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Winter 2014 Golden Apple Recipients
Congrats to our SEHS faculty who receieved Golden Apple awards!
| Elizabeth Collardey | Jeff Kupperman |
| Kathleen Dunham | Fay Latture |
| Diane Fuselier-Thompson | Jennifer Lee |
| Suzanne Knezek | Todd Womack |
Spring semester is the perfect time to fulfill some Gen Ed requirements
Don't take a gen ed course that you're not passionate about just because you're trying to fulfill a requirement. The education department is offering a number of different courses this spring that fulfill general education requirements while still being relevant to what subjects you're interested in.
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Course Number |
Course Title |
Gen Ed Attribute |
|---|---|---|
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ECE 200 |
Child Development & Learning |
Social Science |
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EDE/EDS 201 |
Women, Education & Globalization |
Global Studies |
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EDM 100 |
Problem Solving for College Students |
Finance & Quantitative |
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EDR 230 |
Genre and Diversity in Children's Literature |
Humanities |
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EDT 201 |
Using Technology in a Global Community |
Technology |
Congressman Dale Kildee Donates Papers, Artifacts to UM-Flint Library and Establishes Education Scholarship
Retired Congressman Dale. E. Kildee continues his longstanding support of the Flint community through a donation of key items from decades of work in Washington D.C. to the University of Michigan-Flint’s Frances Willson Thompson Library. In addition, a scholarship honoring Kildee has been established that will benefit students aspiring to careers in education.
Noted Author and UM-Flint Alumnus Christopher Paul Curtis Brings “Writing Adventure” to Flint 4th Graders
Over 2,500 students have attended the “Writing Adventure” since it was first held five years ago. It was created to encourage young people to find the value in reading, to develop confidence in their own abilities as writers, and to see that people are interested in reading what they have to say.
Alvin D. Loving, Ph.D., The University of Michigan’s First African-American Professor
Alvin D. Loving, Ph.D. was one of the 16 founding faculty members, and the only African American, for what was to become the University of Michigan-Flint. Professor Loving is remembered for being the first African American full professor within the University of Michigan system.
J. Parker Laurence, UM-Flint’s First African-American Graduate
When the University of Michigan-Flint opened its doors in 1956 (it was the Flint College of the University of Michigan at that time), J. Parker Laurence was among the 118 full-time and 49 part-time students. Laurence would become the first African American to graduate from UM-Flint.