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\"SelfiesThanks to everyone who joined us at the Detroit Mercy Employee Christmas Party last week. It was a wonderful afternoon filled with laughter, food and excellent colleagues: What better way to ring in the holiday season?<\/p>\n

During the festivities, 99 employees were honored for their 1,845 combined years of service at Detroit Mercy; 154 colleagues who have retired over the last three years or will retire by the end of this year were also recognized, representing 3,722 years of service to the University.<\/p>\n

Rounding off the event, Human Resources presented the Commitment to Excellence Awards (see photos below). Congratulations to this year\u2019s recipients: Detroit Mercy Campus Kitchen Manager Clara Gamalski, Detroit Mercy Dental Laboratory Research Assistant Jamal Alhabeil and Budget and Financial Analysis Assistant Treasurer\/Budget Director Beverly Matlas.<\/p>\n

See the photo gallery online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Note: Human Resources recently launched a new page recognizing the outstanding service and dedication of our employees and retirees,\u00a0found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Families \"2018 \"Crowd \"Table<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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