101 Things to Do Before You Graduate
The ultimate Checklist to see how you can Get Involved and Stay Involved during your tenure, here at the University of Michigan-Flint! Print out your checklist and keep track of all the experiences you have and see if you can accomplish them all by the time you walk across the stage at Commencement! Also keep track of 31 Things on FourSquare! Check-In on FourSquare and after getting all 31 with a photo at each location, stop by and see Brian in the SOC and receive a special gift! Good luck!
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1) Get Involved, Stay Involved!
2) Be on a first-name basis with the Student Life Staff
3) Attend Back to the Bricks
4) Get a co-op or internship
5) Take notes AND Facebook at the same time during a class lecture
6) Take a bike ride along the Flint River Trail
7) Write an article for The Michigan Times
8) Earn a 4.0 GPA for at least 1 semester
9) Drive around the parking lot for 20 minutes until you have found a really good spot.
10) Visit the International Center
11) Join a fraternity or sorority
12) Check out the Flint Farmer’s Market
13) Get a FREE T-Shirt during every term you attend UM-Flint
14) Start a student organization by visiting the Student Organization Center
15) Lay out on a blanket on Northlawn and study
16) Check out the Office of Financial Aid to get more information on scholarships
17) Have lunch with one of your professors
18) Attend FREE events by Campus Activities Board
19) Get a job on campus
20) Attend a Michigan Football game at the Big House
21) Take an online class
22) Volunteer with a local Flint philanthropy
23) Walk the length of campus at least once a week
24) Get help in the Marian E. Wright Writing Center
25) Meet a friend at Churchill’s for lunch
26) Check out the University Website at least once a day
27) Attend a UM-Flint Theatre production
28) Study abroad for a semester
29) Contact ITS for the password you can’t remember
30) Buy UM-Flint spirit clothing from the Information Desks in UCEN and White Building
31) Maintain a great friendship through your entire college career at UM-Flint with at least one person you meet in your Freshman year
32) Participate in Welcome Back Picnic
33) Attend a UM-Flint Club Sport event
34) Eat lunch in Clint’s Café
35) Have a picnic in Willson Park
36) Run for Student Government
37) Be in a University Relations Photo Shoot
38) Run the suspended track in the Recreation Center
39) Take a nap in the UCEN
40) Attend at least one MLK Day event
41) Join a student organization
42) Paint a kiosk outside
43) Obnoxiously yell “GO BLUE!” the next time you are on the Ohio State Campus
44) Appreciate the economic cost of Ramen Noodles and Instant Mac & Cheese
45) Have at least one class in every building on campus
46) Have several classes with your favorite professor during your tenure at UM-Flint
47) Live in the First Street Residence Hall or Riverfront Residence Hall
48) Become a Maize and Blue award winner
49) Donate food during the Holiday Food Drive
50) Read the University Catalog from cover to cover
51) Get your hair done at Garibella’s Salon
52) Go the long way to class using the Gerbil Tunnels just to stay out of the rain or snow
53) Take a moment to check out the 50th Anniversary Monument
54) Win the Brian D. Proffer Student Excellence Award at Presidents’ Ball
55) Sign up for a tutor in the Student Development Center
56) Get involved with the Office of Research
57) Meet the dean of your respective school or college
58) Play football or Frisbee on the multipurpose field next to the White Building
59) Find your classmates on Facebook so you remember their names when you’re working as a group in class
60) Attend an event in the Northbank Center Grand Ballroom
61) Visit the Student Organization Center
62) Eat lunch in the Riverview Dining Room and each of the Pavilion vendors at least once a term
63) Lead a family member or friend on a tour of campus
64) Study in the Francis Willson Thompson Library on every Study Day during college
65) Attend the New Student Welcome Day Street Fair
66) Chalk the sidewalk to promote an event
67) Visit the Ellen Bommarito LGBT Center
68) Watch a movie in the KIVA
69) Volunteer through University Outreach
70) Become an Orientation Leader
71) Participate in Expect Respect workshops and lectures
72) Visit sister campuses UM-Dearborn and UM-Ann Arbor
73) Visit the Registrar
74) Swim in the Recreation Center pool
75) Take a stand on a social issue by attending or organizing a protest or rally
76) Check out the Flint Cultural Center
77) Attend Presidents’ Ball
78) Voice your opinion at the annual Student Open Forum
79) Become a leader in a student organization
80) Have lunch at the Torch
81) Walk across the Block M in McKinnon Plaza for good luck
82) Form a study group for a class
83) Run in the CRIM
84) Check out the Veterans Resource Center
85) Get FREE Bluebooks and Scantrons from Student Government
86) Take one step toward being more environmentally friendly every term
87) Visit the Academic Advising and Career Center
88) Read The Michigan Times
89) Attend the Student Government Debates
90) Use social media to get the latest updates on campus events
91) Ask a professor in your program to be your advisor
92) Hang out in the UCEN
93) Overuse your student discount at downtown businesses and restaurants
94) Participate in Relay for Life at UM-Flint
95) Attend a leadership workshop on campus
96) Learn the Michigan Fight Song
97) Earn cords to wear during Commencement
98) Purchase your Cap and Gown from the Bookstore
99) Write a thank you note to a University faculty or staff member who made an impact on you during your career at UM-Flint
100) Shake the Chancellor’s hand at Commencement
101) Walk proud with a University of Michigan degree!
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