2011 News Releases

Baldovin is a professor of historical and liturgical theology at Boston College, and noted expert on the Catholic liturgy. He also taught at Fordham University and the Jesuit School of Theology. He is the past president of the North America Academy of Liturgy, and the current president of the International Jungmann Society for Jesuits and Liturgy.

He has served on the advisory committee for the U. S.  Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy as well as the advisory committee of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy.

Baldovin will speak on the new changes in the Catholic mass that have been established and will go in effect on the first Sunday of Advent.  He has both a scholarly and a pastoral perspective. Those that are curious about the changes about to take place in the Catholic Eucharistic celebration will find this discussion extremely informative.

Baldovin received the first place award in liturgy for his book, Reforming the liturgy: A response to critics. He received the award from the Catholic Press association of the United States and Canada. Other books that he wrote consist of Bread of Life and Cup of Salvation: Understanding the Mass.

The event is being sponsored by UDM's Catholic Studies program and is free to the public.

Anatomy of Gray explores themes of survival, both spiritual and physical, in the rural town of Gray, Indiana in the late 1800's. Galen Gray, played by professional guest artist Brian Thibault, is a mysterious healer who is literally blown into town and is seen as the answer to the prayers of young June Muldoon, played by student Michelle Renaud. The townspeople of Gray look to this stranger for deliverance from the mysterious illness which plagues their community, only to find that "everything good for you has a price." Directed by Dr. Arthur J. Beer with music direction by Greg Grobis, Anatomy of Gray will run for six performances at the Marygrove Theatre: November 4, 5, 6 and 11, 12, 13, 2011.

Anatomy of Gray features numerous associate guest artists including Actors' Equity Association member Mary Bremer Beer (Warren, MI) as Tiny Wingfield and non-equity professionals Brian Thibault (Whitemore Lake, MI) as Galen Gary, Susan Reno (Brimingham, MI) as Rebekah Muldoon, Dax Anderson (Hamtramck, MI) as Pastor Phineas Wingfielfd, David Bokas (Southfield, MI) as Crutch Collins and Joanne Roth-Bokas (Southfield, MI) as Belva Collins.  Also featured are students Michelle Renuad (Troy, MI) as June Muldoon, Chris Jakob (Detroit, MI) as Homer and Char'Ravia Mushatt (Detroit, MI) as Maggie.  Townspeople include student Tim Shumack (Detroit, MI) and Johnice Littlejohn (Detroit, MI) and Bryan Spangler (Detroit, MI) as guest artists.   Directed by Dr. Arthur J. Beer (Warren, MI), the production team is rounded out by stage manager Matthew Lira (Toledo, OH), costume and scenic designer Melinda Pacha (Royal Oak, MI), lighting designer Mark Choinski (Dearborn, MI) and music director, management and marketing director Greg Grobis (Detroit, MI).

The Theatre Company at University of Detroit Mercy continues its mission of providing the Metro Detroit community with thoughtful, high-quality and professional productions.  The Theatre Company offers students of the Performing Arts Department the rare opportunity to work on and off stage with theatre professionals.  Annually, the Theatre Company spends 30% of its overall budget on professional associate guest artists and directors.   By working with professional directors and associate guest artists, students are encouraged to work at a high level, producing rapid growth throughout their undergraduate education.  For more information on becoming a student or an associate guest artist, please contact Greg Grobis at 313-993-3273.

Anatomy of Gray opens on November 4 and runs through November 13, 2011.  The Theatre Company's performances are held on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. at the Marygrove Theatre on the campus of Marygrove College, 8425 W. McNichols Rd.  Adult admission is $18.  Student admission is $9.  Group tickets are available for parties of 10 or more at $13 per ticket for adults and $7 for students.  Please note a $3.00 service fee per order for non-subscribers.  No service fees will be charged to students.

Box Office Hours of operation are noon through 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. The Box Office will move to the theatre for performances and open one hour prior to curtain.  For tickets, call the theatre box office at 313-993-3270 or reserve your tickets online at theatre.udmercy.edu.

Each honoree will be recognized for giving back their valuable time and resources to the University in many different ways, helping it flourish and grow through the years. The seven inductees are:

• Beuline Alexander Crawford '65,
  Social Worker, Community Activist and Philanthropist
• Charles E. Lucas, M.D. '59,
  Professor of Surgery, Wayne State University
• Peter B. Neydon '65,
  President, USF Holland (Retired)
• Geraldine A. O'Grady-Pershing '55,
  Educator, Community Activist, Philanthropist
• The Most Rev. Ricardo Ramirez, C.S.B. '68,
  Bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico
• Rev. Robert J. Scullin, S.J. '68,
  Former Provincial, Detroit Province Society of Jesus
• Michael D. Ware '67,
  Managing Director, Advance Capital Markets

At the Sept. 23 groundbreaking, from left: Student Senate President Alvin Ford, Jr., UDM President Antoine M. Garibaldi, Associate Vice President for Facilities Management Tamara Batcheller, and UDM Trustee William C. Young.

Located on the east side of the Engineering Building, the Fitness Center will offer easy access and will echo the collegiate Spanish architectural theme, similar to other University buildings. The Center will face the Kassab Mall, in close proximity to the University's new tennis complex and pavilion, practice fields, residence halls and historic Calihan Hall. The Student Fitness Center is expected to open next fall.

Following the event, the University hosted a picnic/student organization fair with games around the Fisher Fountain for the entire University community.

The exhibit showcases the work of Donald Voelker, a former processing archivist who currently resides in Costa Rica. His art focuses on current life in both Central and South America. Proceeds from this exhibit will be used to renovate the Centro Arte para la Paz, an alternative school that fosters a culture of peace in El Salvador, founded by Sr. Peggy O’Neill, SC.

A reception for the opening of the exhibit will be held on Wednesday, January 12 from 4 – 6 p.m. in the library. At the opening reception, Patrick Dengate, a Ferndale artist and close friend of Voelker will speak on his behalf. Light refreshments will be served.

Centro Arte para la Paz was a school operated by the Dominican Sisters of the Annunciation, who were forced to abandon the school due to the civil war in El Salvador. Currently, it is open for programs to build unity in the community, teach self-sufficiency skills and gender equality, as well as cultural awareness.

There will also be a closing event for this exhibit on Sunday, January 30 from 1-3 p.m. featuring Deacon Don Leach, pastoral associate at Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Plymouth, who works closely with Sr. Peggy O’Neill and a sister community project in El Salvador; he will be available for questions and more information on the Centro Arte para la Paz. Light refreshments will be served.

This is a free event and is open to the public. For more information, please contact CLASA Director Gail Presbey at 313-993-1124 or presbegm@udmercy.edu.

Supreme Court Justice and University of Detroit School of Law alumna Maura Corrigan ‘73 will serve as director of the Michigan Department of Human Services. She will also serve as group executive for the “People” group, which includes the departments of Human Services, Community Health, Civil Rights and Education.

“I am honored that Justice Corrigan has agreed to serve as director of Human Services,” Governor Snyder said in a recent statement.  “Justice Corrigan’s unwavering commitment to children and families and her unstoppable determination make her the ideal person to lead this agency out of its difficulties.  Maura Corrigan will bring her collaborative and open approach to the job and begin a productive dialogue with the people we serve.”

Corrigan will direct the operations of public assistance and service programs through a statewide network of over 100 county departments of human service offices.

Gov. Snyder also chose First District Court of Appeals Judge and University of Detroit School of Law alumnus Brian K. Zahra to join the Michigan Supreme Court.  Zahra replaces Corrigan as a state supreme court justice. In a public statement, Snyder said “Zahra has a depth of judicial experience and razor-sharp intelligence, he will make an outstanding addition to the court."

UDM’s College of Health Professions and Computer and Information Systems department in the College of Liberal Arts & Education have collaborated to create the new degree. HIM students will learn health care data, health services organization and delivery, healthcare statistics and applied health informatics. They will also have access to the Cerner AES electronic health record system, which is used in health care facilities, to provide hands-on experience for students.

To ensure a one-of-a-kind, quality degree program, the colleges worked closely, developing the program in conjunction with American Health Information Management Association guidelines.

Graduates of the Health Information Management program can work in hospitals, consulting firms, colleges and universities, rehabilitation centers and many other sites. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has estimated careers for HIM professionals to grow at an extremely faster pace than many other job areas.

Assistant Professor Julia Stocker-Schneider, one of the program’s creators, says, “Currently, most HIM roles are being filled by people who have the IT skills but not necessarily the health care knowledge…so there really is an unmet need for specialists who have knowledge in IT and can apply it to health care.”

For more information, contact the College of Health Professions at 313-993-1208 or visit http://healthprofessions.udmercy.edu.

Courses will be taught by Dan Kroupa, history instructor and undergraduate coordinator for the Museum Studies program, as well as other UDM faculty and local museum professionals. Kroupa has previous experience working with the Henry Ford Museum, the Automotive Hall of Fame, and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

Minor classes offered winter term include: Museum Education and Interpretation, Museum Collections Management and Care, and Topics in Museum Studies. An advisory committee of local and national museum professionals was formed to oversee the direction of this new minor program.

The Metropolitan Detroit area hosts a vast array of museums where Museum Studies students will complete internships, both providing and enriching hands-on experience. A mini-portfolio showcasing individual students’ talents and experiences within their studies is required upon completion of the minor.

Students with liberal arts or science majors are urged to consider a Museum Studies minor to gain entry-level positions at museums. For more information, contact Museum Studies minor coordinator Daniel Kroupa at kroupadr@udmercy.edu or visit the program web site.

The idea for Campus Kitchen at UDM came from Sodexo Retail Manager Kari Haddrill, and Sodexo continues to provide critical support for the program. Sodexo’s on-campus operation, which provides the food services for the UDM campuses, has helped the Campus Kitchen at UDM by providing kitchen space, volunteering staff hours, preparing meals, donating leftover food from the dining hall and helping obtain other food donations. UDM’s University Ministry, Dining Services, Student Life and the Institute for Leadership & Service collaborated to make UDM’s program possible.

UDM will kick off its program on Jan 28-29, 2011 with a collection of non-perishable items that were donated at the Loft and Café a la Cart located on the McNichols Campus. Approximately two dozen student volunteers will prepare and deliver collected donations to those in need in the surrounding neighborhood. Unused food from the UDM dining hall will also be donated to the Campus Kitchen at UDM. The main goal of the program is to connect students with the community and raise hunger awareness.

Community partners working with UDM are St. Gregory’s Parish, Peggy’s Place-COTS (Coalition on Temporary Shelter), and Martin Park, Fitzgerald and Pilgrim Village neighborhood associations in northwest Detroit. The Walmart Foundation has also provided funding.

“The program is in keeping with the University’s mission of being a student-centered program,” University Minister Drew Peters commented. Student responsibilities include planning a menu, cooking, organizing drivers and completing paperwork. The program will allow students to build leadership and team building skills.

“The program will be run by the students and the outreach is to the local community, which reflects the mission of reaching out in an urban context,” Peters said. UDM encourages its students to engage in service and the immediate community around the University.

The Campus Kitchen at UDM is a part of the nation Campus Kitchens Project whose goal is to provide food to those in need by utilizing student volunteers and connecting them to surrounding communities. As of January, 28 schools, both colleges and high schools, are participating in the program. Since 2001, more than 25,000 student Campus Kitchens volunteers have donated more than one million meals to their communities.

 “The Campus Kitchen at UDM is another great pairing of willing and able students and a community in need,” said Mike Curtain, CEO of DC Central Kitchen, the parent organization of CKP. “The Campus Kitchens Project is using food to strengthen bodies, empower minds and build communities while developing the next generation of philanthropic entrepreneurs.” 

The partnerships between the student participants and communities in need should be beneficial to both by providing students with leadership experience and teaching them the importance of helping the local community. This mission is consistent with UDM’s, which exists to provide excellent, student-centered, undergraduate and graduate education in an urban context. A UDM education seeks to integrate the intellectual, spiritual, ethical, and social development of its students.

For more information on the Campus Kitchen at UDM, visit www.udmercy.edu/institute/campus_kitchen.htm.

A Life in the Theatre depicts the core principle of the UDM Theatre Company by focusing on a young actor (Joel Frazee) who grows through the guided mentorship of a theatre professional (David L Regal). The play illustrates the rite-of-passage that John experiences as his mentor, Robert emphasizes the discipline needed to maintain a career in the theatre. While each actor comes to realize his destiny of the theatre, friendships are challenged by the drama on and off stage.

