University of Michigan-Dearborn
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The University of Michigan–Dearborn (commonly referred to as UM-Dearborn or UM-D), is a public university located in Dearborn, Michigan
, USA
.
The University of Michigan–Dearborn is one of two regional campuses of the University of Michigan
. The main campus in Ann Arbor, an internationally recognized and celebrated center for education and research, is located just 35 miles west of the UM-Dearborn campus; the other regional campus is in Flint
. While governed by a single publicly elected Board of Regents, each campus has a unique mission, suite of academic programs, and identity as one of the 15 public universities of the State of Michigan. Each receives a separate appropriation in the state budget.
Originally known for its elite engineering and management programs, UM-D now offers over 90 academic majors, 28 masters degree programs, and 3 doctoral degree programs across all disciplines. Both the College of Computer Science and Engineering and the College of Business have been designated as some of the best programs in both the nation and region. A part of the Metro Detroit
region, UM-D is also known for its community engagement within the city of Detroit, and is part of The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities.
1950’s of manpower supply conducted by Archie Pearson, director of training for Ford Motor Company. Convinced that
serious shortages were looming for the Company in qualified, college-trained engineers and junior administrators, he made
discreet inquiries of educational institutions in the Detroit area concerning their willingness to adjust their programs to meet
these needs.
The announcement on December 17, 1956 of a gift of land and capital development money from the Company to the University
made it obvious that the focus of the agreement between the two was the building of an upper-division and master’s level campus
of the University which would adopt the cooperative work-study requirement as a part of its regular degree program in engineering and business administration. The University was to provide the regular professional and liberal arts courses necessary to a University of Michigan bachelor's or master's degree, with the co-op work assignments forming an integral addition to the regular academic requirements. UM-Dearborn opened as the Dearborn Center of the University of Michigan on September 28, 1959.
The 1969 report of the Dearborn Campus Planning Study Committee, appointed by University Vice President for State Relations and Planning Arthur Ross to consider the future of the campus, recommended the addition of the first two years to become a full four-year institution and the expansion of non-coop programs; it recommended other changes as well, most of which were implemented in 1971 to give the campus its present structure. It became at that time a four-year undergraduate institution (newly designated "The University of Michigan- Dearborn") with a continued commitment to some master's level graduate programs, having a Chancellor as its chief executive officer; two years later, the old divisions became schools and colleges, and the Division of Education ("Urban Education" for the first few years) was created, with each of the major academic units headed by a dean. The first Chancellor of the UM-Dearborn, Dr. Leonard E. Goodall, was appointed in July, 1971. After that watershed change in 1971, UM-Dearborn grew rapidly from just under 1,000 students to over 6,000 in 1979.
During this period there was a scramble just to supply the courses and facilities needed to accommodate the soaring student population. New faculties were added at the rate of 10 to 20 per year, and the face of the campus changed as a new set of buildings (the former University Mall now remodeled as the University Center, the Fieldhouse, and the Library) was planned and constructed to the south of the original four buildings. By April 1981, when the new library building was dedicated, the population center of the campus had shifted to this newly developed area. Ironically, however, these years of expansion also ushered in a period of severe retrenchment, when the debt burden of the new structures coincided with a recession and cuts in state aid to the campus. Dr. William Jenkins, appointed as UM-Dearborn's second Chancellor in 1980, took the helm at the beginning of what may be called the institution's "Years of Consolidation."
Several developments in campus organization, administrative personnel, and academic offerings have highlighted what might be called the "Years of Redirection," from about the time of the inauguration of Chancellor Blenda Wilson (1988) to the present. At the center of this "redirection" has been a program of strategic planning, initiated in the summer of 1990 and reinforced by planning retreats for the whole campus in the fall terms of 1990, 1991 and 1992. A new campus mission statement arose out of the first retreat which rearticulates UM-Dearborn's commitment to providing an experience of academic excellence for a diverse body of students from the metropolitan Detroit area, encouraging full community attention to the traditions of free intellectual inquiry, critical thinking and ethical behavior through interactive teaching, research, creative and applied scholarship, and service. From the second retreat emerged the principal points of a set of learning goals for undergraduate students.
Under Chancellor Little, the campus community reaffirmed its intention to pursue doctoral programming, to explore the possibility of on-campus housing, to review undergraduate programs and to focus attention on diversity. The most recent self-study for continuing accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission (formerly the North Central Association) focused on each of these areas and provided summaries of the current status of each of these ongoing efforts. UM-Dearborn was accredited for ten years in 2004 and was authorized to offer doctoral programming.
