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The University of Michigan–Flint (UM-Flint) is a public university in Flint, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1956 as the Flint Senior College, it was initially established as a remote branch of the University of Michigan, offering upper-division undergraduate courses. The institution developed into a fully-fledged university and received ...
The University of Michigan traces its origins to August 26, 1817, [1] when it was established in the Territory of Michigan as the Catholepistemiad or University of Michigania through a legislative act signed by acting governor and secretary William Woodbridge, chief justice Augustus B. Woodward, and judge John Griffin.
The Michigan Legislature created the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1838, and that year allocated funding for a library. [7] The next year (three years before classes began), the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan acquired the University Library's first volume, John James Audubon's Birds of America, purchased at a cost of $970. [8]
Pages in category "University of Michigan–Flint alumni" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
University of Michigan–Flint people (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "University of Michigan–Flint" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
In 1997, the University of Michigan–Flint opted to purchase the building, now known as the Northbank Center. [3] The building was refurbished in 2000, [ 4 ] and as of 2018 houses the UM-Flint Dance Studio, various campus and community offices, a small business hatchery, and the Grand Ballroom.
On June 8, 2021, the organization’s board of directors approved plans to rename as University of Michigan Health-West. The name became official on September 27, 2021. The announcement of the change indicated two purposes: To describe the organization’s role within University of Michigan Health and to emphasize its focus on West Michigan.
The University of Michigan–Dearborn (UM-Dearborn) is a public university in Dearborn, Michigan, United States.Founded in 1959 with a gift from the Ford Motor Company, it was initially known as the Dearborn Center, operating as a remote branch of the University of Michigan. [5]