The University of Michigan-Dearborn has begun to once again look into creating housing for its students. Research was done on the topic five years ago, but hasn't been followed up on until this year. The university has already taken several steps toward the development of student housing in the near future, including focus groups and surveys.
University of Michigan-Dearborn's Mardigian Library has modified their printing policy. Several academic units offer students a predetermined credit for printing on their student account. In most of the labs with printing capabilities, students can either bring their own paper to use in the printer or pay two cents a sheet.
University of Michigan-Dearborn communications student Brian Brown says he has a million stories in his head. Brown recently put into action his creativity and published his first book this past December. Brown's book, the first in a series he plans to publish, is a conflict resolution book.
The first part of the University of Michigan-Dearborn's Metropolitan Vision is to increase enrollment. The university's goal is to increase from the current 9,000 students to 12,000 in the upcoming decade. UM-D is doing this by using more aggressive recruiting, continually increasing funding and awarding scholarships and financial aid, expanding research and program offerings and broadening their range of graduate programs.
Equal rights activist and author Tim Wise was a guest speaker at the University of Michigan-Dearborn's Conversation On Race, last Friday. His tagline was "Race is Not a Card: Racism, White Denial and Privilege in America." His speech focused on the underrated and often ignored reality of whiteness being property in America, which he illustrated through a plethora of examples.
Instant messaging has become one of the most popular Web services over the last five to 10 years - GTalk, Skype, MSN, AIM - and the list goes on. Many students virtually rely on instant messaging services to communicate with their friends and family and universities rely on these services to pass vital and emergency information to students.
Farmington Hills native Kirsten Haglund was named Miss American last Saturday at the pageant in Las Vegas. She beat Miss Indiana Nicole Elizabeth Rash, the first runner-up, and Miss Washington Elyse Umemoto, the second runner-up, for the $50,000 scholarship and year of travel that come with the crown.
It's that time of the year again, college students: Scholarship application time. There are several sources students can use to find scholarships to apply for, starting with the financial aid office at their school. The University of Michigan-Dearborn Office of Financial Aid offers information on the different scholarships offered at UM-D, including ones for incoming freshmen, transfer students and current students.