DATE: 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, September 28, 2006.

EVENT: Access to Higher Education: A Community Dialogue with University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman.

High school and middle school students in Flint will have a unique opportunity to get their college questions answered by U-M’s president, when Antioch Missionary Baptist Church and Pastor Lewis Randolph, and the Concerned Pastors of Flint host a community dialogue with Coleman.

An open invitation is extended to students from high school to middle school, their families and other interested community members to have an extended opportunity to discuss access to higher education and U-M.

U-M-Flint Chancellor Juan E. Mestas will join Coleman. Admissions and financial aid experts from U-M’s Ann Arbor and Flint campuses will be present to provide additional information about admissions and financial aid, including the many scholarships and grants available to local students. The evening will be capped by performances by the Flint Community Schools Title I Children’s Choir and Verse Chorus.

PLACE: Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 1083 E. Stewart, Flint.

SPONSOR: Antioch Missionary Baptist Church and the Reverend Lewis Randolph, pastor; and the Concerned Pastors of Flint.

CONTACTS: Rev. Lewis Randolph, Pastor, Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, (810) 785-4060; Mel Serow, U-M/Flint (810) 767-2158; Deborah Greene, U-M Ann Arbor (734) 476-7038.

The University of Michigan-Flint is celebrating 50 years of excellence this year. UM-Flint is committed to the highest standards of teaching, learning, scholarship, and creative endeavors. The urban location affords an opportunity to provide a U-M education to students with varied life experiences. UM-Flint’s 6,400 students choose from over 100 undergraduate and 27 graduate programs in the liberal arts and in a number of pre-professional and professional fields.