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It's Actually Easy to Be Green (Eco Extravaganza Photo Gallery)

Planet Blue Ambassadors empower the U-M community with information and resources to live, work, learn and play sustainably.

The university's Planet Blue Ambassadors kicked off Sustainability Week, Oct.2, with the "Eco Extravaganza" outside the Harding Mott University Center. The event provided opportunities to learn more about the PBA program, as well as other sustainability and environment-based organizations on campus. Mix in some food, games and prizes and it was enough to make those[…]

UM-Flint hosting Sustainability Week, Oct. 2-6

Sustainability is a core value at UM-Flint as we work towards a bright future for all.

Kermit the Frog famously sang, "It's not easy being green." But don't tell that to the members of the University of Michigan-Flint's Planet Blue Ambassador program. In fact, the program's members want to show you just how easy it can be to live green during Sustainability Week, Oct. 2-6. Throughout the week, more than a dozen[…]

UM-Flint history professor honored with U-M Regents' Award for Public Service

Thomas Henthorn, the Dorothea E. Wyatt Professor of United States History at the University of Michigan-Flint.

One might think that studying history is only about learning about the past, but for Thomas Henthorn, the Dorothea E. Wyatt Professor of United States History at the University of Michigan-Flint, it's also a gateway to the present and future.  Case in point, Henthorn empowers his students to influence Flint's contemporary community meaningfully by engaging[…]

UM-Flint embarks on a transitional journey: seeking input for comprehensive campus plan

The new master plan will ultimately create a framework to guide decision-making involving the physical campus during the next decade.

The ever-changing nature of education is prompting the University of Michigan-Flint to undertake a significant initiative to shape its future in collaboration with its stakeholders. With an enrollment of more than 6,000 students and a rich legacy of academic excellence, UM-Flint is embarking on a visionary endeavor to formulate a 10-year comprehensive campus master plan.[…]

UM-Flint invites community to participate in Inclusive Halloween, Oct. 27

Hosted on the UM-Flint campus, 5-7:30 p.m., Oct. 27, Inclusive Halloween is a free event connects the university, community organizations and families for a night of fun and acceptance.

For some kids, Halloween means running from house to house, shouting "trick-or-treat" at the top of their lungs, and enjoying all kinds of candy for their efforts. For others, Halloween can look and sound a little different. Wheelchairs might make navigating walkways and porches difficult. Nonverbal people won't be shouting at doorsteps. Candy won't work[…]

Monster of a Truck Event! (Touch-a-Truck Photo Gallery)

Touch-a-Truck returned to the UM-Flint campus, Sept. 23, offering children and families a community-centric opportunity to explore utility and emergency vehicles.

The University of Michigan-Flint's Department of Public Safety transformed a portion of the downtown campus into a haven of exploration and excitement for children and families as it hosted the 10th annual Touch-A-Truck event, Sept. 23, in the William S. White Building parking lot. The event provided a day for police cars, fire trucks, and[…]

UM-Flint joins other public universities in new Michigan Assured Admission Pact

Beginning this fall, UM-Flint and nine other universities participating in the Michigan Assured Admission Pact will share a uniform and widely communicated standard for admission.

The University of Michigan-Flint has joined nine of Michigan's other 15 public universities in announcing a bold new initiative to significantly streamline the college admissions process, boost enrollment and help students realize their full educational potential. Beginning this fall, participating universities in the Michigan Assured Admission Pact will admit in-state high school graduates who have[…]

From bad beats to good eats: How UM-Flint alum Jeron Dotson co-created The Poké Bowl

UM-Flint alum Jeron Dotson founded The Poké Bowl, which provides a menu full of Hawaiian and Japanese-inspired cuisine via fresh never frozen bowls to the Flint and surrounding communities.

Traveling from Vehicle City to Venice Beach – and back again – is a lot of miles to log, 4,500 to be exact, but for Jeron Dotson and his brother, Justin Bush, the trip provided the spark for an entrepreneurial dream that has become reality. Dotson, a 2020 University of Michigan-Flint graduate with a bachelor's[…]