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  • 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.

     

  • 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.

     

  • UM-Flint to Receive Award for Smart Commute

    Participation in the 2008 Smart Commute Commuter Challenge has earned the University of Michigan-Flint and award for its commitment to make the Flint area a healthier place.

     

  • COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING – MAY 7, 8 and 9th

    Looking for a environmentally friendly way to dispose of old computers, TV's, monitors and a wide variety of other electronic products? The University of Michigan-Flint is joining with two other partners to give you an opportunity to get rid of those unwanted items at a free electronic waste recycling event.

     

  • May 2009 Commencement

    Nearly 540 graduate and undergraduate students participated in the May 3, 2009 Commencement ceremonies at the Perani Arena and Event Center.
    Former Speaker of the Michigan House and founder of the Crim festival of Races, Bobby Crim, was awarded a Doctor of Laws honorary degree..

     

  • UM-Flint offers new program to help teachers become administrators

    The University of Michigan-Flint is offering an online/weekend master's degree program for elementary and secondary teachers ready to make the move into school administration. The program, called WebPlus, will now be available at two locations: the Oakland Community College campus in Auburn Hills and UM-Flint campus in downtown

     

  • UM-Flint Prepares for Chancellor's Inauguration

    The official inauguration of Chancellor Ruth J. Person as the seventh leader of the University of Michigan-Flint will be held Friday, April 17 at 2 p.m. in the UM-Flint Theatre.