About Detroit

UDM offers the challenge, support and hands-on experience to pursue a lifetime of great things. UDM has:

•100fieldsofstudy,manyofthemnationally-recognized. •Co-opandinternshipopportunitiesinavarityoffields. •Distinguishedfacultywhoknowhowtherealworld works. •A14:1student-facultyratioandanaverageclasssizeof20. •AnAcademicExplorationProgramthatallowsstudentstotryoutdifferentmajorsbeforecommittingtoone. •Independentresearchandstudyabroadopportunities. •Anactivealumninetworkthatincludesresearchscientists,stateSupremeCourtjustices,Fortune500executives,partnersatmajorlawandaccountingfirmsandeducatorsandhealthcareprovidersthroughouttheMidwest.

At UDM, We Want Great Things For You!

The

University

AsMichigan’slargestCatholicuniversity,theUniversityofDetroitMercyhasbuiltanoutstandingtraditionofacademicexcellence,firmlyrootedinastrongliberalartscurriculum,formorethan130years.

TheUniversityhasarichtraditionthatemanatesfromitstwopredecessor institutions— theUniversityofDetroit,foundedin1877bytheSocietyofJesus( Jesuits),andMercyCollegeofDetroit,foundedin1944bytheReligiousSistersofMercy. In 1990, these schools consolidated to becometheUniversityofDetroitMercy,auniversitydedicatedtoproviding accessible, quality educationwhilemeeting thecareer-preparationneedsofadiversestudentpopulation.

Today, UDM offers approximately 100 majors andprogramsinsevendifferentschoolsandcolleges.Ourfacultyprovidespersonalattentiontostudentswitha14:1student/facultyratio.Facultymembersareknownfortheirteachingexcellencewith89percenthavingaPh.D.orcomparableterminaldegree.

Approximately 5,700 students attend classes on threeUDMcampuseslocatedinnorthwestanddowntownDetroit.Allundergraduateandgraduateprograms,exceptforLawandDentalprograms, arenowofferedon theMcNicholsCampus.This campus alsoprovideshousing forover800studentsinitssixresidencehalls.TheSchoolofDentistryanditsDentalClinicisnowlocatedontheCorktownCampusatMartinLutherKingJr.Boulevard.UDM’sSchoolofLawislocatedattheRiverfrontCampusindowntownDetroit.

TheUniversity iswidely-recognizedfor itsprogramsinengineering,law,business,architectureandeducation.UDMisalsoknownfor itsstrongprogramsinhealthcare,suchasnursing,dentistry,psychology,physicianassistants,nurseanesthetists,andcounselingandaddictionstudies.

In addition to their classroom experience and researchopportunities with faculty, students can explore careeroptionsandjobopportunitiesthroughUDM’scooperativeeducationprogram—oneoftheoldestco-opprogramsintheUnitedStates.Co-opallowsstudentstoreceivepractical,on-the-jobexperience,givingthemtheextraedgeintoday’scompetitivejobmarketwhileearningasalary.

UDMalsoprovides an environment inwhich studentsgrow to understand their social, leadership and serviceresponsibility.Through academic projects, professionalclinics and joint ventureswith business and communityorganizations, theUniversity contributes to the generalwell-being of theDetroit community.This commitmentreflectstheUniversity’smission,whichseekstointegratetheintellectual,spiritual,ethicalandsocialdevelopmentofitsstudents.

About

UDM

• U.S. News & Wor ld Repor t consistentlyranksUDMamongthetoptierofMidwesternmaster’suniversities.ThepublicationalsoranksUDMasoneofthetop15institutionsinthe“GreatSchools,GreatPricecategory.

•Through partnershipswith localhealth care systems, the McAuleySchoolofNursingprovides19cohortsofitsBSNDegreeCompletionProgramat hospital-based sites throughoutsoutheastern andwesternMichiganarea,servingapproximately400nurses.

