My City August 2021

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R5 Innovation and Technology – partnered with the CIT, this will allow students interested in innovation and technology to explore ways to help our collective future. R5 Gender and Sexuality – will offer students who are interested in deep ening their awareness an understand ing of issues impacting members of women, survivors, and the LGBTQ IA+ communities. With two new (to UM-Flint) programs, the University has become more affordable to students: R5 Go Blue Guarantee – beginning in the fall, full-time, undergraduate, in-state students will automatically qualify for the award if they have a family income of $65,000 or less and assets below $50,000. Incoming students will also need a high school GPA of 3.5 or above to qualify for the Go Blue Guarantee and be eligible for up to eight semesters of free tuition (four semesters for transfer students). Returning students will be eligible and must have a GPA of 3.0 or above. R5 Blue For You – UM-Flint wants all their students to succeed academically and financially. With Blue For You, more scholarships, stipends and grants are available than ever before. Expert support is offered to help students navigate their many opportunities. To take everything one step further, UM-Flint, the City of Flint and GST MichiganWorks! have recently entered into a partnership that combines each of their job training and education programs into a single effort to help city residents find jobs and earn degrees. New resources include: financial assistance for returning to school, childcare, technology and transportation as sistance, and guidance from professionals. x

University of Michigan-Flint New Curriculum, New Building, New Possibilities

T his year will mark UM Flint’s 65th anniversary – and what a time for stu dents! The much-antici pated College of Innova tion and Technology (CIT) will open for students and faculty for the first time.The CIT will fill a gap in the technology and workforce that exists between vocational technical training and the science-based degree programs in engineering and com puter science. Built for collaboration, the expansion that houses the CIT is cutting edge. (For an inside look, visit the March 2021 issue of My City Magazine. ) Starting with the 2021 fall semester, the University is offering two new degree programs for aspiring students: R5 Data Analytics – use data to solve real world problems and become a valuable asset to any organization. Possible job

titles include: Data Engineer, Market Research Analyst and Financial Analyst. R5 Urban Science – explore the science of cities.This interdisciplinary pro gram provides expertise in qualitative, quantitative and geospatial methods to analyze social, political and built-envi ronmental challenges facing cities and their metropolitan regions. Graduate and give back to the city that you love. For campus resident students, four new learning communities are offered for the fall 2021 semester: R5 Promise Scholars Residential Learning – is offered as a support system for students selected for the EOI Promise Scholars Program. R Global Learning – will allow stu dents to prepare for life in a global ized world through cross-cultural interactions and experiences.

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