As travel soccer parents, Jeff and Heather Lanier have spent years on the sidelines of lots of soccer pitches cheering on their daughter, Leila. When he started coming to games, this Michigan State alum found the experience a little, well, spartan. In trying to address this, he opened a door …
The University of Detroit Mercy Department of Athletics announced its 2026 Hall of Fame Class, presented by the Titan Club, as 12 Titans earned the most recognized honor in school history. Detroit Mercy established its Sports Hall of Fame in 1977 to honor those student-athletes, coaches, and administrators who have …
The first-ever Night with the Titans brought together more than 250 supporters of University Detroit Mercy and raised more than $110,000 for the University’s athletics programs. The Sept. 2 event, held at the downtown Cambria Hotel, owned by Detroit Mercy alumnus and Board of Trustee member Christopher Kouza ’02, featured …
Silver is a precious, shiny, white metal used as currency, in solar panels, tableware, jewelry and more. But at Detroit Mercy, silver is found in the women’s soccer net with goalkeeper Marisa Silver. Nothing has been shiny for the graduate senior since she arrived at UDM, but she has stuck …
University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) has hired Mark Montgomery as the program’s 23rd head coach in school history. Montgomery is a former assistant coach of UDM’s and Michigan State University’s men’s basketball team. Montgomery was chosen from a pool of more than 100 national candidates. The search process was conducted by …
Jerica Williams is a trailblazer and is now being honored prior to the first men’s basketball home game of the season. At the beginning of Detroit Mercy’s men’s basketball home opener Tuesday, Nov. 21, City Council Member Angela Calloway will present the prestigious Spirit of Detroit Award to Williams for her …
Students, alumni, employees and their friends are all invited to join the festivities at the University’s Homecoming scheduled for Sept. 29-30 at Detroit Mercy’s McNichols Campus. Two days of events — from games and tours to informational sessions to a battle of high school marching bands — are planned and …
University of Detroit Mercy’s Department of Athletics will hold the annual Road to a Championship fundraiser on Friday, Oct. 6, at Z’s Villa in Detroit. This fundraiser helps support UDM’s Road to a Championship (RTC) goal of $5 million to upgrade the Detroit Mercy athletics program. The goal of this …
Patrick Kelly, S.J. ’83, a former all-conference free safety at Grand Valley State, retired from football more than 40 years ago. Yet to this day, sports continue to serve an integral role in his life and work as associate professor of Religious Studies at Detroit Mercy. Last fall, Kelly took part …
To mark the graduation of the Class of 2023, Marketing & Communications is profiling several students who were nominated by staff and faculty for their contributions to the University and their potential to make a difference after graduation. Click here for more information about 2023 commencement exercises. Kara Wolfbauer isn’t going to …
