Students in the School of Architecture can participate in two unique study abroad programs in vastly different areas of the world that provide a broader view of architecture and city planning than they could find in Detroit. One program offering a true student exchange opportunity is with the Technical University …
Thomas E. Page describes himself as a regular guy — “Call me Tom,” he says — but he’s much more than that. The former Detroit and Los Angeles police officer — now retired — has taken on the roles of ad hoc ambassador for the city of Detroit and promoter …
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. …
Every year, the Fr. Vincent Welch Memorial Dinner raises funds for scholarships for students of University of Detroit Mercy and Loyola High School. On Tuesday, Artona Millhouse ’16 told a large crowd the difference the scholarship she received to attend Detroit Mercy has made in her life. We excerpted it here because we thought it …
How they met Richard and Penny Persiani met the way a couple might meet in a romantic comedy. The two did not know each other, but each were teaching part-time at Detroit Mercy Dental when they got into an elevator together. The elevator stopped between floors and maintenance had to …
Dr. Barbara Cushing and her late husband, Dr. Ralph Cushing, made a significant gift to the College of Health Professions facility expansion earlier this year, naming a student examination room in the name of Dr. William C. Montgomery. You can read about that gift and others by the Cushings as …
Friends, family, and colleagues gathered at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law on Friday, June 9, to celebrate the retirement of Adjunct Professors Richard T. Krisciunas ’72, ‘7 and Michael V. Morgan ’69, ’72. The pair has been co-teaching the School’s Criminal Trial Clinic since 2008. Through their work, the professors …
Donors to University of Detroit Mercy give for many reasons. Some give because they themselves benefited from gifts to scholarships when they were students here. Others give in honor of a special professor or to a particular program. Still others give to make an investment in the future of the …
Engineering students at University of Detroit Mercy will benefit from one of the largest gifts ever given to the University by an alumnus. Bernard A. Schlaff, who died in 2015 at the age of 95, left $3 million to the University in his will to establish an endowed scholarship for …
The 1976-77 Titans Men’s Basketball Team is among the best athletic team the University has had in any sport and on Feb. 10, most of the team will reunite to be honored on the 40th anniversary of their historic season. Then head Coach Dick Vitale, in what was his fourth …
