Detroit Mercy senior Antoine Davis became the first Titan men’s basketball student-athlete in school history to earn CoSIDA Academic All-District honors after he received the accolade from the national organization on Thursday. The Academic All-District teams, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined …
Drinking and driving kills 28 people a day in the United States, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). One Detroit Mercy student is working to change that. Tariq Masri-Zada, a senior Biology major, is researching the effects of even small amounts of alcohol and drugs on response …
When Dave Wozniak had belongings stolen from his home in Charlotte, N.C., 15 years ago, it wasn’t the electronics that he was upset at losing. It was the sentimental items. His father’s 1964 University of Detroit class ring was one of them. Wozniak, the son of U-D graduate John Wozniak …
New Orleans Pelicans head coach and Titan Hall of Famer Willie Green ’03 returned to his native Detroit Feb. 1 ahead of Detroit Mercy Night at Little Caesars Arena. Before coaching the Pelicans to a victory over the Pistons, Green visited Calihan Hall and touched on a variety of topics …
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. …
