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 …
Tonight, the NCAA men’s basketball scoring record set 53 years ago by Pete Maravich will most likely be broken by Detroit Mercy’s phenom Antoine Davis. Detroit’s No. 0 — whose jersey was retired after his last game at Calihan Hall last week— has the best average in the nation right …
We have gotten a little behind in writing about Titans basketball phenom Antoine Davis, but hope we can be forgiven. At the pace he’s been setting records, it’s a little hard to keep up. On Monday, for the 12th time in his already illustrious career, graduate senior Antoine Davis was …
Antoine Davis became the Horizon League’s all-time leading scorer on Thursday, helping lead Detroit Mercy men’s basketball to a 75-66 road victory over preseason league favorite, Purdue Fort Wayne. Davis made three consecutive 3-pointers in a span of 90 seconds later in the contest to break the record and give the Titans …
In 2003, Faye Alexander Nelson ’75, ’81 became the inaugural president and CEO of Detroit RiverFront Conservancy. Most people she talked to about the post told her it was a mistake, and that the project was a fool’s errand. No one wanted to visit downtown Detroit at the time and …
Patrick Kelly, S.J. ’83 has long been invested in sports, from playing them at a high level as a youth and in college to writing and teaching about them. He’s now taking his passion to a higher calling, as he recently was part of an international summit on sports and …
Each year, University of Detroit Mercy chooses an alumnus from each of its Colleges or Schools to honor as someone who has excelled in his or her profession, demonstrated outstanding leadership in work and devoted himself or herself in service to the larger community. Award recipients reflect the University’s mission …
Throughout the years, two University of Detroit Mercy alumni have earned many different titles: pastor, entrepreneur, teacher, community leader, student. But “giver” has been the headline on nearly every article the two have been featured in, and for good reason. Rev. Deidric Tupper, pastor of New Faith Temple Church of …
It took more than a year of waiting, thanks to COVID-19, but this spring, a group of University of Detroit Mercy students were finally able to travel to Cuba as part of a short-term study abroad program. To students like Tammie Perry, the wait was worth it when she and …
