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Top Philanthropic Professional to Lead UM-Flint Advancement Team
Shari Schrader will join UM-Flint as the next Vice Chancellor for University Advancement. The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved her appointment at the June 17 meeting. Schrader will bring decades of experience in fundraising to her new role at UM-Flint. For 18 years, Schrader has worked at Purdue University/Purdue Research Foundation and is[…]
Regents freeze undergraduate tuition and extend Go Blue Guarantee to UM-Flint
Undergraduate students at the University of Michigan-Flint will not see a tuition increase during the coming academic year – and some will pay no tuition at all – as the university reaffirms its ongoing commitment to affordability and access for all students. The Board of Regents approved the 2021-2022 fiscal year budget June 17. The[…]
UM-Flint students celebrate Pride Month
Pride Month, which is June each year, a month of events to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising and the freedom of LGBTQ+ people to be themselves.
Furthering Green Chemistry Research for a Healthier More Sustainable Tomorrow
"The chemical industry should be economically strong while also being safe and equitable to society and promote a healthy planet. " Dr. Jessica Tischler, Associate Professor of Chemistry, believes strongly in this idea and reflects both in her research and teaching. Recently, Dr. Tischler was awarded funding through the UM-Flint initiative, Reconnect to Scholarship, with[…]
Dance students "Dream in Color" to create performance video
One UM-Flint student can do amazing things; put two UM-Flint students together and there's no limit to what they'll achieve. Two Dance students – Meredith Sheatzley (BA Dance, BSW '21) and Morgan Nichols (BA Dance '22) – teamed up to create "Dream in Color – A Dance Film." The video follows Meredith's performance from the[…]
UM-Flint introduces four new learning communities for Fall 2021
The Residential Learning Communities are the Promise Scholar program and Global Learning Community, and the theme communities are Innovation & Technology and Gender & Sexuality.
1,171 Students Named to Winter 2021 Dean's List
The University of Michigan-Flint is pleased to announce the Winter 2021 Dean's List. A full-time student who earns a 3.5 grade point average for a Fall or Winter semester with 12 or more graded hours is placed on the Dean's List in his or her school or college for that semester. In computing averages, only[…]
Accomplished Alumna: Marietta Robinson
Marietta Robinson (Psychology '73) believes true success comes from making the world a better place. A long list of professional accomplishments is evidence of her holding true to that principle. From founding a law firm focused on advocating for medical malpractice victims, serving as a federally appointed Dalkon Shield trustee, serving as a presidentially appointed[…]
See the year's best UM-Flint student artwork in this virtual exhibition
The University of Michigan-Flint Department of Art & Art History's annual Student Art Exhibition, which normally takes place at the Greater Flint Arts Council Gallery, continues online for 2021. The virtual gallery featuring more than 200 student art pieces launches May 7 at 4 p.m. ET at http://go.umflint.edu/2021VirtualGallery. The top five pieces from each art[…]
Becoming Uncomfortable: Caroline Markvluwer's Culturally-Inclusive Approach to Healthcare
Madre Canguro. That's Spanish for "Mother Kangaroo," an honorary title given to UM-Flint Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program (OTD) student Caroline Markvluwer in her time at Campamento Kewina, a four-day camp in Cochabamba, Bolivia dedicated to meeting the unique needs to Bolivian children with Down Syndrome. At the camp, Markvluwer was paired with Alejandro, a four-year-old[…]