Detroit Mercy sophomore Jayanthesh Kalmat – he goes by Gene – is a very busy young man. In addition to a full load of classes as he works toward his Financial Economics degree, the commuter student works at a gas station near his Livonia home. In between, he finds six …
The following letter to the Detroit Mercy community from University President Antoine M. Garibaldi was sent Aug. 16. Dear University of Detroit Mercy students, faculty, staff and alumni: I hope you have had a wonderful summer! As we begin the 2021-22 academic year, I write to tell you that earlier …
Beginning this year, graduates of most Jesuit business schools in the U.S. will receive an added benefit from their degrees — the opportunity to take free courses for the rest of their lives at other Jesuit business schools. Known as the Jesuit Promise for Lifelong Learning, the agreement among 17 …
Starting this fall, Detroit Mercy Law students will work with the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) to help right wrongful convictions. The collaboration comes in the form of a new clinic at which six students a semester will work alongside Wayne County assistant prosecutors under the supervision of …
University of Detroit Mercy recently received a $1.12-million grant from the United States Department of Defense (DoD) to establish the Metro Detroit Regional Vehicle Cybersecurity Institute, a regional-based, cybersecurity consortium. Led by Detroit Mercy, the consortium consists of multiple academic institutions in southeast Michigan and includes University of Arizona as …
Michael Dundorf’s life has long been about giving. At 80, he still tutors high school and middle school students in math for the Boys & Girls Club near his home north of Boston. He has donated time and treasure for a local community college and hospital. Through his estate plan, …
Second-year student Daniel Zeppa finds peace in a print hanging on the wall of his room in West Quad on the McNichols Campus. It depicts Jesus and two disciples walking toward a city on a path carved among very tall trees. The sun shines through the leaves. Though he doesn’t …
Edward Martell was back in Wayne County Circuit Judge Bruce Morrow’s courtroom. The same courtroom where his life changed in 2005, when he was facing up to 20 years in prison for drug charges. But this time, Martell was experiencing a whole new range of emotions. He wasn’t back as …
Construction on the Student Union offers today’s students, staff and faculty to send a message to their counterparts in the future through a time capsule to be placed somewhere in the expansion of the facility. Pamela Zarkowski, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, made a put out a call …
Detroit Mercy’s alumni magazine Spiritus will soon hit your mailboxes. Here is a preview of what’s inside the Spring 2021 issue. About eight years ago, the Carmody family was living the dream. University of Detroit Mercy alumni Chris Carmody ’97 and Karen Carmody ’98 both had successful careers, a close-knit …
