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Two years after retiring from the California Highway Patrol after a distinguished 38-year career, a relaxed Sam Samra got a call from the office of freshman U.S. Congressman John Duarte.

By the end of the 2022-23 academic year, Merced College’s Los Banos campus will have grown by an entire building and, for the first time in its history, a full graduation ceremony.

When Merced College turns to the horizon to ponder its future or looks back to reflect upon its history, the Cunningham family is usually there, looking in the same direction.

Brandon Leake, the first spoken-word poet to be named champion of America’s Got Talent, will host a special evening of performances by local poets, rappers and writers at 4:30 p.m. May 2 at the Merced College Admin Amphitheater (in front of the Administration Building on the Merced campus).

Merced College is proud to host “Eyes of Freedom,” a traveling memorial dedicated to honoring the service and sacrifice of all military veterans, from April 28 to May 1 at the Merced College Theater.

During a Friday morning assembly at Planada Elementary School, the Associated Students of Merced College (ASMC) shared the bounty of a recent donation drive meant to help Planada students who lost homes, access to portions of their school, and so much more after their community flooded in January.

The day we caught up with Lindsay Roe, assistant director of Merced College’s Registered Nursing Program, she and her colleagues were preparing for upcoming site visits by the California Board of Registered Nursing. The board in April will begin a tri-annual accreditation review and evaluate the college’s new request to expand enrollment.

It might be reductive to say that area administrative coordinators work “behind the scenes” to ensure students complete their goals.

Plans to produce more health practitioners in Merced County, a place that desperately needs them, are finally coming to fruition. In January, Merced College expanded its well-regarded registered nursing program in two significant ways.

The Merced College Theater Department proudly presents a family-friendly production of The Sound of Music, opening Friday, March 24, with performances scheduled throughout the weekend and into next week.