• UDM’s School of Law andUniversity ofWindsor’sLawSchoolofferajointJD/LLBprogram.Detroit’slaw school has also partnered withMexico’sMonterreyTech to offer ajointlawdegree.

•One-thirdofallMichigandentistsgraduatedfromtheUniversity’sSchoolofDentistry.

• Ninety percent of UDM co-opstudentsareratedaboveaveragebyco-opassignmentemployers.

•UDM’sEducationDepartmentnowoffers a five-year acceleratedTeacherEducationProgramforundergraduatesudentstoobtainboththeirbachelor’sand master’s degrees with teachercertification.

•The College of LiberalArts&Educationoffers aMasterofScienceinInformationAssurancedesignedtohelp protect the nation’s informationinfrastructure.

• The Co l l e ge o f Bu s ine s sAdministrationnowoffersafive-yearBSBA/MBA accelerated program,whichwill allow students to acquirebothabachelor’sandmaster’sdegreesinbusiness.

•TheMcAuleySchool ofNursingis the onlyBSNdegrees program inMichiganwithamandatorycooperativeeducationrequirement.

•The School ofDentistryClinicrecords approximately 73,000patientvisits annually formore about 7,600patients, including services to theelderly,handicappedandhomeless.

•The College of Engineering &Science is the eastern most JesuitengineeringschoolintheUnitedStates.TheSchoolofArchitectureistheonlyfullArchitectureschoolamongthe28Jesuituniversitiesinthecountry.

•ThroughtheUniversity’sLeadershipDevelopmentInstitute,morethan1,200studentsparticipateinvolunteerservicelearningopportunitiescoordinatedwithclassroomstudy.

• UDM’s Physician AssistantProgramwasoneofthefirstestablishedin Michigan and the nation, andnow offers an accelerated five-yearPAprogram for full-time traditionalundergraduatestudents.

•Architecture’sDetroitCollaborativeDesignCenterwasthefirstuniversity-based design center inMetropolitanDetroit to provide design servicesto non-profit community and civicorganizations.

Greatthingsinlifestartwitha great education.Throughour nationally recognizedacademic programs, caringfacultyandaco-opprogramthat takes full advantage ofDetroit’smany professionalopportunities,UDMoffersjust the right balance ofchal lenge, support, andhands-on experience.That’swhyUDMconsistentlyranksinthetoptierofMidwesternmaster’s universities byU.S. News & World Report.

UDM’ssevencollegesandschoolsofferapproximately100respectedundergraduateandgraduateand

professionalprograms.Eachprovidesawealthofresourcesforadvising,academicresearchandprofessional

development.HereareUDM’scolleges,andtheundergraduate

programstheyoffer:

School oF ArchitectUreArchitecture(5-yearMaster’sDegree) DigitalMediaStudies(formerlyElectronicCritique)

colleGe oF BUSineSS ADMiniStrAtion

Accounting BusinessAdministrationBSBA/MBA(five-yearprogram) ComputerInformationSystems(BSandCertificate*) Concentrationsin: -Finance -InternationalBusiness -Management -Marketing -CISSoftwareProductionandManagement *fromU.S.Government

colleGe oF enGineerinG AnD Science

Biochemistry Biology Chemistry CivilandEnvironmentalEngineering ComputerScience ElectricalandComputerEngineering ManufacturingEngineering Mathematics MechanicalEngineering Pre-Dentistry Pre-Med Pre-PhysicianAssistant Seven-yearBS/DDSProgramSeven-yearEngineering/JD.

