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Upcoming Events
- Architecture Design Camp
Monday, June 24 - STEPS summer program
Monday, June 24 - Livernois Area Oral Histories
Wednesday, June 26 - Special needs basketball camp
Friday, June 28 - Nurse Anesthesia Information Session
Monday, July 15 - Undergraduate Nursing Information Session
Monday, July 15
Event Calendar
Recent UDM News:
President Garibaldi named ‘Man of Excellence' by Michigan Chronicle
June 14, 2013
University of Detroit Mercy President Antoine Garibaldi, Ph.D. was named one of the Michigan Chronicle's 2013 Men of Excellence during the sixth annual “Men of Excellence” program held at the Westin Book Cadillac on June 7.
Livernois Storefront to Provide New Business Opportunities in Detroit
June 10, 2013
Business leaders as well as community stakeholders in Detroit's Livernois Avenue community now have a place to call home to further develop growth and success in the area.
NCAA Executive Selected as UDM Director of Athletics
May 29, 2013
Robert C. Vowels, NCAA Vice President of Membership and Student-Athlete Affairs, has been named Director of Athletics at University of Detroit Mercy. The announcement was made today at a press conference by UDM President Dr. Antoine M. Garibaldi. Vowels will oversee the 19 men’s and women’s athletic teams in the University’s Division I intercollegiate athletic program.
UDM School of Law Hosts International Law Conference: June 21 - 22
May 28, 2013
In this time of globalization and incredible change in the legal profession, the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and its partners in international dual-degree programs, the University of Windsor Faculty of Law (Windsor, Ontario, Canada) and the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Monterrey, Mexico), are pleased to present Law and Legal Education in the Americas: Comparative Perspectives, an international law conference to be held on June 21 and 22, 2013, at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, 651 East Jefferson Avenue, in downtown Detroit.
GM Partners with UDM to Help Clean Up Detroit
May 24, 2013
Service will gain a whole new meaning for a few select University of Detroit Mercy students this summer. General Motors has hired a group of 12 student leaders to lead 110 Detroit-area high school interns for the summer on various community projects as part of their GM Student Corps.
Recent UDM News:
School of Law Mortgage Foreclosure Defense Clinic Successfully Prevents Victims of Land Contract Scam from Foreclosure
December 20, 2012
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law’s Mortgage Foreclosure Defense Clinic successfully argued a motion recently in Wayne County Circuit Court to prevent 70 Wayne County individuals and their families from foreclosure and wrongful eviction.
UDM Launches New Dental Training Initiative to Recruit and Retain Underserved Students, Address Oral Health Crisis
December 18, 2012
University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) partnering with MI-AHEC has been selected to successfully implement a yearlong recruitment and retention campaign through the Dental Pipeline National Learning Institute (NLI). Introduced by the American Dental Education Association (ADEA), the premier association serving the dental education community, in partnership with the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, the NLI is a new training program dedicated to increasing recruitment and retention among underserved student communities at dental schools.
WCCCD & UDM Partner to Provide New Pathways to Higher Education
December 04, 2012
Advanced Courses in Finance, Education, Health Care and Math to be Provided at Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) University Center -- A memorandum of understanding signed last week by University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) and WCCCD creates new pathways for students to earn advanced degrees close to home. The new agreement allows students to take advanced courses from UDM in a variety of subjects either at WCCCD’s University Center (Harper Woods) or online. This convenient eastside location provides students in the St. Clair Shores, Eastpointe and Grosse Pointe communities an easier way to complete their degrees.
UDM School of Law Celebrates New Home for Legal Clinics
December 03, 2012
George J. Asher Law Clinic Center Houses 10 Pro Bono Clinics -- The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law will officially dedicate the George J. Asher Law Clinic Center on Tuesday, December 11, 2012. The event includes a ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception.
Students at UDM Provide Food to Low-Income Neighbors
November 26, 2012
Start with a national food-harvesting organization. Mix together University of Detroit Mercy students eager to volunteer. Round up fresh extra food from area partners. Cook as needed and combine with other prepared food to make nutritious meals in the UDM Campus kitchen after hours. Then, deliver the fresh meals to a local shelter, homebound seniors and families in need. Repeat on a weekly basis. This is the recipe for the successful “Campus Kitchen at UDM” (CKUDM), which was launched last Jan., the first such program in the state.
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