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Photos: Multicultural Graduation Celebration

A man puts a sash over a Detroit Mercy graduate inside of the Student Union Ballroom. Two men smile after one puts a Multicultural Graduation sash on his shoulders inside of the Student Union Ballroom. A man puts a sash on a Detroit Mercy graduate inside of the Student Union Ballroom. Four Detroit Mercy graduates wear grad caps and sashes over their dresses, standing inside of the Student Union Ballroom in front of a balloon display. Members of fraternities and sororities dance inside of the Student Union Ballroom with others sitting and watching. Three Detroit Mercy graduates wearing graduation caps and colorful dresses and sashes stand and smile in front of a Detroit Mercy neon sign and green backdrop. A graduation cap is decorated and reads, Blessed that God chose me to be a Leader.

Detroit Mercy hosted its inaugural Multicultural Graduation Celebration on Thursday, May 4 in the Student Union Ballroom.

The celebration honored the success and achievements of graduates from historically underrepresented groups, including the following identities: Black/African American, Latino/a/e, Native American/Indigenous, Asian/Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern/North/South Asian, and LGBTQ+.

Full gallery of photos.

Detroit Mercy to host diabetes health education workshop, May 7

University of Detroit Mercy’s College of Health Professions, School of Dentistry, Titan Equity Nourish Network (TENN), in collaboration with Taste the Local Difference Michigan and Detroit Association of Black Organizations (DABO), are pleased to host an annual Diabetes Health Education Workshop on Sunday, May 7 from 12-4:30 p.m. 

UDM graduate programs rank among best according to U.S. News & World Report

University of Detroit Mercy graduate programs in Engineering, Business, Law, Health Professions and Liberal Arts & Education were once again ranked among the top in the nation in the 2023-24 U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Best Colleges’ edition. This is the fourth consecutive year that Detroit Mercy graduate programs have ranked among the nation’s best.

UDM’s multidisciplinary patient-centered program provides Nursing and Engineering students a chance to help people with disabilities

University of Detroit Mercy Engineering and Nursing students engaged in a year-long multidisciplinary, collaborative patient-centered project titled “Faces on Design” designed to improve the quality of life for people with physical disabilities. On April 24 at 11 a.m., student groups will unveil and present their life-changing assisted technology devices in the College of Engineering & Science to their clients and public.

Kyra Harris Bolden ’14 featured speaker at Law lecture on social justice

Michigan Supreme Court Justice and Detroit Mercy alumna Kyra Harris Bolden ’14 is the special lecturer at the fifth annual Dewitt C. Holbrook Lecture on Social Justice, hosted by Detroit Mercy Law. The lecture, titled, “Justice for All,” is set for Thursday, April 13 from 5-6 p.m. in Room 226 of the Riverfront Campus.

PA students collecting donations in partnership with NOAH Project

Didactic Physician Assistant students at Detroit Mercy have been participating in service learning this semester with The NOAH Project (Networking, Organizing, and Advocating for the Homeless) in Detroit. Donations are being collected through Friday April 7 and can be dropped off in the collection bin located in the College of Health Professions Student Lounge.