A Life in the Theatre premiered at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago in February 1977 with Mike Nussbaum and Joe Mantegna. The play was revived on Broadway in 2010 starring Patrick Stewart and T.R. Knight.

Inspired by his real life experiences, David Mamet wrote A Life in the Theatre in 1974. One of American’s valued playwrights, Mamet won the Pulitzer Prize, New York Drama Critics Circle Award and a Tony nomination for Glengarry Glen Ross (1984). Mamet also is a two-time Academy Award nominee for The Verdict and Wag the Dog and Tony Award nominee for Speed-the-Plow (1988.) He is a founding member of New York’s Atlantic Theatre Company.

A Life in the Theatre is directed by Dr. Arthur J Beer (Warren, MI) and features David L Regal (Detroit, MI) as Robert , and Joel Frazee (Bluffton, OH) as John. The production team rounds out with Autumn Thiellesen (Ferndale, MI) stage managing, Melinda Pacha (Royal Oak, MI) designing set and costumes, Mark Choinski (Dearborn, MI) designing lights and Greg Grobis (Detroit, MI) heading up management and marketing.

A Life in the Theatre opens on February 5 and runs through February 20, 2011. The Theatre Company’s performances are held on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. at the Marygrove Theatre on the campus of Marygrove College, 8425 W. McNichols Rd. Adult admission is $18. Student admission is $9. Please note a $3.00 service fee per order for non-subscribers. No service fees will be charged to students.

Box Office Hours of operation are noon through 5:00 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. For tickets, call the theatre box office at 313-993-3270 or reserve your tickets online at http://theatre.udmercy.edu.

Speakers will include:

• David R. Breuhan, Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Gregory J. Schwartz and Company, Inc. Breuhan will be speaking on "An Appeal to Reason", a look at national and international influences that will be affecting investments and the economy.
• Joshua Long, Associate Professor of Economics at Ivy Tech Community College in Indiana. Long's speech will deal with "U.S. Monetary Policy: 2008-2011", a hot topic dealing with what can be expected from the operations of monetary policy by the Federal government.
• Mark T. McGrath, Investment Advisor and Regional Director at SEI Advisor Network for Ohio and Kentucky. McGrath will be speaking on "The Art of Contrary Thinking", an inside look at opportunities in finance using contrary views and strategies.
• Jamie Muter, President of Muter & Associates Real Estate Appraisal Firm and Adjunct Economics Instructor at UDM. Muter's speech will deal with "The Outlook for Real Estate 2011", an important topic for Metro Detroit's current real estate trouble.

Reservations are mandatory for this event. To reserve your spot, contact Donna Gormely at gormeldm@udmercy.edu or 586-263-6232. This event is sponsored by University of Detroit Mercy Department of Economics, Macomb University Center and the UDM Center, Michigan Council on Economic Education.

He will also have a book signing and reception for the general public at 5:30 p.m. preceding his presentation of "Everyday Leadership: Leading and Mentoring with your Best Self" at 6:30 p.m. in the Student Center Fountain Lounge. Light refreshments will be served.

Husband of former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, Mulhern has been employed in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors and has worked as a public speaker, consultant and writer in the field of leadership. During his visit to UDM, Mulhern will address issues and misconceptions about leadership, as well as explain how real people can become great leaders.

He has authored two books, Everyday Leadership: Getting Results in Business,Politics and Life and Be Real: Inspiring Stories For Leading At Home And Work, and is currently working with his wife on another book on “leading through sustained crisis.”  For the past 10 year, Mulhern has been writing a blog, “Reading for Leading,” which is received weekly by more than 13,000 readers. 

Mulhern and Granholm announced this week that they are moving to California in the spring and have committed to teaching courses at her alma mater, the University of California-Berkeley until 2013. The classes will deal with law, business and public policy. They are also planning to do public speaking through Keppler Speakers Bureau in Virginia and author a book together about leadership, highlighting Granholm's experiences with Michigan's tough economy.  Granholm will also be a paid contributor to NBC's "Meet the Press."

Mulhern’s talk at UDM is a free event and is open to the public.  The Institute for Leadership and Service, Office of Academic Services, College of Liberal Arts & Education Dean's Advisory Board and Alumni Council, and the Industrial/Organizational M.A. Psychology Program are sponsoring the event.

Roth has traveled to many different schools around the country to share his story in hopes of preventing a repeat of tragic history, and will also share the lessons he learned from his experiences. He is currently the Director of the Holocaust Resource Center at the Temple Judea of 
Manhasset, New York. He has devoted his life to being a writer and internationally known educator regarding 
his time spent in Auschwitz. His book called Bondi's Brother describes his experience with 
the Holocaust.

 Roth is now a loving husband, father and grandfather.

This event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by UDM's chapter of Christians United for Israel, the 
Student Programming Board and the Student Life Office. For more information, contact the Student Life Office 
at 313-993-1150 or studentlifeoffice@udmercy.edu.



The program provides strong financial support for its students. In addition to the salary paid for the internship work, a scholarship will support 75 percent of the tuition for the completion of the master's degree.

Requirements for participating in the program include an official transcript showing a bachelor’s degree in either Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, minimum GPA of 3.25, letter stating the reasons tobe admitted to the program, resume, official TOEFL score of at least 600 and a completed UDM graduate application.

For more information about the Magna-UDM Mexican Scholars Program, e-mail mexicanscholarsprogram@udmercy.edu, or visit the website:http://eng-sci.udmercy.edu/programs/international/magna-udm-mexican-scholars-program/index.htm.

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Ad Nauseum
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Did Some Super Bowl
Ads Go Too Far?
WJBK-TV2, 2/7/11

Super Bowl ads highlight
two sides of Eminem
The Detroit News, 2/8/11

Chrysler Super Bowl ad:
How it all came together
The Detroit Free Press, 2/8/11

Super Bowl ads showcase
'different sides' of Eminem
The Detroit News, 2/7/11

Auto Ads Score Big With
Super Bowl Viewers
Edmunds Inside Line, 2/7/11

Eminem Super Bowl spot ranks
just No. 6 in local focus group
The Oakland Press, 2/7/11

Many Watch Super Bowl
Just For Commercials
CBS News, 2/6/11

UD Mercy Brings Back Super
Bowl Ad Nauseam —
Plus High Schools
CBS News, 1/31/11

Super Bowl Ads - University
of Detroit Mercy Marketing
Professor Mike Bernacchi
WWJ, 1/25/11

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Bernacchi teaches a variety of marketing classes at UDM, and is co-founder of the web site, "America's Marketing High School," found at americasmarketinghighschool.org, with Paul Galbenski of Oakland County Schools and Immersive Engineering. Both Bernacchi and Galbenski developed marketing and advertising course work related to the Super Bowl for high school teachers to use throughout the nation, which can be found on the web site.

A community service project was added to the Ad Nauseum discussion this year. The University asked every teacher and student in attendance to "Tackle Hunger" by bringing 2-4 cans to the McNichols Campus event. The collected items will be donated to Kids Against Hunger and distributed throughout Metro Detroit.

This year, students from Oakland Schools Technical Campus, Avondale High School, Hamtramck High School, Southfield Lathrup High School and Waterford Mott High School attended the event. Those schools who are unable to attend were still be able to view the Super Bowl lecture on the program's web site and vote for the most effective ad spots.

UDM also offers competitive scholarships to prospective students pursuing their undergraduate degree in marketing or related fields. The America's Marketing High School Scholarship is worth up to $1,500 per year.

Pizza, pop, and snacks were donated by Pizza Papalis (of Southfield). The event was open to all UDM students, faculty and staff as well as all interested high school marketing and business classes.

For more information,
visit America's Marketing High School
or contact:

Dr. Michael Bernacchi, Professor

University of Detroit Mercy

4001 West McNichols Road

Detroit, MI 48221

(313) 993-1116-office

mbernacchi@themarketinghighschool.org

Paul Galbenski, Instructor

Oakland Schools Tech. Campus SE

5055 Delemere Street

Royal Oak, MI 48073

(248) 288-4236-office

pgalbenski@themarketinghighschool.org

To be eligible for the scholarship, students must be seniors in high school planning to enroll at UDM for the Fall 2011 term. Letters of recommendation are also encouraged. An application to UDM must be completed and accepted for admission—the fee will be waived if completed online. Lastly, a teacher will need to submit an AMHS Scholarship Recommendation Form on behalf of the student, which can be faxed to UDM Admissions at 313-993-3326 or e-mailed to roundstc@udmercy.edu.

The AMHS Scholarship can be renewed up to four or five years, depending on the program the student is enrolled in. To be eligible for scholarship renewal, students must maintain full-time student status and stay in good academic standing with the University. For more information, go to http://business.udmercy.edu/mike-roscope/amhs/scholarship/index.htm.

To apply online today, visit www.udmercy.edu/apply.

Appropriate Technology Collaborative is a nonprofit company that designs award winning green technology for low-income residents around the world. Executive Director Barrie also works as an Adjust Professor of Architecture at the University of Michigan and has a commitment to sustainable design and social justice.

Currently, Appropriate Technology Collaborative and John Barrie are working with college students majoring in engineering, business and design on "World Challenge Design Teams". These teams work together to develop new technologies that can be used around the world in low-income populations. University of Detroit Mercy students are encouraged to get involved or work for similar projects. 

This speech will focus on sustainable energy design and developing technologies in developing countries, as well as what UDM students can do to contribute. Appropriate Technology Collaborative says, "Our focus for 2011 and 2012 will be to continue to develop very low cost clean energy technologies that can be built in the countries where they are used and to continue to develop low cost biomedical technologies, like our solar vaccine storage refrigerator."

This is a free event and is open to the public. For more information, please contact CLASA Director Dr. Gail Presbey at (313) 993-1124 or presbegm@udmercy.edu.

Posawatz has worked at GM for over 25 years.  He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering at Wayne State University and a Master of Business Administration from Dartmouth College. Posawartz, a Michigan-licensed professional engineer, holds a number of professional distinctions and worked as a GM quality engineer, production foreman, plant area manager and finance director with the corporate finance staff.

This lecture is sponsored by UDM's College of Engineering & Science and the College of Liberal Arts & Education. It is free and open to the public.

Make your reservations for this event at community.udmercy.edu For questions, call 313-993-1540 or e-mail udmgrad@udmercy.edu

Reuss joined General Motors in 1983 as a university student intern with the Noise Vibration Laboratory at the Milford Proving Ground, where he helped develop valve trains for V6 engines.

He joined the former Flint Automotive Division in 1986 as an associate car development engineer for powertrain calibration, and then became a project engineer, developing the ride and handling for many GM luxury car programs.

He joined the former Flint Automotive Division in 1986 as an associate car development engineer for powertrain calibration, and then became a project engineer, developing the ride and handling for many GM luxury car programs.

Reuss was named senior project engineer, body engineering, in 1990 and worked as a body shop product and process engineer on bodyside frame metal in the large front-drive plants, launching new body shops until 1994. He was then named total vehicle engineer of the Oldsmobile Aurora and Buick Riviera later that same year, followed by total vehicle engineer positions on the Buick Park Avenue, Buick LeSabre, Oldsmobile Aurora, and Pontiac Bonneville. Reuss was then appointed vehicle line director for crossovers, with total responsibility for the crossover programs and launch at GM's Ramos Arizpe facility in Mexico.

Reuss was named executive director, architecture engineering and GM Performance Division in June 2001. He started the new GM Performance Division and launched associated production and racing vehicles. This responsibility included all production engineering in the creative design studios and concept vehicle production for auto shows.

In October 2005, Reuss was appointed executive director of North America vehicle systems and architecture. He held all release engineering responsibilities for North America vehicles in all functions of the vehicle. The following year, he was named executive director of global vehicle integration, safety, and virtual development. He had responsibility for all areas of vehicle integration/performance, safety, and math design/analysis application for GM product programs worldwide.

Reuss received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in mechanical engineering from Vanderbilt University in 1986 and a master's degree in Business Administration from Duke University in 1990. He is a certified industry pool test driver on the North Course of the famed Nürburgring motorsport race track in Nürburg, Germany, and has earned his license for Grand American Road Racing.

He is member of the Horizon Upward Bound/Cranbrook Schools Board of Directors and a member of the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering Board of Visitors. Reuss is also GM's key executive for Penn State University.