In the spring of 2008, facility planners at University of Michigan Dearborn began to consider adding a dormitory
building to the campus for undergraduate students. The school is currently a commuter school. The school issued an online survey to gain information about what the students felt would be the best option. The dormitory would be aimed at encouraging students to stay on campus full time to provide a better college environment feel. The aim would also be to gain additional students from around the state and country. The addition of dorms could also serve to ease the parking situation which has become a large problem for students especially in the peak hours for class. On January 28, 2011, local reporter Jessica Carreras tweeted that student housing would be built in old office buildings just east of the university's main campus.
In November 2008, the University of Michigan
board of regents approved the establishment of Ph.D programs in information systems engineering and automotive systems engineering in the UM–Dearborn College of Engineering and Computer Science beginning in Fall 2009. In February 2009, the regents approved an Ed.D. program at the UM-Dearborn School of Education, designed to provide the citizens of southeastern Michigan with a program that is well-matched to the economic, social and political challenges that face our region. In 2009, UM-Dearborn welcomed its fourth Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Dr. Catherine A. Davy. Two new buildings, the Science Learning and Research Center (just west of the Science Building) and the Institute for Advanced Vehicle Studies are now operational.
, The Fairlane Center, Main Campus, and recently has expanded the Early Childhood Education Center just south of campus. In addition, the University boasts over 70 acres (283,000 m²) of nature preserve and a bird observatory, the Rouge River Bird Observatory http://www.rrbo.org/, which has operated on campus since its founding in 1992.
Main Campus includes the facilities for the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters (CASL), the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS), the Environmental Interpretive Center, Administration, the Mardigian Library, the Institute for Advanced Vehicle Studies, the University Center, the Computing Building, and the Field House. Within both CASL and CECS, many different buildings house different programs, departments, research centers, student life centers, and academic resources. There are currently no dormitories on campus.
and the nature preserve west of campus are along the Rouge River
. There is a small waterfall, rose garden, meadow, a lake, and reflecting pond surrounded by acres of forest. The forest has many walking paths which connect the Environmental Interpretive Center, Henry Ford Community College
, Downtown West Dearborn, Hines Drive, the University's Main Campus, and Fair Lane together. Fair lane recently has been handed over to Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
. The Edsel Ford Estate will put forth restoration efforts which will cost 50 million dollars or more. The majority of the funding will go towards full home restoration and grounds preservation. The project will open up rooms which had been unavailable to public tours before.
(overall), and 4th best public master's-level university in the Midwest. In addition, the campus's College of Engineering and Computer Science was rated among the top 10 undergraduate engineering programs in the country whose highest degree is a bachelor's or master's degree with a top 5 spot in the undergraduate industrial/manufacturing focus.
CASL programs are designed to be a liberal arts education reflective of the needs of the metropolitan Detroit region. The main building houses the College's administrative offices and the departments of Behavioral Sciences, Humanities and Mathematics. General purpose classrooms occupy the majority of the first level, along with the campus television studio. Public spaces, such as the entrance rotunda, student break areas, and classroom corridors, have been designed to spaciously make use of natural lighting. Several other programs, such as urban studies and criminal justice, are housed in different buildings spread across campus.
Departments:
Graduate programs:
Research Centers and Institutes:
The college's partnerships with major domestic automobile companies and automotive suppliers have led to many educational opportunities for its students and research for both students and faculty. Regular feedback from its Visiting Committee, composed of industrial leaders, develop lab facilities and design research projects in the college. An outcome of the industry partnership was the establishment of the Henry W. Patton Center for Engineering Education and Practice. The Center incorporates engineering practice, design, innovation and concepts of manufacturing technology at all levels of engineering education by integrating the teaching environment with the world of practice.
Departments:
Interdisciplinary Programs:
Research Centers and Institutes:
The COB offers undergraduate programs in Accounting, Finance, General Business, General Business (Pre-Law), Human Resource Management, Information Technology Management, Management, Marketing, and Supply Chain Management. Graduate studies include the nationally ranked M.B.A., Accounting, Finance, and Information Systems. The College of Business's programs have recently been recognized as of the best in the country.
Undergraduate program (B.B.A.):
Graduate programs:
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.):
Accounting (M.S):
Finance (M.S.)
