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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Manoj Akula
Graduate Assistant
313-993-1017

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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: Fri, September 05, 2025
Assistant, ECE

Posted: Tue, May 06, 2025
Research Assistant, Criminal Justice

Posted: Thu, May 08, 2025
Research Assistant - ECECS

Posted: Mon, September 08, 2025
Hive Pantry Lead

Posted: Tue, September 09, 2025
Facilitator, Optometry

Posted: Tue, September 09, 2025
Office Assistant, College of Business Administration

Full-time and Internship postings

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Posted: Sun, October 05, 2025
WordPress AI Developer at 8020ai

Posted: Mon, September 29, 2025
Sales Representative at LJG Sales and Marketing Inc.

Posted: Mon, May 05, 2025
Biogas Power Generation Engineer at Duryea Technologies

Posted: Mon, May 05, 2025
Clinical Team Lead at Lifeline for ME, LLC

Posted: Mon, May 05, 2025
Adult Case Manager at Lifeline for ME, LLC

Posted: Mon, May 05, 2025
Interim Student Pastor at Johns Creek Baptist Church

Career Development Events

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Posted: Tue, October 21, 2025
Microsoft: Fabric Data Days

Posted: Thu, October 16, 2025
JNJ WiSTEM2D Presents:Quality Science Professional Certification Student Session

Posted: Thu, October 16, 2025
NE ScribeAmerica Virtual Information Session 11/4/2025

Posted: Wed, October 29, 2025
Virtual career planning office hours with Handshake’s early career expert

Posted: Fri, January 24, 2025
WPP Media Launch Pad Info Session

Posted: Tue, September 23, 2025
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