The lecture is sponsored by UDM's College of Engineering & Science and the College of Liberal Arts & Education. It is free and open to the public.

Make your reservations for this event at community.udmercy.edu For questions, call 313-993-1540 or e-mail udmgrad@udmercy.edu

Notable UDM Liberal Arts and Education Alumni Week participants include:

• Cynthia Canty '75 – Co-Host Magic 105.5 Morning Show
• Robert Rogowski '77, '79 – Administrative Officer, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Michigan
• Bob Sadler '88 – Director of Public Relations, Detroit Historical Museum
• Greg Russell '78 – Owner, Wilshire One Productions
• Dr. Walter Sobata '68, '73 – Neuropsychologist
• David Dragich '98, '01 – Attorney, Harrington Dragich PLLC
• Kristy Lees '00 – Client Relationship Manager, Transamerica Retirement Services
• Bob McQuiston '77 – Creative Director/Owner, Word Pictures
• Luther Keith '72 – Executive Director, ARISE Detroit
• Tom Gorman '76 – Chief Operations Officer, Spartan Motors
• Tom Page '71, '76 Law Enforcement Consultant, Drug Recognition Expert
• Charley Jackson '06 – Contracting Specialist, TACOM
• Gary Drainville '72, '79 – Managing Member, Corporate Wealth Management Solutions

This is the second year UDM's College of Liberal Arts & Education has offered Alumni Week. All participating classes are located on UDM's McNichols campus. Participants are subject to change.

For more information, contact UDM'S College of Liberal Arts & Education at 313-993-1287.

Participation in ASB gives individuals a chance for direct service, combined with reflection on how ASB can make a difference in the lives of others, along with their own lives. ASB participants exemplify the  Jesuit education goal, being "men and women for others" and the Mercy tradition of "compassionate service to those in need."

UDM's ASB 2011 will travel to seven different cities, and will post messages to the Alternative Sprint Break blog each evening:

• Detroit: Two faculty members and four UDM students have a busy week exploring many of our cities most difficult issues including hunger, homelessness and social justice. Within one week, Detroit ASB participants will work and visit twelve different agencies in need. Volunteers will be working at the SHAR House (Self Health Addiction Rehabilitation), Detroit Evolution, Gleaners Food Bank, Manna Meals, a Detroit-area soup kitchen, Catherine Ferguson Academy for Young Women, the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network and the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries.   A group of Loyola University Chicago students will also be working with their Detroit Jesuit-counterparts at several of the agencies.

• Salem, W.Va.: Seven UDM students will be working with Nazareth Farm in Doddridge County, repairing damaged homes in the rural community while exploring aspects of community, faith, service and simplicity.

• Mt. Pleasant, S.C.: Seven UDM students will be repairing homes as part of the United Methodist Relief Services on home repair in rural South Carolina.

• El Paso, Texas: Nine UDM students will work with Casa Puente, a living space for immersion groups and short-term volunteers for peace. Participants will experience and better understand the complex nature of the border and reality of immigration in North America.

• Los Angeles: Nine UDM students will be working the St. Francis Center in downtown Los Angeles, an agency offering services for low-income families and homeless residents. The group will learn about the issues of urban life for youth and families.

• Sacramento, Calif.: Ten UDM students will spend the week feeding the hungry at the Loaves and Fishes shelter and learning about advocacy.

• Chicago:  Seven UDM students will be working at the SuCasa shelter, assisting Spanish speaking families in a predominatly African American neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. The volunteers will also be learning about immigration and community.

This is the first year, UDM’s University Ministry has added the Detroit location to the ASB program, as students volunteer on local projects throughout the year as part of the University’s mission.  Because UDM is an urban university, it is important to promote the city of Detroit whenever possible, David Nantais, director of the department explained. "Detroit is a city rich with ethnic and racial diversity, a multi-faceted history and tens of thousands of committed citizens working to change things for the better. It is very inspiring and we believe our students should see these aspects as often as possible. Many college students don’t know Detroit really well, and the Detroit ASB trip can help open them up to the community,” he added.

For more information about ASB, go to the UDM Minsitry web site or contact the office at 313-993-1560.

Students will be given the opportunity to meet with university advisers representing over 60 academic programs, have their questions answered about the University and academic life and financial aid. On-site admission will also be offered to incoming freshmen interested in an undergraduate degree.

To make a reservation, or for more information concerning the open house, call UDM Admissions at 313-993-1245, toll-free at 1-800-635-5020, or e-mail admissions.events@udmercy.edu.

Zarkowski was nominated for her work to unify the dental education field. During her tenure as ADEA President in 2001-02, she was able to bring together two organizations committed to excellence in dentistry, ADEA and the William J. Gies Foundation, to create the ADEAGies Foundation. Her work with the international dental community has sparked several meetings of the Global Congress on Dental Education.

As Past President of the American Society for Dental Ethics, she has been a beacon for ethical behavior and professionalism. Currently she serves on the Committee to Develop Guidelines on Ethical Behavior for Dental Professionals for the American Association of Dental Boards. She has been a mentor to many, especially through the ADEA Leadership Institute (ADEA LI), and she continues to develop leaders through programs with ADEA and the Society for Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (SELAM), which she served as President in 2007-08.

“Prof. Pamela Zarkowski has been a pillar for our community, an example of professional responsibility who models respect for self and others, and a tireless proponent of education,” said ADEA President Sandra C. Andrieu, M.Ed., Ph.D.

She served the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry as Executive Associate Dean, Associate Dean for Academic Administration, Associate Dean for Admissions and Community Relations, Chair of the Department of Professional Community and Behavioral Sciences, and Chair of the Department of Dental Hygiene. Prof. Zarkowski earned a B.S. in dental hygiene and a M.P.H. in dental public health at the University of Michigan. She also received a J.D. from Wayne State University Law School and is a member of the State Bar of Michigan.

McQuade graduated from the University of Michigan in 1987 and the University of Michigan School of Law in 1991.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Associate Professor of Education Isaiah McKinnon at mckinnoi@udmercy.edu.

The Nurse Anesthesia program provides small group settings for intensive principles of anesthesia courses, which allows instructors, who are all active clinical nurse anesthetists, to share their own experiences with the students.

The complete list of rankings can be viewed at the following link: http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-nurse-anesthesia-schools/nurse-anesthesia-rankings.

March 25, 26, and April 1,2, 8, 9 at 8 pm
March 27, April 3, 10 at 2 pm

Forty years ago, the very first production by the UDM Theatre Company was The Tempest. Now, four decades later, the UDM Theatre Company is concluding its season with a contemporary revival of the same play. During the play, Prospero, the Duke of Milan, uses his magical powers of illusion and manipulation to conjure a Tempest to bring redemption to his family and friends. UDM's production of The Tempest will celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s greatest work.

The Theatre Company production is directed by Andrew Huff (Hamtramck) and features professionals Dr. Arthur J Beer (Warren) as Prospero and Joel Mitchell (Detroit) as Caliban along with UDM students Michelle Renaud (Troy) as Miranda and Autumn Thiellesen (Ferndale) as Ariel.  The Tempest also features other local professionals, including Tim Jacobs (Detroit) as Alonso, Dan Jaroslaw (Detroit) as Antonio, Greg Grobis (Detroit) as Ferdinand and Keith Kalinowski (Roseville) as Gonzalo. Other students featured are Joel Frazee (Bluffton, OH) as Sebastian, Anne Di Iorio (Farmington Hills) as Stephano and Chris Jakob (Detroit) as Trinculo.

Tickets are $18 for adult admission and $9 for students. Please note: there is a $3.00 service fee per order for adult non-subscribers. Performances will take place at the Marygrove Theatre on the campus of Marygrove College, 8425 W. McNichols Rd. Detroit, MI 48221. The Theatre Company’s box office is located in Reno Hall on the University of Detroit Mercy campus. Hours of operation are noon to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. The box office will move on the day of the performance to the Marygrove Theatre and will open 45 minutes prior to curtain. For tickets, call the theatre box office at 313-993-3270 or reserve your tickets online at http://theatre.udmercy.edu.

This year's featured keynote speaker is Laura Soave '00, Head of Fiat Brand for North America. Soave is coming back to UDM’s College of Business Administration to discuss how she was put in charge of the reintroduction of Fiat in North America.  Previously, she worked to better the Ford, Lincoln and Mercury brands and led several consumer marketing initiatives for Volkswagen of America.  Her talk will be held in the Fountain Lounge of the Student Center Building on the McNichols Campus.

Other notable UDM Business Administration Alumni Week participants include:

• Mark Ellis – Executive VP Sales, AOL
• Kevin Burke – Senior VP Americas, Tech Team Global
• John Sofia – VP, Commercial Vehicles Business Unit, American Axel and Manufacturing, Inc.
• Lenora Hardy-Foster – Executive Director & CFO, Southwest Counseling & Development Services
• Joseph Berkowski – Transportation Purchasing Manager, Ford Motor Company
• Nancy Hazely – President & CEO, Tax Trilogy LLC, Tax Accounting Firm
• Jeffrey Karafa – Senior VP & CFO, Fidelity Bank
• Peter Kennedy – Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager, Comerica Bank
• Eliot Stark – Managing Director, Capital Insight Partners

All participating classes are located on UDM's McNichols campus. Participants are subject to change.

Items up for bid will include everything from a trip to Paris, France and other getaways, gift baskets, event tickets, and jewelry. Other travel-themed items include a two-night stay at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, a trip for two to the French Quarter in Louisiana, a golf package for two at Garland Lodge and Resort, a one-week stay at a condominium in Scottsdale, Arizona, a gift card for French Lick Resort Casino and Spa in Indiana and a one-week vacation in northern Michigan.

Proceeds from the “Voice for Justice” Auction will fund the UDM Law “Voice for Justice” Public Interest Fellowship Program, which provides summer fellowship opportunities for students in the public interest sector. These fellowships expand UDM Law's longstanding tradition of service to the community. Students selected to receive the 2011 fellowships will spend approximately eight weeks as a summer intern for non-profit organizations, serving or advocating for the poor, disadvantaged, marginalized or underrepresented of society. 

UDM Law Adjunct Professor of the Year, William Burgess, will also be honored at the auction. In addition to teaching at UDM Law, Burgess is CEO of Dickinson Wright PLLC, a Detroit-based law firm. He has served as counsel to secured lenders in all aspects of workouts, restructurings, loan modifications and enforcement of remedies for over 20 years. Burgess has been an adjunct professor at UDM Law since 1986, teaching such courses as Commercial Law, Uniform Commercial Code and Payment Systems.

The cost to attend the auction is $50 until Friday April 8 at 5:00 pm; $65 thereafter and at the door.  Tickets can be purchased online at www.law.udmercy.edu/vfjauction, or by calling Assistant Dean of Alumni Relations Denise Hickey at (313) 596-0202.

For more information about the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, visit www.law.udmercy.edu.

The American Council on Education (ACE) is the major coordinating body for the nation’s higher education institutions. It provides leadership on key higher education issues and influences public policy through advocacy.

Garibaldi has been a member of ACE’s board since 2009. As a national leader in higher education, he also serves as a board member on a number of scholarly and professional organizations, such as the Association of Governing Board’s Council of Presidents and the National Association of College and University Business Officers. Garibaldi is also a past chair of the Board of Directors of both the Council of Independent Colleges and the American Association for Higher Education. He is also a member of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ National Review Board, as well as the boards of trustees of Seton Hall University (NJ) and University of St. Thomas (MN).

Garibaldi will begin his position as UDM’s president on July 1, 2011.

During his time as dean, Vogel focused on the School of Architecture’s mission to educate future architects with a commitment to build sustainable communities and to provide service to the community. Under his leadership, the School was also named as one of only six architecture schools in the country recognized for social justice in Design Intelligence magazine. In 1993, he co-founded the Detroit Collaborative Design Center to offer University-based design services to non-profit civic and community organizations, which became a model for design centers in the U.S. and has received national and international recognition.

Additional accomplishments during his time as dean include raising more than $10 million in individual and firm donations and foundation grants, raising funds and heading up the renovation for the majority of the Warren Loranger Architecture Building, initiating the development of the Master of Community Development degree and reorganization of the Digital Media Studies degree, increasing enrollment to its highest levels in the School’s history and increasing student ACT scores by 3 points, as well as many other achievements.