Information Systems (M.S.)
Dual Degree Programs:
Programs and Institutes:
Undergraduate programs:
Graduate programs:
Programs and Institutes:
in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
. The campus offers a number of Varsity, Club, and Intermural sports. The ice hockey team competes at the ACHA
Division I level in the Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League
. UM-Dearborn students are eligible to purchase student tickets to Michigan Wolverines football
games. The University of Michigan-Dearborn Fieldhouse
serves as the home to many of the athletic and recreational activities on campus.
Varsity sports:
Club Sports:
Championships:
University Sponsored Organizations:
WUMD
College Radio is a student-run, free-format radio station that features diversity in music from punk rock
to bluegrass
, jazz
to electronica
, and everything in between. Starting in 2007, the station began live broadcasts of UMD sporting events.
Fraternities:
Two of the fraternities, Phi Sigma Phi
, and Delta Sigma Phi
have houses in nearby in Redford
and Detroit.
Sororities:
About half of UM-Dearborn's students enter directly from high school; the remainder are students who have prior college experience either immediately before entering UM-Dearborn or at some earlier point in their lives and careers.
Installation of foot baths:
Dearborn, Michigan
-Economy:Ford Motor Company has its world headquarters in Dearborn. In addition its Dearborn campus contains many research, testing, finance and some production facilities. Ford Land controls the numerous properties owned by Ford including sales and leasing to unrelated businesses such as the...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
The University of Michigan–Dearborn is one of two regional campuses of the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. The main campus in Ann Arbor, an internationally recognized and celebrated center for education and research, is located just 35 miles west of the UM-Dearborn campus; the other regional campus is in Flint
University of Michigan-Flint
The University of Michigan–Flint is a public university located in Flint, Michigan in the United States...
. While governed by a single publicly elected Board of Regents, each campus has a unique mission, suite of academic programs, and identity as one of the 15 public universities of the State of Michigan. Each receives a separate appropriation in the state budget.
Originally known for its elite engineering and management programs, UM-D now offers over 90 academic majors, 28 masters degree programs, and 3 doctoral degree programs across all disciplines. Both the College of Computer Science and Engineering and the College of Business have been designated as some of the best programs in both the nation and region. A part of the Metro Detroit
Metro Detroit
The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is the metropolitan area located in Southeast Michigan centered on the city of Detroit which shares an international border with Windsor, Ontario. The Detroit metropolitan area is the second largest U.S. metropolitan area...
region, UM-D is also known for its community engagement within the city of Detroit, and is part of The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities.
History
The first movement toward what was to become The University of Michigan–Dearborn began with some studies in the middle1950’s of manpower supply conducted by Archie Pearson, director of training for Ford Motor Company. Convinced that
serious shortages were looming for the Company in qualified, college-trained engineers and junior administrators, he made
discreet inquiries of educational institutions in the Detroit area concerning their willingness to adjust their programs to meet
these needs.
The announcement on December 17, 1956 of a gift of land and capital development money from the Company to the University
made it obvious that the focus of the agreement between the two was the building of an upper-division and master’s level campus
of the University which would adopt the cooperative work-study requirement as a part of its regular degree program in engineering and business administration. The University was to provide the regular professional and liberal arts courses necessary to a University of Michigan bachelor's or master's degree, with the co-op work assignments forming an integral addition to the regular academic requirements. UM-Dearborn opened as the Dearborn Center of the University of Michigan on September 28, 1959.
The 1969 report of the Dearborn Campus Planning Study Committee, appointed by University Vice President for State Relations and Planning Arthur Ross to consider the future of the campus, recommended the addition of the first two years to become a full four-year institution and the expansion of non-coop programs; it recommended other changes as well, most of which were implemented in 1971 to give the campus its present structure. It became at that time a four-year undergraduate institution (newly designated "The University of Michigan- Dearborn") with a continued commitment to some master's level graduate programs, having a Chancellor as its chief executive officer; two years later, the old divisions became schools and colleges, and the Division of Education ("Urban Education" for the first few years) was created, with each of the major academic units headed by a dean. The first Chancellor of the UM-Dearborn, Dr. Leonard E. Goodall, was appointed in July, 1971. After that watershed change in 1971, UM-Dearborn grew rapidly from just under 1,000 students to over 6,000 in 1979.
