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UM-Flint Alumni Elected to Flint's Charter Review Commission
The city of Flint elected a nine member charter review commission May 5 and the UM-Flint alumni connection runs deep. Four members attended the university. The commission was elected to review and recommend changes to the charter, which has been described as the constitution for the city.
First UM-Flint Faculty Member Selected for ACE Fellows Program
The American Council on Education (ACE) has selected UM-Flint Associate Professor of Computer Science Stephen Turner as one of 47 emerging college and university leaders for the 2015-16 class of the ACE Fellows Program.
Alumni Gift Helps Send UM-Flint Students to New Orleans for Alternative Summer Break
A crew from UM-Flint, including 21 students, will work on a home-and-property-renovating project in New Orleans in May as part of the university's first Alternative Summer Break.
UM-Flint's 9th Annual Super Science Friday to Feature NASA Astronaut
On Friday, May 1, more than 800 middle school students from 25 schools in the Genesee County area will participate in hands-on science activities on the University of Michigan-Flint campus. This is the largest group of students to ever attend Super Science Friday.
Chancellor's Editorial Pledges to Recommit UM-Flint to City's Revitalization
Chancellor Susan E. Borrego writes that the University of Michigan-Flint is ready to play a role in the resurgence of Flint and the region. In an opinion editorial published online in The Flint Journal, Chancellor Borrego describes the transformational impact of education on her own life as well as the lives of others.
UM-Flint Announces 2015 Faculty and Staff Award Winners
The University of Michigan-Flint Office of the Provost, with the assistance of the Scholarships, Awards, and Special Events Committee, announced several faculty and staff awards for 2015.
UM-Flint Engineering Students' Robot Excels at Midwest Competition
A team of four University of Michigan-Flint engineering students recently entered their specialized robot in a competition sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Despite being up against some very experienced teams, the UM-Flint team managed to capture a third place finish.
Inauguration Week Highlighted by Chancellor's Investiture
The University of Michigan-Flint capped off the weeklong 2015 Inauguration Celebration April 17 with the investiture ceremony of its eighth leader, Chancellor Susan E. Borrego.
Chancellor Emphasizes Community and Student Success in Inauguration Speech
Chancellor Susan E. Borrego, in her official investiture ceremony April 17, called for bold action in further building University of Michigan-Flint community connections and student achievement.
UM-Flint Remembers Tendaji W. Ganges
Tendaji Ganges, the former Executive Director of Educational Opportunity Initiatives (EOI) at the University of Michigan-Flint, passed away on Friday, April 17.