Campus Resources

Advising

Most graduate programs assign a faculty advisor to students upon admission. Please contact your department and/or the Office of Graduate Programs for additional information.

Bookstore

The UM-Flint Barnes & Noble bookstore is located on the first floor of the University Pavilion. The store offers convenience items, textbooks, apparel, book buyback and other items. During the fall and winter semesters, the bookstore is typically open during the following days/times:

Career Center

The Academic Advising and Career Center is an information based program that initiates programming for career success. We assist students in planning their career strategies and implementing their plan.

Services include:

Career Library

Internship Program

Career Connection

Career Assessments

On Campus Recruiting

Career Fairs

Career Counseling, Career/Job Search Strategies

Workshops/Classroom Presentations

Computer Labs

There are four open computer labs on campus, one in each academic building:

206 Murchie Science Building
205 French Hall
3174 William S. White Building
Frances Willson Thompson Library

Dining

There are a number of dining options for students while on campus. The University Pavilion offers a variety of different food vendors including pizza, Chinese cuisine, grill fare with Middle Eastern specialties, wraps, smoothies and a Subway®. Please note that many of these establishments close at 5:00 p.m.

The Riverview Dining Room and UCEN Food Court (which includes Grill 155, Simply to Go, and Clint’s Café featuring Starbucks® coffee) are located on the third floor of the University Center. The Riverview Dining Room offers buffet style dining, while the UCEN Food court offers a variety of grill, deli and to-go items. Please refer to their website for information on pricing, hours and menu items.

Lastly, the University Center, the Theatre lobby in French Hall and the White Building all provide Information Centers on the first floor of each building. These centers typically offer juice, soda, coffee, bagels and pretzels.

Early Childhood Development Center

The Early Childhood Development Center is located in the William S. White Building. The center is open from 7:00 am – 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and offers full-time and part-time programs for children from the age of eight weeks to four years.

Housing

There are a number of housing options for graduate students at the University of Michigan-Flint. While we do not accomodate graduate students in the residence hall on-campus, the Riverfront Residence Hall offers 1, 2, 3 and 4-bedroom suites and studios for both undergraduate and graduate students. Other housing options for graduate students are listed on the Housing and Residential Life website.

Information Technology Services (ITS)

Information Technology Services provides the UM-Flint community with a wide range of computing, data networking, classroom technology, and multimedia and web services. They also provide CD/DVD duplication, discounts on Apple and Dell systems and sell software such as Microsoft Windows, Office and Adobe Creative Studio at exceptional discounts to students. The ITS Help Desk can provide solutions pertaining to connectivity problems and answer basic questions regarding ITS supported software or services.

Library

The Frances Willson Thompson Library offers a collection of over 200,000 books, along with 30,000 bound magazines and journals. UM-Flint students also have access to library resources at all University of Michigan campuses, including Ann Arbor and Dearborn.

Printing Services

The Department of Printing Services, located on the first floor of the University Center offers copying services to students of UM-Flint at a discounted price. Services include:

Black and white copies
Color copies
Cards
Flyers
Mailing Labels
Name Badges

Public Safety

The Department of Public Safety is responsible for providing a safe environment on campus properties which are owned, leased, or opereated by the University of Michigan-Flint. Their goals are to prevent crime on campus and to protect and assist students, faculty, staff and visitors to the campus with security related problems. These problems include flat tire repair, assistance with keys locked in a vehicle, and jumping a dead batter among many others. Escort service is available 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week for all members of the University of Michigan-Flint community. If you are in need of an escort, call the department and give your name, location and destination. A safety employee will be glad to meet you and walk you to your car or other campus destination.

Recreation Center

As a University of Michigan-Flint student, you rececive free access to the Recreation Center. Features include:

Heated swimming pool with four lanes for lap swimming and a separate area for aquatic fitness
Whirlpool spa
Indoor track
Free weight room
Cybex weight room
Cardio-fitness equipment
Six racquetball courts
Volleyball
Badminton
Walleyball
Basketball
Dry saunas for men and women

Fitness classes are also offered throughout the week. For additional information, please refer to the Recreation Center website.

Registrar

The Registrar's Office provides support for students. Services include registration, course catalog and schedule preparation, enrollment verification, graduation audits, maintenance of student records, and Veteran Affairs. They also maintain and provide transcripts upon request.

Student Development Center

The Student Development Center offers a number of services to current UM-Flint students:

Tutoring
Counseling
Accessibility Services

Urban Health and Wellness Center

The Urban Health and Wellness Center provides outpatient healthcare services for currently enrolled UM-Flint students. Services include:

Health Screenings
Office Consultations
Physical Examinations
Work, School, Sports Annual Physicals
Injections
Vaccinations
Immunizations
Laboratory Services
Pregnancy/STD Screening

Veteran's Resource Center

The Student Veterans Support Program (SVSP) assists student veterans with their transition from military life to civilian student. It is open to Student Veterans only.