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[caption id="attachment_41298" align="alignright" width="150"] Debasish Dutta.[/caption] Debasish Dutta has been selected as the new chancellor of the University of Michigan-Flint, effective Aug. 1. His five-year appointment was approved June 20 by the Board of Regents. Dutta is a distinguished professor of engineering and the former chancellor at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. As UM-Flint chancellor, he will serve as the chief executive… Read More 

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Close Up: Learning about Civic Engagement in Washington, D.C.
How do you engage someone in productive civic discourse? As eight YouthQuest students recently learned during a trip to the nation’s capital, it helps to ask open-ended questions and practice active listening. That’s just one of many take-aways students gleaned from the four-day tour, which was offered through a partnership between YouthQuest and the Close Up Foundation in Washington, D.C.… Read More 

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On the Job: Ashley McCloud
Ashley McCloud became interested in serving her community while working on the Alternative Breaks Leadership Team at the University of Michigan-Flint. There, she served as an executive board member and helped plan service learning trips. She has continued this commitment to service with AmeriCorps VISTA, an organization of national service programs that allow volunteers to address critical community needs. Through… Read More 

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$225K Michigan DNR Grant Supports Teens with Outdoor Employment
(FLINT, Mich., July 1, 2019) – The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce today announced the receipt of $225,000 from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The funding—which supports the Michigan DNR’s initiative to introduce youth in urban areas to outdoor career opportunities—facilitates the hiring of 73 teens ages 16-19 who have graduated from the Chamber’s TeenQuest pre-employment training program.… Read More 

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FACES of Flint & Genesee: Manal Saab, SGCS
About 25 years ago, Manal Saab was working for MetroHealth Medical Systems in an impoverished, but familiar, neighborhood when she was jumped by a group of young people. “I was too comfortable because I knew the community,” says Saab. “I was surprised it actually happened to me.” She was about eight months pregnant at the time, stopped at a red… Read More 

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Best Instagrammable Spots in Flint
Summer is the perfect time to explore Flint & Genesee. In fact, many venues are perfect to take photos for social media. Here are a few spots go to get an Instagrammable shot. Stepping Stone Falls Listed as one of the Prettiest Man-Made Waterfalls in Michigan by Only In Your State, Stepping Stone Falls scenery is a great place to… Read More