Vogel has also been recognized nationally for his expertise in urban design—he has given many presentations and published extensively on the topic. Vogel and his firm have received a number of honors for his work from the American Institute of Architects, the American Society of Landscape Architects and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Maguire has written 11 books, edited three anthologies and printed over 250 articles articles in publications such as The New York Times, Atlantic, USA Today, The Crisis: Journal of the NAACP, etc. His book, “The Moral Choice,” won "Best Scholarly Book of the Year, 1978; and the University of Notre Dame named Maguire one of the ten best teachers, 1983-1984.

This event is a part of the Ralph and Barbara Cushing Distinguished Lecture Series, in memory of George Pickering, a former UDM professor of Ethics. According to the Cushings, the lecture is, "intended for the intellectual enrichment of students, faculty, and the community." This event is free and sponsored by UDM's Religious Studies Department. A reception will follow.

The program will begin with a short reception at the Warren Lorranger School of Architecture Building. Stephen Vogel, FAIA, Dean of the School of Architecture will give a short address to the prospective students. Parents will then be taken on a campus tour while prospective students participate in a hands-on design project lead by faculty members.

A panel of professional architects of varying capacities, including building design, urban planning, interior architecture, construction administration and facilities management, will discuss their practice and current events in the field of architecture. A question and answer session will also be offered to address concerns or questions prospective students and their parents may have.

This program has proven invaluable to numerous students who have considered careers in architecture, as well as attendance at University of Detroit Mercy. For more information, please contact UDM Admissions Department at 800-635-5020 or admissions@udmercy.edu. You can also RSVP for this event at admissions.events@udmercy.edu.

"Human Terrain" is a film that explores the military’s use of social scientists in Afghanistan war operations. Social scientists are used by the United States military in an effort to win over Iraqi and Afghani citizens through cultural awareness. Two anthropologists, Roberto Gonzalez and Hugh Gusterson, will be available for questions and are featured in the film.

Roberto Gonzalez works at San Jose State University as a sociocultural anthropologist. His work focuses on the relationship between humans and their environment, militarism and culture, as well as science, technology and society. He has written several books including: Anthropologists in the Public Sphere: Speaking Out on War, Peace and American Power, American Counterinsurgency: Human Science and the Human Terrain as well as a chapter in The Counter-Counterinsurgency Manual.

Hugh Gusterson works as a professor of Anthropology at George Mason University, where he researches militarism, social movements, social theory and nuclear weapons. He has authored many books dealing with militarism, including: People of the Bomb, Nuclear Rites, Why America's Top Pundits Are Wrong as well as a chapter in The Counter-Counterinsurgency Manual.

This event is co-sponsored by UDM's Language and Cultural Training Program. This is a free event and is open to the public. For more information, please contact CLASA Director Dr. Gail Presbey 313-993-1124 or at presbegm@udmercy.edu.

The eight-team field competing for the 2011 National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championship as announced by the NCAA Women's Bowling Committee includes the following teams, all selected at large: Arkansas State University; University of Central Missouri; Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan; Kutztown University of Pennsylvania; University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Sam Houston State University and Vanderbilt University.

“The University of Detroit Mercy is committed to making the 2011 National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championship a tremendous success for the NCAA, the participating student-athletes and the local community,” said Keri Gaither, UDM Director of Athletics.

Several local student-athletes will compete for their teams: Kara Richard, Tecumseh, (Tecumseh HS); Theresa Christopher, Trenton (Trenton HS); Brittany Potts, Saginaw, Mich. (Swan Valley HS) from the University of Central Missouri; Sara Litteral , Chesterfield, (L'anse Creuse North HS) of Fairleigh Dickinson University; and Kelsey Smith, Fr.,  Grand Blanc, (Grand Blanc HS) of Arkansas State University.

As host NCAA institution, the University of Detroit Mercy will serve as co-host in partnership with the Detroit Sports and the venue.

“Detroit Sports is pleased to again host the National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championship,” said Dave Beachnau, DMSC executive director.  “Our strong relationship with the NCAA, along with the tremendous support of the University of Detroit Mercy as the host institution, Community Bowling Centers as owner and operator of Skore Lanes, Detroit's history in hosting the 2009 NCAA bowling championship, and as the bowling capital of the world, we expect another successful event.”

The event will bring student-athletes, coaches, officials and local and visiting bowling fans to Taylor and Southern Wayne County.

About Detroit Sports
The Detroit Metro Sports Commission is a subsidiary of the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau that was formed in 2001 to bring regional, national and international amateur sporting events to metro Detroit.
http://www.detroitsports.org

At the annual undergraduate/graduate Commencement, the University honored David C. Stone, an attorney and chairperson of Bodman's Business Practice Group with an honorary degree. Stone’s law practice concentrates mainly on corporate law and estate planning. He received his B.S. from Michigan State University in 1970 and his J.D. from Detroit College of Law in 1976. Stone is a member of the Detroit Historical Society and the John Hannah Society of Michigan State University, and is an emeritus member of the Board of Visitors of Duke University Divinity School. He is also a strong advocate for the City of Detroit, non-profit groups, higher education, and has been a benefactor of UDM.

The keynote speaker for this year's Commencement ceremony was Reverend Richard Malloy, S.J., vice president of University Ministries at University of Scranton. Malloy has worked at multiple universities as director of campus ministry, as a professor of anthropology and sociology, and as a Jesuit faculty in residence. Malloy is a 1976 graduate from St. Louis University with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy. He received a Ph.D. from Temple University in cultural anthropology, and a master's of divinity and S.T.L. from Weston Jesuit School of Theology.

Faye Nelson, an alumna of Mercy College of Detroit ’75 and University of Detroit School of Law ’80, was the keynote speaker for the School of Law Commencement. She is the president & CEO of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, which was responsible for building an eight-mile River Walk from the Ambassador Bridge to the Belle Isle Bridge. Prior to that position, she was a corporate attorney and director of Government Affairs for Kmart Corporation and vice president of Government Affairs at Wayne State University.

The keynote speaker for the School of Dentistry Commencement was former Detroit Lion Lem Barney. Barney was named to the all-pro team in 1968, 1969 and 1972 and played in 10 Pro Bowls. As the ultimate tribute to his NFL career, he was selected for his sport's highest honor—membership in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992. He became only the fifth cornerback in history to enter the Hall.

Barney worked at MichCon as the utility’s manager of Civic Affairs from 1979-1993 and has worked in broadcasting. For the past four years, Barney has been employed at Sinai Grace Hospital, where he is the director of Physician Relations and an associate minister at Hope United Methodist Church in Southfield. He holds a bachelor’s degree in health and science from Jackson State University.

You can read the Commencement remarks by 2011 Valedictorian Dima Daimi in Nautilus, the School of Architecture alumni newsletter, and see photos from all three Commencement ceremonies in the UDM gallery.

Congratulations to all our 2011 graduates!

Pre-college engineering programs offered include:

Architectural Engineering, 10^th-12^th grades
Architectural Engineering camp is a one-week summer commuter camp for high school students currently in 10^th-12^th grades who want to learn about the world of Architectural Engineering. Campers will be exposed to fundamental concepts of architecture, engineering and design within a variety of projects developed and implemented throughout the entire week.

Robotics, 10^th-12^th grades
Robotics Camp is a one-week summer commuter camp that exposes boys in the 10^th-12^th grades to the world of science, technology, engineering and math through hands-on activities and experiences that provide the opportunity for them to build and program a robot while gaining an understanding of manufacturing techniques, robotic control systems, circuits, and sensors.

STAR, 7^th-8^th grades
(NOW FILLED - Thank you for your interest)
Students will learn about engineering, science, programming, and math using two different robotics platforms- LEGO NXT Mindstorms and the VEX Robotics System.  They will learn how to design, build and program their robots for a competition on the final day.

STEPS (Science Technology Engineering Preview Summer camp for girls), 9^th-11^th grades
STEPS is a one-week introduction to the exciting world of engineering, science, and robotics. Campers participate in activities that give them hands-on experiences similar to those of a college engineering student. STEPS is an opportunity for girls to learn more about what engineers do. Outstanding instructors, with extensive backgrounds in engineering, technology and science, teach activities. Program participants will build and program a robot, while gaining an understanding of manufacturing techniques, robotic control systems, circuits, and sensors.

TRANSIT, 9^th-11^th grades
TRANSIT is a one-week summer commuter camp for high school students, currently in the 9th-11th grades, who want to learn about the world of transportation, a field of study within Civil Engineering. The TRANSIT camp is made up of labs and discussions lead by University professors and high school science teachers; presentations by MDOT, Ford Motor Company and SEMCOG; activities from MDOT's TRAC program.

UNITE, 8^th-9^th grades
(NOW FILLED - Thank you for your interest)
The UNITE Program is designed to resemble a university freshman engineering curriculum.  The goal is to introduce students to the subjects and skills necessary to succeed as a college student. Classes involve hands-on activities, emphasizing teamwork.

DAPCEP Courses, 4^th-12^th grades
Courses offered include:

Forensic Crime, where basic principals of engineering are explored through hands-on activities; Up, Up and Away, where motion, inertia and velocity are discovered in a team setting; Discovery of Life, where plant reproductive biology, genetics and evolution topics are addressed; The Chemical World, dye chemistry, acids/bases and density are learned with UDM Chemistry professors and members of the UDM Chemistry Club; LEGO Robotics, students are given an opportunity to build a robot that will accomplish various tasks; Entrepreneurship-Venture Creation, where market opportunity, design and sales entrepreneurship are discussed; Powering of Car of Tomorrow, where students learn fundamentals of propulsion systems, energy flow analysis and sustainability of fuel alternatives.

For more information about the summer camps that UDM College of Engineering & Science has to offer, please contact the director of Pre-College Programs Pamela Rhoades Todd at toddpa@udmercy.edu or 313-993-3374.

Evelyn Hirt will receive the Engineering Alumna of Year award from UDM. She is Principal Professional and Engineer, Operational Systems Directorate at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington, operated by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Ms. Hirt received a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, cum laude degree from the University of Detroit ‘75, a Masters in Engineering Management from Washington State University ‘02 and Certificate in Project Management from WSU. Her honors include: listings in ten "Who's Who" directories, membership in Eta Kappa Nu, and 13 outstanding performance awards while working for three different employers. She has published works in the application of laser ablation, test program requirements management, fault-tree-generation methodology, and time dissemination using the Global Positioning System (GPS).

Prior to her current position, she was an electrical engineering research assistant in control systems at the University of New Mexico, systems engineer in the specification, design, and analysis of flight control systems for Sperry Corporation, Defense Systems Division and an engineer/scientist in systems engineering for Rockwell International Corporation. She also worked as an electrical/electronics engineer for the United States Air Force, Wright Aeronautical Laboratories, Flight Dynamics Division and an electrical engineer with General Motors Corporation, Fisher Body Division, Central Engineering working in product and process design, and product testing.

Michael C. Dudzik will receive the Science Alumnus of the Year award from the University.  He is Corporate Vice President for Science and Technology of Lockheed Martin Corporation, Washington Operations.  Prior to this position, he was the mobilization assistant to the Commander, 14th Air Force, Air Forces Strategic-Space, Air Force Space Command, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Fourteenth Air Force. He also worked as the mobilization assistant to the Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.

He has served in various active-duty and Reserve assignments, including technical intelligence; weapons of mass destruction counterproliferation and nuclear weapons policy development; space system acquisition; and space systems operations.

Dudzik received a Bachelor of Science at University of Detroit, ’75; Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering, Ohio State University, ’75 and a Master of Business Administration, University of Dallas, 1984.

He is an industry executive with extensive engineering design and development expertise and He serves on the advisory boards at the University of Michigan and the University of Central Florida.

The social part of the evening begins at 6 p.m., followed by dinner, awards, and dancing at 7 p.m. For more information about tickets, contact Nicole Oliver at 313-993-1218.

Law School Dean Lloyd Semple remarked, “This is the third Symposium the School of Law has sponsored this year.  This Symposium in particular shows the School of Law’s continuing commitment as a leader in legal education in the state and metropolitan Detroit area.”  The Symposium is a discussion and examination of key urban issues, which must include urban agriculture and the re-purposing of Detroit.