During this period there was a scramble just to supply the courses and facilities needed to accommodate the soaring student population. New faculties were added at the rate of 10 to 20 per year, and the face of the campus changed as a new set of buildings (the former University Mall now remodeled as the University Center, the Fieldhouse, and the Library) was planned and constructed to the south of the original four buildings. By April 1981, when the new library building was dedicated, the population center of the campus had shifted to this newly developed area. Ironically, however, these years of expansion also ushered in a period of severe retrenchment, when the debt burden of the new structures coincided with a recession and cuts in state aid to the campus. Dr. William Jenkins, appointed as UM-Dearborn's second Chancellor in 1980, took the helm at the beginning of what may be called the institution's "Years of Consolidation."
Several developments in campus organization, administrative personnel, and academic offerings have highlighted what might be called the "Years of Redirection," from about the time of the inauguration of Chancellor Blenda Wilson (1988) to the present. At the center of this "redirection" has been a program of strategic planning, initiated in the summer of 1990 and reinforced by planning retreats for the whole campus in the fall terms of 1990, 1991 and 1992. A new campus mission statement arose out of the first retreat which rearticulates UM-Dearborn's commitment to providing an experience of academic excellence for a diverse body of students from the metropolitan Detroit area, encouraging full community attention to the traditions of free intellectual inquiry, critical thinking and ethical behavior through interactive teaching, research, creative and applied scholarship, and service. From the second retreat emerged the principal points of a set of learning goals for undergraduate students.
Under Chancellor Little, the campus community reaffirmed its intention to pursue doctoral programming, to explore the possibility of on-campus housing, to review undergraduate programs and to focus attention on diversity. The most recent self-study for continuing accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission (formerly the North Central Association) focused on each of these areas and provided summaries of the current status of each of these ongoing efforts. UM-Dearborn was accredited for ten years in 2004 and was authorized to offer doctoral programming.
In the spring of 2008, facility planners at University of Michigan Dearborn began to consider adding a dormitory
Dormitory
A dormitory, often shortened to dorm, in the United States is a residence hall consisting of sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students...
building to the campus for undergraduate students. The school is currently a commuter school. The school issued an online survey to gain information about what the students felt would be the best option. The dormitory would be aimed at encouraging students to stay on campus full time to provide a better college environment feel. The aim would also be to gain additional students from around the state and country. The addition of dorms could also serve to ease the parking situation which has become a large problem for students especially in the peak hours for class. On January 28, 2011, local reporter Jessica Carreras tweeted that student housing would be built in old office buildings just east of the university's main campus.
In November 2008, the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
board of regents approved the establishment of Ph.D programs in information systems engineering and automotive systems engineering in the UM–Dearborn College of Engineering and Computer Science beginning in Fall 2009. In February 2009, the regents approved an Ed.D. program at the UM-Dearborn School of Education, designed to provide the citizens of southeastern Michigan with a program that is well-matched to the economic, social and political challenges that face our region. In 2009, UM-Dearborn welcomed its fourth Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Dr. Catherine A. Davy. Two new buildings, the Science Learning and Research Center (just west of the Science Building) and the Institute for Advanced Vehicle Studies are now operational.
Campus
The campus of the University of Michigan–Dearborn is divided into several sections: The Henry Ford Estate, known as Fair LaneFair Lane
Fair Lane was the name of the estate of Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford and his wife Clara Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, in the United States. It was named after an area in County Cork in Ireland where Ford's adoptive grandfather, Patrick Ahern, was born...
, The Fairlane Center, Main Campus, and recently has expanded the Early Childhood Education Center just south of campus. In addition, the University boasts over 70 acres (283,000 m²) of nature preserve and a bird observatory, the Rouge River Bird Observatory http://www.rrbo.org/, which has operated on campus since its founding in 1992.
Main Campus includes the facilities for the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters (CASL), the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS), the Environmental Interpretive Center, Administration, the Mardigian Library, the Institute for Advanced Vehicle Studies, the University Center, the Computing Building, and the Field House. Within both CASL and CECS, many different buildings house different programs, departments, research centers, student life centers, and academic resources. There are currently no dormitories on campus.
Fair Lane
Fair LaneFair Lane
Fair Lane was the name of the estate of Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford and his wife Clara Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, in the United States. It was named after an area in County Cork in Ireland where Ford's adoptive grandfather, Patrick Ahern, was born...
and the nature preserve west of campus are along the Rouge River
River Rouge (Michigan)
The River Rouge, also known as the Rouge River, is a river in the Metro Detroit area of southeastern Michigan. It flows into the Detroit River at Zug Island, which is the boundary between the cities of River Rouge and Detroit....
