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The Great Valley Center and the
University of California, Merced announced a partnership
on November 17, 2005 that combines GVC’s networks
and resources with the world-class research capacity of
the state's newest University of California campus.
This partnership is a natural
extension of the Great Valley Center’s ongoing commitment
to ensure a sustainable future for California’s
Great Central Valley from Redding to Bakersfield. The
Great Valley Center's ongoing work will be energized by
collaborative opportunities with university system’s
top scholars.
As the partnership evolves,
the Great Valley Center will continue to provide regionally-focused
data and information, facilitate leadership development
programs for elected officials and teenagers, and assist
in the coordination of regional projects on issues such
as Highway 99 and the recently formed California Partnership
for the San Joaquin Valley. As the university grows, it
will draw on the Great Valley Center's network of community
leaders, nonprofits, elected officials and businesses
to fulfill its educational mission.
The Center will continue
to raise funds to support its work and we are counting
on your help to make this partnership a success. The James
Irvine Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
have pledged significant transitional support as the Great
Valley Center begins working with the University.
By working together to improve
the region's economy and educational attainment, we
hope to help the people of California's fastest growing
region make positive, long term public policy choices.
What People
Are Saying About the Partnership
"The partnership of the Great Valley Center
and the University of California at Merced offers
much promise for our area. The Great Valley Center
brings a balanced vision for the future and the
University of California at Merced brings world
renowned research capabilities to meeting the
challenges
facing the valley. They will be a great partnership."
—
Darlene Mohlke, Director of Governmental & Community
Affairs, Castle & Cooke
"The Great Valley Center — working together
with the newest University of California campus,
U.C. Merced — in this new partnership brings
to the Central Valley a new model for civic engagement,
regional focus and training for the next generation
of the valley's leaders."
— Helen M. Thomson, Chair, Yolo County Board
of Supervisors
"Connecting the GVC's civic mission and
UC Merced's education and research mission will
be very beneficial to the Central Valley. The synergies
that will result from the affiliation of these two
crown jewels of the Central Valley will yield benefits
to all of us in the Valley."
— Peter Weber, Co-chair, Fresno Regional Jobs
Initiative
"I have worked very closely with the Great
Valley Center throughout my career, and am proud
to have played a leading role in the establishment
of UC Merced. I am thrilled that these two great
institutions are joining forces to build a brighter
future for the Central Valley."
— Congressman Dennis Cardoza
"The partnership between the Great Valley
Center and the University of California, Merced
can provide enhanced services to the Great Central
Valley. I am so pleased the Center's work will continue
to include the Sacramento Valley. GVC has been a
wonderful resource for us and we look forward to
a relationship that includes the newest UC!"
— Helen Baumann, El Dorado County Board
of Supervisors
"UC Merced
shares many of the same hopes and aspirations for
the Central Valley as
the Great Valley Center. By working together to
improve the region's economy and educational attainment,
we hope to help the people of California's fastest-growing
region make positive, long-term public policy choices.
Our faculty will use the expanded research
mission of the Center as an opportunity to involve
talented and motivated students in solving the
most important problems facing our community."
— UC
Merced Chancellor Carol-Tomlinson Keasey
"The Great Valley Center's community connections
and networking strengths will fortify research
work at UC Merced, and UC researchers will offer
important resources for the Center in return."
— Robert
C. Dynes, President, University of California
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