Chris Fette was born in Virginia and spent most of his life in Pennsylvania, but it was one year in Detroit as a child and unquestioned kindness by the Religious Sisters of Mercy that changed his life and inspired a major gift to the College of Health Professions. Fette, who …
Millions of Americans rely on wheelchairs or walking aids such as a cane every day. In fact, some 54 million Americans — a full 19 percent of the non-institutionalized population — suffer from a physical or cognitive disability. Through a special project with the John Dingell Veterans Hospital in downtown …
Derrick Kuzak ’73, ’74, ’76, did not know exactly how his life would be transformed when he enrolled in the University of Detroit. But he now knows he can help transform the lives of others by helping them along a path to success that begins with a Detroit Mercy education. …
University of Detroit Mercy is partnering with two prestigious universities in China to bring a cohort of more than 70 students to Detroit Mercy in the fall. The goal: to study in Detroit Mercy’s state-of-the-art labs such as the Center for Automotive Systems Engineering Education (CASEE) with exceptional faculty, earn …
Thanks to a unique partnership with University of Detroit Mercy, nonprofit organizations that partner with Ford Motor Company volunteers have a new way of connecting those groups with willing workers. Detroit Mercy recently released GoodTurn, an iPhone app that brings nonprofits that have materials to move with volunteers who have …
University of Detroit Mercy’s College of Engineering & Science is now home to the only current Clare Boothe Luce Professor in Michigan. Funded by a five-year, $476,000 grant from Henry Luce Foundation’s Clare Boothe Luce Program, Megan O. Conrad, Ph.D., will serve as a role model and mentor for women …
The GM Student Corps celebrates its fifth and largest year, helping young people in underserved school districts transform their communities and jump start their futures. Students spent Thursday, July 20, at University of Detroit Mercy’s McNichols Campus working with faculty and learning important life skills as they prepare for college. Pershing High …
The summer internship program at the National Aeronautics and Space Agency, that’s NASA to most people, is represented by two young men connected with Detroit Mercy’s Biochemistry program. Witold Fuchs ’16 will be starting a seven-week summer internship at NASA in Huntsville, Ala., soon. He recently completed his first year at the …
Dean Gary Kuleck announced he is seeking a new opportunity in Oregon and is leaving Detroit Mercy at the end of this month. Katherine Snyder, Ph.D. ’89, ’93 has been named interim dean. Under Kuleck’s guidance, Detroit Mercy and the College of Engineering & Science won a five-year, multi-institutional, $21.4 …
Nearly 300 alumni, faculty, students and friends of Detroit Mercy gathered April 28 to honor seven alumni of University of Detroit, Mercy College of Detroit and University of Detroit Mercy. One alumnus from each college or school was chosen to receive the award for their success in their chosen field …
