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UM-Flint focuses on Poland with Student Travel & Lecture Series

no@spam.com (Mel Serow) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:02:13 EDT

University of Michigan-Flint history students now have a unique opportunity to take their studies abroad thanks to the generosity of one of the founding faculty. An endowment by Dorothea Wyatt, Ph.D. will also bring celebrated scholars to campus for a “Guest Lecture Series.”

UM-Flint Biology Professor Dies in Vermont

no@spam.com (Mel Serow) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:38:37 EDT

Botanist, biologist, birder Bruce D. Parfitt of Johnson, Vermont died at Vermont Respite House in Williston Thursday morning, September 3, 2009. He was 56.

Among colleagues at the University of Michigan-Flint he was a valued faculty member for 14 years, chair of the biology department from 2004-2007 and director of the university’s herbarium, whose collection grew in size and value under his care.

UM-Flint Student receives Google-UNCF Scholarship

no@spam.com (Mel Serow) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:27:47 EDT

University of Michigan-Flint student, Miyako Jones, is one of 18 students in the country to receive a $10,000 academic scholarship through Google and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF).

Summer Music Academy Brings High School Students to Campus

no@spam.com (Mel Serow) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:27:51 EDT

More than 50 area high school students are on campus participating in the Senior Summer Academy of Music. The junior segment, with 64 students, was held earlier in July and ended with a concert that packed the UM-Flint Theatre.

UM-Flint Student Art to Help Cancer Patients

no@spam.com (Mel Serow) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:54:52 EDT

University of Michigan-Flint students from the Fine Arts and Education programs, under the artistic direction of Michael C. Sevick, associate professor of art, will embark on a special project for the Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute located in Flint. About a dozen students will be involved in the painting of a mural that will be located in the cancer institute’s atrium.

Fulbright Award Leads to UM-Flint Family Adventure

no@spam.com (Mel Serow) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:07:52 EDT

Besides being selected a Fulbright Scholar last year, the prestigious award given University of Michigan-Flint Associate Professor Susan Gano-Phillips Ph.D., included a 10 month residency for her family. Little did she realize that spending this past academic year helping to strengthen general education in Hong Kong universities, would lead to a great travel opportunity for her and her family.

GCCMH Board Room Dedicated in Honor of Late UM-Flint Professor

no@spam.com (Mel Serow) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:41:38 EDT

Charles “Chuck” Bailey, a popular associate professor at the University of Michigan-Flint for more than 30 years, is being remembered in a special way by an organization he was associated with for almost 25 years.

UM-Flint Classes Related to TV and Film Production

no@spam.com (Mel Serow) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:23:12 EDT

In the Communication and Visual Arts department, new classes, as well as a partnership with Mott Community College, GASC, and MacProfessionals are in the works to begin a program in film. This will include production, theory, history, and criticism.

SPRING! And UM-Flint Fills the Air with Beautiful Music

no@spam.com (Mel Serow) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:19:17 EDT

Like the arrival of spring Robins, many music lovers look forward to the Annual Vocal Arts Festival at the University of Michigan-Flint. The spring festival is a highlight of the Department of Music and is an opportunity to showcase the talents of the vocal ensembles, which consist of both music and non-music majors.

This year’s Festival will feature two events:

• Vocal Arts Recital on Thursday, March 26, 7:30 p.m., in 164 French Hall
• Vocal Arts Festival Concert, April 5, 4:00pm at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

Pre-Engineering Courses to be Offered to Lapeer Students

no@spam.com (Mel Serow) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:04:58 EDT

A unique new program, to begin in Fall 2008, will help prepare Lapeer High School seniors for a future career in engineering, and give them a jump on their college education. The University of Michigan-Flint is joining with the Lapeer County Intermediate School District Education and Technology Center to offer the pre-engineering program.