The Symposium will be open to the public but focused on the legal community and planning organizations.  Detroit is a laboratory where urban farming is fermenting, evolving, and growing. The Symposium is intended to establish a reasoned framework for discussions about the legal and policy issues that should be considered by local units of government and citizens grappling with this dynamic concept.

Professor Daniel Pitera of the University’s Detroit Collaborative Design Center in the School of Architecture will be one of the featured speakers, discussing his work on Recovery Park, a proposed urban farm in the City of Detroit. 

For additional information or to register for the event, please see the link on the home page of the UDM Law web site at www.law.udmercy.edu.  Space is limited and reservations are required ($50 general admission and $25 for students).

Contact:  Denise P. Hickey, Assistant Dean of Alumni Relations
Phone:  (313) 596-0202
E-mail:  hickeydp@udmercy.edu

A registered architect, whose areas of expertise include community-based urban development, material research, design-build methods and ecological design, he is a United States Green Building Council LEED accredited professional as well as a member of the American Institute of Architects.

During his tenure, Wittig has served as a founding co-director of the Master’s of Community Development program from 2005-2009, and as director of the Master's of Architecture Program from 2008-2009. Since 2009, he has been director of the Architecture Program (graduate and undergraduate).

Additionally, Wittig's work as well as the work of his students has been exhibited in galleries and museums regionally, nationally, and internationally, including the Detroit Institute of Art and the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. He has published numerous articles and delivered lectures on each of these subjects.

Prior to his faculty appointment at UDM, Wittig taught for two years at the University of Michigan, where he was the William A. Oberdick Fellow in 1997-98, and for one year as an adjunct at University of Detroit Mercy. His professional experience also includes five years of professional practice in New York City.

Wittig also co-founded a professional practice in Detroit called Crossings Architecture, which encompassed a number of design/build projects as well as projects for a variety of non-profit organizations. He continues to offer consultation services primarily through UDM’s Detroit Collaborative Design Center.

He earned a Master's of Architecture from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1996 and a Bachelor's of Architecture from the University of Kansas in 1989.

Wittig’s appointment as dean provides a smooth transition of leadership for the School, ensuring it continues its mission of academic excellence and commitment to building sustainable communities and service to the community.

In addition to her dedication to academic achievement, she has taken active leadership roles in numerous campus organizations, notably the Pep Band and UDM’s chapter of Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity.  She also volunteered with Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, Habitat for Humanity and Special Olympics.

Based on her character and integrity, she was chosen to be the mentor for the Women in Science and Engineering floor in Shiple Hall and actively participates in her home Episcopal parish, especially in the outreach activities of its youth group.

The Vivere ex Missione award  is a Tiffany Mission-style lamp, encouraging each winner to continue to shine brightly and help all of us to see toward the future.

LaRoche will be speaking to UDM’s “Global Issues in Criminal Justice” (CJ-447) course on Tuesday, June 7 at 5:00 p.m. in the Briggs building, McNichols Campus, Room #211.

“Katie has always been extremely passionate in helping make a difference,” said Lindsey Schuholz, a co-founder and the organization’s vice president of administration. Schuholz is also an admissions counselor at UDM and speaks to schools and community groups in her spare time. “We want to raise awareness that these problems exist, and Katie utilized her Miss Michigan platform from the beginning, to talk about how we can all make a difference in other people’s lives.”

“One World, One Future” is an organization run by a group of ambitious women, determined to help their brothers and sisters around the world that are unjustifiably facing a life of slavery.  Their compassion and motivation for this cause is rooted in the empathetic realization of what a life spent voiceless and trapped in slavery would be like.

An Alpha Chi Omega alumna, she first learned of the trafficking problems after her experience volunteering in an orphanage in Belize and her work in Nepal with an agency fighting child trafficking with the Sisters of Mother Theresa. As Miss Michigan, she aspired to bring this issue to the forefront, to lobby for stronger state and federal legislation, and to attain funding for proper rehabilitation services for victims at home and abroad.

Prior to taking the role of Miss Michigan, she worked as a legislative aide in the Michigan House of Representatives in Lansing after graduating from Michigan State University with a sociology degree. LaRoche plans to earn a Ph.D. in international development in the future.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information about LaRoche’s organization “One World, One Future,” visit: http://www.oneworldonefuture.org.

“Through the NCIN program, we are challenging nursing schools across the country to expand nurse leadership and strengthen education, two clear goals of the landmark 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on The Future of Nursing, “said Denise A. Davis, Dr. P.H, RWJF program officer for NCIN. “By diversifying the nursing profession through these scholarships, we are also helping to create a health care workforce ready to meet the needs of the 21^st century American patient.”

At University of Detroit Mercy, 10 scholarships in the amount of $10,000 each will be awarded to 10 students entering the accelerated nursing program during the 2011-2012 academic year. Since 2008, the NCIN program has distributed 2,317 scholarships to students at 108 unique schools of nursing. The program considers its grantees vital in the development of culturally competent health professionals and future nurse leaders.

“We are extremely pleased to receive these Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grants,” said UDM College of Health Professions Dean Christine Pacini, Ph.D., R.N.  “We are confident that the scholarships will contribute to students with their education and further help the nursing profession in the Detroit-area.”

The theatre  season opens with a poignant work by Lee Blessing, Eleemosynary. This offering plucks the tenuous and often delicate strings which bind three generations of mother to daughter. From the eccentric to the cerebral, a mother, daughter and granddaughter live and re-live their relationships with each other, while coming to a personal understanding of the word ‘charity’. Characters explore acceptance, rejection and the significance of realizing one’s own potential. Eleemosynary will run for six performances at the Marygrove Theatre: September 30,  October 1, 2, 7, 8 and 9, 2011.

By the author of the Theatre Company’s 2003 award-winning production of The Diviners, the Theatre Company’s second production is Jim Leonard’s Anatomy of Gray.  Anatomy of Gray explores themes of spiritual survival versus physical survival in the town of Gray, Indiana.  The truth behind the homespun philosophy of “everything good for you has a price” is dissected and probed as the townsfolk of Gray seek deliverance from an unknown malady.  Galen Gray, who is literally blown into town in answer to a young girl’s prayers, finds a town plagued by a mysterious illness. Will Galen Gray be the miraculous healer the town is hoping for?  Directed by Dr. Arthur J. Beer with musical direction by Greg Grobis, Anatomy of Gray will run for 6 performances at the Marygrove Theatre: November 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13, 2011.

The third production is Dogman’s Last Stand by Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning writer Rick Cleveland. Living in a Midwestern steel town, Dogman Thompson is a laid off factory worker with a murky past who must defend the honor of his canine companion after a run-in with a local punk and paperboy, Danny Pascol. Set in a gritty area with even grittier characters, the situations that unfold on Dog’s front porch reveal that assumptions can often determine and define the events of our lives. Directed by David L. Regal, Dogman’s Last Stand will run 6 performances at the Marygrove Theatre: February 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12, 2012.

Closing the season is Detroit native Neil LaBute’s Autobahn. This play cycle is a collection of intensely personal conversations that take place within the confines of a vehicle. Portrayed from a “front seat” point of view, the conversations center on topics of addiction, adultery, paranoia and more.  Full of rich, compelling and sometimes uncomfortable dialogue, this play offers a glimpse into one of the last private frontiers, the sanctity of our own cars. Andrew Huff and David L. Regal will share in directorial and performance capacities in Autobahn which runs for six performances at a location to be determined: March 23, 24, 25, 30 and 31 and April 1, 2012.

The Theatre Company at University of Detroit Mercy continues its mission of providing the metro Detroit community with thoughtful, high-quality and professional productions.  The Theatre Company offers performing arts students, the rare opportunity to work on and off stage with theatre professionals.  Annually, the Theatre Company spends 30% of its overall budget on professional associate guest artists and directors.   By working with professional directors and associate guest artists, students are encouraged to work at a high level, producing rapid growth throughout their undergraduate education.  For more information on becoming a student or an associate guest artist, please contact Greg Grobis at 313-993-3273.

The Theatre Company will celebrate Season 41 by offering a four-show subscription package for only $41, a savings of 45% off regular ticket prices. Please note a one time five-dollar processing fee for subscription orders.  All processing fees throughout the season will be waived for subscribers when exchanging tickets, saving our patrons even more!  Season ticket sales will begin August 1, 2011 and are available through October 9.  To request a copy of the subscription brochure, please sign up for the UDM Theatre Company e-newsletter at http://theatre.udmercy.edu.

Back by popular demand is the Student Flex Pass for any full-time student currently enrolled in high school, community college or university.  The Student Flex Pass is $20 and gives students access to unlimited performances of all four shows, a savings of nearly 80% off regular ticket prices!  A student picture ID is required to purchase a Student Flex Pass.

Individual ticket sales begin September 1, 2011.  Adult admission to the 2010-2011 season will be $18 plus a $3 processing fee for each non-subscriber order.  Student individual tickets are are $9; all processing fees for students will be waived.

Innovation Camp is a two-week summer program run simultaneously at Georgia Tech and UDM on the McNichols Campus – Engineering Building. The students in Detroit will be led by Georgia Tech grad students and UDM Professor Kirstie Plantenberg, author of a widely-used CATIA textbook. Approximately 30 Detroit-area high school teachers and students will participate from schools from across the areas, including Notre Dame Preparatory School (Pontiac), Troy High School, University of Detroit Jesuit (Detroit), The Roeper School (Birmingham), Oakland Schools Tech Center (Royal Oak) and Brother Rice High School (Bloomfield Hills).

The first week is focused on teaching students how to use Dassault Systèmes V6 Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software platform consisting of CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA and SIMULIA. Dassault Systèmes’ PLM solutions are the premier 3D engineering design and collaboration tools used by the aerospace and automotive industries, as well as numerous additional markets, including consumer goods, energy, industrial equipment and others.

During the second week, participants working in collaborative teams from both locations will tackle design problems related to automobiles or renewable energy. Upon completion of the camp, attendees receive a certificate of completion and other awards for their participation.

“The Innovation Initiative is designed to encourage more young people to consider careers in engineering and to introduce the exciting digital technology tools that are being used by industry across all sectors today," said Derrick Kuzak, group vice president, Global Product Development. "We believe the Innovation Camp and other similar programs are essential to motivate and prepare America’s youth for studies in engineering and help sustain the leadership of our nation in innovation, product development and manufacturing.”

The Innovation Initiative creates a collaborative manufacturing environment enabled by Dassault Systèmes’ V6 platform and by other advanced technologies, such as rapid prototyping that allows students to “print” three-dimensional parts. These systems allow teams comprised of high school students in both Michigan and Georgia to collaborate in real-world design and production processes involved in the creation of innovative vehicles and equipment.

"We are excited to be part of this partnership with some of the world's leaders in engineering and engineering education,” said Dr. Leo Hanifin, UDM Dean of the College of Engineering and Science. “The students in this camp will employ cutting edge systems for design and engineering collaboration that are available at few universities and corporations in the world.  It is our hope and expectation that they will become the engineering leaders of the future."

This initiative is a pilot for a much larger project with hopes to eventually involve 1,000 high schools from across the nation.  The goal is to engage students across clusters of schools to collaborate via social networking media through the V6 platform and to jointly design and build systems of moderate complexity in response to prize challenges.

Said Roy Smolky, academic sales operations for Americas, DELMIA, Dassault Systèmes, “We are proud to contribute to this groundbreaking project, where students can communicate through the V6 single, web-enabled database to develop collaborative designs in real-time, mimicking the way an OEM might work with its extended enterprise of supplier partners.”

According to a letter from the Honor Awards committee, the jury was impressed with how the UDM chapter has continued to illustrate the importance of the School of Architecture not only within the university but to the larger community as well. Out of all the nominations received, judges believed UDM students were the top chapter as they have improved the quality of life within the School of Architecture and creating programs that assist students in becoming well-rounded professional and leaders.

University of Detroit Mercy’s chapter will be named the top chapter at the Grassroots Leadership Conference next week in Washington, D.C. and the AIAS will confer the award officially at the AIAS Forum held from December 29 - January 1 in Phoenix, Arizona.

“Making the Grade" will be broadcast in front of a live studio audience at Detroit School of Arts. If you’d like to be a part of the audience, you can register for entry at www.MakingTheGradeDetroit.com

Recognized as a national scholar in higher education, Garibaldi’s career spans more than 35 years as a tenured professor, accomplished researcher and educational administrator.

He will discuss opportunities for higher education with actor, comedian and filmmaker Robert Townsend and Executive Director of the Detroit Parents Network Sharlonda Buckman.

