Center for Career & Professional Development

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The Center for Career & Professional Development (CCPD) partners with students and alumni to enhance their educational goals, career development and job or internship search as they transition from college to career.

As a student, you'll explore career options, obtain career-related experience, as well as research and find meaningful employment appropriate to your knowledge, abilities, aspirations and interests.

We accomplish our mission by providing students with:

  • Cooperative education and internships.
  • Networking with recruiters through campus interviewing, career fairs, employer information sessions and online career management software.
  • Courses, workshops, seminars, and online career resources for lifelong career management skills.

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Center for Career & Professional Development events are sponsored by Alliance Catholic Credit Union.

University of Detroit Mercy Students, Faculty and Staff are eligible to join! See on-campus banking for our McNichols Campus location. Visit Alliance Catholic Credit Union to learn more about their banking services.


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    Our Mission and Values

    Mission Statement

    The Center for Career & Professional Development's mission is to offer relevant and timely career development training to Detroit Mercy students. The Center provides opportunities for students to explore career options, obtain career-related experience and to research and find meaningful employment appropriate to their knowledge, abilities, aspirations and interests.

    We accomplish our mission by providing students with …

    • Experiential learning opportunities through cooperative education and internships.
    • Opportunities to network with recruiters through campus interviewing, career fairs, employer information sessions and online career management software.
    • Opportunities to learn and implement lifelong career development and career management skills through courses, workshops, seminars and online career resources.

    Our Core Values

    • We are committed to empowering students to make purposeful career-related decisions.
    • We are committed to building and fostering partnerships with employers, faculty, staff and administration to facilitate the accomplishment of the CCPD mission.
    • We are committed to supporting the University's mission to provide excellent student-centered education in a welcoming and supportive environment.

Meet the staff

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Dan Eickhoff
Assistant Director- Relationship Manager
313-993-1449
eickhodt@udmercy.edu

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Tracey Knowles
Director of Center for Career Professional Development
313-993-1444
knowletl@udmercy.edu

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Angela Nasr
Graduate Assistant
313-993-1017

Employment and CCPD Events

Detroit Mercy Student Employment

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Posted: Fri, July 11, 2025
Peer Educator, College of Health Profession/McAuley School of Nursing

Posted: Wed, July 16, 2025
Research Assistant, Law

Posted: Wed, July 16, 2025
Teaching Assistant, Law

Posted: Fri, July 18, 2025
Office Assistant, Student Life

Posted: Fri, July 18, 2025
Content Creator

Posted: Fri, July 18, 2025
Ambassador, Fitness Center

Full-time and Internship postings

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Posted: Thu, August 07, 2025
Legislative Fellow at Kansas Legislative Research Department

Posted: Thu, July 24, 2025
Master's Level Clinician I at Muskegon County

Posted: Fri, August 15, 2025
Student Content Creator at 1851 Labs Inc.

Posted: Thu, August 14, 2025
Appraiser / Personal Property at County of Los Angeles

Posted: Wed, July 23, 2025
Entry Level Customer Success Manager at AiOmed

Posted: Tue, August 05, 2025
Program Support Specialist at Second Story

Career Development Events

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Posted: Thu, June 05, 2025
IBM Guided Learning Experience: Using Generative AI for Software Development

Posted: Fri, June 06, 2025
IBM Guided Learning Experience: Using Generative AI to Derive Insights from Data

Posted: Thu, July 24, 2025
Girls Who Invest Information Session

Posted: Fri, August 15, 2025
Hope Network Westlake is Hiring!

Posted: Thu, July 24, 2025
Educational Session: What is Investment Management?

Posted: Tue, August 12, 2025
CBP Law Enforcement Virtual Career Expo – August 26