MATM program goes online

Students starting the Master's Program in Mathematics Education (MATM) will be able to complete the program entirely online.  The MATM degree is a 30 credit-hour program, designed for graduate students interested in teaching mathematics or computer science at the K-12 level.  For more information, see the MATM site.

UDM Tech Day excites future leaders

Over 450 future scientists and engineers from 14 high schools throughout metro Detroit attended the 21st annual Technology Discovery Day, Oct. 21 on the McNichols Campus. A variety of activities and competitions sponsored by the E&S College and local companies exposed students to the fields of engineering and science.

21st annual Technology Discovery Day

Ford - UDM Innovation Camp launches "Innovation Initiative: Dream It → Build It"

This summer, the Ford – UDM Innovation Camp kicked off a new collaboration between University of Detroit Mercy and Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta), with sponsorship support from the Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, and Dassault Systèmes. The two-week summer camp was the first step as part of the Innovation Initiative: Dream It → Build It.

“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.”

Approximately 30 Detroit-area high school teachers and students participated in the summer camp from schools from across the area, 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 program ran simultaneously at Georgia Tech and UDM, led by Georgia Tech grad students and UDM Professor Kirstie Plantenberg, author of a widely used CATIA textbook.

Students learned 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. The students also worked in teams from both locations to tackle design problems related to automobiles or renewable energy.

"We are excited to be part of this partnership with some of the world's leaders in engineering and engineering education,” said Leo Hanifin, UDM Dean of the College of Engineering & Science. “The students in this camp employed 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. 

2011 Distinguished Service Award

Meghann Murray (left) and Victoria Hornick-Resinski ’06

The Detroit Section of the American Chemical Society presented its 2011 Distinguished Service Award to Chemistry Storeroom Manager Meghann Murray and a Salute to Excellence Award to UDM alumna Victoria Hornick-Resinski ’06, during its annual dinner event, May 25 at the University of Windsor. Murray was selected from the Society’s 16,000 members in recognition of the individual member who has done the most for the section during the year.