Merced Community College

‘This isn’t a wellness program; it’s more than that. It’s about relationships and mental health.’ By LUCIANA CHAVEZ Jonae Pistoresi found herself swimming in research that kept shouting at her, “There’s more here!” Pistoresi was keeping up with best practices on employee development, which is her purview as a business professor at the…

The Merced College freshman slumped down in front of peer tutor Alex Gonzales and complained, “I’m bad at English.” Gonzales replied, “Let’s take it slow…

Carmen Ramirez vividly remembers the looks of pride on her parents’ faces when she graduated from Merced College. It’s the same looks that the Merced…

Energized by new initiatives to improve student access and enrollment, and a community willing to invest in campus expansion with new facilities and programs, Merced College — the largest institution of higher education in the region — is considered “stronger than ever before.” Those are the words of Merced College President Chris …

Elaine Craig, Merced College’s director of Business, Industry and Community Services, is looking forward to this summer’s Merced College for Kids classes to…

The Merced College Foundation has announced Wednesday, May 8, as the date for the seventh annual State of the College Address & Luncheon. This year,…

You truly never know where or when inspiration is going to strike. Blake Brigham certainly didn’t see his moment coming from a softball game. It could have been a scene from America’s Funniest Home Videos, as his girlfriend’s father tried make his lawn chair work on a set of bleachers and inevitably fell over. For most, the scene would…