UDM’s integrated marketing campaign for fall is currently in process, highlighted by two new 30-second TV commercials. (Check them out on UDM’s YouTube page.)

UDM's Dental Hygiene students consistently rank well above the national average in passing the National Board and state licensing examinations on the first attempt. The dental hygiene curriculum includes seven classes that are combined with dental students providing an opportunity for future dental hygienists and dentists to begin developing a team approach to practice.

The College of Engineering & Science now offers the following new academic programs:

• Bachelor of Architectural Engineering—a joint program with Architecture, the program provides a more comprehensive understanding of architectural design with a focus on building planning, design and construction. http://www.udmercy.edu/ae
• Advanced Electric Vehicle Graduate Certificate options—develops knowledge and skills to create next generation of advanced electric and hybrid vehicles.
• Minor in Bioinformatics—combines Molecular Biology and Computer Science to analyze biological data and solve health and environmental problems.

The Colleges of Health Professions and Engineering & Science offer a five-year Physician Assistant Program option for traditional undergraduate students; the program enables students to complete both a bachelor's and a master's degree in the five-year period.

Three members of the 2010 Horizon League Champion Detroit Titans men’s golf team – David Byrne, Jeff Clarridge and Britt Pronk – were named to the Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars Team, while five members of the 2010 Horizon League champion Titan women’s golf team – Alex Aversa, Rachel McHenry, Alainna Stefan, Marni Achterhoff and Collette Hansen – were honored by the National Golf Coaches Association as members of its All-American Scholar Team.

The men’s golf team was also honored by the Golf Coaches Association of America for having one of the 10 highest Division I team grade point averages in the nation for 2009-10. With a 3.58 team GPA, the Titans received President’s Special Recognition status for earning a team GPA of at least a 3.50.

Additionally, UDM women’s basketball senior Brigid Mulroy was named an honorable mention member of the 2010 Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team.

The Detroit men’s and women’s track and field teams were recognized as All-Academic Scholar Teams of the Year for the 2009-10 season by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCA), while the men’s and women’s cross country programs earned All-Academic Team status for 2009 in recognition of their academic achievement.

The men’s and women’s tennis teams earned ITA All-Academic Teams in the summer of 2010, while Alex Latosinsky, Nick Tolomei, Patrick Troy, Melanie Capuano, Svetlana Flankova, Carolina Salas Espinosa and Sophie Sjoberg-Sundstrom were all ITA Scholar-Athletes. On the court, the 2010 women’s tennis team finished runner-up at the Horizon League Championships for the second straight season.

Over 65 percent of all Detroit student-athletes were named to the AD Honor Roll, which marked the 19th consecutive semester in which over 50 percent of the University’s student-athletes have achieved a 3.0 or better. More than 100 student-athletes were listed on the Horizon League’s fall and spring Academic Honor Roll, while 18 Titans were selected to the HL All-Academic Teams. For the Titans competing out of the Horizon League, six men’s lacrosse players landed on the All-MAAC Academic Team, while a conference best five women lacrosse players were selected to the All-NLC Academic Team.