New men's basketball head coach

UDM has hired Ray McCallum as the new head coach for Titan men's basketball. McCallum, most recently assistant head coach at Indiana University, is the 20th head coach in Titan men's basketball history. For more, see the DetroitTitans.com news release.

For information about the many exciting things happening in Titan Athletics, including recognition of top GPAs by student athletes, the first track and field competition on the new facility and the men's golf team triumph, visit www.detroittitans.com.

New UDMcasts online

Six new audio and video UDMcasts are available online. They include addresses by Ford CEO Alan Mulally, sociologist Robert Bellah, alumnus Michael J. Brenner '67, as well as video clips for the University's Corktown Campus dedication and the School of Law Project SALUTE. See the latest UDM audio and video at the UDMcast site.

Commencement volunteers sought

Commencement organizers are asking for volunteers to help on Saturday, May 10 at Calihan Hall for Commencement ceremonies. People are needed from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Any time you can spare between those hours would be appreciated. Please contact, Lisa Zessin at lisa.zessin@udmercy.edu or 313-993-1469.

Find out more about the faculty at UDM

Ever wonder if an old professor is still teaching or just want to see who is teaching English 131 these days, this information and more is now available on the UDM web site. Find out more about these important members of the University community at the "Meet Our Faculty" site.

Golf outing – July 14, 2008

The 5th Annual Engineering and Science Golf Outing will take place on Monday, July 14 at the Shenandoah Country Club in West Bloomfield. Proceeds go to benefit the E & S Scholarship Fund.

For $125 per player or $500 for a foursome, you play 18 holes of golf, 2 hole-in-one contests, breakfast, hot dogs at the turn and a steak dinner with open bar, awards and prizes. For more information on the outing and for sponsorship info, visit eng-sci.udmercy.edu or call 313-993-1218.

Reunion notices

Chemistry Club

The Chemistry Club will hold a 70th anniversary gala, Nov. 21, 2008 in the Student Center Ballroom. This event is intended to honor all graduates of the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry over the last 70 years. It will be a black-tie dinner with dancing, tours and presentations of present research. The event is still in the planning stages, so look for more details soon, but be sure to save the date. For more information regarding this event, contact Joseph Furgal at furgaljc@students.udmercy.edu.

U of D Project 100: 40 Years Later

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the U of D Project 100 program, a commemorative gathering and reflection will be held Oct. 16 and 17, 2008— more details to come. U of D began Project 100 program in 1968 to recruit and enroll "inner city students" from Detroit public and parochial schools, who otherwise would not be able to attend the University.

The program's objective was "to serve as a demonstration model of the positive accomplishments that can be achieved by a private institution through the expenditure of intelligent, sincere and conscientious effort." Project 100, which continued for six years, and the other Office of Special Projects programs helped to shape the richly diverse institution that is now University of Detroit Mercy.

If you are a former student, faculty, staff or administrators from Project 100 or any other Office of Special Projects programs, please take five minutes or less to complete the questionnaire at http://CTLSilhouette.wsu.edu/surveys/ZS78634.

For more information about the event, e-mail Sheryl McGriff, dean, Career Education Center, at sheryl.mcgriff@udmercy.edu.