According to rankings from SmartAsset, Kettering University graduates have the highest starting salaries in Michigan. This is the second year in a row that Kettering has earned this distinction. With this ranking, the university’s SmartAsset College Education Value Index also rose from 59.96 to 70.46.
McLaren Flint has recognized Mustafa Alnounou, a gastroenterologist, with its third quarter Physician Recognition Award. Robin Galazaka, a CRNA in the hospital’s anesthesia department, received the third quarter Allied Health Recognition Award. Both were recognized for their dedication to their work and for their professionalism and care.
Mott Community College has received a $156,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity of Sixty by 30, Global Detroit, and the Michigan College Access Network. The funding will support the implementation of a new initiative called Pathways to Success: Empowering Immigrant Futures. The goal of this program is to increase college completion among adult learners, international immigrants, refugees, and/or first-generation students.
Rowe Professional Services Company has welcomed seven new members to their staff. Justin Balcer, graduate engineer; Matthew J. Craft, engineering technician II; Brandon D. Hamel, engineering technician II; Andrew J. Holmes, engineering technician III; Matthew D. Keyes, graduate engineer; Michael E. Pfaff, remote sensing project coordinator; and Josie A. Wagner, marketing assistant.
Thomas Henthorn, professor of United States history at the University of Michigan-Flint, has been honored with the Regents’ Award for Public Service. Henthorn has been very active in preservation projects at local cemeteries, serves as a board member at the Whaley Historic House Museum, and is a member of the UM-Flint Arts & Culture Research Cluster.
The University of Michigan-Flint has joined nine other public universities in the Michigan Assured Admission Pact, which means every Michigan high school graduate with a 3.0 GPA or higher will be admitted to the school when they apply. This cooperative is aimed at reducing unease with the beginning of a student’s college career and making the admissions process less of a stressor. The aim is to encourage more high school graduates to pursue higher education upon graduation.
Additionally, the university is welcoming the public to engage in discussions for the university’s 10-year comprehensive campus master plan. This plan will help guide space usage, development, and evolution of the buildings and campus. There will be several ways that the university reaches out to the public and information can be found here.