History records that “Tigers” was the original name the University of Detroit used to call its sports teams, but the school decided to officially switch to “Titans” in 1924. The change was reportedly made to avoid confusion with the city’s Major League Baseball team, the Detroit Tigers. The term “Titans” …
In 1971, Suzanne L. Hudson ’74 was in her first year as a student at University of Detroit. That same year Bruce Brorby ’66, ’67 started working as a faculty member at the school. Driven and not afraid of hard work, Hudson finished her degree in Economics in less than …
From time to time Detroit Mercy’s Marcom team profiles students we think you should know. Every week, Detroit Mercy student Baron Warren visits Northridge Academy in Flint, Mich., to meet with a group of male students. In the classroom, the students sit in a circle with Warren at the center. …
From time to time Detroit Mercy’s MarCom team profiles a current Detroit Mercy student we think you should know. Detroit Mercy senior Matthew Hutnick has always been interested in politics and he recently saw how politics work on the national stage as an intern for U.S. House Rep. Lisa McClain. …
Titan Hall of Famer and NBA star Dave DeBusschere ’62 was recently recognized as one of the top NBA players of all time after earning a spot on the league’s 75th Anniversary Team. The team was selected by a panel of current and former NBA players, coaches, general managers and executives, …
Jenifer Young ’18, ’20 remembers what she felt on her first day of classes on Detroit Mercy’s McNichols Campus. “I was standing in front of the Commerce and Finance building and holding my books and being so excited about the idea that one day I would be graduating,” she said. …
Service learning is an important part of the University’s Physician Assistant program. Assistant Professor Kelli Frost generally assigns students in her first-year Introduction to the PA Profession class service work in healthcare settings. She says the students gain important skills, as well as a deeper understanding of the field. But …
A few months after becoming the pastor at St. Sebastian Church in Dearborn Heights, Father Walter Ptak found he was a bit embarrassed whenever he walked in the entrance procession at a Mass with Deacon Larry Girard ’58. It wasn’t that Ptak was ashamed of his permanent senior deacon. It …
The late Daniel J. Wright ’73 was a talented attorney, Michigan Supreme Court Commissioner and a lover of Irish poetry who could quote W. B. Yeats from memory. He was also known as the “Michigan Miracle” lawyer because in 2003 he saved the state $178 million in federal fines when …
From time to time Detroit Mercy’s MarCom team profiles a student we think you should know. Detroit Mercy sophomore Jayanthesh Kalmat – he goes by Gene – is a very busy young man. In addition to a full load of classes as he works toward his Financial Economics degree, the …
