University of Michigan–Dearborn

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University of Michigan–Dearborn
University of Michigan-Dearborn seal.jpg
Former names
Dearborn Center of the University of Michigan
MottoArts, Knowledge, Truth
TypePublic
Established1959
Parent institution
University of Michigan
EndowmentUS $56 million
ChancellorDomenico Grasso
PresidentMark Schlissel
Academic staff
511
Students9,468 [1]
Undergraduates7,185 [1]
Postgraduates2,191 [1]
Doctoral students
92 [1]
Location
Dearborn
,
Michigan
,
United States
CampusSuburban
200+ acres
ColorsMaize and Blue[2]
   
NicknameWolverines[3]
Sporting affiliations
NAIA – ACHA, WHAC, GLCHL
Websiteumdearborn.edu
UMDearborn Vertical Logo.svg

The University of Michigan–Dearborn (U of M Dearborn, UM–Dearborn, or UMD) is a public university in Dearborn, Michigan. It is one of the two regional campuses of the University of Michigan operating under the policies of the Board of Regents. The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor is located 35 miles to the west; the other regional campus is in Flint, which is located 70 miles to the north.

Enrolled students have full access to the library systems, galleries, and sporting events of the main campus, and graduates are members of the largest alumni organization of its kind in the world, the University of Michigan Alumni Association. Faculty and students collaborate across all three campuses in research and scholarly activity, and degrees for all three campuses are conferred by the state elected Board of Regents.

UM-Dearborn offers over 100 academic majors and minors, 43 masters degree programs, and 6 doctoral degree/specialist programs. A part of the Metro Detroit region, UMD is also known for its community engagement within the city of Detroit, and is part of The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities.[4]

History[]

The history of the University of Michigan–Dearborn began in the mid-1950s, with studies conducted by Ford Motor Company director of training Archie Pearson. These studies concluded that the company was facing a future shortage of college-educated, qualified engineers and junior administrators. This conclusion led Pearson to discreetly inquire of institutions of higher education in Metro Detroit about their interest and willingness to modify their programs to meet the future needs of the automotive industry.[5]

On December 17, 1956, Ford gifted both land and capital development funds to the University of Michigan for the creation of a regional campus offering upper-division undergraduate and master's level programs.[6] In February 1957, the Regents of the University of Michigan officially accepted the gifts and committed to establishing a new campus in Dearborn.[7] The Dearborn campus would also have a cooperative work-study requirement for its programs in business administration and engineering,[6] which were intended to provide students with real-world experience that would increase their employment prospects.[8] The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor would provide the necessary liberal arts and professional courses to complete a University of Michigan bachelor's or master's degree.[6] Construction on the Dearborn campus began on May 22, 1958,[8] and on October 1 of that year, William E. Stirton was appointed its first director.[9]

The Dearborn campus, known initially as the Dearborn Center of the University of Michigan, opened with an enrollment of 34 students on September 28, 1959.[10] A liberal arts division and programs in electrical engineering and teacher education were added in fall 1960.[11] The campus's first 12 graduates were honored in a commencement ceremony in Ann Arbor on January 20, 1962.[12] In 1963, the campus was renamed the Dearborn Campus of the University of Michigan, to emphasize that it was a free-standing unit of the university.[13]

In May 1969, the Dearborn Campus Planning Study Committee released their report on the future of the institution, which recommended the addition of lower-division undergraduate courses and the expansion of non-cooperative programs.[14] In November 1969, the regents formally approved the committee's recommendations.[15] In February 1970, the Committee on Colleges and Universities of the Michigan House of Representatives discussed a bill that would have separated the Dearborn campus from the University of Michigan as an independent "Fairlane University", an ultimately unsuccessful proposal that was protested by both faculty and students in Dearborn.[16]

In August 1970, the Dearborn campus received its first accreditation independent from the Ann Arbor campus, from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.[17] In April 1971, it was officially renamed the University of Michigan–Dearborn (UM–Dearborn).[15] In July of that year, Leonard E. Goodall, the vice-chancellor of the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, was appointed UM–Dearborn's first chancellor.[17] In the fall of 1971, the university officially became a four-year institution as it welcomed its first freshman class.[18] There were 313 freshmen in that first class and overall enrollment grew by 50% to 1,369.[19] University enrollment grew rapidly during the course of the decade, exceeding 6,000 in 1979.[20] UM–Dearborn announced both a $19 million campus development plan and the creation of its Alumni Society in November 1973.[21][22]