. There is a small waterfall, rose garden, meadow, a lake, and reflecting pond surrounded by acres of forest. The forest has many walking paths which connect the Environmental Interpretive Center, Henry Ford Community College
Henry Ford Community College
Henry Ford Community College is a public two-year college located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school, established in 1938, is accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and the Michigan Commission on College Accreditation. The school was originally named Fordson Junior College...
, Downtown West Dearborn, Hines Drive, the University's Main Campus, and Fair Lane together. Fair lane recently has been handed over to Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
The Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, which is named "Gaukler Point" - is on the shore of Lake St. Clair in Grosse Pointe Shores, northeast of Detroit, Michigan, the United States. It became the new residence of the Edsel and Eleanor Ford family in 1929. Edsel Ford was the son of Henry Ford and an...
. The Edsel Ford Estate will put forth restoration efforts which will cost 50 million dollars or more. The majority of the funding will go towards full home restoration and grounds preservation. The project will open up rooms which had been unavailable to public tours before.
Rankings
There are four colleges at UM-D: the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters (CASL), the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS), the College of Business (COB), and the School of Education (SOE). According to the U.S. News & World Report's 2009 America's Best Colleges review, the University of Michigan–Dearborn is rated the 28th best master's-level university in the MidwestMidwestern United States
The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
(overall), and 4th best public master's-level university in the Midwest. In addition, the campus's College of Engineering and Computer Science was rated among the top 10 undergraduate engineering programs in the country whose highest degree is a bachelor's or master's degree with a top 5 spot in the undergraduate industrial/manufacturing focus.
College of Arts, Sciences and Letters
The College of Arts, Sciences and Letters (CASL), known as "castle," is home to six graduate programs, 32 undergraduate majors, and cutting-edge programs in environmental sciences, mathematics and science education, religious diversity, cultural studies, health policy, health psychology, civic engagement and leadership.CASL programs are designed to be a liberal arts education reflective of the needs of the metropolitan Detroit region. The main building houses the College's administrative offices and the departments of Behavioral Sciences, Humanities and Mathematics. General purpose classrooms occupy the majority of the first level, along with the campus television studio. Public spaces, such as the entrance rotunda, student break areas, and classroom corridors, have been designed to spaciously make use of natural lighting. Several other programs, such as urban studies and criminal justice, are housed in different buildings spread across campus.
Departments:
- Behavioral Sciences: Anthropology, Behavioral Sciences, Health Policy Studies, MS in Health Psychology, Psychology, and Sociology
- Language, Culture and Communication: Communication, Comparative Literature, Composition and Rhetoric, Linguistics, and Modern and Classical Languages
- Literature, Philosophy & the Arts: Art History/Applied Art, English, Humanities, Music, and Philosophy
- Mathematics and Statistics.
- Natural Sciences: Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Chemistry (ACS Certified), Chemistry (Instructional), Earth Sciences/Geology, Environmental Science, Environmental Science M.S, Environmental Studies, Microbiology, and Physics.
- Social Sciences: Economics, History, Political Science, Social Studies, Urban and Regional Studies, and Geography.
- Interdisciplinary programs include African and African American Studies, American Studies, Arab American Studies, Criminal Justice, General Studies, Law and Society, Liberal Studies, Medieval & Renaissance Studies, Religious Studies, Science and Technology Studies, and Women and Gender Studies.
Graduate programs:
- Applied and Computational Mathematics (M.S.)
- Environmental Science (M.S.)
- Psychology (M.S.)
- Liberal Studies (M.A.)
- Public Administration (M.P.A.)
- Public Policy (M.P.P.)
Research Centers and Institutes:
- Center for Arab American Studies
- Center for Armenian Research
- Center for Math Education
- Center for the Study of Automotive Heritage
- Center for the Study of Religion and Society
- Institute for Local Government
College of Engineering and Computer Science
The College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) offers nine undergraduate degree programs and twelve graduate degree programs, including two doctoral programs.The college's partnerships with major domestic automobile companies and automotive suppliers have led to many educational opportunities for its students and research for both students and faculty. Regular feedback from its Visiting Committee, composed of industrial leaders, develop lab facilities and design research projects in the college. An outcome of the industry partnership was the establishment of the Henry W. Patton Center for Engineering Education and Practice. The Center incorporates engineering practice, design, innovation and concepts of manufacturing technology at all levels of engineering education by integrating the teaching environment with the world of practice.
