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: Tue, July 22, 2025
Assistant - Mechanical Engineering

Posted: Tue, July 22, 2025
Marketing and Communications Lead, Recreation

Posted: Tue, July 22, 2025
Finance Lead, Recreation

Posted: Tue, July 22, 2025
Special Events Lead, Recreation

Posted: Tue, July 22, 2025
Intramural Sports Lead, Recreation

Posted: Tue, July 22, 2025
Adventure Lead, Recreation

Full-time and Internship postings

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Posted: Wed, September 03, 2025
Launch IT Services Fall '25 Internships at Launch IT Services

Posted: Wed, August 20, 2025
Training Team Intern - Fall 2025 at OneHope

Posted: Wed, September 10, 2025
Fall 2025 Internship - Ronald Reagan Institute at The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation

Posted: Wed, March 19, 2025
Fixture Design Engineer at Ottenweller Company

Posted: Wed, March 19, 2025
Sales Development Representative at Stripe, Inc.

Posted: Tue, November 19, 2024
Volunteer Position- Nonpaid position at NJ Health Hospice and Palliative Care

Career Development Events

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Posted: Thu, September 04, 2025
Blackstone Non-Investing Spotlight Webinar

Posted: Mon, August 18, 2025
Port Authority of NY and NJ Leadership Fellow Program Info Session

Posted: Wed, August 27, 2025
Border Patrol Agent Recruitment Webinar - September 18th

Posted: Sun, August 17, 2025
Radiology Revealed – A Journey Through Imaging Innovation

Posted: Mon, September 15, 2025
Campus to Career: What They Don’t Tell You in School

Posted: Thu, August 14, 2025
Girls Who Invest Information Session