Between 1978 and 1980, three major new buildings were opened on campus: the Fieldhouse and Ice Arena, the University Library, and the University Mall. These additions caused the center of campus to shift south of UM–Dearborn's original four buildings.[23] In July 1980, University of Colorado Denver acting chancellor William A. Jenkins was named the second chancellor of UM–Dearborn.[23] He soon faced a major financial crisis on campus that stemmed from a recession in the state, which resulted in a $500,000 cut from the university's base budget in April 1981.[23] Also in 1981, history professor Sidney Bolkosky established the Holocaust Survivor Oral History Project at UM–Dearborn.[24] In the fall of 1983, minority enrollment on campus reached a record high of 9.6%.[25] The university received a 13.2% increase in its annual appropriation from the state legislature in 1984–85, which enabled it to restore the 3% salary raises that it had cut in 1981–82.[26] In May 1986, UM–Dearborn opened its Armenian Research Center, the first university-affiliated institution of its kind.[27]

In November 1988, Blenda Wilson was inaugurated as the third chancellor of UM–Dearborn.[28] In September 1989, the university began its $11.6 million General Campus Renovation Project, entirely funded by the State of Michigan. In summer 1990, the university terminated its varsity ice hockey program, resulting in head coach Tom Anastos and athletic director Sid Fox announcing their departures from Dearborn.[29] In October, Wilson announced that hockey would become a club sport and the university's basketball and women's volleyball teams would compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).[30] In April 1991, graduate enrollment at UM–Dearborn exceeded 1,000 for the first time, and in July of that year revenue from tuition surpassed state appropriations.[31] In May 1992, Wilson announced her resignation to take a position at California State University. In January 1993, James C. Renick was inaugurated as her replacement as the university's fourth chancellor.[32] In fall 1995 and again in fall 1996, the university achieved new total enrollment records (8,214 and 8,324, respectively).[33] In March 1997, UM–Dearborn inaugurated the first graduate program in its College of Arts, Sciences, & Letters (CASL), a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies degree.[34] In March 1999, the university's FUTURES Planning Resource Council released its recommendation that UM–Dearborn's "top priority is being nationally regarded as an excellent regional university" and argued this should be achieved by "developing interdisciplinary centers of teaching and research excellence".[35]

In November 2000, Daniel E. Little was inaugurated as the university's fifth chancellor.[36] In 2001, both the Environmental Interpretive Center and the CASL Building were opened on campus.[37] In fall of 2003, university enrollment topped 9,000 for the first time (9,022) and graduate enrollment reached 25% of total enrollment.[38] In September of that year, the university acquired the Fairlane Training Center from Ford, located across Evergreen Road from its main campus, which it renamed the Fairlane Center in February 2004. In November 2003, the renovated University Center (formerly the University Mall) was opened.[38] In October 2006, UM–Dearborn dedicated its new Science Learning and Research Center.[39] In November 2008, the Regents of the University of Michigan approved the first doctoral programs at UM–Dearborn, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Automotive Systems Engineering and Information Systems Engineering, both to begin the following fall.[40] In February 2009, the regents approved a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) program. In May of that year, they announced the renaming of the School of Management as the College of Business.[41] In 2008, Kiplinger ranked UM–Dearborn 86th nationally in its "Best Values in Public Colleges",[40] while in 2009 U.S. News and World Report ranked it the fourth-best master's-level university in the Midwest.[42]

In September 2013, The Union at Dearborn opened, with its 145 apartments providing the first on-campus student housing since the 1970s.[43] Also that month, UM–Dearborn's School of Education was renamed the College of Education, Health and Human Services.[44] In December 2015, UM–Dearborn conferred its 50,000 cumulative degree.[45] In September 2016, the university's Natural Sciences Building reopened after a $51 million renovation.[46] In April 2018, UM–Dearborn broke ground on a new, $90 million Engineering Lab Building.[47] In 2018, Daniel E. Little resigned as chancellor after 18 years,[48] and was succeeded by Domenico Grasso in August.[49] Grasso was formally installed as the university's sixth chancellor in April 2019.[49][50]

Campus[]

Mardigian Library

The UM–Dearborn campus is located on the former estate of automotive pioneer Henry Ford.[51][52] It is divided into several sections: The Henry Ford Estate, known as Fair Lane, The Fairlane Center, Main Campus, and the Early Childhood Education Center just south of campus. In addition, the University has over 70 acres (283,000 m²) of nature preserve and a bird observatory, the Rouge River Bird Observatory [1], which has operated on campus since its founding in 1992, and is the longest-running, full-time urban bird research station in North America.[53]

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 Fieldhouse. Within both CASL and CECS, many different buildings house different programs, departments, research centers, student life centers, and academic resources.

Fair Lane[]

Henry Ford Estate

Fair Lane 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.

Academics[]

There are four colleges at UMD: the College of Arts, Sciences, & Letters (CASL), the College of Engineering & Computer Science (CECS), the College of Business (COB), and the College of Education, Health, & Human Services (CEHHS).

