{"id":8246,"date":"2024-02-14T14:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T19:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/?p=8246"},"modified":"2024-02-14T14:00:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T19:00:53","slug":"grants-help-udm-students-and-the-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/2024\/02\/14\/grants-help-udm-students-and-the-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Grants help UDM students and the community"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"aerialUniversity of Detroit Mercy has recently received more than $2 million in grants to help educate students and their work in the community.<\/p>\n

The largest, a two-year grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will allow graduate students in Detroit Mercy\u2019s counseling program to continue their work addressing the mental and behavioral health needs of young people.<\/p>\n

The $862,000 grant awarded to Nancy Calleja, professor and chair of Detroit Mercy\u2019s Department of Counseling and Addiction Studies, will provide specialized training to master\u2019s level counseling students and community-based clinical supervisors who work with adolescents and young adults. The project will run through 2025.<\/p>\n

This funding follows two similar grants awarded to Calleja by the HRSA that provided more than $1.6 million in funding since 2014.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis most recent funding further cements the Detroit Mercy Counseling program’s role as an essential partner in nationwide efforts to\u202feffectively prepare\u202fhighly skilled behavioral health clinicians to work with\u202fthose in greatest need, and particularly those whose needs are not being met with the transition to virtual therapy,\u201d Calleja said. \u201cWith an emphasis on individuals in face-to-face clinical settings in southeastern Michigan, we will continue to close this critical gap while continuing to significantly enhance the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

The current funding is for a project called the Counseling Underserved Populations \u2014 Children Adolescents and Young Adults (CUSP-CAY) Fellowship and Workforce Enhancement. Over the next two years, 40 CUSP-CAY Fellowships will be available to Detroit Mercy Counseling students who will receive specialized additional training and a stipend, 40 community-based clinical supervisors and managers will receive enhanced supervisory training and several new partnerships between the UDM Counseling program and the community will be formed.<\/p>\n

The University has again received a grant from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity to continue and build on wide-ranging programming that aids upwards of 300 students annually through the University\u2019s Student Success Center. The grant provides $107,000 a year for six years.<\/p>\n

This programming includes an online social belonging program designed to improve the student experience and increase retention; professional college life coaches; student mentoring by UDM faculty members and expand affinity support groups.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis grant allows Student Success Services to help academically and economically disadvantaged students succeed,\u201d said SSS Director Felicia Hartinger. \u201cIt helps us offer a comprehensive approach to student success because we want students to find the one that works best for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The College of Engineering & Science received a $300,000 grant from the Clare Boothe Luce (CBL) Program for Women in STEM to provide six scholarships in engineering and computer science over a three-year period.<\/p>\n

Other recent grants included:<\/p>\n