http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/ University Relations News and Events http://www.udmercy.edu/imgs/logo.png http://www.udmercy.edu University of Detroit Mercy en marketing.pub.aff@udmercy.edu webmaster@udmercy.edu http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1213197517154 Richard Haller, President and COO of Walbridge Aldinger Company, will speak to University of Detroit Mercy students on Wednesday, June 25 at 4:00 p.m. in the College of Engineering and Science, Room 237 on the McNichols campus. http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1212595211659 This week, University of Detroit Mercy took home the top prize at the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition. Forty-seven teams representing 40 schools constructed their robots and competed against other universities throughout the world including Princeton, Cornell, University of Wisconsin Madison, Georgia Tech, Delhi College, Lawrence Tech, Hosei (Japan), Panamerica, and Ecole de Technologie Superieure (Quebec Canada). http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1213038798216 On any given day, a life-changing experience may occur for clients as well as student counselors at the University of Detroit Mercy Counseling Clinic, where more than 450 adults and children have received no-cost, comprehensive mental health counseling since September 2005. http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1209130053325 The National Council on Economic Education and the Michigan Council on Economic Education have designated the University of Detroit Mercy at Macomb University Center as a Center for Economic Education. http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1213038646820 A new career choice for nurses has arrived! The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) along with a wide range of health care experts has developed a position that allows Clinical nurses to extend their professional abilities into the leadership arena while maintaining their point-of-care responsibilities. http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1213038565695 The College of Business Administration Alumni Board Community Service Committee has quietly taken on several service projects this school year. http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1215022127503 Large TV production visits McNichols Campus, June 30. See the photos! http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1213038468554 As part of Detroit's new "green" initiative, the city is looking for contemporary solutions to vacant land usage, including the potential of developing eco-villagesâ€"environmentally friendly, affordable housing. http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1213038341312 The University of Detroit Mercy School of Architectureâ€'s Detroit Collaborative Design Center, in collaboration with the Downtown Development Authority, the Planning and Development Department, the City Planning Commission, and area stakeholders, developed an urban design plan for the Paradise Valley Cultural and Entertainment District in downtown Detroit. http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1212681031827 A former Detroit star came home today with UDM athletic director Keri Gaither's announcement of the hiring of Autumn Rademacher as the new Titans women's basketball head coach. http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1212680851517 Ray McCallum -a veteran of more than 20 years in college basketball and, most recently, assistant head coach at Indiana University - has been hired as the University of Detroit Mercy's new head coach. UDM athletic director Keri Gaither made the announcement today during a press conference at Calihan Hall. http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1210612224172 Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (PAS) students from metro Detroit will visit University of Detroit Mercy's McNichols campus on Thursday, May 15, 2008 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Over 145 students will experience an educational day of science and fun learning about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related studies and careers. http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1208889118059 University of Detroit Mercy will hold its annual commencement ceremony for undergraduate and graduate students on Saturday, May 10, 1:30 p.m. at Calihan Hall on the McNichols Campus. More than 750 graduates and their families are expected to attend the event, as well as "Class of 1958" alumni, who will be honored at the ceremony. Valedictorian Beth Ann Dalrymple, a mechanical engineering major, will address the audience. http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1210190231649 The University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry and Clinic will host a Community Open House on Saturday, May 31 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on UDM's Corktown Campus, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The Clinic will offer oral health and blood pressure screenings, information on better dental care for for adults and children, and answers on avoiding oral cancer and smoking cessation at no charge. The event is part of the School of Dentistry's 75th Anniversary celebration. http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1208795303002 The University's College of Health Professions is reaching out to those who may be interested in the Physician Assistant program. The informational meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 21, 2008 in the Commerce & Finance Building, Room 209 at 5: 30 p.m. Students will have the opportunity to meet with faculty and find out more about the 30 year-old program. http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1205847405026 University of Detroit Mercy has joined Wayne County's Department of Homeland Security Countrywide Alert System to provide students, faculty and staff an emergency alert system to enhance campus safety. http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1207079347827 Michigan's Chief Nurse Executive Jeanette Klemczak will speak at UDM on Tuesday, April 8 on Michigan's nursing shortage and its effect on students and future nurses. http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1208272736095 The University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry will dedicate its new Corktown Campus on Friday April 18, 2008 at 12:30 p.m. The event will include a building blessing and ribbon-cutting ceremony. http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1208351275631 The winning team of the Eco-Village Student Design Competition will be named at an exhibition and reception on Saturday, April 26, 5-7 p.m., at the Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, 5141 Rosa Parks Blvd., Detroit. http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1202933777457 Ford Motor Company President and CEO Alan Mulally will speak to University of Detroit Mercy students, faculty, staff and alumni on Monday, March 31, 2008 at 4:15 p.m. in the Fountain Lounge of the Student Center on the McNichols Campus. http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1205846997494 Over 200 hundred people will attend the College of Engineering and Science�'s 76th annual Slide Rule Dinner Dance, April 5, 2008 in the Riverview Room of the Cobo Conference Center in Detroit. During the event alumni Judge Joseph V. Colaianni and Dr. Robert Wood will be honored for their contributions to engineering and science. http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1205846248962 Premier sociologist of religion, Robert Bellah, will visit the University of Detroit Mercy to give a talk entitled "The Challenge of Secularism: Is God Absent?" His appearance is sponsored by University of Detroit Mercy's Catholic Studies program and will take place on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 in the Student Center Ballroom on the McNichols Campus at 7 p.m. http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1205767204490 Several economic experts throughout Michigan will be speaking at University of Detroit Mercy's 2008 State of Michigan Economy Symposium on April 5, 2008 at Macomb University Center from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Jospeh Weglarz, senior lecturer at University Detroit Mercy will give the opening comments. http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1205868899745 University of Detroit Mercy's School of Architecture will host a discussion and reception for current and former students, faculty and alumni on April 3, 2008 at 6 p.m. in the Loranger Architecture Building on the McNichols Campus. http://www.udmercy.edu/news_events/news/rss.php?id=1205766841833 The Carney Latin American Solidarity Archives (CLASA) at University of Detroit Mercy will sponsor a lecture by Veteran Journalist and Hugo Chavez biographer, Bart Jones. The event will be held on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 in the Ford Life Sciences Building Room #115 at 7:30 p.m.