College of Arts, Sciences, & Letters[]

CASL Building

The College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters (CASL), pronounced "castle," is home to five graduate programs, 32 undergraduate majors, and programs in environmental sciences, mathematics, applied statistics, physical sciences, religious diversity, cultural studies, health policy studies, health psychology, civic engagement, and leadership. CASL traces its origins to the establishment of the Literature, Science, and the Arts division in fall of 1960,[54] which assumed its current name and college-level status in June 1973.[55]

The main building houses the College's administrative offices and the departments of Behavioral Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, Literature Philosophy Arts (LPA) and Language Culture and Communication (LCC). General purpose classrooms occupy the majority of the first level, along with the campus television studio. Several other programs, such as urban studies and criminal justice, are housed in different buildings spread across campus.

College of Engineering & Computer Science[]

CECS Building

The College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) is home to nine undergraduate degree programs and twelve graduate degree programs, including two doctoral programs, housed in CIS, ECE, ME, IMSE departments and college Interdisciplinary Programs. Engineering at UM–Dearborn dates to its first academic year,[56] it was reorganized as the School of Engineering in June 1973,[55] and it was renamed the College of Engineering and Computer Science in March 1998.[57]

College of Business[]

The COB offers undergraduate and graduate programs. Business programs at UM–Dearborn were organized into the newly formed School of Management in June 1973,[55] which was renamed the College of Business in July 2009.[41]

College of Education, Health, & Human Services[]

The College of Education, Health, & Human Services (CEHHS) offers undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. It also offers certificate programs for future and current teachers and opportunities for its students in the Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC). The Teacher Education program at UM–Dearborn dates to the fall of 1960,[54] it was reorganized as the Division of Education in June 1973,[55] and it was upgraded to the School of Education in March 1987.[58]

Athletics[]

University of Michigan–Dearborn athletic teams are known as the Wolverines, and their colors are Maize and Blue. Beginning in 1977, the athletics teams were known as the Wolves.[59] UM-Dearborn is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC). UM–Dearborn began varsity athletic competition in fall of 1974, with its soccer program.[60] Its athletics program was substantially reformed in October 1990, with basketball and women's volleyball becoming NAIA sports and hockey being downgraded to club sport status.[30] Men's sports include basketball, cross country, ice hockey, soccer, baseball, and lacrosse; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball and volleyball. Men's and women's bowling, along with women's ice hockey will be added for the 2018-19 academic year.

The University of Michigan-Dearborn Fieldhouse serves as the home to many of the athletic and recreational activities on campus. It was opened in fall of 1978.[59] The venue host home contests for men's and women's basketball, men's and women's ice hockey and volleyball. A new hardwood floor was installed in the gymnasium during the summer of 2016.

Championships:

  • 1980 – Men's Ice Hockey (runner-up) – NAIA
  • 1983 – Men's Ice Hockey (runner-up) – NAIA
  • 1984 – Men's Ice Hockey (runner-up) – NAIA
  • 1992 - Men's Ice Hockey Conference Champions - CSCHL
  • 1992 – Men's Ice Hockey (runner-up) – ACHA Division I
  • 1993 - Men's Ice Hockey Conference Champions - CSCHL
  • 1998 - Men's Ice Hockey Conference Champions - CSCHL
  • 1998 - Men's Ice Hockey Conference Tournament Champions - CSCHL
  • 1999 - Men's Ice Hockey Conference Champions - CSCHL
  • 2008 - Men's Rugby State Champions Div II Tier II
  • 2016 - Men's Ice Hockey Conference Tournament Champions - GLCHL
  • 2017 - Men's Ice Hockey Conference Tournament Champions - GLCHL
  • 2017 - Softball Conference Champions - WHAC
  • 2018 - Men's Basketball Conference Tournament Champions - WHAC
  • 2018 - Men's Basketball - NAIA Division 2 National Tournament Appearance
  • 2019 - Men’s Ice Hockey Conference Champions - WHAC[61]

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:

  • The Michigan Journal, the student newspaper of the University of Michigan–Dearborn since 1971.
  • , the student radio station of the University of Michigan–Dearborn since 1979.
  • Campus Video Network
  • Greek Leadership Council
  • The Lyceum
  • Student Activities Board
  • Student Government
  • Student Organization Advisory Council (SOAC)
  • The Wolf Pack

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.[62]

Student body[]

In Fall 2017, the university had an enrollment of nearly 9,339 students: 7,141 undergraduates and 2,198 graduates. 57% of UM-Dearborn's students are men and 43% are women. 94% of students are State of Michigan residents. 26% are minorities. 50% are first generation college students. Average high school GPA is 3.6. The average SAT score for incoming freshmen is 1,168.[63]

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.[64]

Notable alumni and faculty[]

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Sources[]

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  • Higgs, Elton D.; Bolling, G. Fredric (2013). The Gift Matured: A Review of the University of Michigan-Dearborn for its 50th Anniversary. University of Michigan-Dearborn. ISBN 978-0-933691-21-6.

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