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Following the First-Year Experience | Part 1: Preparing for Success
The UM-Flint course So You Want to Change the World is designed to acclimate new students to university life and expose them to new ways of learning and doing. It helps students foster critical thinking skills, which they then use to study larger societal issues.
New Disabilities Services Coordinator "Chips" in to help students
As the new Disability Services Coordinator at the University of Michigan-Flint, Harvey "Chip" Evans oversees services that ensure equal opportunity to students with disabilities and helps to promote a welcoming campus environment for any student requiring accommodations.
Forest Ecology students sharpen fieldwork skills at U-M Biological Station
Dr. Jill Witt's wildlife biology students spent a long October weekend analyzing trees, soil, and overall ecosystems throughout northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula.
Q & A with Susan E. Alcock, Interim Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan E. Alcock shares her impressions of UM-Flint, her professional background and leadership style, and more in this Q&A with University Communications & Marketing.
UM-Flint's Department of Public Safety first to receive state accreditation
The Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police (MACP) declared UM-Flint's DPS the first university public safety department to be accredited by the Michigan Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission (MLEAC).
Tug-of-War tradition returns at UM-Flint Family Day
On October 20, at the Family Day event, members of the campus community intend to bring the old UM-Flint tradition back.
UM-Flint breaks ground on $39 million Murchie Science Building expansion
The Murchie Science Building expansion will provide an additional 65,000 square feet of space to campus in the way of labs and lab support, classrooms, and faculty and student areas.
Q&A with the director of UM-Flint's new Physician Assistant program
Stephanie Gilkey is the founding director of the Physician Assistant program at the University of Michigan-Flint.
Biology professor Heather Dawson inspires future environmental problem solvers
UM-Flint faculty member and sea lamprey researcher Heather Dawson, PhD, has been selected to introduce legendary conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall at this year's Frances Willson Thompson Critical Issues Forum.
UM-Flint Chancellor Susan E. Borrego presents State of the University
In front of a crowd of more than 200 University of Michigan-Flint stakeholders, Chancellor Susan E. Borrego presented the annual State of the University speech Wednesday, September 26.