The University of Michigan-Flint is pleased to announce the speakers for the 2009 Frances Willson Thompson Critical Issues Forum. This year’s forum brings four speakers to Flint who are nationally and internationally recognized in their fields. The lineup for 2009 includes:

Dr. David Walton - physician, humanitarian and world health expert
Zanny Minton-Beddoes - economist
Newt Gingrich - politician, architect of the “Contract with America”
Jerome Ringo - environmentalist, President of the Apollo Alliance.

The 2009 Frances Willson Thompson Critical Issues Forum begins April 23 with Jerome Ringo. The noon luncheon will be held at the Northbank Center in downtown Flint.

A series ticket is $125.00.

It is with extraordinary sadness that we announce that Associate Professor Matthew Hilton-Watson passed away unexpectedly Monday afternoon.  Matt was in the midst of doing what he loved - teaching students.

The University of Michigan-Flint is offering an online/weekend master’s degree program for elementary and secondary teachers ready to make the move into school administration.  The program, called WebPlus, will now be available at two locations: the Oakland Community College campus in Auburn Hills and UM-Flint campus in downtown

Nearly 540 graduate and undergraduate students participated in the May 3, 2009 Commencement ceremonies at the Perani Arena and Event Center.
Former Speaker of the Michigan House and founder of the Crim festival of Races, Bobby Crim, was awarded a Doctor of Laws honorary degree..

Participation in the 2008 Smart Commute Commuter Challenge has earned the University of Michigan-Flint and award for its commitment to make the Flint area a healthier place. 

A regional campus of one of China’s premier universities will work with the University of Michigan-Flint to develop programs that will send students to both countries.

Recently, representatives of Ningbo Institute of Technology (NIT), signed an agreement that will facilitate future cooperation between the two schools. NIT is a regional campus of the Zhejiang University which is one of the major universities in China. There are over 10,000 students in six schools.

The University of Michigan-Flint recognizes that returning veterans may experience unique challenges as they transition from military life to a civilian and student life.  Accordingly, the University has created the Student Veterans Support Program (SVSP) to address this need.  The program offers a centralized source of information and support for returning veterans as they strive to transition seamlessly.

University of Michigan-Flint Provost Jack Kay has announced that ten faculty and staff have been selected to receive awards for excellence. The recipients will be honored at the Fall Academic Convocation scheduled for September 11. Those selected for the award were nominated by colleagues and selected by the Scholarships, Awards, and Special Events Committee.

A Peregrine Falcon chick has been moved to a University of Michigan-Flint building.  According to the Michigan DNR, this is the first time they have a moved a chick from a building where it was born.