• Maize and Blue Distinguished Scholars Selected

    The Scholarships, Awards and Special Events Committee has announced the graduates selected to receive the Maize and Blue Distinguished Scholar Award, the highest academic award bestowed upon a graduate of the University of Michigan-Flint. These awards will be given at the April 27, 2008 Commencement.

     

  • New Agreement Eases Transfer of OCC Business Students to UM-Flint

    Oakland Community College (OCC) and the University of Michigan-Flint School of Management have entered into a new partnership that will benefit OCC students seeking a bachelor's degree in business. A new articulation agreement, was signed Wednesday, April 2, by officials from both schools.

     

  • Faculty Member Selected Fulbright Scholar

    Another University of Michigan-Flint faculty member has been selected as a Fulbright Scholar grantee. Susan Gano-Phillips, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences will travel to Hong Kong for the 2008-09 academic year.

     

  • Jim Abbott to Speak at UM-Flint Commencement

    James "Jim" Abbott, Flint native and former U-M baseball pitcher who went on to play for several pro teams, will be the speaker at the University of Michigan-Flint's commencement ceremony on Sunday, April 27 at 2:30 p.m. in Perani Arena and Event Center. Abbott will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws, as well.

     

  • Sending Pennies to Cambodia

    Penny Wars have nothing to do with throwing pennies. In fact, they have everything to do with collecting them, and UM-Flint student nurses do that very well. The Penny Wars were started a few years ago as a fund raising activity for various nursing programs and projects.

     

  • Board of Regents Approves Construction of Kearsley Corridor

    The University of Michigan Board of Regents today authorized construction of a roadway through the university's Flint campus. The estimated $1.9-million project, to be funded by a grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, will reconnect two sections of E. Kearsley Street.

     

  • Regents Approve UM-Flint Journalism Program

    A new journalism program that emphasizes online and community news was approved at the May 15 meeting of the U-M Board of Regents for a fall launch at the University of Michigan-Flint.

     

  • New SOM Program Aims at Global Economy

    Annually in the United States international trade accounts for over 2 trillion dollars or about a quater of the total Gross National Product. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook, the growth of international business has contributed to an increase in demand for occupations that require comprehensive knowledge of international business and foreign languages. As a result, the University of Michigan-Flint School of Management (SOM) is offering a new international business concentration within the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Degree Program. It will help meet an ever-increasing demand by corporations to hire business graduates who have a background in international business.

     

  • Interim Dean Selected for SHPS

    Dr. Betty Velthouse has been named the interim dean for the School of Health Professions and Studies (SHPS). Velthouse joined the University of Michigan-Flint in 1990 as an assistant professor and was promoted to associate professor, with tenure, in 1996. She also served as area coordinator and director of academic programs for the School of Management and most recently completed an appointment as the senior advisor to the chancellor.