As the son of an Episcopalian minister, the last place James Timberlake thought he would find himself was a Jesuit university. But it’s his education at University of Detroit he credits with giving him the skills and confidence to build a successful career in architecture helping design significant projects like, …
Dear School of Architecture Community: I am very pleased and honored to share with you some wonderful and important news in the life of the Detroit Mercy School of Architecture. As most of you know, after many years of running a wonderful study abroad program in Volterra, Italy, we were …
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 …
As a high school student in a small Iowa town, Phyllis Peters Look ’51 did not think she would ever attend college. It was only after an aunt living in Detroit called and said she would pay for Peters’ college education if she came out to Detroit and lived with …
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 …
Tomorrow, Detroit Mercy launches Clash of the Titans, a new giving competition to help support the University’s NCAA Division I athletic teams. This special fundraiser runs from Nov. 7 to Dec. 5. The idea behind the event is to increase financial support for teams from alumni and friends, and create …
Three women earning their Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing received tuition help thanks to a generous grant from the Metro Health Foundation. The students, all members of the Class of 2019, were chosen by the faculty at the McAuley School of Nursing to receive $4,000. They are: Cassandra Washington, …
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 …
If you don’t know Tom Page ’71, ’76 and his generous gifts to the University, take a minute to read about him here. The Detroit Mercy bikes his most recent donation purchased, had their inaugural ride Saturday as part of the Homecoming bike tour of the neighborhoods around the McNichols …
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 …
