Sarah Hirschmann is not too disappointed that her senior year at University of Detroit Mercy was cut short by a global pandemic. She’s not even disappointed that, as valedictorian, she will not be giving the address she worked so hard on. “There are bigger problems,” she said. “COVID has taken …
It wasn’t the day they were hoping for, but the Class of 2020 marked what would have been their graduation day over the weekend in private celebrations and in quiet ways. We asked them to share their stories of how they were feeling about the quiet conclusion to their schoolyear …
As each of our campuses moves through the process of closing out this academic year, the Office of Mission Integration invites you to take the time to take a breath and begin to reflect on what this especially challenging year has helped you to see. In this week’s reflection video, Sr. …
Mike and Mary Durkin did not choose University of Detroit or Mercy College of Detroit several decades ago when they were looking at colleges. Yet the universities played an important role in their lives and the couple has honored that role with a substantial scholarship to University of Detroit Mercy. …
Scientists have long opposed the idea that dinosaurs lived in aquatic habitats. Now, an international team of researchers, led by National Geographic Explorer and University of Detroit Mercy professor Nizar Ibrahim, has discovered unambiguous evidence that Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, the longest predatory dinosaur known, was aquatic, and used tail-propelled swimming locomotion …
Shelley Howard is busy. She has a child in fifth grade, one in seventh grade and one who is a freshman in college. She has a full-time position at a child care center and returned to college in September to pursue a master’s degree in Criminal Justice at Detroit Mercy. …
The latest reflection organized by Assistant to the President for Mission Integration Catherine Punsalan-Manlimos is one that encourages us to learn lessons from all faiths. She writes: One of the gifts of being at a Catholic institution in the Mercy and Jesuit traditions is being encouraged to lean into the …
Catherine Punsalan-Manlimos, special assistant to the president on Mission Integration at Detroit Mercy is doing her part to help the University community find comfort during the COVID-19 pandemic by organizing this series of video reflections. While this year’s entrance into Easter has not brought us out of the darkness cast …
This essay is part of an occasional series called Let’s Talk that provides a forum to share thoughts by Detroit Mercy faculty, staff, alumni or invited guests and is designed to start conversations. It was written by Dennis Ortman, who graduated from the clinical psychology program in 1995. If you …
Assistant to the President for Mission Integration Catherine Punsalan-Manlimos is organizing a series of reflections from students, faculty and staff during the coronavirus crisis. We thought alumni might like to read them, too and will share these as they are available. To keep up on the University’s response to the …
