SOM

The School of Management is one of four major units of the University of Michigan-Flint. The mission of UM-Flint's SOM is to develop a teaching and learning environment that serves the areas surrounding the campus. The School of Management (SOM) aspires to preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving, and applying knowledge and academic values. SOM programs develop leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future through their business expertise. Currently, the SOM comprises approximately 18 full-time faculty, 16 part time adjunct faculty, and 10 staff members. Business programs offered by the SOM at UM-Flint are accredited by AACSB (the International Association for Management Education).

UM-Flint is part of the University of Michigan system administered by the same Board of Regents. The faculty for this project will come primarily from the Flint campus, but faculty from the Ann Arbor or the Dearborn campus may also be called upon to assist in specific areas of need.
Currently 904 students are enrolled in SOM undergraduate programs. Another 266 students are enrolled in the Masters of Business Administration (M.B.A.) programs. UM-Flint has a diverse student body. Fall 2001 enrollment was 6,397 students including 665 Black Americans (10%), 112 Hispanic Americans (2%), 121 Asians (2%), 48 Native Americans (1%), and 518 students from other nations (8%).

Within the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) program, students may pursue a concentration in the area of Finance, Accounting, Marketing, General Business, Organization Behavior & Human Resource Management, and Operations Management. Because SOM graduates enter a world increasingly characterized by global economic activity, the faculty strives to integrate concepts of international business and global competition throughout the curriculum. Although this approach has produced good results, the proposed partnership with TAM will significantly enhance the international dimensions of the SOM learning environment. Faculty interaction between Flint and Togliatti will enrich the professional experience and shape the perspectives of all participants.