School oF DentiStrYDentalHygiene Six-yearBS/DDSProgram

colleGe oF heAlth ProFeSSionS

HealthServices HealthServicesAdministration PhysicianAssistant(5-yearMaster’sDegree)

colleGe oF liBerAl ArtS AnD eDUcAtion

AcademicExplorationProgram(forundeclaredmajors) AddictionStudies(andCertificate) AfricanAmericanStudies(Certificate) CatholicStudies(Certificate) CommunicationStudies CriminalJusticeStudies Economics Education ElementaryEducation English History HumanServices LanguageStudies(Certificate) LegalAdministration

LegalStudies(Certificate)Philosophy PoliticalScience Pre-Law(LegalStudiesCertificate)Psychology -General -Developmental-Industrial/Organizational ReligousStudies SecondaryEducation SocialWork Sociology SpecialEducation -EmotionallyImpaired/Behaviorally-Disorders -LearningDisabilities Theatre

McAUleY School oF nUrSinG

Nursing-BachelorofScienceinNursing-BSNCompletionProgram-SecondDegreeOption-GrandRapidsProgram(withAquinas)

Academic

Excellence

Academic

Support

When talking about studentswhocompete in a varsity sport, the termtypicallyusedis“student-athlete.”Theword“student” comesfirst, and that’sthe way the University of DetroitMercy approaches all of its athleticteammembers.Althoughperformancein competition is important, they arestudentsfirst,andathletessecond,withtheir performance in the classroomplentyimportantinTitanTerritory.

UDMhaslongprovenitscommitmentto preparing students for on-courtbattlesaswellasthoseintheclassroom.In1995,UDMopenedtheCenterforStudent-AthleteDevelopment,oneofthefirst of its kind.The center offersprograms for academic classes, drugeducation, student enhancement andworks to improve communicationskills.All 19 varsity teams, andmore

than200student-athletes,atUDMareencouraged to take full advantage oftheprogramsofferedatthecenter.Thecenteralsoheadsup theNCAALifeSkillsProgram,which focuses on thestudentinstudent-athleteandhowtodealwithissuesthatallstudent-athletestodaymust face.Through seminars,guest speakers and NCAA videos,student-athletes are made aware ofissuessuchasgamblinganddrugandalcohol abuse, and how to dealwiththeseconcerns.

Thecenterismadepossible,inpart,byagrantfromtheNCAA.InconjunctionwiththestaffoftheUniversityLearningCenter,members of the center’s staffteachUAS107,“AthletesinTransition,”each year.All freshman and transferstudent-athletesmusttakethiscourseduring their studies at UDM.Thecoursedealswithhowstudent-athletescan make the transition from highschooltocollege.Thisimportantclassteaches student-athletes to dealwithtime and stress management, studyskills and the import-ance of goodnutritionalhabits.

“Ifeelthatthiscenterdoeseverythingtopreparestudent-athletestosucceedinlifeaftercollege,”saidSteveCorder,aUDMAssistantAthleticDirector.“Student-athletes sometimes entercollegeunawareoftheexpectationsandpressuresonthem,andthiscenterhelpsthemalleviatesomeofthatpressurebyknowingwhattoexpectandpreparingforthoseaddedresponsibilities.”

Another example of Detroit ’s

commitment to its student-athletes’academic excellence is the AthleticAcademic Coordinator’s post.Theposition was created in 1988 and,since then, UDM’s graduation rateforstudent-athleteshassteadilyrisen.Corder, no stranger to collegiateathleticsasheplayedsoccerforDetroitfrom1994-98, andhis staff carefullytrack eachTitan’s academic progresstomakesuretheyareontherightpathtowardgraduation. Inaddition,Titanstudent-athletesarehelpedwiththeirtutorial needs through the use of thestudent-runLearningCenter,whereprofessors and students donate theirtimeastutors.

Membersoftheathleticdepartment’sadministrative staffwork together torunthestudent-athletestudytable.Thestudent-athletes’ academic progress iscloselymonitoredandthestudytableissetuptoassisttheTitanswithanyandallacademicareas,includingprovidingtutorsandawritinglab.Thecenterisopendailyandalsohaseveninghourstoworkaroundastudent-athlete’sbusyschedule.Allfreshmenmusttakepartinthestudytable,aswellasotherstudent-athleteswhohavenot yet achieved a2.75GPA.

