UM-Flint University Relations

FormAssembly is an easy-to-use form creation tool that makes data collection easy, and is available to UM-Flint faculty and staff. FormAssembly forms integrate with your Drupal website and may be able to do more than you realize. To help you use FormAssembly to its potential, ITS has scheduled beginner and intermediate training sessions. Both sessions will be held […]

If your New Year’s resolution included getting your unit’s website in better shape, we’re here to help! Below are the dates for Drupal open sessions which have been scheduled through May 2014. Sessions to be held in 431 French Hall: Wednesday, January 15, 2 – 4 p.m. Thursday, January 23, 1 – 3 p.m. Tuesday, […]

This is an exciting opportunity to learn from peers working in higher education throughout the region.

As the campus moves toward the implementation of a new web content management system this fall, we encourage all UM-Flint faculty, staff, and students to consider taking advantage of this invaluable opportunity to meet colleagues from across them Midwest and learn how to approach the university website in a more effective manner.

On Monday, March 25, University Relations will host a workshop to discuss the CMS transition, responsive web design, content strategy, and resources.

What was once a burdensome afterthought for departments becomes a top priority, and the department website a primary tool through which stakeholder needs are better met.

Last October, the first phase of the redesigned UM-Flint website was launched. The website’s home page and audience pages were rolled out with a new design and structure. Since then, we’ve been working diligently toward transitioning the rest of the site. Work has been done with departments like Graduate Programs, Undergraduate Admissions, and the International Center, but […]

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What’s New We did it! The recent push for 4,500 fans on Facebook was successful! On October 13, we determined that Dylan Devereaux was UM-Flint’s 4,500th fan. He received a prize pack, and so did the person who suggested that he “like” UM-Flint. We took a photo of Dylan with his prize pack that was […]

I am very pleased with the re-launch of www.umflint.edu. Yes–I know there were issues of slowness with the site which had to do with servers, but overall the launch went about as smooth as these things can go.  That is why we only do it once every few years.  It is a disruption, but a […]