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UM-Flint to Offer Special Help to Unemployed or Underemployed

The University of Michigan-Flint is hosting a special, day-long event to help folks in need of getting their career back on track. "I'm Laid Off, NOW WHAT?" is a program that will present a rare opportunity to meet with career experts for FREE to learn the most effective career planning, and job search techniques. It will be held Wednesday, March 3, from, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 111, French Hall.

 

Winter 2010 Enrollment at UM-Flint hits record High

Enrollment at the University of Michigan-Flint has increased for the Winter 2010 Semester with a 12% growth in graduate and an almost 8% (7.9) jump in undergrad students compared to last year. The overall increase is almost 8% (7.9).

 

Extreme Makeover: Campus Bookstore Edition

This spring, the campus bookstore will undergo a significant renovation that, once completed will create a more open and inviting space to serve not only the campus but the community of Flint. During the approximately three week renovation, the bookstore will be freshly painted with softer tones, enhanced with upgraded fixtures, and reconfigured to better handle peak shopping periods creating a more enjoyable shopping experience. In addition to the physical changes, an annual donation of $15,000 will be placed in the "Barnes & Noble Scholarship" fund for UM-Flint students.

 

UM-Flint Prepares for 2010 MLK Observance

Would you trade a day of service for a one day pass to a Walt Disney World or Disneyland theme park? That will be an option available to those who volunteer at various sites around Flint during the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on Monday January 18.

This year, the University of Michigan-Flint is partnering with the Hands on Network and Disney to encourage volunteerism. When you sign up to volunteer (and your service is completed and verified) you will get a one day admission pass free.

 

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.

 

UM-Flint Students Selected for Special Scholarships

Four University of Michigan -Flint students have been selected to each receive a $1,000 scholarship as part of an effort to promote higher education within the Hispanic Community.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Memorial service set for UM-Flint's first registrar

The first registrar at the University of Michigan-Flint, Mogens F Jensen, age 85, died Sunday, September 20 at Genesys Hospice Care Center in Goodrich. Mogens, of Grand Blanc, was born in Denmark in 1924. He moved to the United States and married Jean Horton in 1955 in Ann Arbor.

 

UM-Flint Sets Record Enrollment

The University of Michigan-Flint has set a new enrollment record for fall 2009 with 7,773 students, an increase of 513 students or 7.1% when compared to last fall's record setting enrollment of 7,260.

For the fifth consecutive year, graduate enrollment continued to grow as more students pursue graduate degrees in high demand programs such as business, computer science and healthcare. Graduate student enrollment reached 1,192, an increase of 7.9% over fall 2008

 

New Dean Named for SEHS

A University of Michigan-Flint faculty member has been named dean for the School of Education and Human Services (SEHS). The appointment of Mary Jo Finney, Ph.D., is effective September 1, 2009.

 

UM-Flint named a "Best in the Midwest College"

The University of Michigan-Flint is one of the best colleges and universities in the Midwest according to The Princeton Review.
"We select the schools we recommend as our 'regional best' colleges primarily for their excellent academic programs," says Robert Franek, Princeton Review's V.P., publishing.

 

University of Michigan-Flint Tuition for 2009-2010 Academic Year

The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved a 6.5 percent increase in undergraduate tuition for students at the University of Michigan-Flint.

UM-Flint's proposed budget for 2009-2010 also included a 4.9 percent increase in graduate tuition and an 8.5 percent increase in institutional financial aid.

 

UM-Flint Provost Headed to EMU

The University of Michigan-Flint provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, has been named provost and executive vice president for Eastern Michigan University (EMU) pending approval by the EMU Board of Regents.

Provost Jack Kay has held the position on the Flint campus for the past five years.

 

Maize-The UM-Flint Falcon

A Peregrine Falcon chick has been moved to a University of Michigan-Flint building. According to the Michigan DNR, this is the first time they have a moved a chick from a building where it was born.

 

2009 Faculty and Staff awards

University of Michigan-Flint Provost Jack Kay has announced that ten faculty and staff have been selected to receive awards for excellence. The recipients will be honored at the Fall Academic Convocation scheduled for September 11. Those selected for the award were nominated by colleagues and selected by the Scholarships, Awards, and Special Events Committee.

 

New UM-Flint Program Welcomes Student Veterans to Campus

The University of Michigan-Flint recognizes that returning veterans may experience unique challenges as they transition from military life to a civilian and student life. Accordingly, the University has created the Student Veterans Support Program (SVSP) to address this need. The program offers a centralized source of information and support for returning veterans as they strive to transition seamlessly.

 

University in China Joins Growing List of UM-Flint International Partners

A regional campus of one of China's premier universities will work with the University of Michigan-Flint to develop programs that will send students to both countries.

Recently, representatives of Ningbo Institute of Technology (NIT), signed an agreement that will facilitate future cooperation between the two schools. NIT is a regional campus of the Zhejiang University which is one of the major universities in China. There are over 10,000 students in six schools.