Detroit Mercy will hold its annual commencement ceremonies on May 11 and 12. School of Dentistry Commencement, 9:30 a.m. May 11 in Calihan Hall on the McNichols Campus Commencement Speaker: Judge William J. Giovan William J. Giovan will serve as the commencement speaker for the School of Dentistry. He is …
Each year, University of Detroit Mercy honors seven alumni — one from each of the colleges and schools at the University — with a Spirit of Detroit Mercy award. These honorees are alumni who have marked themselves with distinction in their career and in their personal life. They will be …
Detroit Mercy was represented well at last week’s Michigan Irish American Chamber of Commerce annual gala, with two alumni receiving prestigious awards. Michael V. McGill ’95 received the group’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award. He founded Enniskerry Marketing, which provides remodeling products and services throughout the Midwest. In 2011, the …
In January, Jesuitical, a podcast presented by America Media, which publishes America, The Jesuit Review, posed the following question “Is it possible to blend yoga and Catholicism?” On that podcast, Bobby Karle, S.J., answered questions about Ignatian Yoga, a new movement gaining attention and which he co-founded with Alan Haras, …
Tom Lokar ’88 knows a thing or two about leadership. Currently the chief human resources officer for telecommunications company Mitel, he has worked in similar positions for HP, AOL and Bristol Myers Squibb. He also founded and ran an online career management and talent management business, where he developed a …
It’s Catholic Schools Week, a week that promotes the important role of Catholic schools in today’s educational system. The superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Detroit is a Titan: Kevin Kijewski ’03, and he credits his love of Catholic education with his experience at Detroit Mercy. “I got …
Original artwork by the father of one of Detroit Mercy’s most well-known professors is being auctioned off as a fundraiser for the History department. Professor Edwin DeWindt taught at Detroit Mercy for 46 years in the History Department. He retired in 2014, and passed away in 2016. While here, he …
The Air Force Association’s CyberPatriot Program Office announced that the Midwest CISSE Chapter (MCISSE) has just been designated as its newest CyberPatriot Center for Excellence. University of Detroit Mercy is the lead institution for the MCISSE coalition. “The designation as a Center of Excellence is quite an honor,” said Tamara …
This month marks the 100th birthday of Detroit Mercy’s student-run newspaper The Varsity News. The first issue, with the headline “Varsity News Begins Career” was published Jan. 30, 1918, and called itself a “fortnightly chronicle” and was financed by donations from 24 young male University of Detroit students. Because these …
Norah Duncan IV ’74 majored in English when he attended University of Detroit with a goal of becoming a college professor and publishing some writing. Today, he is a college professor and has published many works, though the type of works isn’t what he thought — liturgical music that takes …
