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UM-Flint Reaching Out to "Community Champions" to Help Meet Needs of Foster Youth
Community leaders and local, state, and federal lawmakers are being invited to a special luncheon at the University of Michigan-Flint on Monday, March 10 focusing on foster care support in the state, such as UM-Flint's Mpowering My Success program. That program is a state-funded initiative designed to help foster youth who are aging out of care make a successful transition to college.
UM-Flint Ready to Compete Against Other Area Schools in 5th Annual Recycling Challenge
Over the past four years, the friendly recycling competition among Baker College, Kettering University, Mott Community College, and the University of Michigan-Flint has kept nearly 164,000 pounds (82 tons) of recyclable material out of area landfills. Last year, 26 tons of recyclable materials were collected and organizers are hoping to top that number this year.
UM-Flint School of Management Students Volunteer Free Tax Assistance
Thirty-five School of Management students are spending their Saturdays preparing Federal, State, and City income tax returns at no cost to low income and elderly individuals, and families in Genesee County. Certain requirements must be met to use the service.
Alvin D. Loving, Ph.D., The University of Michigan's First African-American Professor
Alvin D. Loving, Ph.D. was one of the 16 founding faculty members, and the only African American, for what was to become the University of Michigan-Flint. Professor Loving is remembered for being the first African American full professor within the University of Michigan system.
UM-Flint Alumnus Receives Recognition for Homeland Security Investigation
University of Michigan-Flint alumnus Ryan Ribner was part of an investigative team responsible for the arrests of 49 individuals charged in Puerto Rico with allegedly trafficking identities of Puerto Rican U.S. citizens.
J. Parker Laurence, UM-Flint's First African-American Graduate
When the University of Michigan-Flint opened its doors in 1956 (it was the Flint College of the University of Michigan at that time), J. Parker Laurence was among the 118 full-time and 49 part-time students. Laurence would become the first African American to graduate from UM-Flint.
UM-Flint's Wyatt Exploration Program Looks at "The Making and Unmaking of AutoWorld"
As part of the 2013-14 Wyatt Lecture Series, former Flint resident and Appalachian State University assistant professor of history Andrea Burns, Ph.D. will present "A Unique Place in All the World: The Making and Unmaking of AutoWorld."
UM-Flint Department of History Expands Internship Program
The University of Michigan-Flint's Department of History is expanding its internship program to offer students a greater variety of experiences in the field of history. History majors, History Teacher Certificate Program (TCP) majors, and Pre History TCP students now have six different experiences from which to choose when deciding on an internship.
Grant Will Help UM-Flint's Doctoral Nursing Program Create More Nursing Educators
UM-Flint has received a grant of $40,000 from the Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare to help stem shortages of nursing faculty and prepare future nurses as America's healthcare system continues to evolve.
UM-Flint Partners with Chamber of Commerce to Survey Regional Wages and Benefits
A University of Michigan-Flint faculty member will help conduct the first Regional Wage and Benefit Survey for the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce (FGCC) along with economic development partners in the I-69 International Trade Corridor and the Thumb.