Departments:
- Computer and Information Science
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Engineering Professional Development
Interdisciplinary Programs:
- Master of Science in Engineering in Automotive Systems Engineering
- Master of Science in Engineering in Energy Systems Engineering
- Master of Science in Engineering in Manufacturing Systems Engineering
- Ph.D. in Automotive Systems Engineering
- Ph.D. in Information Systems Engineering
Research Centers and Institutes:
- Henry W. Patton Center for Engineering Education & Practice
- Center for Lightweighting Automotive Materials and Processing
- Institute for Advanced Vehicle Systems
- Vetronics Institute
- Connected Vehicle Proving Center
College of Business
The College of Business's (COB) undergraduate and graduate programs are designed to supply students with professional and technical skills essential to being successful in an evolving business environment. Each program is characterized by limited class size. The COB also offers students outstanding professional internship opportunities. The primary mission is complemented by faculty's commitment to making intellectual contributions. The main focus of this intellectual process is refereed publications in nationally recognized journals that lead to contributions beneficial to academic and business professionals.The COB offers undergraduate programs in Accounting, Finance, General Business, General Business (Pre-Law), Human Resource Management, Information Technology Management, Management, Marketing, and Supply Chain Management. Graduate studies include the nationally ranked M.B.A., Accounting, Finance, and Information Systems. The College of Business's programs have recently been recognized as of the best in the country.
Undergraduate program (B.B.A.):
- Accounting
- Finance
- General Business
- General Business - Pre Law
- Human Resource Management
- Information Technology Management
- Management
- Marketing
- Supply Chain Management
Graduate programs:
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.):
- Accounting
- Finance
- International Business
- Marketing
- Management Information Systems
- Supply Chain Management
Accounting (M.S):
- Financial Accounting Concentration
- Taxation Concentration
Finance (M.S.)
Information Systems (M.S.)
Dual Degree Programs:
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in Finance (MS in Finance)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in Information Systems (MS in Information Systems)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in Engineering-Industrial & Systems Engineering (MSE)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Health Services Administration (MHSA)
Programs and Institutes:
- Center for Innovation Research
- College of Business Internship Program
- Elliot Initiative for Academic Excellence
- University of Michigan-Dearborn iLabs
School of Education
The School of Education (SOE) offers undergraduate, master's, and one doctoral program to students. Programs are in Elementary, Secondary, and Early Childhood Education. Graduate studies can focus on Educational Leadership, Education in Mathematics, Teaching, Special Education, and Science Education. The SOE is known for its strong faculty and small class sizes. It also offers certificate programs for future and current teachers and opportunities for its students in the Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC) to prepare students with real-world experience.Undergraduate programs:
- Teacher Certification Program
- Elementary (K-8) Certification Program
- Secondary Certification (grades 6-12)
- Early Childhood with Elementary Certification
- Early Childhood: Children and Families Program (BGS)
- Special Education
- Certification Only
- Substitute Teacher
Graduate programs:
- Doctoral Degree in Education (Ed.D.)
- Educational Specialist (Ed.S.)
- MA in Education
- MA in Educational Leadership (MAEL)
- MA in Ed in Mathematics Education (MEEL)
- School Principal Certificate Program
- MA in Teaching
- M. Ed in Special Education
- M.S. in Science Education
Programs and Institutes:
- Collaboration Projects or Partnerships Shared With P-12 Schools
- Teacher Academy
- Inquiry Institute
- Save Our Children Coalition (SOCC)
- Child's Hope
- Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies
- Early Childhood Education Center
Special Programs
- University of Michigan-Dearborn Research Centers and Organizations
- First Year Seminars
- Honors Program
- Internships and Cooperative Education
- Writing Program
- Army ROTC
Athletics
University of Michigan–Dearborn athletic teams are known as the Wolves and the school colors are Maize and Blue. The university participates in a number of intercollegiate athletics as part of the NAIANational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
The Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference of ten colleges and universities in the U.S. states of Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. Founded in 1992, the conference was created as a successor group for the now-defunct NAIA District 23...
. The campus offers a number of Varsity, Club, and Intermural sports. The ice hockey team competes at the ACHA
Acha
Acha is a HINDI word for OK.Acha is also an Ewokese word for OK. Ewokese is a language used in the Star Wars Ewok Adventures: Caravan Of Courage / The Battle For Endor* Acha, Argyll and Bute, Scotland...
