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UM-Flint upgrades classroom tech with $2.8M in CARES Act funding
Students were welcomed back to the academic year at the University of Michigan-Flint with more than a full suite of events and a fresh set of syllabi from supportive professors. Classrooms utilized by each of the university's five schools and colleges received significant technology upgrades thanks to funding the university received as part of the[…]
CONNECTING, COLLABORATING AND MGAGING! (MGagement Fair 2024 photo gallery)
A wide variety of student clubs, organizations & university departments filled Kearsley Street, Sept. 4, for the annual MGagement Fair. The event, open to all students, faculty and staff, showcased the many opportunities for building connections, sharing interests and becoming involved at the downtown Flint campus and throughout the city. Photos by Jake Cessna, Office of Marketing and[…]
Riverbank Arts to host "Phranc in Flint: Butch Essentials" pop-up exhibition during Flint Art Walk
What would a retrospective of your life's work look like? For Jewish folk singer, queer activist and multimedia artist Phranc, it's comprised of vibrant paper sculptures of clothing, accessories and other artifacts that follow her development as a young girl in the 1960s to coming out as a lesbian and beginning to engage in the[…]
THE WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS (R'extravaganza photo gallery)
Our campus community came together after the first day of classes, Aug. 28, to get active at R'extravaganza! Between the drop-in sports, building tours and giveaways, students got a chance to learn about various recreation opportunities on campus, including club sports, esports, intramurals, group fitness classes and more. What a way to kick off the[…]
IT'S GAME TIME (Block Party, Game Night with the Greeks photo gallery)
Fall Semester Eve was twice as nice Aug. 27 as students got to let loose and have some fun with our annual Block Party and Game Night with the GrΣΣks events. It was a perfect way to welcome our Wolverines back to campus. Here's to an amazing year! Photos by Jake Cessna, Office of Marketing[…]
First Day Is Underway! (Photo gallery)
The first day of fall classes arrived at UM-Flint, Aug. 28, bringing lots of hustle and bustle across campus. And despite the lack of autumn-like temperatures, no matter where you looked – French Hall, the University Center or Murchie Science Building – the campus was buzzing with activity. Having everyone home has been a breath[…]
GETTING TO KNOW YOU – AND YOU & YOU & YOU! (Wolverine Welcome/Chancellor's BBQ photo gallery)
Students, faculty and staff at the University of Michigan-Flint gathered together at a pair of pre-fall semester events Aug. 26 in the forms of Wolverine Welcome and the Chancellor's BBQ. Both events gave the various groups opportunities to connect with one another, form new friendships, and share food and laughter prior to the first day of[…]
THEY LIKE TO "MOVE IN, MOVE IN" (Photo gallery)
Residential students began arriving at UM-Flint Aug. 25 as the university prepares to usher in the fall 2024 semester. Volunteers from throughout the campus community assisted students at the First Street and Riverfront residence halls in getting students settled into their homes away from home as the first day of class looms around the corner,[…]
MOVIN' (IN) AND GROOVIN' (UM-Flint move-in 2024 video)
The fall 2024 semester is still a few days away, but the excitement and vibrancy that comes with it was in full force Aug. 25 as residential students returned to our downtown campus. Let's take a look and catch up with a few of our newest Wolverines! Videography by Jake Cessna, Office of Marketing and[…]
UM-Flint's Tonietto part of $1.7M study on the impact of native plant lawns
The U.S. National Science Foundation and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation have announced a $1.76 million grant to Rebecca Tonietto, associate professor of biology at the University of Michigan-Flint, and her collaborators, to study the effects of converting turfgrass lawns into native plant species. The project, titled "Conservation potential of converting urban turf lawns[…]