What do most people associate a successful athletic team with? Is it their ability? Their coaching staff? The hours of hard work that student-athletes put in everyday? These options may all be true, but what most people fail to associate with a successful team are the trainers and sports medicine […]
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Tennis players adjust to climate
Junior Nynke Van Der Goot is an international tennis player who’s originally from a town called Wageningen in The Netherlands. A tiny river town located between two hills, it’s about as different as possible from Detroit. Coming to a country that’s bigger than what she’s used to, Van Der Goot […]
UDM still struggles attracting fans to games
The University of Detroit Mercy has a historic basketball program and many other sports teams. In the Titans’ heydey of Dick Vitale, and later Rashad Phillips, Calihan Hall used to be packed to the rafters for every basketball game. Basketball still receives the most attention of all the sports at […]
Detroit Mercy, Ford work on projects to benefit community
The University of Detroit Mercy is collaborating with Ford Motor Co. to create projects that help local schools, senior homes, businesses, organizations and several other groups. University students are working with the automaker through its Ford Community Corp. Partnership, a way for students to propose projects of interest to them […]
CEC is here to help
Does everyone know what and where the Career Education Center (CEC) is? For those that don’t know, the CEC is a career coaching service for UDM students and recent alumni. It offers services like resume building, career workshops and one-on-one assistance by appointment. The CEC also offers hybrid courses each […]
How do you add a program? Lots of committees
At the University of Detroit Mercy, the academic divisions are liberal arts, education, architecture, engineering, science, business, law and dental. Detroit Mercy has eight colleges, but they don’t mean anything without the programs. Getting programs started can be a short process or a long one depending on multiple factors. To […]
CLAE: More than English essays and music videos
There are so many academic programs in the College of Liberal Arts & Education, but one that is fairly overlooked is the Political Science/Pre-Law program. And no, everybody in the program doesn’t want to be a lawyer. Most want to be involved in some type of legal or government administration. […]
CLAE: More than English essays and music videos
The College of Liberal Arts and Eduction contains a number of programs one would expect, like communications and social work. It also is home to the Crimial Justice program, an interdisciplinary study that provides insight within various careers from a state to federal level. Surprisingly, the Bachelor of Science in […]
Business school turns 100 this year
The University of Detroit Mercy’s College of Business Administration has been around for a century, and the college has continued to grow and evolve since it first opened its doors in October of 1916. What started out as a handful of students quickly grew to more than 800 within the […]
College of Engineering works with major automakers, tier-1 suppliers
The College of Engineering and Science has been around 105 years — almost as long as the automobile itself. And the college is currently working on major projects with automakers and suppliers that will help the next generation of cars and trucks. One such collaboration, the Denso Project, involves students […]