Division I level in the Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League
Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League
The Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League is an ACHA Division I level ice hockey league. The GLCHL is made up of teams from Michigan. The league was announced in late 2009 and will play its first season in the ACHA in Fall 2010 with six member teams, all located within the state of Michigan...
. UM-Dearborn students are eligible to purchase student tickets to Michigan Wolverines football
Michigan Wolverines football
The Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Michigan has the most all-time wins and the highest winning percentage in college football history...
games. The University of Michigan-Dearborn Fieldhouse
University of Michigan-Dearborn Fieldhouse
The University of Michigan-Dearborn Fieldhouse is a multi-purpose arena/athletic facility located in Dearborn, Michigan on the campus of University of Michigan-Dearborn....
serves as the home to many of the athletic and recreational activities on campus.
Varsity sports:
- Basketball - Men's
- Basketball - Women's
- Cross Country - Men's
- Cross Country - Women's
- Ice Hockey - Varsity Club
- Softball
- Volleyball
Club Sports:
- Bowling - Men's
- Bowling - Women's
- Cheerleading
- Cross Country - Coed
- Lacrosse
- Rugby
- Soccer - Men's Club
- Soccer - Women's Club
- Syncro Skating
- Wrestling
Championships:
- 1980 – Men's Ice Hockey (runner-up) – NAIANAIA national ice hockey championshipThe National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics held a men's national ice hockey championship from 1968 to 1984 when ice hockey was dropped as an NAIA sport.-Winners of the NAIA national ice hockey championship:...
- 1983 – Men's Ice Hockey (runner-up) – NAIA
- 1984 – Men's Ice Hockey (runner-up) – NAIA
- 1992 – Men's Ice Hockey (runner-up) – ACHA Division IAmerican Collegiate Hockey AssociationThe American Collegiate Hockey Association is the national governing body of non-varsity college ice hockey in the U.S. The organization provides structure, regulations, promotes the quality of play, sponsors National Awards and National Tournaments....
- 2008 - Men's Rugby State Champions Div II Tier II
Student life
There are over 125 recognized student organizations (RSOs) and 9 university sponsored organizations (USOs). Both the RSO and USO communities comprise extraordinary interests, from Greek Life, Academic/Professional Organizations, Cultural and Ethnic Organizations, Honor Societies, Political and Social Activist Organizations, Recreational Organizations, and Religious and Spiritual Organizations.University Sponsored Organizations:
- Campus Video Network
- Greek Leadership Council
- The Lyceum
- Student Activities Board
- Student Government
- Student Organization Advisory Council (SOAC)
- The Michigan Journal
- WUMD College Radio
- The Wolf Pack
WUMD
WUMD (college radio)
College Radio WUMD is a College radio station for the University of Michigan–Dearborn, based in Dearborn, Michigan, USA. The Internet radio station is accessible at , and is also played in the University's student union, the University Center...
College Radio is a student-run, free-format radio station that features diversity in music from punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
to bluegrass
Bluegrass music
Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...
, jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
to electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
, and everything in between. Starting in 2007, the station began live broadcasts of UMD sporting events.
Fraternities:
- Alpha Phi AlphaAlpha Phi AlphaAlpha Phi Alpha is the first Inter-Collegiate Black Greek Letter fraternity. It was founded on December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Its founders are known as the "Seven Jewels". Alpha Phi Alpha developed a model that was used by the many Black Greek Letter Organizations ...
- Delta Sigma PhiDelta Sigma PhiDelta Sigma Phi is a fraternity established at the City College of New York in 1899 and is a charter member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference. The headquarters of the fraternity is the Taggart Mansion located in Indianapolis, Indiana...
- Phi Sigma PhiPhi Sigma PhiPhi Sigma Phi is a US national fraternity founded on July 30, 1988. There are now 11 chapters of Phi Sigma Phi nationwide. The current National President is Shawn Head.-History:...
- Sigma Phi EpsilonSigma Phi EpsilonSigma Phi Epsilon , commonly nicknamed SigEp or SPE, is a social college fraternity for male college students in the United States. It was founded on November 1, 1901, at Richmond College , and its national headquarters remains in Richmond, Virginia. It was founded on three principles: Virtue,...
