Earlier this month, Detroiters rejoiced at the news that Ford Motor Co. had purchased and would renovate the Michigan Central Station, long a symbol of the decay and neglect of the city of Detroit. On Sunday, July 1, the legendary train station is a centerpiece in “Detroit: Comeback City,” a …
A recent study placed Detroit Mercy’s dean of the College of Business Administration, Joseph G. Eisenhauer, Ph.D., among the world’s top scholars in the field of risk and insurance. The study, titled “The Journal of Risk and Insurance: Authors of Influence” appeared in Risk Management and Insurance Review. Authors S.W. Pottier, …
Being selected for a Fulbright is often a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. But for Detroit Mercy Professor of Mechanical Engineering Nihad Dukhan, it’s now a twice-in-a-lifetime experience. Dukhan, who was a Fulbright Scholar during the 2014-15 school year, was recently selected as a Fulbright Specialist this summer at Yildiz Technical University in …
Earlier this month, University of Detroit Mercy appointed Katherine Snyder ’89, ’93, a two-time alumna of Detroit Mercy, dean of the College of Engineering & Science. Snyder has served as the College’s interim dean since May 31, 2017. Previously, she was the associate dean of Academic Affairs of the College …
On Friday, the University community suffered the loss of one of its most recognizable and beloved members, recently retired Associate Professor of Health Services Administration Mary Kelly, R.S.M. ’68. The arrangements for the funeral are as follows: April 10: Welcome service: 3 p.m.; receiving of friends 3:30-5 p.m. and 6:30-9:30 …
If you pay attention to information the University sends about productions by The Theatre Company, you’ll know the work of Evans Tasiopoulos. He has been capturing dynamic photos of productions and head shots of Detroit Mercy performers for about a year now. Early next year, his work will be seen …
Fr. Gerald F. Cavanagh, S.J., the Charles T. Fisher III Chair of Business Ethics at Detroit Mercy, has been recognized as one of the 12 scholars who founded the field of business ethics. Interviews with the 12 are printed in the latest issue of the professional journal Business & Society. …
University of Detroit Mercy may not be the only metro Detroit University that includes leadership education as part of its curriculum, but it may be the oldest — our Institute for Leadership and Service dates back more than 20 years. That leadership programming was recently featured in an article on …
Detroit Mercy’s footprint on the community just got a little bigger as the city of Detroit named a street after our alumnus, Isaiah “Ike” McKinnon ’75, ’78. The downtown street honors McKinnon, an associate professor at Detroit Mercy, who is also a former Detroit Police chief and served as deputy …
The Hub Detroit, a free monthly magazine telling the stories of Detroit’s neighborhoods featured Detroit Mercy’s many community programs in its August issue. In an article titled “Breaking Barriers: University strives to meld with community,” Detroit Mercy President Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D., talks about the unique relationship the University and …
