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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Brittany Brady
Career Readiness Coordinator
313-993-1446
Bradyba1@udmercy.edu

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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: Thu, December 11, 2025
Teaching Assistant, Chem and Biochem

Posted: Thu, December 11, 2025
Teaching Assistant, Physics

Posted: Fri, December 19, 2025
Assistant, TENN

Posted: Tue, December 23, 2025
Laudato si Intern/Office Assistant, Ministry

Posted: Fri, January 02, 2026
Campus Visit Student Lead, Admissions

Posted: Tue, February 03, 2026
Teaching Assistant, Computer Science

Full-time and Internship postings

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Posted: Tue, February 11, 2025
Financial Adviser at New York Life

Posted: Wed, June 11, 2025
Backend Developer at Sunixa Solutions Inc.

Posted: Sun, January 11, 2026
Accounting Clerk at MEI CPA PC

Posted: Thu, October 16, 2025
Massachusetts Procurement Summer Intern at NASPO (National Association of State Procurement Officials)

Posted: Sun, January 11, 2026
Product Marketing Intern at MyDataProduct

Posted: Thu, August 07, 2025
New Nurse Graduate Opportunities at Stillwater Medical

Career Development Events

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Posted: Fri, December 12, 2025
IBM Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals Guided Learning with Capstone

Posted: Mon, December 15, 2025
Philadelphia Postdoc Preview

Posted: Mon, January 19, 2026
Launch Your Nursing Career With Mayo Clinic

Posted: Mon, January 12, 2026
Explore Deloitte: Kickstart Your Job Search (Option 2)

Posted: Fri, January 09, 2026
Pilot Recruitment Webinar – February 10th

Posted: Fri, October 10, 2025
Reality Series: Authentic Voices on a Career in Banking - Part 4