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Olga Hamilton smiles in front of the entrance to a campus building, wearing a pink backpack

‘It’s the place to be’: UMSI celebrates National Transfer Student Week

10/21/2024

When Olga Hamilton received her acceptance to UMSI, she heard a small voice coaxing her onward, telling her this was the right path. It belonged to her daughter, Abigail, age 7.

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Announcing the 2024 UMSI Staff Awards recipients

09/17/2024

UMSI presented six awards to staff members whose contributions have advanced UMSI’s mission and strengthened the school community.

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High schoolers explore the future through UMSI summer programs

09/09/2024

AI, free speech and future careers were top of mind for high school students participating in UMSI’s educational outreach programs this summer.

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Seven CCSI fellows pose on the grass outside of North Quad, smiling and holding up peace signs

Community college students see themselves at U-M through CCSI program

08/08/2024

UMSI’s Community College Summer Institute, launched in 2017, gives students time and space to explore information science and student life at U-M.

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UMSI to celebrate transfer students with week of special events

10/12/2023

During National Transfer Student Week, which runs from Oct. 16-20, UMSI will offer programming for current and prospective transfer students.

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Megan Threats designs course to introduce high school students to health informatics

06/26/2023

Threats says she’s “excited to introduce a new generation of students to the field of health informatics.”

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“Detroit JCS Podcast. How CCSI helps bring new students to information studies. Devon Keen, Director of Inclusion, Equity and Outreach. Sandra Lopez, DEI Outreach Coordinator. UMSI.”

Dismantling barriers for transfer students at UMSI

03/17/2023

UMSI Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office staff members Devon Keen and Sandra Lopez discuss the ways that the school’s Community College Summer Institute empowers students to make confident decisions about transferring.

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Community college students Deisy Magana and Yessenia Satana Perez take a selfie while eating dinner at the Mosher-Jordan Dining Hall during the UMSI Community College Summer Institute program on Monday, June 6, 2022.

UMSI summer sessions introduce students to information science

09/26/2022

University of Michigan School of Information outreach programs help potential UMSI students see themselves as future information scholars.

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A pair of people smiling and laughing walk among plants and trees outside a University of Michigan campus building. One of them wears a School of Information lanyard and a T-shirt that says “Information changes everything,” and they hold a packet of papers.

UMSI’s Community College Summer Institute: 5 reasons the information-curious should apply

04/11/2022

What’s it like to earn a STEM bachelor’s degree at the University of Michigan School of Information? Community college students can spend June 9-11 on campus learning about the study of information at UMSI and exploring student life — stipend included.

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