"All barriers to improving our nation, whether they be economic, geographic or otherwise, must be eliminated," said Yvette Miley, Vice President and Executive Editor, MSNBC. "We must find ways to give all of our students, no matter their backgrounds, the same opportunities to have a quality education. MSNBC believes in providing the platform for these important discussions, which ultimately lead to solutions that help build a stronger America."

The W. K. Kellogg Foundation, an organization that strengthens communities in order to provide vulnerable children and families with better opportunities, is a sponsor of the program.

In advance of the two-hour special on August 14, MSNBC will air 3-4 education-related segments each day across its various platforms. MSNBC's "A Stronger America: Making the Grade" special comes to Detroit with the cooperation of Detroit Public Schools, a district undergoing historic change to transform a system that leaders say have been failing too many of its students. The district has implemented a five-year academic plan, where students are seeing a more rigorous academic curriculum in every school, and has expanded its process to authorize additional high-performing charter schools, including five that will be open this fall.

"Making the Grade" will be on location in Detroit inside the Detroit School of the Arts, a high-performing school where students have access to top visual arts, music, dance, drama and other programs in a comprehensive college-prep setting located on the grounds of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. The town hall special will include an audience of nearly 800 students and teachers from across the Detroit area.

“Making the Grade" will be broadcast in front of a live studio audience at Detroit School of Arts. If you’d like to be a part of the audience, you can register for entry at www.MakingTheGradeDetroit.com

This Mass of the Holy Spirit service will take place on Thursday, Sept. 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Gesu Church, across the street UDM's McNichols Campus. Following the program, there will be a ground breaking for UDM’s new Student Fitness Center (east of the Engineering building under the canopy) at 1:00 pm and a picnic/student organization fair with games around the Fisher Fountain at 1:30 p.m.

"Celebrate Spirit!" gathers the entire University community together to rededicate everyone to UDM's mission, to renew friendships, and to welcome new friends. The yearly event is part of a religious tradition that dates back to the great European universities in the Middle Ages who celebrated the new school year. 

As part of the prayer service, guest speaker Jim Paul will discuss his involvement in Engineers Without Borders USA, a program that more than 12,000 professional and student members have come together to work on 350 projects in over 450 developing countries.  Established in 2002, EWB’s Detroit chapter has worked on various projects including the installing of water systems in rural parts of Honduras and Buenos Aires, which previously had no water supplies for residents to drink.

This event is free and open to the entire University of Detroit Mercy community. All are encouraged to attend and receive inspiration as we recommit ourselves to living the UDM Mission in the city of Detroit.

Students who choose to attend programs offered at Macomb’s University Center have access to Macomb Community College’s services and facilities. The Center is located at: 44575 Garfield Road, Clinton Twp., MI 48038-1139.

Programs available include:

• Bachelor of Arts in Financial Economics - This program involves the academic study of finance with a strong emphasis on the theory and application of economic principles. The program also prepares students to think critically about the moral and ethical issues that arise in the field of finance.
• Master of Science in Health Services Administration - Designed to prepare individuals for entry and middle management or clinical supervisory positions in organizations, institutions and agencies that deliver health services.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree Completion Cohort Program - Designed for RNs to complete their nursing degree through a cohort model in a 40-month format. The curriculum (39 credit hours) builds on the student's strengths and competencies as a practicing registered nurse.
• Bachelor of Science in Addiction Studies - The Bachelor of Science in Addiction Studies is specifically designed for individuals interested in entering a career in addiction treatment and/or prevention. The BS program is also ideal for students who may wish to pursue graduate education, and those interested in a research career in the addiction field. 
• Master of Arts in Economics - This degree program offers students the ability to learn and apply economic and financial principles to the U.S. international financial systems. Students pursue one of two tracks: The Theory Track with an academic orientation on the Applied Track with a practical orientation.
• Master of Arts in Financial Economics - This degree program focuses on the study of economic and financial principles related to the U.S. and international financial systems. The program also addresses the moral and ethical issues that arise in the field of finance.
• Master of Science in Nursing - Health Systems Management - Designed to assist health care providers in planning, designing, managing and evaluating health care programs, interventions and resources within a variety of health care settings.
• Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration - Designed to build on the health-related preparation and work experience of its adult students to prepare them for promotion into a variety of health care management roles. The program integrates management theory with specific application to health care in every course.  

For more information please contact University Center Coordinator Donna Gormely at (586) 263-6232.

UDM students will begin in Kassab Mall on the McNichols Campus. Before the night is over, the 25-mile round trip excursion will include such sites as the Palmer Park/Palmer Woods areas, Indian Village, Greektown, the Cultural Center, Eastern Market, the Boston - Edison District and a north Woodward ride through downtown Detroit. Escorting the students will be members of UDM Public Safety Department.

The bike tour includes rest stops to point out places of interest and a hot dog break at midnight at Detroit's famous Lafayette Coney Island. The cyclists should return to campus around 1 a.m. on Saturday morning.

"The bike ride has become one of our student’s favorite ways of kicking off the school year," said Alec Whitfield, assistant director of student life. "Each ride picks up more momentum from both faculty and students. This is an excellent opportunity for new students to see Detroit and even native Detroiters to see our city from an entirely different perspective, at night."

For more information or to rent a bicycle at no cost, contact the Student Life office at 313-993-1150 or e-mail programboard@udmercy.edu.

After a life lived trying to justify and celebrate her existence as a woman, Dorothea, Stephanie Nichols (AEA, Troy, MI), suffers a stroke and is cared for by her granddaughter, Echo, played by Autumn Thiellesen (Ferndale, MI). Dorothea’s daughter, Artie, played by Karen Kron (Livonia, MI), long since alienated from both her mother and her daughter is intellectually gifted, yet emotionally unavailable and unable to maintain a presence in either of their lives. Eleemosynary plucks the often delicate strings which bind three generations of mother to daughter.  Directed by Theatre Company alumni Yasmine Jaffri, Eleemosynary will run for six performances at the Marygrove Theatre: September 30 and October 1, 2, 7, 8 and 9, 2011.

Eleemosynary features professionals Stephanie Nichols (AEA, Troy, MI) as Dorothea and Karen Kron (Livonia, MI) as Artie and student Autumn Thiellesen (Ferndale, MI) as Echo.  The production team is rounded out by stage manager Chelsea Bates (Detroit, MI), costume designer Melinda Pacha (Royal Oak, MI), lighting and scenic designer Mark Choinski (Dearborn, MI) and management and marketing director Greg Grobis (Detroit, MI).

The Theatre Company at University of Detroit Mercy continues its mission of providing the Metro Detroit community with thoughtful, high-quality and professional productions, offering students of the Performing Arts Department the rare opportunity to work on and off stage with theatre professionals.  Annually, the Theatre Company spends 30% of its overall budget on professional associate guest artists and directors.   By working with professional directors and associate guest artists, students are encouraged to work at a high level, producing rapid growth throughout their undergraduate education.  For more information on becoming a student or an associate guest artist, please contact Greg Grobis at 313-993-3273.

The Theatre Company will celebrate Season 41 by offering a four-show subscription package for only $41, a savings of 45% off regular ticket prices. Please note a one time five-dollar processing fee for subscription orders.  All processing fees throughout the season will be waived for subscribers when exchanging tickets, saving our patrons even more!  Season ticket sales began August 1, 2011 and are available through October 9.  To request a copy of the subscription brochure, please sign up for the UDM Theatre Company e-newsletter at http://theatre.udmercy.edu.

Back by popular demand is the Student Flex Pass for any full-time student currently enrolled in high school, community college or university.  The Student Flex Pass is $20 and gives students access to unlimited performances of all four shows, a savings of nearly 80% off regular ticket prices!  A student picture ID is required to purchase a Student Flex Pass.

Eleemosynary opens on September 30 and runs through October 9, 2011.  The Theatre Company’s performances are held on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. at the Marygrove Theatre on the campus of Marygrove College, 8425 W. McNichols Rd.  Adult admission is $18.  Student admission is $9.  Group tickets are available for parties of 10 or more at $13 per ticket for adults and $7 for students.  Please note a $3.00 service fee per order for non-subscribers.  No service fees will be charged to students.

Box Office Hours of operation are noon through 5:00 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. The Box Office will move to the theatre for performances and open one hour prior to curtain.  For tickets, call the theatre box office at 313-993-3270 or reserve your tickets online at http://theatre.udmercy.edu.

UDM’s Red Mass is an occasion for judges, lawyers, and officials of all faiths to pray together for guidance at the beginning of the new judicial term and join in the Renewal of the Lawyer’s Oath of Commitment. The Oath is recited by all new lawyers in the State of Michigan as a mandatory part of swearing-in ceremonies. Renewal of the Oath is a voluntary means of reaffirming the pledge made at the onset of a lawyer’s career. This year’s Oath will be led by the Honorable Brian K. Zahra, and Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. The celebrant of the Mass will be Reverend Simon Hendry, S.J., Jesuit priest, a superior of the Jesuit Community and Director of the Catholic Studies Program at UDM. The University of Detroit Jesuit High School Student Choir will perform.

The custom of a special religious ceremony for all members of the bench and bar at the opening of each term of the court arose principally in England, France, and Italy in the early 13^th century.  A Mass was celebrated in honor of the Holy Spirit, for which red vestments were worn.  Hence, the celebration became known as the Red Mass.

The University of Detroit Mercy’s annual Red Mass dates back to 1877, when Detroit College, as the University was then known, began its first year with a mass at Saints Peter and Paul Church to ask the blessings of the Holy Spirit on the coming year’s work.  The School of Law continued the tradition when it opened in 1912, again hosting the Red Mass on behalf of the Archdiocese of Detroit at Saints Peter and Paul through the present.

Today, the Red Mass is attended by judges, lawyers, and officials of all faiths asking God to bless, strengthen, and enlighten our civic and religious leaders, all servants of the law and all people of faith, so that in cooperation and mutual trust we may more effectively achieve justice and freedom for all. For more information about the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, visit www.law.udmercy.edu.

For more information, contact Denise Hickey, Assistant Dean of Alumni Relations and Special Projects at (313) 596-0202 or by e-mail:  hickeydp@udmercy.edu.

“We are very pleased that University of Detroit Mercy has once again been named one of the best universities by U.S.News & World Report,” said University of Detroit Mercy’s President, Dr. Antoine M. Garibaldi. “UDM’s Top 25 ranking among regional universities is a great tribute to our excellent faculty and staff who provide a well-rounded quality education to our students,” he added.

Highlights of the 2012 college rankings will be published in the September issue of U.S.News & World Report. The U.S. News college rankings group more than 1,400 accredited four-year schools based on categories created by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and compares them based on a set of 15 widely accepted indicators of excellence.

On October 2, 1911, classes began at University of Detroit for 25 students on the College’s first campus on Jefferson Avenue. President William F. Dooley and Engineering Dean John R. McColl initiated a curriculum that included a cooperative education component, which helped to attract students from across the country. Students began spending half their time in the classroom and the other half in the “shop” for a practical application of theory, earning 10-25 cents an hour to pay for tuition, matriculation, laboratory fees and books.

Over the next 15 years, the program expanded to include aeronautical, architectural and chemical engineering, in addition to the original programs in civil, electrical and mechanical engineering. The general purpose of the College of Engineering was to provide students with both theoretical and practical knowledge through a curriculum enhanced with cooperative education. This allowed students to become familiar with employers of engineers as well as the requirements of the profession. Through the years, new degrees, concentrations and minors were created in such areas as entrepreneurship, bioinformatics, architectural engineering, product development and environmental engineering to reflect the changing needs of industry and society.

At UDM, innovative programs are still developed through direct collaboration with corporate partners such as Ford Motor Company and launched to meet emerging challenges.  One such program is the new Advanced Electric Vehicle (AEV) Graduate Certificate curriculum. The College has received high marks from organizations like the Michigan Academy for Green Mobility Alliance.  Since the AEV program was launched just last year, over 200 practicing engineers have enrolled.

Other innovative programs have been created to engage K-12 students in advanced pre-college engineering experiences, such as the Summer Innovation Camp created in partnership with Georgia Tech, Dassault and Ford.

As engineering education enters its second century at UDM, additional new projects and programs are expected in such areas as robotics/mechatronics, transit development and innovation/entrepreneurship.

