Tag Archives: higher education
UM-Flint Theatre Alum to Work on Metropolitan Opera Productions
Ben Motter was offered the newly created position with New York City's Metropolitan Opera ("The Met"), and will join the venerable opera house for its 129th season.
University of Michigan-Flint Selected as One of the Best Branch Campuses
The HuffPost story noted, "it is on satellite campuses where many schools feel the freedom to launch their most innovative programs."
Area School Officials Get First Look at UM-Flint's Neff Center for Placed-Based Education
The purpose of the center is to mutually enrich university and northern Flint communities through place-based education, research, and student services.
New U-M Newsletter Aims to Keep Michigan-based Alumni Informed and Engaged
An interactive map gives you a county-by-county look at the economic impact. In Genesee County alone, university purchases exceed $17.4 million.
UM-Flint Formalizes Reverse Transfer Agreements with Three Community Colleges
Once credits have been officially transferred, the community college will award the associate's degree to the student.
UM-Flint Unveils the Zick Active Learning Classroom
"The Zick Active Learning Classroom is a testament to David and Francine's philosophy of paying it forward," said Chancellor Ruth J. Person.
Multi-Million Dollar Renovation of UM-Flint's Science Building Receives Approval
A revitalization of the classrooms and laboratories is critical to expanding programs that will better prepare K-12 science teachers, as well as those pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
UM-Flint School of Management Named Among "Best 296 Business Schools" of 2013
This latest recognition comes less than a month after the School of Management was named one of the Best Undergraduate Business Programs in the Midwest by U.S. News' "Best Colleges 2013."
UM-Flint to Receive $900,000 in Scholarship Funding for Disadvantaged Nursing Students
The program will provide $15,000 scholarships per year for 4 years to each of 15 economically disadvantaged Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students, for a total of $60,000 per student over the course of the program.
"Bio-Banking: Uses and Dilemmas" A UM-Flint Panel Discussion
Tissues and cells from millions of individuals have been "bio-banked" or saved in collections of human biological material.