Center for Career & Professional Development

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The Center for Career & Professional Development (CCPD) partners with students and alumni to enhance their educational goals, career development and job or internship search as they transition from college to career.

As a student, you'll explore career options, obtain career-related experience, as well as research and find meaningful employment appropriate to your knowledge, abilities, aspirations and interests.

We accomplish our mission by providing students with:

  • Cooperative education and internships.
  • Networking with recruiters through campus interviewing, career fairs, employer information sessions and online career management software.
  • Courses, workshops, seminars, and online career resources for lifelong career management skills.

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Center for Career & Professional Development events are sponsored by Alliance Catholic Credit Union.

University of Detroit Mercy Students, Faculty and Staff are eligible to join! See on-campus banking for our McNichols Campus location. Visit Alliance Catholic Credit Union to learn more about their banking services.


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    Our Mission and Values

    Mission Statement

    The Center for Career & Professional Development's mission is to offer relevant and timely career development training to Detroit Mercy students. The Center provides opportunities for students to explore career options, obtain career-related experience and to research and find meaningful employment appropriate to their knowledge, abilities, aspirations and interests.

    We accomplish our mission by providing students with …

    • Experiential learning opportunities through cooperative education and internships.
    • Opportunities to network with recruiters through campus interviewing, career fairs, employer information sessions and online career management software.
    • Opportunities to learn and implement lifelong career development and career management skills through courses, workshops, seminars and online career resources.

    Our Core Values

    • We are committed to empowering students to make purposeful career-related decisions.
    • We are committed to building and fostering partnerships with employers, faculty, staff and administration to facilitate the accomplishment of the CCPD mission.
    • We are committed to supporting the University's mission to provide excellent student-centered education in a welcoming and supportive environment.

Meet the staff

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Dan Eickhoff
Assistant Director- Relationship Manager
313-993-1449
eickhodt@udmercy.edu

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Tracey Knowles
Director of Center for Career Professional Development
313-993-1444
knowletl@udmercy.edu

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Angela Nasr
Graduate Assistant
313-993-1017

Employment and CCPD Events

Detroit Mercy Student Employment

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Posted: Tue, January 14, 2025
Research Assistant - Psychology

Posted: Mon, December 16, 2024
Grader - Mechanical Engineering

Posted: Mon, September 16, 2024
Office Assistant, Center for Career and Professional Development

Posted: Wed, January 22, 2025
Office Assistant, DO CLAE

Posted: Mon, June 24, 2024
Activity Assistant

Posted: Wed, January 29, 2025
Teaching Assistant, Computer Science

Career Development Events

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Posted: Tue, April 09, 2024
International MBA Abroad - Class 2026

Posted: Fri, October 04, 2024
Transportation Data Science Project (TDSP) - Research Opportunity

Posted: Thu, November 21, 2024
Student Portfolio and Network Building Group Session

Posted: Wed, February 26, 2025
Pine Rest Nursing Academy: We'll pay for your nursing school Detroit Mercy

Posted: Sun, March 09, 2025
Being Latina in Law Enforcement

Posted: Tue, February 25, 2025
Johnson and Johnson WiSTEM2D - Quality Science Pro Certification