Students@UM-Flint

Well, this is weird. My first summer staying in Flint the entire summer. In the months leading to summer, I was extremely excited. Finally, living on my own, having a full-time steady job, and a slight feeling of the grown up world. As many of my friends complained about the struggle of having to go […]

With all of this cold weather lately, it’s been hard to muster up the desire to go outside for any reason other than classes and work. However, there are some opportunities not too far from campus where you can stay out of the chill and have a good time, like checking out a show at […]

This semester marks the first time I’ve had classes in Riverfront. For some reason, upper-level Spanish classes have been relegated there instead of the tiny freezing room on the first floor of French Hall. Honestly, it’s not too terrible overall. I had never had a reason to go to Riverfront before, so getting to see […]

Our Student Government is working for a strong semester to bring students a voice, build stronger student life, and provide tools for clubs and organizations to thrive. I am Stephen Miller, a Student Government Senator, and I will be blogging for  the Students@UM-Flint student blog. As a Senator, I would like to give updates on […]

One of the many perks of being a college student is a college student discount (who doesn’t want to save a few dollars here and there?). Last week was the first of University Outreach’s My Flint events, Taste of Downtown. During this event, we were able to break up in to groups and explore seven […]

Would you like to explore awesome art and see great movies for FREE? Then you need a College Town membership to the Flint Institute of Arts! By signing up for a College Town membership, you get a handful of benefits: Free admission every day to exhibitions and lectures Discounts to weekend feature films Discounts in […]

During high school, I volunteered with a couple of different organizations and it was a blast, but coming in as a freshman, I wondered if I would be able to be as involved as I was before. I’d never been to Flint before, so I wasn’t familiar with the area at all. Luckily, there are […]

Today’s the day!  Fall classes have finally begun, which means so do all of the university’s welcome events.  Already in the last week, there have been two – Taste of Downtown and New Student Welcome Day & Convocation.  While it’s hard for me to pick which was my favorite, I’d have to go with Taste […]