Detroit also annually recognizesstudent-athleteswhoattainaminimumofa3.0gradepointaveragebynamingthemtotheAthleticDirector’sHonorRoll.Duringthe2008-09schoolyear,morethan120Titans,welloverhalfofUDM’sstudent-athletes,accomplishedthe feat.Thenumberofhonoreeshassteadilyincreasedinthelastdecade.

“Clearly, athletes come here tograduate,”TitansathleticdirectorKeriGaithernoted.“EventhoughtheywanttocompeteattheDivisionIlevel,theywanttheirdegree,too.That’stheonlythingwhichismoreimportant.It’stheonlythingthatcountsinthelongrun.”

2- Titan Women's Basketball Academic Honors

horizon league Academic honor roll: (Fall&SpringSemesters)ZemoraDavis,HeatherHatter,BrigidMulroy,DominicaWhittaker.

Athletic Director’s honor roll:LaurenAllen,ZemoraDavis,ChanicaHall,HeatherHatter,JalesaJones,BrigidMulroy,YarShayok,SierraSpaude,JalessaTrussell,DominicaWhittaker.

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City

of

Detroit

Having celebrated its tricentennial in 2001,GreaterDetroithasthebestoftheoldandthemostpromisingofthenew.FromGreektowntoBricktown,Detroithasitall.

Theoldest city in theMidwest,Detroitwasdiscoveredin1701andhas sincebecome thecenterofbusinessandrecreation formillions. It is the largest city inMichiganand the 11th largest in theUnitedStates.Encompassingthree counties—Wayne,Oakland andMacomb— theMetropolitanDetroitareaspans2,026squaremilesandishometo4.4millionpeople,nearlyonemillionofwhomlivewithintheCityofDetroit.

Detroit’s vibrant, 75-acreCivicCenter is a riverfrontmeccaforconvention,entertainment,festivalandsportingactivities.Home toCoboConference/ExhibitionCenterandArena,JoeLouisArenaandPhilipA.HartPlaza,theCivicCenterisadjacenttosomeofthearea’sfinesthotels,top-notchrestaurantsandthefamousRenaissanceCenter.

CoboConference/ExhibitionCenterunderwenta$200million expansion, which was completed in 1989 andincreasedthefacility’sexhibitspaceto720,000squarefeet,makingitoneofthenation’slargestconventioncenters.

RenaissanceCenter, now theworld headquarters forGeneralMotors,isthecity’slargestofficecomplex,withsevengleamingtowersofactivitylocatedontheDetroitriverfront.The73-storyMarriottHotelishousedwithinthissymbolofdowntowndevelopment.

Longknownastheautomobilecapitaloftheworld,theDetroitareaisheadquarterstoallofthemajorautomobilecompanies.Whilealotofthearea’sindustrycentersaroundthe“horselesscarriage,”Detroitismorethanasmokestacktown.Hometo16oftheFortune1000firms,greaterDetroitrankssixthamongU.S.citiesintotalspendableincome.

Ashortwalkfromtheriverfrontandtherigorsofbusinessis the enjoyment of exciting ethnic nightlife, known toDetroiters asGreektown.A two-block area of authenticGreekfoodandentertainment,Greektownbecameanevenmoreinvigoratinglocaleinrecentyearswiththeadditionof

theGreektownCasino,oneofthreemajorcasinosoperatingneardowntown.

One can enjoy art and scan the shelves that house 2.5millionbooksintheDetroitPublicLibrary;andexperienceMichigan’sUndergroundRailroadmovementattheMuseumofAfrican-AmericanHistory.

AmericanaatitsfinestisdisplayedatDearborn’sHenryFordandGreenfieldVillage.WhileTheHenryFord is amuseumthatdisplaysartifactsandimplementsusedinearliertimes,GreenfieldVillagedemonstrateshowtheseitemswereusedandhowtheyaffectedlifestyles.

Music for every taste abounds inGreaterDetroit.TheDetroitsymphonyisworld-renowned.JazzgreatsjoinlocalperformersattheannualMontreauxJazzFestival.PopularmusicfansareentertainedatseveralareamusichousesincludingtheRoyalOakMusicTheater,OrchestraHallandtheFoxTheatre.

