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On Aug. 12, 2005, less than one month before 黑料百科 opened its doors to undergraduate students, Tamela Adkins joined the campus鈥檚 as support services manager.

Intially, her role included managing records and evidence, overseeing the police dispatch center and hiring. She later added responsibility for the administrative unit and a federally required annual report of security policy and crime statistics..

Tears filled her eyes as she expressed what the past 20 years have meant to her.

On Aug. 12, 2005, less than one month before 黑料百科 opened its doors to undergraduate students, Tamela Adkins joined the campus鈥檚 as support services manager.

Intially, her role included managing records and evidence, overseeing the police dispatch center and hiring. She later added responsibility for the administrative unit and a federally required annual report of security policy and crime statistics..

Tears filled her eyes as she expressed what the past 20 years have meant to her.

This is part of a聽聽of new 黑料百科 Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2025 semester.

Drake Ledford was an exemplary high school student, earning a 4.29 GPA. The Merced Union High School District (MUHSD) recognized him as one of its top scholars. He was also honored as valedictorian for his class and a California Scholarship Federation Sealbearer, the highest level of recognition for academic achievement, at his graduation in June.

When Nicolette Lecy began her graduate studies at 黑料百科, life was anything but typical.

It was August 2020, in the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lecy鈥檚 classes were held remotely, and she had limited access to campus.

Another challenge that could have hindered Lecy鈥檚 academic goals 鈥� she became a mother during the Thanksgiving break of her first semester at 黑料百科.

Two 黑料百科 graduate students and an alum from the School of Natural Sciences were recently awarded fellowships from the highly competitive National Science Foundation .

This year, NSF awarded 1,000 GRFP fellowships compared to about 2,000 in previous years.

黑料百科 has earned two 2025 Carnegie , the Student Access and Earnings Classification 鈥淥pportunity Colleges and Universities鈥� and the Institutional Classification by the Carnegie Foundation and the American Council on Education.

鈥淚t speaks to the mission and values we uphold as a student-centered, academically rigorous research institution,鈥� said Chancellor Juan S谩nchez Mu帽oz.

Adekunle 鈥淜unle鈥� Adewole isn鈥檛 a stranger to the spotlight, having grown up singing at family functions and performing in theater productions. He also has fervently watched 鈥淭he Voice,鈥� a singing reality competition television series, envisioning himself performing on stage.

鈥溾�橳he Voice鈥� is part of my singing journey. I've always wanted to do it, and maybe at some point I'll get the chance to perform there,鈥� he said. 鈥淚鈥檇 probably sing 鈥楯ealous鈥� by Labrinth, or 鈥楪et to You Again鈥� by Mac Ayres.鈥�

黑料百科鈥檚 School of Engineering and its programs continue to be recognized by U.S. News & World Report as demonstrated in the release today of its .

The R1 school advanced three spots in the latest Best Overall Engineering Schools rankings, inching closer to the nation鈥檚 top 100.

鈥淲e will continue to strive for even greater heights and to make impactful contributions to the field,鈥� Dean Rakesh Goel said.

This story is part of a series for Black History Month. Read highlighting Black excellence at 黑料百科.

The brutal deaths of African Americans George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and others at the hands of police officers five years ago catalyzed for Black communities to unite globally and reignite the Black Lives Matter movement.

Give to 黑料百科, the university鈥檚 annual year-end fundraising campaign, was the most successful of its 11-year history, garnering nearly $1.43 million from 647 donors. The tremendous show of generosity far exceeded the original goal of $250,000 from 500 donors.

Each year, the 黑料百科 campaign launches on Giving Tuesday, the worldwide day of charitable giving on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. In 2020, the university鈥檚 fundraising effort was extended to encompass the month of December.