| Juan Sánchez Muñoz | |
|---|---|
| |
| 4th Chancellor of the University of California, Merced | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Dorothy Leland |
| 19th President of University of Houston-Downtown | |
In office 2017–2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of California, Santa Barbara (BA) California State University, Los Angeles (MA) University of California, Los Angeles (PhD)[1] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States
|
| Service/branch |  United States Marines
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| Years of service | 1986–1992 (reserve) |
| Rank |  Sergeant
|
| Battles/wars | Operation Desert Storm |
Juan Sánchez Muñoz (born 1967[2]) is the fourth Chancellor for the University of California, Merced.[3] Previously before coming to Merced Muñoz served as President of the University of Houston - Downtown.[4] He is the schools first Hispanic chancellor, son of farm workers, and a California native.[5][6] He is on the board of directors for numerous community and nonprofits organizations including the Excelencia in Education, Gallo Center for the Arts, Bay Area Council, and the Yosemite Conservancy.[3][7][8] Additionally he has served the California Governors Council for Post-Secondary Education on the Fresno K-16 Collaborative which aimed to increase the number of undergraduate degrees earned by residents in the Greater Fresno area.[9][10][11]
He served in the United States Marine Corp Reserves and was honorably discharged at the rank of sergeant.[12]
References[]
- ↑ "UC Merced's new chancellor talks about changing lives" (in en). 2020-05-22. https://abc30.com/uc-merced-chancellor-juan-sanchez-munoz/6203172/.
- ↑ "Munoz, Juan Sanchez, 1967- - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002077828.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz | Office of the Chancellor". https://chancellor.ucmerced.edu/meet-chancellor/munoz.
- ↑ "Dr. Juan Sánchez Muñoz, President of the University of Houston, Downtown | Division of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access". https://idea.unt.edu/dr-juan-s%C3%A1nchez-mu%C3%B1oz-president-university-houston-downtown.
- ↑ "New UC Merced chancellor is a farmworker's son and UC alum" (in en-US). 2020-05-21. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-21/son-of-farmworker-and-uc-alum-named-new-uc-merced-chancellor.
- ↑ "UC Merced's Incoming Chancellor On The University's Future" (in en). 2020-05-29. https://www.kvpr.org/education/2020-05-29/uc-merceds-incoming-chancellor-on-the-universitys-future.
- ↑ "Alumni Spotlight: Juan Sánchez Muñoz, Chancellor, UC Merced" (in en). https://seis.ucla.edu/news/alumni-spotlight-juan-sanchez-munoz-chancellor-uc-merced.
- ↑ "In The Margins: EP 26 Breaking Barriers In Higher Education - An Interview with Chancellor Munoz" (in en). https://diverseeducation.libsyn.com/ep-26-chancellor-munoz.
- ↑ "Fresno K-16 Collaborative | California Governor's Council for Post-Secondary Education" (in en). https://postsecondarycouncil.ca.gov/initiatives/fresno-k-16-collaborative/.
- ↑ "Juan Sánchez Muñoz | California Governor's Council for Post-Secondary Education" (in en). https://postsecondarycouncil.ca.gov/initiatives/fresno-k-16-collaborative/saul-jimenez-sandoval-vice-chair-2/.
- ↑ "Governor Newsom Announces Appointments 12.7.20" (in en). 2020-12-07. https://www.gov.ca.gov/2020/12/07/governor-newsom-announces-appointments-12-7-20/.
- ↑ "Bio-Juan-Sanchez". https://www.nadohe.org/bio-juan-sanchez.
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