Detroit is a great sports town, known throughout thecountryforitsenthusiasticfans.TheDetroitTigersplayinComericaPark,whichopenedin2000andhostedthe2005MajorLeagueAll-StarGameaswellas2006WorldSeriescontests.ImmediatelyadjacenttotheTigers’home,theNFLLions play in anotherwonderful new facility,FordField,whichhostedSuperBowlXL in2006.The2008NCAAMen’sBasketballMidwestRegionalwasplayedinFordFieldaswillbethe2009FinalFour,bothoftheevents,incidentally,hosted byUDM.The2008StanleyCupChampionRedWingscallJoeLouisArenahome.

TheNBADetroitPistonsandtheWNBADetroitShock,each past league champions, both play in thePalace ofAuburnHills.

Two-thirds of a mile across the Detroit River liesWindsor,Ontario,Canada.Tocelebratethefriendshipandindependenceofthetwonations,theInternationalFreedomFestivalisheldfortwoweekseachsummer,withactivitiesinbothcountries.

Administration

InstalledasthePresidentofUniversityofDetroitMercyin2004,Rev.GerardL. Stockhausen, S.J.,Ph.D., continuestoadvancetheUniversity’smissionanditsJesuitandSistersofMercytraditions.

An outstanding educator and

UDM President, Fr. Gerard Stockhausen, S.J.

UDM Director of Athletics, Keri Gaither

Keri Gaither was appointed as theUniversity ofDetroitMercy’s directorof athletics inMay of 2007, less thansixmonthsafterbeingaskedtoserveasinterimdirectorofathletics.

Soon after taking the helm of thedepartment, Gaither announcedthe expansion of the Detroit TitansDivision I sports program from16 to19 teams with the addition of men’slacrosse, women’s lacrosse and men’stennis,allofwhichbeganplayin2008-09. In her first two years on the job,Gaitherhasexpandedtheathleticstaffby adding eight full-time positions tothe department, directed the buildingandcompletionof anew$1.6millionall-purpose synthetic turf field andtrack, and was responsible for the

administrator,Fr.StockhausenpreviouslyservedastheUniversity’sVicePresidentforAcademicAffairsandProvostfrom2000 to 2004.Prior to joiningUDM,Fr.StockhausenwasAssociateDeanforUndergraduatePrograms and InternalOperations forCreightonUniversity’sCollegeofBusinessAdministration.HewaschairoftheCollege’sEconomicsandFinanceprogram in1996andbecameinterimdeanin1997.

During the 1991-92 school year,Fr. S tockhausen was a v i s i t ingassociate professor of Economicsat Makerere University in Uganda. Fr. Stockhausenholds aPh.D. inEconomics from the University ofMichigan; amaster’s degree in socialethicsandaMasterofDivinitydegreefrom the JesuitSchool ofTheology inBerkley,California;andamaster’sdegree

inmathematicsandabachelor’sdegreeinphilosophyfromSt.LouisUniversity.

His academic areas of expertisefocus on international economics,including trade theory and policy,political economics and social ethics.Hehaswritten on topics such as freetrade,protectionism, laborunions,andCatholic social teachings, includinga book entitled,Threats ofQuotas inInternationalTrade:TheirEffectontheExportingCountry.

Fr.Stockhausencurrentlyservesasaboard trustee atCreightonUniversity,WheelingJesuitUniversityandLoyolaJesuitHighSchoolinDetroit.

RaisedinMilwaukee,Fr.Stockhausengrewupinanactivehouseholdwithtwoolderbrothers.HealsohasthreeJesuituncles.Anavidreader,Fr.Stockhausenalsoenjoysmusic,theaterandathletics.

hiring of men’s basketball coach RayMcCallum, women’s basketball coachAutumn Rademacher and softballcoachSunnyJones.

