.edu
- Phone: 209.228.2250
The mission of the Student Health Services is to help each student strive for maximum physical and emotional health while pursuing their academic and personal goals at UC Merced. Student Health Services is committed to providing the highest quality primary health care, in combination with health education and wellness promotion through caring, accessible and affordable services.
Email: health@ucmerced.edu
Phone: 209.228.2273
Office: Recreation and Wellness Building, Second Floor
Women's Programs, within the Office of Social Justice Initiatives &. Identity Programs, provides opportunities for the UC Merced community to learn, grow and reinforce the leadership and well-being of womxn. Through a continuous examination of power, privilege and the intersections of identity, Women’s Programs establishes a network of support and advocates for the positive educational and co-curricular experiences for all members of the UC Merced community while maintaining a specific focus on gender and womxn.
Email: womensprograms@ucmerced.edu
Office: KL 167
