Articles written by UM-Flint News

  • Got an Old Cane? Get a Sweet deal!

    Do you have an old cane that you no longer need? The University of Michigan-Flint Urban Health and Wellness Center would like you to consider donating it. The Physical Therapy Unit at the Center along with the Genesee Health Plan are seeking donations of canes to provide to needy patients. In return, they'd like to give you a candy cane as a way of saying "thank you." The canes will go to patients who use the Urban Health and Wellness Center.

     

  • A Concert with a Twist and a Tweet

    The University of Michigan-Flint Jazz Ensemble is encouraging the use of social media at its up-coming concert on Wednesday, December 9, at 7:30 PM in the University Theatre.  


    This concert will have the added feature of "Twittering" during the program.  Interested members of the audience are encouraged to bring a laptop computer or web browser so that they may Tweet during the concert their questions, comments or dialogue about the music. 

     

     

  • December 2009 Commencement Update

    The Winter 2009 Commencement Ceremony for the University of Michigan-Flint will be held on December 13, at 2:30 p.m. in the Perani Arena and Event Center . About 300 students are expected to participate in the ceremony.

     

  • Veterans Day 2009

    The University of Michigan-Flint marked Veterans Day 2009 with its 11th Annual Remembrance Ceremony held in the morning, and the dedication of a new Student Veterans Resource Center.

     

  • UM-Flint's Part-Time MBA Program Ranked 9th in Midwest & 41st in Nation

    The University of Michigan-Flint's MBA program has been ranked among the top 10 part-time MBA programs in the Midwest by BusinessWeek. The magazine's latest rankings released on November 5, 2009, also places UM-Flint 41st nationally among part-time MBA programs.

     

  • UM-Flint Physical Therapy Department Enrollment Expansion

    The University of Michigan-Flint will substantially increase enrollment in its Physical Therapy Program (DPT). This move comes at a time when the nation is seeing a shortage of physical therapists. The expansion of the DPT Program will allow enrollment to increase by 50%. In the past, only 40 students per year could be accepted. The program is now planning to increase admittance to 60 students annually beginning in fall 2010.

     

  • Veterans Day at UM-Flint Highlighted by Opening of Student Veterans Center

    The traditional morning Remembrance Ceremony and the afternoon dedication of a new center for student veterans are all part of University of Michigan-Flint's 2009 observance of Veterans Day.

    The 11th annual Veterans Day Remembrance Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, November 11, in the Michigan Rooms (University Center). A light breakfast will be available beginning at 9 a.m. The program will begin promptly at 9:30.

     

  • UM-Flint Among Princeton Review's "Best 301 Business Schools"

    The School of Management at the University of Michigan-Flint is an outstanding business school, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company features the school in the new 2010 edition of its book, The Best 301 Business Schools.

     

  • Add "Excellence in Concrete Pavement" to UM-Flint Awards

    UM-Flint project was among those named by the American Concrete Pavement
    Association (ACPA) as a recipients of its 20th Annual "Excellence in Concrete Pavement Awards," the concrete pavement industry's most prestigious recognition of quality in concrete pavement placement and rehabilitation.