During the first few months of his presidency, Donald B. Taylor met with employees to hear their thoughts on how to move University of Detroit Mercy forward. A common theme emerged from these listening sessions: Employees had exciting ideas, but they had gone unvoiced due to concerns over funding or …
University of Detroit Mercy is announcing it has recently received pre-accreditation approval from the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) for its new School of Optometry. This new school will be located at 41555 W. 12 Mile Road in Novi, Michigan, and is the 25th School of Optometry in the …
The University of Detroit Mercy Board of Trustees approved three new members at its Oct. 25 board meeting. The new members are Joseph Daoust, S.J., Tim Gargaro ’76 and Bill Kozyra ’80. “I am very excited about the depth of experience these three dynamic leaders bring to our board,” said …
For years, the Annex — a large building in the shadow of the Engineering building — has served as a storage space for the College of Engineering & Science’s unused and outdated equipment. The College knew, though, it had to make better use of it. On Nov. 14, the University …
Steve McShane ’66 has had a lengthy career as an inventor and entrepreneur with business interests across the globe. His recent gift to the College of Engineering & Science will create a space he hopes will encourage students to learn and create with an eye toward entrepreneurship as well. Born …
On Wednesday, University of Detroit Mercy held a grand opening for the Detroit Mercy Eye Institute, located at 41555 West 12 Mile Road in Novi, Mich., which opens to patients on April 30. Over the past two years of development work for this new clinic, faculty, staff and University leadership …
U.S. Senator Gary Peters ’84, chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and National Cyber Director Harry Coker Jr., visited Detroit Mercy Monday to discuss the importance of preparing and recruiting a strong cybersecurity workforce. Peters, who earned an MBA from Detroit Mercy, and Coker visited UDMs Vehicle …
University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) graduate programs are once again ranked among the top in the nation in the 2024-25 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges edition. This is the fifth consecutive year Detroit Mercy graduate programs have ranked among the nation’s best. This year, the College of Business Administration’s (CBA) MBA …
University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) has hired Mark Montgomery as the program’s 23rd head coach in school history. Montgomery is a former assistant coach of UDM’s and Michigan State University’s men’s basketball team. Montgomery was chosen from a pool of more than 100 national candidates. The search process was conducted by …
The College of Health Professions has a new dean. Ahmed Radwan began his tenure March 1. Radwan joined the University from Utica University (New York) where he was a professor of physical therapy and dean for Health Professions and Education. Prior to that he served as an associate dean at …
