The University of Detroit Mercy’s College of Business Administration has been around for a century, and the college has continued to grow and evolve since it first opened its doors in October of 1916. What started out as a handful of students quickly grew to more than 800 within the […]
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College of Engineering works with major automakers, tier-1 suppliers
The College of Engineering and Science has been around 105 years — almost as long as the automobile itself. And the college is currently working on major projects with automakers and suppliers that will help the next generation of cars and trucks. One such collaboration, the Denso Project, involves students […]
Nursing program helps save lives
The healthcare industry is always in high demand, and one of the most prominent and well-established colleges, since 1934, on the University of Detroit Mercy campus, is the College of Health Professions (CHP). Also known as the McAuley School of Nursing, the college was named after the founder of the […]
‘Biochem,’ ‘Orgo’ classes vex College of Science, Engineering students
Numerous prospective students seek University of Detroit Mercy as their higher education school of choice specifically because of the science programs that are offered here. Within the College of Engineering and Science are the studies of biology, chemistry and biochemistry, which all have direct paths to dental and medical […]
Alum’s innovative company helps sports fans avoid lines at games
Zachary Klima graduated from the University of Detroit Mercy in 2012 and almost instantaneously made a name for himself in the business world. As founder and CEO of WaitTime LLC, Klima developed a phone-based app that use to figure out the approximate wait time to get to a restroom stall, […]
Graduation makes 2017 a big year
2017 will be a big year for me, and it’s just around the corner. With finals next week and Christmas soon after, 2017 will be here in a jiff. 2017 will be a year of major changes, as I’ll be graduating, which still hasn’t really hit me. My younger […]
‘100 Saints’ is a play you should know
The University of Detroit Mercy theatre company’s 100 Saints You Should Know is a truthful drama that follows the journey of a priest undergoing a spiritual crisis and his interaction with a small group of people along the way that concurrently embark on spiritual inquiries of their own. It’s a […]
From death of Prince to rise of Trump, it’s time for 2016 to go away
Who else is with me when I say I’m so ready for 2017? I can’t wait until Christmas but I’ll be much happier on New Years Eve. This year was just a bust and I think I speak for everyone when I say we’re all over it. From Prince’s death […]
Job search is stressful
The looming fear of adulthood. Even though I am older than all of my fellow students and most of my teachers, graduating college brings this deep, scary fear. Unlike most of my fellow students I have held jobs and have lived on my own for years before coming to Detroit […]
Trump-ocalypse 2016?
I did not lose all hope when it was announced that Donald Trump would be the 45th president. I wasn’t happy about it, and honestly if Hillary Clinton would have won I’d feel the same way; however I was kind of looking forward to having our first “First Gentleman.” With […]
