French Hall and Kearsley Street Projects Receive Awards
American School & University magazine recently selected the University of Michigan-Flint's renovation of David M. French Hall for "Outstanding Design" recognition in the classrooms category.
The Michigan Concrete Paving Association recently selected the Kearsley Street Reconnect project as the winner of the Special Innovative category of the association's Awards of Excellence.UM-Flint Selected FOX 66 Green Team Business Award Winner
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Poetry Under the Stars
When you think of a Planetarium, the study of the solar system or perhaps a laser show is something that may come to mind. However, in the coming months, the dome at Flint's Longway Planetarium will have a new use. Poetry with a love theme will be presented as part of the new "Poetry Under the Stars" series. Other presentations will cover rebirth, new beginnings, and faith. The presentations will have a multi-cultural flavor, one with Arabic and French to Polish and Spanish.
Campus Compact honors UM-Flint faculty member
Michigan Campus Compact (MCC) recently announced that Dr. Heather Laube, assistant professor of Sociology and Women and Gender Studies, will be honored with an MCC Faculty/Staff Community Service-Learning Award, the highest MCC bestows on faculty and staff in the state of Michigan.
Celebrate History As It Happens
The Office of the Chancellor and the American Democracy Project (ADP) are celebrating the
Inauguration by sponsoring a teach-in in the Michigan Rooms of University Center. The almost hour and a half event that begins at 10 a.m.will cover the history, purpose, and function of Presidential Inaugurations, what issues are facing the new administration and the country, and what it means to us all as students, community members, and Americans.
School of Management partners with top Romanian University
The University of Michigan-Flint School of Management (SOM) recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the leading Romanian University, Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza (UAIC), to facilitate exchanges and cooperative initiatives with the UM-Flint in areas of instruction, faculty and student exchange, applied research and faculty development
Memorial Service Set for Professor Wigston
There will be a memorial service this Friday, January 9, 1 p.m., at the Brown Funeral Home, 1480 Hill Road, Grand Blanc, for Dr. David Wigston, professor of biology in the University of Michigan-Flint College of Arts and Sciences. He was the former director of the University's Office of Research. He died at his home on the 29th of December after a long illness.