Gaither is also leading a successfulfundraisingcampaignfortherenovationofthemen’sbasketballofficesuiteandoversaw the building of a new tenniscomplex, which included eight newcourtsandatennispavilion.

Gaither chaired the Detroit LocalOrganizing Committee for the 2009NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four,playedatFordFieldinDetroitinMayof 2009, as the University of DetroitMercy served as the host institution.As the committee’s Chair, Gaitherprovided strong leadership for theDLOC and maintained ultimateresponsibility for the local operationsof the Final Four event.Gaither heldthesameposition,inadditiontobeingdesignated Tournament Director, forthe 2008 NCAA Men’s BasketballMidwestRegional.

In Sept. 2009, Gaither wasappointed to serve on the NCAAMinority Opportunities and InterestsCommittee. In addition, Gaither wasnamedtoCrain’s Detroit Business’2008WomentoWatchList.

InJune2007,Gaitherwasrecognizedfor her strong leadership as UDM’sDirector of Athletics when she wasappointed to the University’s senior

leadership team as a member of theAssociateVicePresident’sgroup.

For the three years preceding herappointment as A.D., Gaither servedassecondincommandfortheDetroitathletic department as the seniorassociate athleticdirector.Prior toherselectionasA.D.,GaitherhadservedinseveralkeyadministrativerolesfortheDepartmentofIntercollegiateAthleticsincluding stints as senior womanadministrator and director of businessoperations.

AsacurrentmemberoftheHorizonLeague’s Executive Council, Gaitheris actively involved with Leagueoperations.

In March of 2008, Gaither waspresented with the PhenomenalWomen’s Ashley Gray Legacy Awardby the University of Detroit Mercy’sStudent Programming Board. Thisawardwaspresentedforheroutstandingcontribution toward the growth anddevelopmentofstudents.

Graduating magna cum laude fromthe University of Detroit Mercy,Gaither earned a Bachelor of Artsdegreeineconomics.

Gaither and her husband, BradTrombley, reside in Pleasant Ridgewith their two children, Elliott (18),a sophomore in UDM’s psychologyprogram,andKennedy(12).

Notable

Alumni

-A-RichardAbdoo(RetiredPresident&CEO,WisconsinEnergy) BusAdm’69ThomasAngott(Chairman,CFBurgerCreamery) BusAdm’49

-B-AnitaBarone(Actress) LAE’86StephanieBergeron(Ret.VP&Treasurer,GoodyearTire&Rubber) BusAdm’81EmilBrolick(President,YUM!Brands) BusAdm‘69,’70

-C-CynthiaCanty(RadioPersonality,WMGC-FM) LAE’75ThomasCapo(Chairman,DollarThriftyAutomotiveGroup) BusAdm’73,’75,’80MichaelF.Cavanagh( Justice,MichiganSupremeCourt) LAE’62, LW’66MauraCorrigon( Justice,MichiganSupremeCourt) LW’73MatthewCullen(President&COORockEnterprises) BusAdm’83

-D-RichardDamman(RetiredPresidentDammanHardware) BusAdm‘68,‘74ChristopherDarga(Actor) LAE‘80ThomasDenomme(Ret.ViceChair&CAO,DaimlerChrysler) BusAdm’61

-E-MichaelEvans(PresidentLoyolaHighSchool,MI) LAE‘75WarrenEvans(Sheriff,WayneCounty) LAE’79

-F-W.JamesFarrell(Ret.Chairman&CEO,ILToolWorks) E&S’68AnneCarinsFederlein(President,KentuckyWesleyanColl.) LAE‘41RobertFicano(Executive,WayneCounty) LW’77AngelinaFiordellis(Actress) LAE‘81

-G-EugeneA.Gargaro(Sr.VicePresident,MascoCorporation) LW’67RobertGoodenow(FormerExec.Dir.,NHLPlayersAssoc.) LW’79WillieGreen(NBAplayer,Philadelphia76ers) LAE‘03RomanS.Gribbs(Fmr.Mayor,CityofDetroit) BusAdm’52,LW’54

