Last week, in honor of Mercy Week, we asked readers to send us reflections on what Mercy means to them. We were supporting the efforts of the Religious Sisters of Mercy, one of the founders of the University whose values color everything Detroit Mercy does. It is part of a …
Sunday, Sept. 24, is Mercy Day, a celebration of the day in 1827 when Catherine McAuley opened her first House of Mercy, offering aid to those in need. The house remains a symbol of her legacy of mercy, 190 years later. McAuley was a Catholic laywoman of great means and …
The mission of the University of Detroit Mercy was on full display in the Fitzgerald Neighborhood last week as new freshmen, along with other members of the Detroit Mercy community including alumni, cleared out alleys, vacant lots and made other improvements to the community. The biggest project undertaken over the …
How they met Richard and Penny Persiani met the way a couple might meet in a romantic comedy. The two did not know each other, but each were teaching part-time at Detroit Mercy Dental when they got into an elevator together. The elevator stopped between floors and maintenance had to …
University of Detroit Mercy was well-represented at the World Union of Jesuit Alumni Congress held last week at John Carroll University in Cleveland. Two attendees shared their thoughts on the event after it ended. Gerald Cavanagh, S.J., Detroit Mercy professor of management, planned the program for alumni interested in business and filled it …
University of Detroit and University of Detroit Mercy alumni are well represented at the 2017 World Union of Jesuit Alumni (WUJA) Congress now at John Carroll University in Columbus, Ohio. The gathering has been held every four years since the organization was founded in 1958, but this is the first …
Here’s a fun fact for the Jesuit educated: Ten percent of the 115th U.S. Congress that was sworn in last week, are graduates of Jesuit colleges and universities. Of the 56 Jesuit institution alumni, two are from University of Detroit Mercy. Democratic U.S. Sen. Gary Peters ’84, who represents Michigan, is one of …
