The University of Michigan-Flint has been selected as the 2009 Michigan Minority Business Development Council (MMBDC) Education and Government Entities Award. The award was presented at the 26^th Annual MMBDC Awards Dinner on September 29 in Detroit. Other finalists in the category were Wayne State University and Michigan State University.

The School of Management (SOM) at the University of Michigan-Flint will soon offer a unique service to an important segment of the state’s business community. Family-owned businesses are often referred to as the "backbone of the American economy." While there is wide array of services and learning opportunities available for business, very little is aimed at the important family-owned segment.

The School of Management (SOM) at the University of Michigan-Flint will soon offer unique services to two important segments of the state’s business community: family-owned businesses and entrepreneurs. The new programs were unveiled at a special “Opening Ceremony” recently held in the lobby of the William S. White Building.

Dr. I. Douglas Moon, who served as the University of Michigan-Flint School of Management dean from January 2003-June 2007 has died at the age of 62. He died Saturday, September 13 at his Flint home.

The University of Michigan-Flint is an outstanding business school, according to The Princeton Review.  The New York-based education services company features the school in the just-published 2009 edition of its “Best 296 Business Schools”

Recession, bail-outs, rollercoaster Dow, foreclosures, and economic crisis…if the current economic turmoil has you confused or scared, you have an opportunity to get a better understanding of what it all means. The University of Michigan-Flint’s School of Management and the Rotary Club of Flint are inviting the community to an Economic Forum.

The University of Michigan-Flint School of Management (SOM) recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the leading Romanian University, Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza (UAIC), to facilitate exchanges and cooperative initiatives with the UM-Flint in areas of instruction, faculty and student exchange, applied research and faculty development

The University of Michigan-Flint School of Management (SOM) is assisting a variety of local businesses with the talents and expertise of faculty and students. “Community One” is a new program that is offered in conjunction with a variety of classes to provide businesses with the information and research needed to make important decisions. 

A newly signed articulation agreement could help further internationalize the University of Michigan-Flint campus. The School of Management (SOM) recently signed an agreement with the American College of Dubai (ACD) at the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to facilitate transfer of credits from ACD to UM-Flint. Under this agreement, students can complete up to 33 credits in ACD, and transfer to UM-Flint’s Bachelor of Business Administration program to complete the rest of their business studies.

The University of Michigan-Flint School of Management (SOM) has added another overseas university to its growing list of global academic partners. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was recently signed with the largest higher education institute, The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies (ASE or Academia de Studii Economice Bucureşti) in Romanian.