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Meet the UM-Flint Wolverines 'stacking' and extending internships

Andrew Cheng meets recruiters during the School of Management’s 2025 Career Fair. Cheng is a senior accounting major from Buffalo Grove, Illinois. He is currently a finance intern at Mettle Ops in Madison Heights.

Students are "internship stacking" at the University of Michigan-Flint. Their plan? Use diverse jobs to gain an edge with employers. Short-term 'stackers' Miles Aeschliman of Linden has completed six accounting internships at four firms. These roles gave him 2 1/2 years of experience before his graduation in May. Aeschliman recently began a new role at[…]

K-12 students explore entrepreneurship, economics with UM-Flint's Young Sharks/Junior Sharks program

The 2026 Young Sharks and Junior Sharks Pitch Competitions were a "splashing success," according to Paula Nas, director of the Office of Economic Development and Community Engagement at the University of Michigan-Flint. The annual competition is the culmination of a yearlong integration of entrepreneurship, economics and innovation into existing 3-8 curricula. "We consistently hear from[…]

UM-Flint student veteran brings military discipline to Michigan's tech sector

Dallas Watkins, an Air Force veteran, is now making a difference on the state of Michigan's IT Strategy Council after earning an M.S. in Artificial Intelligence from UM-Flint.

It all started with a handheld, electronic game of "20 Questions." That's what sparked Dallas Watkins's lifelong fascination with technology. The toy used a basic artificial intelligence decision tree, and while the young Watkins didn't realize it as a child, his experience put him on a path that would place him at the center of[…]

Ukrainian delegation visits UM-Flint to strengthen occupational therapy education partnership

Health care and education leaders from Ukraine recently visited the College of Health Sciences at the University of Michigan-Flint,  continuing an international partnership focused on strengthening occupational therapy education and rehabilitation services in that country. The visit was part of the Rehabilitation for Ukraine Momentum Wheels for Humanity project, also known as Rehab4U, which connects[…]

UM-Flint students hone real-world skills in pages of Qua

The Qua staff at the April launch party. From left: Dave Larsen (faculty advisor), Emmaya Mendez (assistant editor), Cole Wolfe (graphic designer), Jae Koplen (editor-in-chief), Shay Jespersen (social media manager) and Pandora Di'Angelo (assistant editor).

Every semester, a small team of students at the University of Michigan-Flint builds a literary magazine from scratch — soliciting submissions, deliberating over selections, designing layouts and hosting a public launch. By the time it's done, they've picked up skills no classroom assignment quite replicates. The Qua Literary and Fine Arts Magazine, approaching its 60th[…]

From the classroom to Capitol Hill: UM-Flint School of Nursing students attend 2026 AACN Policy Summit 

UM-Flint School of Nursing students Christi Conran (left) and Whitney Blando (right) took part in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Student Policy Summit along with Cynthia McCurren, SON dean.

The University of Michigan-Flint School of Nursing recently sent two students to Washington, D.C., to attend the 2026 American Association of Colleges of Nursing Student Policy Summit. Open to baccalaureate and graduate nursing students from AACN member institutions, the two-day conference introduces attendees to the federal policymaking process and the nursing profession's essential role in[…]