Over the past century, many UDM graduates have risen to top positions at leading corporations, including serving as president at Ford Motor Company, as CEO at DTE Energy and as vice presidents at Xerox, Lear, GE, IBM, Dell, Dow, Marathon Oil, Boeing and General Dynamics. UDM Engineering graduates also become national leaders in the government and higher education, including four deans of engineering colleges.

To celebrate the College’s 100th anniversary, the University will be celebrating the Centennial year with several academic and social events. They include:

Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011

Celebrate Spirit: Campus Celebration
Theme: Envision a Better World ... Then Create It
Speaker: James Paul, Engineers Without Borders

Friday, Sept. 30, 2011

Engineering Centennial Gala
Dinner-Dance at The Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan
Cocktails at 6 p.m.
Dinner and dancing at 7 p.m.
$100 per person

Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011

Celebration on Campus for Alumni and Friends
2:00 – 4:30 p.m. Engineering Open House with student displays and demos, open time capsule – bury a new time capsule and tours, of engineering labs and McNichols Campus .
5:00 p.m. liturgy, Commerce & Finance Building, St. Ignatius Chapel
6:15 p.m. dinner at The Dakota Inn ($28 per person)

Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011

Celebration on Campus and Launch of the next century of Engineering & Science
Noon - University Community celebration, Engineering Building highbay
Picnic and birthday cake for students, faculty and staff

Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011

Ford Innovation Day
5:30 p.m.(tentative time) presentation by Alan Mulally, President & CEO, Ford Motor Company 

Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012

“Car Guys vs. Bean Counters”
Featured Speaker Robert A. Lutz, former Vice Chairman, General Motors Corporation 

Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

2^nd Annual Designing Sustainable Detroit Symposium: Electric Detroit
Featured Speaker Steven E. Kurmas, President and COO, DTE Energy

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Slide Rule Dinner – end of centennial year

University of Detroit Mercy’s “Centennial Celebration of Engineering Education” would not be possible without its sponsors. Major sponsors include:

• Platinum sponsors: Absopure - Plastipak, DTE Energy, Ford Motor Company, General Motors
  Penske Corporation and Walbridge
• Gold Sponsors: Denso International America, Derrick M. Kuzak ’73, ’74, ’76, Lear Corporation
  Frank S. Sanda ’76, ’78, TI Automotive
• Silver Sponsors: BASF Corporation, John S. Berten '61, Thomas G. Brick '58, Delphi Corporation
  James J. Padilla '69, '70, Visteon Corporation
• Bronze Sponsor: Joseph V. Colaianni ’56, Clifford C. Cook ’71, Kenneth R. Dabrowski ’66, ‘68
  Matthew A. Haley ’84, Meridian Lightweight Technologies Inc., Randal T. Murphy ’59, Henry A. Nickol ’55, Word Pictures Inc.

For more information on the Centennial Celebration, go to http://www.udmercy.edu/eng100/, call 313-993-1540 or contact UDMGrad@udmercy.edu .

The main site, Mercy Primary Care Center is located on 5555 Conner, Suite 2691 in Detroit’s Samaritan Center and is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. till 5 p.m. The second location in Schulze School, 10700 Santa Maria in Detroit will serve the community on Tuesday and Friday from 8 a.m. till 5 p.m.

Both locations offer a variety of services such as physical examinations, assessment and treatment of acute and chronic health problems, immunizations, health screenings and health and wellness education. All services are provided by McAuley Health Center nurse practitioners.

Both offices accept patients who are covered by HMOs, private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Breast and Cervical Cancer Control program.

As a collaborative initiative of University of Detroit Mercy’s McAuley School of Nursing and Mercy Primary Care, a unit of Trinity Health, the Center accepts

UDM's graduate and undergraduate students participate in screenings and educational services at the Center. UDM's McAuley of Nursing is partners with major Metro Detroit health care systems to offer quality nursing programs. The Health Center is evolving health care needs and focusing on helping the community.

For more information on the Health Center or making an Appointment, call (313) 579-1182, or visit the web site, http://healthprofessions.udmercy.edu/mcauley-health-center/.

This year’s honorees will be recognized for giving back their time and offering important resources to the University in many different ways, helping it continue to flourish and grow. The 2011 eight inductees are:

• Richard E. Czarnecki '53, '56 - University of Detroit /University of Michigan Dearborn
• John W. Ennest '64 - Citizen's Bank
• Roman S. Gribbs '52, '54 - former Mayor of the City of Detroit
• Samuel J. Logan Jr. '73 - publisher, Michigan Chronicle/The Front Page
• Frances Mlocek, I. H. M. '58 - chief financial officer, IHM Sister Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
• William A. Morrow '68 - executive vice president, Crain Communications Inc.
• Marcellus “Marc” Stepp '63 - United Auto Workers (UAW)
• Michael V. Tiernery '60- General Motors

The conference entitled, “Celebrating the River at Midnight -The Fluid Frontier: Slavery, War, Freedom, and the Underground Railroad”, is sponsored by UDM in conjunction with the Detroit River Project, Caesars Windsor and the International UGRR Memorial Monument Commemoration Planning Committee.

“The Detroit River was the River Jordan for fugitive slaves seeking freedom,” said Roy Finkenbine, Interim Dean, UDM College of Liberal Arts and Education. “For them, Canada was the place. The vast majority of runaway bondsmen and bondswomen who crossed into Canada before the Civil War did so at Detroit with the assistance of Detroiters. That makes this a special place and this commemoration and conference a special event. University of Detroit Mercy is thrilled to host this conference,” he added.

Schedule for the three-day conference:

Day 1: Wednesday, October 19th

• Plenary Session: 9 -11 a.m.
  Opening Keynote Speaker: David W. Blight, Director, Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition, Yale University
  Topic: The Underground Railroad- Real and Mythic
• Detroit Area UGRR Bike & Bus Tour: 11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
  Highlighting the most noted UGRR sites including those places, programs, facilities that are listed in the Network to Freedom Program. Leaving from UDM. Separate cost unless registered for the conference. (Mary Edmond/ Todd Scott, Michigan Trail and Greenways Alliance)

Day 2: Thursday, October 20th

• Plenary Session: 8 – 10 a.m.
  Keynote Speaker: Kerry Irons, Adventure Cycling Association/Topic: The Detroit UGRR Bike Route Alternate / National UGRR Bike Route
• Plenary Session: 10 a.m. – 12 noon
  Panel Discussion: Authors of the forthcoming book “A Fluid Frontier: Slavery, Freedom and the Underground Railroad in the Detroit River Borderland.” Panelists will include Karolyn Smardz Frost, Carol Mull, Roy E. Finkenbine, and others.
• 12 noon – 1:30 p.m.
  Keynote Speaker: The Detroit River Project
• Plenary Session: 2 – 3 p.m.
  National Park Service UGRR Network to Freedom- Deanda Johnson, Midwest Coordinator - NPS Network to Freedom
• Plenary Session 3 – 4:30p.m.
  Jeannie Regan-Dinius, Director of Special Initiatives, D.N.R.- State of Indiana, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology

Day 3: Friday, October 21st

• Plenary Session: 8 – 10 a.m.
  Keynote Speaker: Hari Jones, Curator,African American Civil War Museum, Washington, D.C.
• 10:30a.m. – 12:30p.m
  International UGRR Memorial Charette*** conducted by University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture / Detroit Collaborative Design Center – Virginia Stanard
  Session would allow the audience to brainstorm ideas about how to best promote the UGRR Memorials as a means to further educate American and international visitors about the importance of the UGRR story.
• 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
  Keynote Speaker: Robert Stanton,Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Interior – Former Director, U.S. National Park Service
• 2 – 4:30 p.m.
  International UGRR Memorial Charette & Conference Conclusion

After the conference, there will also be a rededication of the two monuments that were created by acclaimed sculptor, Ed Dwight to commemorate the underground railroad, “Gateway to Freedom” (Detroit, MI) and “Tower of Freedom” (Windsor, Ontario). They were originally installed and dedicated on the banks of the Historic Detroit River during the “Detroit 300” celebration in October 2001. After the conference, they will be rededicated on Saturday, Oct. 22 at Hart Plaza in Detroit at 11 a.m. and Charles Clark Square in Windsor, Ontario at 1 p.m.

Both the Detroit River Project and the Essex County Black Historic Research Society will sponsor activities to commemorate the twin sculptures and to recognize the collaborative efforts of both Canadians and Americans to the abolition of slavery.

Pre-Registration for the Detroit Conference is $65 before Oct 15, 2011 and $75 the day of the conference at UDM.

For more information on the conference at UDM, contact detroitriverproject@gmail.com or phone (313) 651-5367. Members of the media can contact Dr. Roy Finkenbine, Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts, University of Detroit Mercy at: finkenre@udmercy.edu or 313-993-3250.

To make a reservation, or for more information concerning the Visit Day, call the UDM Admissions Office at 313-993-1245, toll-free at 1-800-635-5020, or e-mail admissions.events@udmercy.edu.

Founded by the School of Architecture, "Safety Street" has grown into a campus-wide event, bringing the University community and neighborhood together for an exciting day of fun for everyone involved. Students, faculty and staff all contribute treats for the gathering, donating hundreds of pounds of candy for a spooky and fun "trick or treat" experience. Over 400 neighborhood children (kindergarten-5th grade) attend, dressed in their favorite costumes. UDM students in Halloween attire will distribute candy to the children and offer free face painting. The School of Dentistry also participates each year, distributing free toothbrushes, toothpaste and dental floss.

To prepare, UDM students will hold a Safety Street Façade Blowout Party the night before on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Fountain Lounge. Fraternities, sororities, and student groups participate in the fun evening by building facades out of cardboard boxes and paint into the late hours.

Area school children are invited to the free event. For more information regarding the event, contact UDM Student Life at 313-578-0341.

A native from Northern Ireland, she will be speaking on "Living in a complex world: Mercy at the UN" and discussing her motivation to help others live a normal, happy life as she has.  Giving back to the less fortunate is something her sister taught her, working in Kenya and her uncle, a priest in Peru.

Mullan loves working for the UN, but says, "Sometimes it can be frustrating because of the bureaucracy we have to move at a slow pace".  She loves that her line of work is so diverse. She gets to meet many different people from all over the world, she added.

This is a free event and is open to the public. For more information, please contact CLASA Director Dr. Gail Presbey 313-993-1124 or at presbegm@udmercy.edu.

Competitions are meant to expand and challenge the minds of students interested in fields of science and engineering. This is an opportunity for those students to learn and to generate stronger interest in the engineering and science curriculum, by proving to them that science is more fun than "most of us think."

Student Competitions

• Catapult, How far can you fling it?
• Egg Drop, How far can it fall before it breaks?
• Jeopardy, Move over Alex...Teams compete on math, physics, chemistry, computers, biology and general science questions.
• King of the Hill, Create a competition vehicle!
• Rube Goldberg, You invent the perfect machine!
• Screaming Contest, How loud can you scream?
• Toothpick Bridge, How much weight will it hold?

Other activities for Tech Day include the annual Chemistry Magic Show, sponsored by the students and faculty of the University's Chemistry Club, as well as an array of displays from local companies and departments throughout the College of Engineering and Science and Chemistry buildings and Calihan Hall.

An awards presentation will wrap up the day at 1 p.m. in Calihan Hall to award the winners of the various competitions. All registered school students will receive a free Tech Day t-shirt for participating in the event.

This year, UDM is fortunate to thank BASF, Chrysler and DENSO for sponsoring Technology Discovery Day.

For more information about the event, please contact Pamela Todd at 313-993-3374 or go to http://eng-sci.udmercy.edu/precol/techday.html

Miranda is the general coordinator of the National Fraternal Black Organization of Honduras (OFRANEH), Vallencita, Honduras. She and her organization have been fighting for the rights of African-descended Garifuna people in Honduras, whose claims to the land they have lived on for generations have been recently threatened by greedy land-grabbers who want to profit from mega-tourism. Miranda has braved detention, tear-gas burns and beatings at the hands of police for the sake of her cause. She has been active with the Assembly of the Peoples of the Land and Sea, who met in February of this year in the community Durugubuti Beibe. There, those gathered demanded the immediate suspension of the construction of the hydroelectric dams in the Patuca river, which would be a death sentence for the Tawahka people and the country.

This is a free event and is open to the public. For more information, please contact CLASA Director Dr. Gail Presbey 313-993-1124 or at presbegm@udmercy.edu.