-H-JohnP.Hayes(Ret.Chairman&CEO,NationalGypsum)BusAdm’43RobertHendry(RetiredCFO,GeneralMotors) BusAdm’69SisterMaryEllenHoward(Dir.,St.FrancesCabriniClinic) CHP’68

WilliamHermann(ManagingPartner,Plante&Moran) BusAdm‘72JeromeHorwitz(Scientist) LAE‘42,‘44

-K-FrankKelley(AttorneyGeneralEmeritus,StateofMichigan) LW’51DavidPatrickKelley(Actor) LAE‘77JohnC.Kennedy(President&CEO,AutocamCorp.) BusAdm’79JeanetteKlemczak(ChiefNursingExec.,StateofMichigan) CHP’65JamesKokas(President/Owner,OpusOne) LAE‘73

-L-JamesDLark(Owner,TheLark) LAE‘52ElmoreLeonard(Author/ScreenplayWriter) LAE’50AlbertLorenzo(President,MacombCountyCC) BusAdm’65,’66

-M-ThaddeusMcCotter(Congressman,USHouseofRepresentatives) LAE’87,LW’90IsaiahMcKinnon(FormerChiefofPolice,CityofDetroit) LAE‘75,‘78WilliamMorrow(Exec.VP,CrainCommunications) BusAdm’68PeterMunoz(Director,MichiganStatePolice) LAE’76

-N-BennyNapoleon(Sheriff,WayneCounty) LAE‘82JosephNathan(Ret.President&COO,CompuwareCorp.) LAE’74,BusAdm’78JamesNorrod(President,Segway) BusAdm‘75

-O-JamesO’Sullivan(Pres.&CEO,MazdaNorthAmericanOper.) BusAdm’76,’84

-P-L.BrooksPatterson(Executive,OaklandCounty) LAE’61,LW’67AllisonPayne(NewsAnchor,WGN-TV) LAE’85MarlenaLazar-Peleo(ChiefCreativeOfficer,McDonald’sCorp.) LAE‘72

-R-ArleneRobinson(CEO,GirlScoutsofMetroDetroit) LAE’75LouisRossetti(Chairman&CEO,RossettiAssociates) AR’59

-S-DavidSchembri(President,SmartUSA) BusAdm‘75DavidStangis(VPCorp.SocialResponsibilitiy,CampbellSoup) E&S‘87RobertSoulliere(President&CEO,ThyssenKrupp) BusAdm‘85

-V-AndyVazzano(Pres.&ManagingPartner,SmithGroup) BusAdm’80

-Y-WilliamC.Young(President,AbsopureWaterCo.) E&S,’66Willie Green ‘03 (2003 horizon league Player of the Year;

Member of the Philadelphia 76ers (2003-pres.))

Allison Payne ‘85 (Five-time emmy Award winning anchor of chicago’s WGn news at nine)

Points

of

Pride

HOST INSTITUTION FOR THE 2 FINAL FOUR

TheUniversity ofDetroitMercyserved as the host institution forthe 2009 NCAA Division I Men’sBasketball Final Four at Ford Fieldand it was a resounding success asit shattered the NCAA record forattendance.The championship gamesaw72,922inattendance,thesecond-largesttoeverwatchacollegebasketballgame.ItwasalsothelargesttowatchanNCAAtournamentgameorsessionandwasthebiggestcrowdforanNCAAchampionshipgameinNCAAhistory.The total numbers showed thatFordFielddrewatwo-daycrowdof145,378,thebiggestinFinalFourhistory.

NEW SPORTS LIGHT UP DETROIT

ThreenewTitan teamsbeganplayin 2008-09 with the UDM men’sandwomen’s lacrosse teams and thereinstatementofthemen’stennisteamafter a 15-year hiatus.Thewomen’steam was led by freshman EmilyBoissonneault,who earnedNationalLacrosse Conference Attack MVPhonors.Themen’slacrosseteamsettheTitanfieldrecordinattendanceinitsfirsthomegame,whilethemen’stennisprogramsawjuniorPjotrsNecajevstakehomeHorizonLeagueNewcomerandPlayeroftheYearaccolades.

