Prepare for UDM emergency alert test, Feb. 26
UDM has partnered with Wayne County to provide all faculty, staff and students with electronic emergency alerts via phones, pagers or e-mail. The system will initially be able to contact "udmercy.edu" e-mail addresses only. You may, however, change or add contact points (other e-mail addresses, phone numbers, or text pager numbers). See the instruction page for details.
Make sure your preferred contact information is in place before noon on Tuesday, Feb. 26 when a test alert will be sent to all UDM recipients. If you do not receive the alert as expected, notify UDM's Help Desk.
Law dean Mark Gordon (center) and student Matthew Smith (right) talk to Local 4 News.
UDM on TV
Local TV news has focused on three recent UDM events, and you can watch the segments online as UDMcasts:
- WDIV Local 4 has broadcast extended coverage of the School of Law's Mobile Law Office Project: SALUTE tour. Go to the Law UDMcasts
- The School of Dentistry was featured both for the opening of its new location on the Corktown Campus and for its participation in the 2008 Give Kids a Smile program. Go to the Dentistry UDMcasts
- Local TV stations also covered the 22nd annual Super Bowl Ad Nauseum event, led by Professor of Business Administration Mike Bernacchi, Feb. 4. Go to the Business UDMcasts
Fencers vie at UDM, March 2
UDM will host some of the best fencers in the world next month. They'll be on campus for the NCAA Regional Fencing Competition, Sunday, March 2 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Calihan Hall. Men's and women's teams from across the Midwest will do battle with foil, épée and sabre for a berth in the national championship. All are invited to attend this unique sporting event. For more information, see the event page.
GEMBA program to greet new Taiwanese cohort
The College of Business Administration continues its successful Global Entrepreneurial MBA (GEMBA) program, the international partnership with Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan, with the upcoming graduation of Cohort III and arrival of Cohort IV Fu Jen students. Students in the program study at and receive degrees from both universities. For more about the GEMBA program, see the GEMBA web page.
GEMBA faculty with a cohort of Fu Jen students in the Commerce & Finance Building
Celebration of UDM authors, March 10
Come celebrate the recent written works of UDM faculty at the "Celebration of Authors." The event will honor faculty books, chapters, articles and conference proceedings published within the last year. Plan on attending Monday, March 10 from 2-4 p.m. in the President's Dining Room in the Student Center Building.
Clinical Nurse Leader program under way
UDM is conducting a new Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) program in association with Trinity Health. The CNL role is intended to improve continuity and coordination of care as hospital patients receive care from multiple nurses. The first CNL cohort consists of more than 20 nurses from Saint Mary's Health Care in Grand Rapids, and another group from St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor is set to begin this spring.
Thumbs Up!
Professor of Economics Donald Byrne was featured in a FOX 2 News segment, Feb. 12 regarding the effects of the General Motors employee buyouts. You can watch it on FOX 2's site.
Professor of English John Freeman has been invited to present a paper in the "Middle Passages" session of the American Comparative Literature Association in Long Beach, California, April 24. Freeman's presentation is entitled, "The Steorn Phenomenon: Overunity, Webminds, and Psychic Overload."
The most recent issue of Journal of Applied Security Research has published "Breaking New Ground: A historical look at the Master of Science in Security Administration degree at the University of Detroit Mercy," by Professor Daniel Kennedy and Associate Professor Michael Witkowski of the Sociology & Criminal Justice Department. The article focuses on the history, professionalization and transformation of security administration, and highlights the history and accomplishments of the UDM program.