Ford and UDM continued this collaboration with the third annual Ford-UDM Innovation Contest for university students.  The announcement of this year’s winners and a keynote speech by Ford President & CEO, Alan Mulally was the focus of the Ford Innovation Day program.

For the contest, students were asked to identify current opportunities with existing vehicles as well as possibilities that may arise from emerging technologies to develop proposed innovations to the automobile. Each team, comprised of 3-5 full-time undergraduate students from any major, developed a three-minute digital video communicating the problem addressing the team’s solution.  Ford will present $2,500 to the winning team, $1,500 for 2nd place, and $1,000 for 3rd place. Twenty-six teams from universities across the nation were competing this year.

• 2:30 – 5 pm – Display and discussion of 11 current and future Ford vehicles
• 5 pm – 6^th Annual Ford Innovation Symposium, with presentations by Ford VP, Derrick Kuzak and Ford President & CEO, Alan Mulally
  Student Center, Fountain Lounge
• 6:00 pm – Ford Innovation Contest presentation of finalists’ entries and announcement of winners

Many UDM graduates have held leadership positions at Ford, including three vice presidents, a Ford fellow and a past president. Derrick Kuzak, Ford’s Group Vice President for Product Development Worldwide, holds engineering bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees at UDM.

Competition begins when the moderator poses a variety of ethical questions to each competing team, and the team that comes up with the most morally defensible answer will win the match.  Questions may address ethical problems on classroom topics (e.g. cheating or plagiarism), personal relationships (e.g. dating or friendship), professional ethics (e.g. engineering, law, medicine), or social and political ethics (e.g. free speech, gun control, etc.).

A panel of judges drawn from UDM faculty, staff and administration, along with several guest judges from off campus, rate answers in terms of intelligibility, focus, depth, and judgment. The first-place team has the honor of representing UDM at the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl. This event is in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE). Forty teams, representing colleges and universities throughout the United States, will put their abilities of ethical reasoning to the test.

For more information please contact Professor Martin G. Leever at 313-993-1135 or visit: http://www.udmercy.edu/ethicsbowl/.

McGuire will be discuss her book, "At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance,” inspired by Rosa Parks and the civil rights movement.  The book begins by describing events and people from our past, and challenges in the Detroit leader’s life that led to such a spectacular movement for the world. McGuire will also talk about how social class and sexual violence affected the lives of so many people in such difficult times.  “At the Dark End of the Street “ acknowledges that women were treated differently at that time and how they endured through the stress and violence of the day.

This is a free event and is open to the public. For more information, please contact WGS Director Rosemary Weatherston at 313-993-1083 or at weatherr@udmercy.edu.

The University's Visit Day is an opportune time for high school students to meet one-on-one with advisors who represent more than 60 academic programs offered at UDM. Information on how to finance a UDM education will be available along with on-site admission, which is offered to those interested in an undergraduate degree.

To make a reservation, or for more information concerning the Visit Day, call the UDM Admissions Office at 313-993-1245, toll-free at 1-800-635-5020, or e-mail admissions.events@udmercy.edu.

Leonard's work has been featured in Stanford University's "Black Arts Quarterly,” Poetry Slam Inc's "Estrology", and many other publications. She has been exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art-Detroit, Cranbrook Art Museum, and several other museums throughout the world.

Leonard co-founded the literary and performance group Black Ink Collective and is the vice president of Strange Fruits, Inc., an all woman non-profit arts and performance collective. She had traveled with the performance activism series, Hip-Poe-Tics throughout the country and is currently working on her first fiction project.

The Broadside Press Poets’ Theater is held the third Sunday of each month and is free to the public.

For more information, contact Rosemary Weatherston, Director, Dudley Randall Center for Print Culture at weather@udmercy.edu.

The work of DCDC focuses on developing and implementing urban strategies for the City of Detroit that are becoming models for other cities experiencing similar urban challenges.  The Center promotes community collaborations that create inspired and sustainable neighborhood spaces for all people by providing advice, design, and fabrication to urban neighborhoods.

The initiative’s community engagement process will have a significant presence in the community, such as a storefront location where community members can meet and give their input about the projects.

 “University of Detroit Mercy is thankful to the Ford Foundation for its support of this community–based initiative,” said University of Detroit Mercy President Antoine M. Garibaldi. “This proposed engagement with community residents, businesses and non-profit organizations is intended to complement other local projects that are focused on revitalizing the City of Detroit. This Ford Foundation grant will significantly increase the scope of the Design Center’s work to enable community-driven development in Detroit,” he added.

Since it was established in 1994, the Design Center has worked with more than 80 local non-profit organizations to create quality design solutions for urban neighborhood spaces. Most recently, the Design Center has worked with the Detroit Office of Foreclosure Prevention and Response to develop a conceptual vision of underutilized land. The Ford Foundation grant will help to expand the Design Center’s mission to assist the community.

“Ensuring that every resident has a say in the future of the city isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s the smart thing to do,” said Don Chen, senior program officer of the Ford Foundation. “By capturing the ideas and aspirations of residents, businesses, community organizations and others, this effort can help advance revitalization in Detroit and begin to build a model for other communities across the country.”

“The University of Detroit Mercy and the Design Center see this as a unique opportunity not to work independently but to use the grant as a way to forge relationships with other agencies and non-profit organizations,” said Dan Pitera, FAIA, Executive Director of the Detroit Collaborative Design Center and Associate Professor of Architecture, University of Detroit Mercy. “We will be acting as a guide, not the single leader, to build on this important initiative.”

Students and faculty alike were enthusiastic about the October 26th visit.  Michael Glynn, UDM 2L and President of the school’s Veterans Law Society, explained, “Our school prides itself on preparing students to be ‘practice ready.’  Having the opportunity to host three federal judges at our school to preside over an official hearing is a very, very big deal. Events like this make me want to finish law school and start helping people.”

The three judge panel heard oral arguments in the case of Burden v. Shinseki, an appeal which examined the standard of review to be applied when determining whether a valid marriage existed under Alabama law between a veteran and a surviving spouse, for the purpose of Veterans Affairs death benefits.  Representing the Appellant was Angela Hill from Alexander City, Alabama.  Ms. Hill is a sole practitioner who agreed to represent Mrs. Burden pro bono through the Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program in Washington, D.C.  Counsel for the Appellee, Eric Shinseki, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affiars, was Karen Hartridge from Washington, D.C.

In this case, the Appellant, Mrs. Burden, married a veteran in a ceremonial marriage in April 2004.  The veteran died two months later.  In August 2004, Mrs. Burden applied for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) which is a monthly compensation awarded to a veteran’s surviving spouse, children, or parents when the veteran dies from a service connected disability.  In October 2004, the claim was denied by the Veterans Affairs Regional Officer (RO).  The RO determined that she was not married to the veteran for at least one year prior to the veteran’s death, as required by VA regulations.  Mrs. Burden subsequently submitted a Statement of Marital Relationship and other evidence indicating that she and the veteran had been living together as common law husband and wife since 1998.  However, the RO determined that a common law marriage did not exist under Alabama’s clear and convincing evidence standard of review.  In August, the Veterans Affairs Board of Appeals affirmed the RO’s decision. That decision is now the matter on appeal.

The crux of the issue in this case is the standard of review to be applied when determining whether a valid marriage existed for the purpose of VA death benefits.  Mrs. Burden argued that the proper standard of review in determining whether she had a valid common law marriage is the preponderance of the evidence standard (benefit of the doubt), because it is the “touchstone of veterans’ law.”  In contrast, the Appellee (counsel for the government) argued that the proper standard of review in determining whether there was a valid common law marriage is the standard used in any given state.  In this case, the state law standard is clear and convincing evidence.  Furthermore, the Appellee argued that although the preponderance of the evidence standard is traditionally applied in veterans’ law, the statute and regulations carve out an exception when the issue concerns the existence of marriage.  Moreover, the government argued that the statute clearly instructs the Court to apply the law of the place where the parties resided at the time of the marriage.
 
After the proceedings, the judges explained to the litigators and audience that the matter before them would not be determined immediately and that after careful contemplation, discussion, and further examination of the law a final ruling would be issued in several weeks.  The judges then allowed for a lengthy question and answer period.  Some students asked about careers in veterans’ law, while others were interested in the background of the judges.  It became clear that the judges possessed a wealth of experience and knowledge in veterans’ affairs issues.  The revelation that each judge had personally served in the armed forces gave hope to several law students/veterans in attendance who aspire to help others in the field of veterans’ law.

In addition to UDM Law hosting its first oral arguments before the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, the law school also celebrated two other “firsts.”

As a result of UDM Law’s capital improvement fundraising initiative, nearly the entire school has been completely made-over.  Recently completed is the magnificent ceremonial courtroom on the second floor.  The visit by the United States Court of Appeals provided the school with an opportunity to showcase its newest gem in a long line of state-of-the-art classroom renovations.  Several staff members worked hard to ensure the room would be ready for the Court’s momentous visit.

Dean Semple remarked, “It was a great honor to be chosen by the Court to be the venue for this session.  It never would have happened were it not for our nationally recognized veterans’ clinical programs, representing veterans in benefit claims throughout the state and the country.   We carefully planned all aspects of our recent total renovation of our facilities. The new room in which the Court’s session was held worked perfectly and met everyone’s highest expectations.  It was designed with an event such as this one in mind.”

Hosting this event required considerable planning and execution by the UDM Law Team.  Tammy Kudialis, Director of UDM’s veterans’ law program, Project SALUTE, was the primary point person with the Court.  Amy Smith, Director of Special Projects, and Assistant Dean Denise Hickey handled most of the logistics.  Chris Congdon, the Information Technology Director, and his team provided the necessary IT support, which was considerable. 

Additionally, Amanda Clark, UDM Law class of 2010, returned to her alma matter to assist in the Court proceedings in the capacity of law clerk for the Honorable Lawrence B. Hagel.  During her time at UDM, Amanda participated in both the school’s Veterans Law Clinic and the Veterans Appeals Clinic.  Because of her strong grades, work ethic, and commitment to helping veterans during her time at UDM, Ms. Clark was the first UDM Law graduate hired to clerk for the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.  Dean Semple remarked, “Amanda’s presence gave the visit by the court a special meaning for all of us.  We are proud of our successful graduates such as Amanda and always look forward to seeing them.”  Tammy Kudialis was also enthusiastic about the success of the event that she helped bring to campus and gushed with pride over the return of Ms. Clark.  “It was simply thrilling to have the opportunity to watch Amanda put to work the practice-ready skills she learned at UDM Law,” said Ms. Kudialis.   

When asked if UDM Law would be willing to host another visit from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Dean Semple replied, “Absolutely!”              

Since 1997, the University has honored outstanding faculty that exemplify the mission and purposes of the institution with these important academic awards.

Acknowledged as an exceptional teacher, Jonathan Weaver has taught more than 20 different courses during his tenure at UDM, many that he designed himself in the areas of Product Development and Innovation. He was designated a KEEN Fellow with a grant from the Kern Family Foundation, creating curriculum in Innovation and Entrepreneurship and was awarded the KEEN Faculty Excellence Award in 2010.

Weaver has also presented at a number of universities on innovation, product development and technical entrepreneurship. He has also provided training seminars to industry partners. In 2009, he was one of only 49 of the nation’s brightest young engineering faculty to participate in the National Academy of Engineering’s first Frontiers of Engineering Education symposium.

At UDM, Weaver helped to procure research funds for more than 75 master’s theses, co-authored a book on mechanism design using CATIA, written more than 30 publications and presentations, and developed or revised a variety of course work and training materials. His commitment to excellence has greatly benefited his students and the engineering profession.

Nihad Dukhan was acknowledged for his student-centered teaching, internationally recognized research, and service to the University, profession and community. Described as knowledgeable, approachable, creative and solution-oriented, Dukhan has advised many students working on projects, theses and dissertations. He is recognized for his critical research on metal foam work and has written 20 journal articles and more than 55 conference papers as well as participated on panels or advisory boards for international engineering conferences.

Consistent with UDM’s mission, Dukhan has offered his heat transfer course as a service-learning course in collaboration with the WARM Training Center of Detroit. He also has served as an advisory board member for Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation Inc. Dukhan has embodied the teacher-scholar model in higher education with strong student evaluations and highly regarded metal foam research.