Tag Archives: UM-Flint College of Arts and Sciences

UM-Flint student transforms UCEN gallery into interactive, child-friendly art exhibit

UM-Flint art and design major Rachel Landes has created an exhibit that encourages constructive, imaginative, sensory and physical play.

While things already look a little different in the University of Michigan-Flint's Harding Mott University Center this fall following a recent renovation, its art gallery, located on the first floor, has undergone some fun changes too. The transformation comes courtesy of Rachel Landes, a senior design major from Owosso, who has turned the space into[…]

Michigan Political Science Association conference bringing politics to the forefront at UM-Flint

The Michigan Political Science Association conference will come to the UM-Flint campus, Oct. 19-20, and feature such speakers as former state senator Jim Ananich.

While the topic of politics can lead to division and heated debates at the dinner table, it will soon spark unity and deep discussion at the University of Michigan-Flint as the Michigan Political Science Association conference comes to the downtown campus. The conference, open to all students, is scheduled for Oct. 19-20. Jim Ananich, UM-Flint[…]

UM-Flint unveils trailblazing cannabis-centric course

“The History and Culture of Cannabis" is the first course covering the plant to be taught at UM-Flint.

Students in one new University of Michigan-Flint course are hoping for "high" marks this fall as they delve into the past, present and future of one of the country's newest cash crops.  The course, titled "The History and Culture of Cannabis," examines cannabis' deep roots in global history, the traditions of its use and its[…]

UM-Flint graduates its first group of Accelerated Online Degree Completion students

Roy Barnes, AODC program director, joined inaugural program graduates Michael Bernal, D'Mya Mason and Alizia Hamilton at commencement.

While the Spring 2023 Commencement at the University of Michigan-Flint marked the end of the typical college student experience, it also highlighted a major milestone for three nontraditional students: overcoming obstacles and obtaining their bachelor's degrees. All three students were enrolled in the Accelerated Online Degree Completion program, which was launched last fall with the[…]

UM-Flint history program's cemetery preservation project receives $15K gift

The UM-Flint Cemetery Preservation team (pictured left to right: Lisa Horn of Novi, Wendy Kimberly of Fort Gratiot, Izzy Guertin of Fenton and Mary Ann Kost of Linden) pose in front of a gantry crane at Old Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Flint.

Some University of Michigan-Flint history majors are ready to dig in and get their hands dirty to preserve local cemeteries and additional funding from the A.G. Bishop Charitable Trust is ensuring the ongoing project will continue. Each summer for the past seven years Thomas Henthorn, associate professor of history, and a team of interns have[…]

UM-Flint students take the stage for 'Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time'

Audiences were treated to family intrigue and more as they came to see, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time,” Feb. 17-19 and 24-26, at the University of Michigan-Flint Theatre. (Photo Courtesy: Scot Orser)

A teenage math whiz is wrongfully accused of killing a neighbor's dog, setting a plot in motion that challenges his social skills and uncovers secrets of his family's past. Audiences were treated to this intrigue and more as they came to see, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time," Feb. 17-19 and[…]

UM-Flint professor appointed to Michigan Veterans' Memorial Park Commission

Gregory Havrilcsak, a UM-Flint history lecturer, was recently appointed to the Michigan Veterans’ Memorial Park Commission for a two-year term beginning this month.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has tasked one University of Michigan-Flint faculty member with working to preserve an important monument in Lansing.  Gregory Havrilcsak, a UM-Flint history lecturer, was recently appointed by the second-term governor to join the Michigan Veterans' Memorial Park Commission for a two-year term beginning this month.  The commission advises on the development, management[…]