Over the past decade, Tina Castleberry’s love of gardening has blossomed into a career as a Detroit business owner. Castleberry ’92 is the owner of The Garden Bug, a seasonal garden center that sells various indoor and outdoor gardening supplies and unique yard fixtures. She opened the business in 2014 …
University of Detroit Mercy recently announced a set of refreshed core values created through a collaborative effort involving students, faculty, staff and alumni. Using language that is easy to understand, the newly articulated values will guide the University’s mission and future. The launch and dissemination of these core values come …
University of Detroit Mercy’s Physician Assistant (PA) Program was recently recognized as the top PA program in the United States. The Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) honored the UDM PA Program with its 2025 Excellence in PA Education Award. It is one of the highest national recognitions in the field. …
University of Detroit Mercy has named the recipients of this year’s Spirit of Detroit Mercy alumni awards. “These seven alumni are exactly the kind of people Detroit Mercy strives to create,” said University President Donald B. Taylor, who chose the honorees. “They have made a difference in their field and …
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 …
Eva Nyutu has spent her entire career teaching college students. But making science fun and engaging for children in Detroit became her focus this past summer. Nyutu, an assistant professor of Biology at University of Detroit Mercy, introduced scientific concepts to children by growing plants over the course of several weeks. …
During the first few months of his presidency, Donald B. Taylor met with employees to hear their thoughts on how to move University of Detroit Mercy forward. A common theme emerged from these listening sessions: Employees had exciting ideas, but they had gone unvoiced due to concerns over funding or …
In May 2023, shortly before she graduated from Detroit Mercy with a Nursing degree from, Allison Molloy ’23 received a scholarship to go on a spiritual journey. She had no idea how much of an impact it would have on her. The Our Lady of Lourdes Pilgrimage Charitable Fund is …
If it’s Wednesday, you can bet that a reunion of sorts will be taking place over lunch at Mt. Chalet in Royal Oak. It’s where a close-knit group of alumni, many of whom met while attending University of Detroit and Mercy College of Detroit at the end of the 1960s …
Each year, University of Detroit Mercy’s Marketing & Communications department profiles members of the graduating classes. Students chosen were nominated by staff and faculty for their contributions to the life of the University. Afsana Uddin has been attending classes at University of Detroit Mercy since 2012. “I’ve grown up here,” …
