Great Things at the College of Liberal Arts and Education
Economics Degrees Offered at Macomb University Center
UDM now offers three new Economics degrees (a B.A. in Financial Economics, a M.A. in Financial Economics, and a M.A. in Economics) at the Macomb University Center.
5-Year Teacher Education Program
The Education Department now offers a 5-Year Teacher Education Program to earn a bachelor's and master's degrees with a Michigan Teacher Certification. The accelerated cohort program allows individuals to get a head start on Michigan's Certification requirements for new teachers.
UDM wins federal contract for cyber security research
UDM has been awarded a $551,500 federal contract from QSS Group, a technology services company that provides information technology services to U.S. federal agencies. The funds will support faculty in UDM's Information Assurance (IA) Program to carry out research on the safety and security of the nation's critical information infrastructure. The project will further enhance UDM’s role in teaching, research and development in national security topics.Varsity News articles and videos online
Varsity News articles and videos online The Varsity News, UDM's student newspaper, is now also online at thevarsitynews.net. The site includes online versions of the Varsity News' print articles, video blogs and the ability to submit comments.Student journalists intern at Detroit News
Several UDM journalism students are participating in an innovative program at The Detroit News, where they are working with two top online editors, preparing stories and posts about under-represented Detroit neighborhoods. Some of their work appears at www.detnews.com.UDM hosts sports journalists
This past spring, UDM’s Communication Studies Department hosted some of the nation’s most prominent sports writers, including John Feinstein of the Washington Post and Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe, at a journalism workshop attended by more than 100 college and high school students from the tri-state area.New undergraduate Psychology major
The Department of Psychology now offers a new undergraduate major in Industrial/Organizational Psychology for students who wish to learn about how psychology applies to the workplace and the world of business.History professor named Fulbright Scholar
Gregory Sumner, JD, PHD, professor of History, has been awarded his second William J. Fulbright fellowship to Rome, Italy. Sumner will be a senior visiting lecturer for four months, beginning February 2010, at the University di Roma Tre.Writing faculty present at national conference
UDM’s writing program faculty will be presenters at the Conference for College Composition and Communication, the largest national gathering for composition and rhetoric, to be held in Louisville, KY in March 2010. Program director Laurie Britt-Smith will speak on digital literacy and social justice rhetoric, in addition to a panel of UDM instructors who will focus on writing issues across the curriculum.
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