Professor of Chemistry/Biochemistry Shulamith Schlick, Assistant Professor of Chemistry/Biochemistry Matthew Mio and Associate Professor of English/Director of Women’s Studies Heather Hill-Vasquez are the 2007 recipients of UDM's Faculty Excellence Awards in recognition of their outstanding teaching and scholarly endeavors.

UDM's Career Education Center offers services to assist undergraduates, graduates and alumni with their career goals. Center services include cooperative education, career advising, career development courses, and senior job search assistance. The cooperative education program is required for students majoring in architecture, engineering and nursing and is optional for business and liberal arts majors. During the 2006-2007 school year, 400 students successfully completed cooperative education assignments with metro Detroit area employers.

More than 125 UDM student-athletes were named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for achieving a 3.0 or higher GPA during one of the semesters in the 2006-2007 school year.

More than 69 courses across the University incorporate Service-Learning in classes, resulting in course-related, direct services to the poor and marginalized in our community. During the 2006-2007 school year, 1,176 UDM student volunteers provided service in conjunction with approximately 140 community service agencies.

In April 2007, UDM’s Athletic Department was recertified by the NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification. Certification means that an institution operates its athletics program in substantial conformity with operating principles adopted by NCAA Division I membership.

Alternative Spring Break allows students the opportunity to participate in community service during spring break. In spring 2007, students and colleagues spread out across the country to help those in need: hurricane rebuilding efforts Biloxi/Waverland, Mississippi; home repair for the elderly or handicapped in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, and tutoring immigrants in Burnsville, North Carolina. For more information, visit the University Ministry website.

UDM's McNichols Library is designated a literary landmark in honor of Dudley Randall, the former Detroit poet laureate and University librarian.

Acceptance rates of UDM graduates to medical and dental schools ranged between 75% and 86% over the past several years - approximately double the national average.

UDM has developed a new multipurpose synthetic playing field and all–weather running track, which includes an A-Turf field along with a six–lane polyurethane track and areas for steeplechase and field events. The facility is located on the northwest corner of the McNichols Campus.

UDM is Michigan's largest Catholic institution of higher education and is sponsored by two religious orders: the Society of Jesus and the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas-Regional Community of Detroit.

The University is the host institution for the 2008 NCAA Midwest Regional and 2009 NCAA Final Four men's tournament in Detroit at Ford Field.

During FY 2006-2007, approximately 79% of UDM students received some form of financial assistance, totaling more than $104 million.

UDM will sponsor three new varsity sports—men’s and women’s lacrosse, and men’s tennis—all to begin play in the 2008-2009 academic year.