It’s Catholic Schools Week, a week that promotes the important role of Catholic schools in today’s educational system. The superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Detroit is a Titan: Kevin Kijewski ’03, and he credits his love of Catholic education with his experience at Detroit Mercy. “I got …
Original artwork by the father of one of Detroit Mercy’s most well-known professors is being auctioned off as a fundraiser for the History department. Professor Edwin DeWindt taught at Detroit Mercy for 46 years in the History Department. He retired in 2014, and passed away in 2016. While here, he …
The Air Force Association’s CyberPatriot Program Office announced that the Midwest CISSE Chapter (MCISSE) has just been designated as its newest CyberPatriot Center for Excellence. University of Detroit Mercy is the lead institution for the MCISSE coalition. “The designation as a Center of Excellence is quite an honor,” said Tamara …
This month marks the 100th birthday of Detroit Mercy’s student-run newspaper The Varsity News. The first issue, with the headline “Varsity News Begins Career” was published Jan. 30, 1918, and called itself a “fortnightly chronicle” and was financed by donations from 24 young male University of Detroit students. Because these …
Norah Duncan IV ’74 majored in English when he attended University of Detroit with a goal of becoming a college professor and publishing some writing. Today, he is a college professor and has published many works, though the type of works isn’t what he thought — liturgical music that takes …
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 …
When Karen Waters came to University of Detroit Mercy in 1995, she brought with her the lessons and experiences of a long career in social work. She ended that career with a five-year stint as executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit. As an associate professor of …
Peter Sullivan ’86 forged a career in software design in the early days of the dot-com industry. His bachelor’s degree in psychology from University of Detroit and master’s in computer science from Stanford put him on the forefront in the field of human/computer interaction in Silicon Valley. But while making …
Programming designed to help Detroit Mercy students develop leadership skills will be strengthened and expanded thanks to a generous gift from a pioneering graduate of the Class of 1943. Mary Gertrude Hindelang was one of the first female graduates of the Accounting program at University of Detroit, breaking new ground …
Counseling students at University of Detroit Mercy will soon have new opportunities to learn and work in medically underserved communities, thanks to a nearly $1 million grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The four-year grant, which …
