UM-Flint University Relations

If you walk by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, you will notice the new furniture, and all of the people sitting on the new furniture.  The reason is simple:  August is the season for transfer students at UM-Flint. In celebration of the season of people transferring to the fastest-growing public university in the state, we […]

The most powerful communication, marketing, and customer service tool within all of higher education is the university website. Before they set foot on campus, receive recruitment material in the mail, or talk to an admissions counselor, perspective students first visit the websites of the schools they are considering. Online, the university website is the university.

One of the most important – and most difficult – tasks of any advertising, marketing, branding, or messaging effort is identifying and executing ways to communicate complex ideas as simply and immediately as possible. The tools and vehicles through which this is accomplished depend on the audience, and the best medium to reach that audience. […]

eduStyle.net is an excellent example of the spirit of collaboration and push for collective advancement that are hallmarks of today’s open source ethos on the web. According to eduStyle, its mission “is for higher ed web professionals to learn from and be inspired by the work of their peers.” Given their size, complexity, and array […]

The fundamental tenet of what has come to be known as “the Knowledge Economy” is that in today’s global marketplace, job-seekers across all industries need advanced skills, knowledge, and training to compete for available positions. In many respects, this idea is not new. Employers have always sought out the best and brightest. The difference is […]

As more University of Michigan-Flint students, faculty, staff, and departments venture into the blogosphere with their own university-related blog sites, it is worthwhile to get a handle on the important role quality meta keywords and tags play in the “findability” of your posts by search engines.

In University Relations, the quest continues to develop an ongoing dialogue with the university’s audiences through social media.

The University of Michigan-Flint Commencement Ceremony is only two months away.  According to the Registrar’s Office, over 900 students are eligible to participate in the commencement exercises in May.  That number could mean our largest commencement on record!  The UM-Flint Commencement Ceremony will take place on Sunday, May 2 at 2:30 p.m.  A commencement speaker […]

Wow…the 2010 Critical Issues luncheon tickets are going fast.  Part of the reason for this is that the Northbank Center ballroom has capacity for only 300 people, which is much lower than in the past.  The reason for this reduction in space is due to updated fire codes.   So, there will be lots of […]