Chuck and Joann Raeder are regular donors to University of Detroit Mercy, but they don’t like to bring attention to themselves. “We don’t usually talk about that,” said Joann ’69. “We just feel it’s important to support the University and its programming because it makes such a difference for the …
At Homecoming on Sept. 29, University of Detroit Mercy will symbolically break ground on a Veterans Lounge on the McNichols Campus. The lounge will be a place for students who are veterans of the U.S. armed services to relax, support and get to know each other. The lounge is being …
University of Detroit Mercy’s Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations reports that the institution has recently received charitable grants and corporate gifts totaling nearly $167,000. These grants and gifts will help support University of Detroit Mercy students, programs and community service through a number of initiatives. Awards $40,000 from the …
Thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends, University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry can invest in curriculum, facility and equipment, and overall student experience. Here are the stories of three donors. Ana Janic D.D.S. ’08, M.S. ’11 Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Clinical Dentistry Giving to Detroit Mercy …
University of Detroit Mercy’s initiative to strengthen the institution’s ability to support U.S. military veterans is nearing its fundraising goal. The University’s crowdfunding initiative, Veterans Helping Veterans, which can be found on our crowdfunding site, seeks contributions toward a crowdfunding goal of $50,000 to establish a new Veterans Lounge for student …
A group of 20 dental students from Detroit Mercy’s chapter of the American Student Dental Association (ASDA) will travel to Guatemala at the end of July to help patients with important dental care needs. But to get there, they need some assistance. The Detroit Mercy group consists of dental students, dentists …
A wing of the University of Detroit Mercy Engineering Building is well on its way to becoming a living laboratory, thanks to a generous grant from DTE Energy — and a hardworking group of sophomore Engineering students. Wiley Dressell, Kaegan Kumnick, Michael Brill and Brynne Gustafson are finalists in a …
Bill Wales and Sue Dion Wales know they are blessed. They have had successful careers — Bill as an attorney and researcher and Sue as a Catholic school teacher — they have a strong network of supportive friends, three daughters and six grandchildren. “It’s embarrassing, the number of blessings we …
The Campaign for University of Detroit Mercy is moving along toward its $100,000,000 goal to enhance student financial aid, upgrade facilities and programming, attract and retain nationally known experts to our faculty and build the University endowment. Donations come in all sizes and among the number of donations last week …
The Campaign for Detroit Mercy has made considerable progress toward the $100 million fundraising goal by 2019 and students are seeing the results in expanded programming, new learning spaces and enhanced opportunities in the classroom. “We have seen strong momentum since we began the public phase of our campaign in …
