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UM-Flint to Share $800,000 DHS Grant to Help Former Foster Care Students
Genesee County is second in the state to Wayne County in the number of youth in foster care, with approximately 1,200 young people in the system.
Chancellor's Review to Include Campus Visit by U-M President
For this review, President Coleman is seeking input from faculty, students, staff, UM-Flint alumni, and community leaders.
UM-Flint Signs Dual Enrollment Agreement with Utica Community Schools
"We are delighted to be partnering with Utica Community Schools," said UM-Flint Provost Dr. Gerard Voland. "The partnership succinctly delineates our commitment to community engagement particularly as it relates to supporting K-12 initiatives."
UM-Flint Formalizes Reverse Transfer Agreements with Three Community Colleges
Once credits have been officially transferred, the community college will award the associate's degree to the student.
Flint Hockey Rivals UM-Flint and Kettering Battle for "The Carburetor Cup"
In what could be the start of a new tradition, the UM-Flint Hockey Club takes on neighboring Kettering University in the first annual battle for "The Carburetor Cup" (Nov. 2). A portion of gate fees will go to the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Flint.
UM-Flint School of Management Named Among "Best 296 Business Schools" of 2013
This latest recognition comes less than a month after the School of Management was named one of the Best Undergraduate Business Programs in the Midwest by U.S. News' "Best Colleges 2013."
UM-Flint to Receive $900,000 in Scholarship Funding for Disadvantaged Nursing Students
The program will provide $15,000 scholarships per year for 4 years to each of 15 economically disadvantaged Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students, for a total of $60,000 per student over the course of the program.
Flint's Higher Education Institutions to Explore "What The Best College Teachers Do"
"We understand that what our students learn is highly dependent on how we teach," said Jan Worth-Nelson, director of UM-Flint's Thompson Center for Learning and Teaching, one of the event organizers.
UM-Flint Sees Big Jump in International Enrollment
For fall 2012, there are 348 international students on the UM-Flint campus, up 94 students—or 37 percent.
Shhh…UM-Flint Entrepreneurs Share Secrets
The Pirkovic brothers developed the website after learning that rates of cyber bullying, depression, and suicide are skyrocketing among young people.