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Major grant supports TRIO program of student support Detroit Mercy’s TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) will continue to positively impact students’ college experience thanks to the U.S. Department of Education’s renewal of a five-year Student Support Services (SSS) grant of more than $1 million. Detroit Mercy has had a TRIO SSS program since 2016 and has helped students achieve academic success and completion of their baccalaureate degree.
New Detroit Mercy Novi campus building
University announces campus expansion in Novi Detroit Mercy has acquired a new 40,000-square-foot facility in Novi, which will allow the institution to expand graduate and health education programs, and provide space for future offerings. Detroit Mercy will be able to expand its current graduate and health education programs, while providing space for new educational offerings in healthcare and related fields. Detroit Mercy is also in discussion with healthcare partners regarding prospective new graduate programs consistent with Detroit Mercy’s history of providing care and services in
metropolitan Detroit. The University also expects to offer professional development programs, including continuing dental education, at the new campus.
TRIO SSS provides support to college students who are low-income, firstgeneration college students or students with disabilities. The grant will help provide academic tutoring, financial aid advice, career and college mentoring, assistance with course selection, locating public and private scholarships, applying for admission to graduate and professional schools, education opportunities to develop financial and economic literacy skills, and other forms of assistance.
This new campus, at the intersection The program recognizes that students of Twelve Mile and Meadowbrook whose parents do not have a college degree Roads, comes at an important time may have more difficulties navigating the for the University and the community complexity of decisions that college requires as demand for healthcare graduates for success. It bolsters students from lowincome families, who have not had the grows. With the impact of the academic opportunities that their college COVID-19 pandemic on business, peers have had, and helps students with industry and education, Detroit Mercy’s disabilities remove obstacles preventing newest location will provide access them from thriving academically. to the institution’s nationally ranked programs for students who wish to stay For longer versions of these stories, close to home and their employer. please visit sites.udmercy.edu/alumni.
Detroit Mercy ranks among top U.S. universities Detroit Mercy was again ranked among the top 200 national universities by U.S. News & World Report and The Wall Street Journal’s 2021 Times Higher Education (THE) college rankings. U.S. News & World Report put Detroit Mercy at No. 187 rank in the National Universities category of the publication’s “Best Colleges” 2021 edition and the
Wall Street Journal put it at No. 180. In addition, Detroit Mercy received favorable recognition from U.S. News in the following four special categories: Best Value Schools, National Universities (No. 34), Best School for Veterans, National Universities (No. 136), Top Performers on Social Mobility (No. 129) and A+ Schools for B Students.
DID YOU KNOW? Legacy students are eligible for scholarships! Dependent children of alumni are eligible for an undergraduate alumni scholarship of $1,000 per year, for a maximum of $4,000 over four years. Learn more at community.udmercy.edu/benefits
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