TITANS RECEIVE HIGH MARKS IN LATEST NCAA'S

APR REPORTUDM’s athletic teams, once again,

havebroughthomehighmarksintheNCAADivisionIAcademicProgressRatereportissuedinMay.OneTitanteam,men’sfencing,wascreditedwithaperfect1000APRscore,andeveryoneofDetroit’s varsity teams registeredamulti-yearAPRabove theminimumstandard (925) established by theNCAA.The new report is based ondatasuppliedforthe2004-05,2005-06,2006-07and2007-08academicyears.

SEVEN STUDENT-ATHLETES RECEIVED ENDOWED

SCHOLARSHIPSThe UDM Athletic Department

announcedtheestablishmentofapairof endowed scholarships forTitanstudent-athletes.ThenewLeeGraziottiEndowedScholarshipisawardedeachyear to two track and field student-athletesingoodacademicstandingwhogoaboveandbeyondonthetrackandintheclassroom.TheRaymondJ.andCatherineNagleEndowedScholarshipwillalsobepresentedtoselectstudent-athletes in good academic standing,based upon recommendation fromUDM’s head coaches.The 2008-09 recipients for the LeeGraziottiEndowed Scholarship were seniorsJohnLaRoccaandDaniellePoulin.TheNagleEndowedScholarshiprecipientsincluded: Gino McCathney (men’stennis), Madeline Franko (women’ssoccer),CaitlinMcPartlin (softball),CraigBudzynski (men’s fencing) andAshleeMcLemore(women’sfencing).

SAAC CONTINUES ITS LEGACY

The Detroit Student-AthleteAdvisory Committee (SAAC) wasas active as ever during the 2008-09season, volunteering and giving ahelpinghand.TheyearincludedavisittotheCoalitiononTemporaryShelter(COTS)inDetroitastheTitansassistedtheregularworkersinpreparationofthefoodandsettinguptheroomfordiningservices. Members of the group alsotookpartinacharityRead-a-Thontobenefit theSt.Christopher’sCatholicElementarySchoolinWindsor,helpingraiseover$16,000fortheschool.

TITANS' BYRNE NAMED GOLF ALL-AMERICA SCHOLAR

DetroitTitans golferDavidByrnewas named to the Cleveland Golf/SrixonAll-AmericaScholarsTeamfor2009.Atotalof108playersinDivisionI earned the honor and Byrne was

oneofjusttwofromHorizonLeagueschools.To be eligible forClevelandGolf/Srixon All-America Scholarstatus, an individualmustbe a junioror senior academically, compete in atleasttwofullyearsatthecollegiatelevel,participatein70percentofhisteam’scompetitiveroundsorcompeteintheNCAAChampionships and have astrokeaverageunder76.0inDivisionI. Byrne continued that success inthesummer,winningthe46thannualWesternOntarioAmateuraswellastheOntarioChampionofChampionsandMen’sMatchPlaytitles.

FUNDRAISING ON AN UPSWING

UDMisinthemidstofanambitiousfundraising campaign to benefit themen’sbasketball team.InAugust, theUDMAthleticDepartmentannouncedthattheheadmen’sbasketballcoach’sofficewill be officially renamedTheDoris&DonaldDuchene, Sr.HeadMen’sBasketballCoach’sOfficeatthecompletionofPhase I renovations ofthemen’s basketball offices. Futureplanscallforthefundsraisedforanewstate of the art video/filmbasketballoperations office and renovation oftheSophiaBooneConferenceRoom.The fundraising efforts in the pastyears also helped theTitans preparefortheupcomingseasonwitha10-dayexhibitiontourofSpain,withthered,whiteandblueshowcasingaperfect5-0recordoverseas.