UM-Flint University Relations

A blog post by Tim Nekritz inspired me recently to share some of my favorite higher ed resources. I had a feeling I was forgetting many of the greats, and I was right. Thank you to everyone who reminded me of what I missed. And so I give you: Volume Two of Higher Ed Resources for […]

As Tim Nekritz (@TimNekritz), director of web communication and associate director of public affairs at SUNY Oswego recently pointed out, there are no social media gurus– we are all students. I’m going to pull a quote right from his post, just in case you don’t click the link to his blog. Social media is an ever-evolving landscape. […]

What’s New It may be old news by now, but UM-Flint is officially on Flickr. Photos are being uploaded to the university’s Flickr account, where the UM-Flint community can find the latest and greatest from events or campus goings-on. What’s more, any photos tagged “umflint” by anyone on Flickr are now included in the UM-Flint […]

“You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.” This quote by Walt Disney I think speaks volumes about creating positive experiences.  It’s not essentially a system, marketing, or locale that creates the experience, it is all about people first. […]

I really am lucky. There are lots of things I truly enjoy about my job, but I think one of the top five things has to be the annual Critical Issues Forum. The Critical Issues Forum (or CIF) is a gift from UM-Flint benefactor Frances Willson Thompson that allows us to bring leading experts to […]