By Stevie Jones, Class of 2017 A group of seven Detroit Mercy students and two of their professors gathered at the statue of Jesus on the McNichols Campus and said a prayer asking for safe travels during their journey south. The group was embarking on a weeklong travel course to …
The GM Student Corps celebrates its fifth and largest year, helping young people in underserved school districts transform their communities and jump start their futures. Students spent Thursday, July 20, at University of Detroit Mercy’s McNichols Campus working with faculty and learning important life skills as they prepare for college. Pershing High …
“It is very important that we, as future lawyers and advocates, be able to understand the communities we are helping and what areas of law are important to these community members,” said Emina Alic, a second-year student in Detroit Mercy Law’s evening program. That’s why she took part in an …
The Student Success Center in the McNichols Campus Library is a special place for many people. It’s a place struggling students can get free tutoring that has been proven to improve their grades. And it’s a place where student tutors learn to become leaders. It’s a place that feels, for many, …
Sarah Cornwell was shocked at commencements last month when she heard her name called as the recipient of the Vivere ex Missione award for graduate students. She shouldn’t have been too surprised, though. The award is presented annually to students — one graduate level and one undergraduate — who best exemplify the mission of …
As a high school student, Nara Gonczigsuren chose Detroit Mercy for its academic programs. What she didn’t realize at the time is that she would discover that many of her favorite parts of college would take place outside of the classroom. Gonczigsuren, who graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in Biology and a …
When the Flint water crisis was in the news last year, Titans’ women’s basketball player Chea Taylor knew she had to do something to help the residents of the city get water they could use. She started a crowd-sourcing webpage to collect funds to purchase and deliver water to the …
With graduation day approaching, we thought we’d share this commencement story from 70 years ago. We think it shows the thoughtful way the University treats its students. Even seven decades later, we think we still have that personal touch. This story was brought to us by Detroit Mercy’s Alexandra Hichel, a …
For years, the Honors Program at Mercy College of Detroit had the tradition of a “Last Lecture,” a talk at the end of the school year that challenged or inspired students and faculty in new ways. In 2002, the Last Lecture was reintroduced to University of Detroit Mercy’s Honors …
University of Detroit Mercy Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry—and alumnus—Matthew Mio has a theory: “Everyone who works here knows the mission of the school, but everyone interprets it differently—there is not just one way to carry out our mission.” It’s only 44 words long, but those words inspire a sense …
