UC Merced welcomed a sea of blue and gold as nearly 2,400 students were celebrated at the annual Scholars Bridge Crossing event. The campus tradition serves as a symbolic start to the academic journey for first-year and transfer students. The students crossed Scholars Bridge – cheered on by members of the campus community – and passed through the Beginnings sculpture. They then formed the university's Big M logo on the Carol Tomlinson-Keasey Quad. #LetTheJourneyBegin #UCMercedTraditions #UCMfirs

The Merced 2020 Project is the largest public-private partnership social infrastructure project completed in U.S. history and will enable the UC’s newest and fastest-growing campus to accommodate up to 10,000 students. https://bit.ly/2DCkCvU | UC Merced

First stop: Explore UC Merced’s campus. Next up: You pick! We’re two hours from everything, from Yosemite to Pacific beaches. | UC Merced

Explore UC Merced and experience the endless possibilities. #buildingthefuture | UC Merced

Cows or cosmos? Whether you make a better world or study entire galaxies, your research opportunities are endless here. | UC Merced