(inactive) - Tau Kappa EpsilonTau Kappa EpsilonTau Kappa Epsilon is a college fraternity founded on January 10, 1899 at Illinois Wesleyan University with chapters in the United States, and Canada, and affiliation with a German fraternity system known as the Corps of the Weinheimer Senioren Convent...
- Theta TauTheta TauΘΤ Fraternity was founded in 1904 by four engineering students at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. As defined by the fraternity, the purpose of Theta Tau is to develop and maintain a high standard of professional interest among its members, and to unite them in a strong bond of...
- Order of OmegaOrder of OmegaThe Order of Omega is an undergraduate Greek society recognizing "fraternity men and women who have attained a high standard of leadership in inter-fraternity activities." It functions as an adjunct to traditional fraternal organizations, rather than a social or professional group in se...
Two of the fraternities, Phi Sigma Phi
Phi Sigma Phi
Phi Sigma Phi is a US national fraternity founded on July 30, 1988. There are now 11 chapters of Phi Sigma Phi nationwide. The current National President is Shawn Head.-History:...
, and Delta Sigma Phi
Delta Sigma Phi
Delta Sigma Phi is a fraternity established at the City College of New York in 1899 and is a charter member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference. The headquarters of the fraternity is the Taggart Mansion located in Indianapolis, Indiana...
have houses in nearby in Redford
Redford Township, Michigan
The U.S. Census Bureau also defined Redford Township as a census-designated place in the 2000 Census so that the community would appear on the list of places as well on the list of county subdivisions...
and Detroit.
Sororities:
- Alpha Kappa AlphaAlpha Kappa AlphaAlpha Kappa Alpha is the first Greek-lettered sorority established and incorporated by African American college women. The sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by a group of nine students, led by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle...
- Alpha Omega EpsilonAlpha Omega EpsilonAlpha Omega Epsilon is a social and professional sorority for women in engineering and technical sciences. The sorority was founded by twenty-seven female engineering students at Marquette University on November 13, 1983, and four months later on March 22, 1984, it became a recognized organization...
- Delta Phi EpsilonDelta Phi Epsilon (social)Delta Phi Epsilon is an international sorority founded on March 17, 1917 at New York University Law School in New York City...
- Delta Sigma ThetaDelta Sigma ThetaDelta Sigma Theta is a non-profit Greek-lettered sorority of college-educated women who perform public service and place emphasis on the African American community. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on January 13, 1913 by twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University...
- Kappa Omega Chi (local)
- Phi MuPhi MuPhi Mu is the second oldest female fraternal organization established in the United States. It was founded at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. The organization was founded as the Philomathean Society on January 4, 1852, and was announced publicly on March 4 of the same year...
- Phi Sigma SigmaPhi Sigma SigmaPhi Sigma Sigma , colloquially known as "Phi Sig," was the first collegiate nonsectarian fraternity, welcoming women of all faiths and backgrounds...
Student Body
In Fall 2010, the university had an enrollment of nearly 9,000 students: 7,224 undergraduates and 1,661 graduates. 49% of UM-Dearborn's students are men and 51% are women. 93.1% of students are State of Michigan residents. 22.4% are students of color, and 3.2% are international students. The high school GPA for the middle 50% of incoming freshmen ranges from 3.1-3.85. Average high school GPA is 3.55. The average ACT score for incoming freshmen is 24.13, ranging for the middle 50% of students from 21-26.About half of UM-Dearborn's students enter directly from high school; the remainder are students who have prior college experience either immediately before entering UM-Dearborn or at some earlier point in their lives and careers.
Controversies
In General:- The University has had several periods of student activism. Notably, during the construction of Hines Drive, a road cutting through a local parks system, the students protested and halted the construction of Hines Drive through campus. It was originally intended to connect to Michigan Avenue, but instead stops now at Ford Road.
Installation of foot baths:
- In 2007, the University agreed to install foot baths after talks with the Muslim Students' Association, said Terry Gallagher, director of public relations at the campus. Muslims ritually wash their feet before praying five times a day. The University installed the foot baths after a Muslim student slipped and injured herself while washing her feet in the sink.
Notable alumni and faculty
External links
- Official University of Michigan–Dearborn Website
- Official University of Michigan Website
- UM–D College of Engineering and Computer Science
- The Mardigian Library
- Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive
- Rouge River Bird Observatory
- Henry Ford Estate, Fair Lane
- The Michigan Journal, UM–D student newspaper