The Hive, a student-led food pantry dedicated to fighting food insecurity among Detroit Mercy’s student body, will open in its new space in Reno Hall, Room 143, on Nov. 5. Currently enrolled UDM students who need help with making ends meet are encouraged to stop by.
Student organizations will compete to be the most sustainable group on campus on Nov. 5 during TENN’s Autumn compost competition. The winner receives a pizza party.
The Student Life Office would like to thank the University community for supporting the 2025 Safety Street trick-or-treat and Movies at Mercy event held on the McNichols Campus.
The Center for Career & Professional Development (CCPD) office will hold an Open House in their new space on Thursday, Nov. 20. The CCPD is now located in the Student Union Lower Level. Room 86. Stop by to meet the team, tour the new office space and learn about the career development resources offered to students. Snacks and giveaways will be available.
MarCom is seeking 25 full-time employees to participate in a strategy roundtable session on Tuesday, Nov. 11, from 8:15 a.m. to 1 p.m., to identify what it means to “be Detroit Mercy” and to help create a new brand for the University.
Sister Attracta Kelly, OP, will speak at a special CLASA event on Nov. 5 from 4:30-6 p.m., regarding recent developments with respect to immigration law and explore how Church teachings inform her efforts to ease the suffering of those impacted by border crossings.
University of Detroit Mercy’s Office of Academic Affairs will host the annual Faculty Recognition event at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, in the Student Union Ballroom on the McNichols Campus. To join, please register by Oct. 31.
The Institute for Leadership and Service is offering an opportunity Monday, Nov. 3 from 3:30-4:45 p.m. to improve connections with the community partners in the Community Engaged Learning program through a community forum.
Learn coping strategies and connect with others across the UDM community at a stress and mental health awareness roundtable discussion on Wednesday, Nov. 19, from 12-1 p.m. in the Commerce & Finance Building, Room 138.
The CHP will host an event recognizing the achievements and contributions of PA students, faculty and alumni on Nov. 3. The evening will include refreshments and guided tours of the STAR Center.
As we start the fall term, consider capturing those special moments for your submission to the Detroit Mercy 2025 photography contest! Submission deadline is Nov. 2.
As part of the Your Health Lecture Series, join critical social bioethicist Jennifer McCurdy for an insightful conversation about hospital ethics on Wednesday, Oct. 29, in Room 114 of the Chemistry Building on the McNichols Campus.
Attend this event entitled “Black Freedom, Religious Excitement and the Invention of a Public Health Crisis” on Oct. 29, in which Judith Weisenfeld, the Agate Brown and George L. Collard Professor of Religion at Princeton University, will explore how late 19th-century mental institutions used racialized views of “religious excitement” to justify institutionalizing formerly enslaved individuals and their descendants.
All are invited to come together to share a meal, connect and celebrate what makes our community so special at the third annual community meal on October 30 from 5-7 p.m.
For the first time ever, Student Life, the Campus Activity Board and the School of Architecture & Community Development are combining forces to put on a premier community festival here on the McNichols Campus.
The start of the Titan basketball seasons are upon us, with the Detroit Mercy men’s basketball squad debuting at Calihan Hall on Friday, Oct. 24. Coach Mark Montgomery and the Titans unofficially start the 2025-26 season at 7 p.m. in an exhibition against Grand Valley State.
Learn to make delicious, dorm-friendly, and low-waste banana mug cakes with TENN and Chef Jessica Mitchell on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Perfect for cozy nights and sustainable snacking.
The English Department welcomes poet and Detroit Mercy alumnus Cal Freeman for a poetry reading on Thursday, Oct. 23, in the McNichols Campus Library.
TENN needs help preparing and running its third annual community meal. Multiple shifts are available on Oct. 28-30. Please consider lending a hand.
For the second year, UDM’s English Department sponsored a Magnetic Poetry Contest, where all were invited to try their hand at original compositions using the building blocks of poetry. You can read the winning poems on “Between the Pages,” the digital magazine of Detroit Mercy’s Department of English.
The Women’s and Gender Studies Program will host the annual Feminist Scholarship Colloquium on Tuesday, Oct. 21, where presenters will share the diverse ways that sex, gender, sexuality and related issues inform their research and teaching.
It may be fall, but it is also the best time to sow some seeds. Swing by the McNichols Campus Library to check them out!
The 2025 Day of Giving will be Tuesday, Dec. 2. This is a 24-hour event to raise money for areas and projects around the University through our crowdfunding platform. If you have a project/campaign you want to have included, please submit the campaign worksheet form by Nov. 14.
Show your Titan pride of the No. 36 national WSJ/College Pulse ranking by downloading the images below and including them in your email signature.
CHASS Dean Jocelyn Boryczka will hold a CHASS Student Town Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 21, from 12:45-2 p.m., in which she will discuss college updates, new initiatives and the issues that matter most to our CHASS community.
Discover how to lead for the common good at Detroit Mercy. Students can stop by the Commerce & Finance Building on Oct. 16 or 30 to learn about the Emerging Leaders Program.
During the month of November, the Catholic Church remembers family and friends who have died. Detroit Mercy joins the universal church in celebrating the lives of those we know and love with the Mass of Remembrance, held Sunday, Nov. 2 at 4 p.m. inside of the St. Ignatius Chapel.
Detroit Mercy’s Titan Dreamers and the Women’s & Gender Studies Program invite you to an evening of solidarity and support for Honduran women facing domestic violence and femicide on Monday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m.
Director of the Catholic Studies Program Si Hendry, S.J., will lead a group of faculty, staff and administrators through Ignatius Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises integrated into every day life.
The 2025 McElroy lecture is titled “Next Steps for Church Autonomy,” and will be presented by Stephanie Barclay of Georgetown Law. The 26th annual lecture is set for Thursday, Oct. 23 from 5-6 p.m. at the Riverfront Campus, Room 226.
A special Law Review symposium, titled “Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald: Exploring the Legal Issues Surrounding Deadly Shipwrecks and Honoring the 50th Anniversary of a Great Lakes Tragedy,” will be hosted by Detroit Mercy Law Review on Monday, Nov. 10, at the Riverview Campus.
Every time you shop at Kroger, you can help send a student on an immersion trip. Kroger donates to the service immersion fund every time you shop, making trips more affordable for students.
Stop by the lower level of the Student Union on Thursday, Oct. 16, and get your flu and/or COVID shot (and many more). This event is sponsored by the Wellness Center and CVS.
As Detroit Mercy moves forward with branding work, the previous brand — Build a Boundless Future — will no longer be used by the University. Until a new brand is created, the University will employ a bridge brand.
University Ministry will host a coat rack for the community to donate or take a coat during the entire month of October.
Stop by The Office Coffee Shop in Royal Oak for your favorite coffee or sweet treat, choose to donate to TENN at checkout and help support TENN’s work toward a more food-sovereign Detroit.
Check out video footage celebrating 60 years of Detroit Mercy Law Clinics produced by MarCom fellow Alizé Tripp, with the help of Let’s Roll’s Brian Rolling and MarCom’s Adam Bouton.
Need funding for innovative, mission-driven grassroots initiatives at Detroit Mercy? Submit your Mission Micro-Grant application here.
University Ministry is offering a service immersion trip to the Applachian Mountains of Washburn, Tenn., during spring break (March 7-13) for all UDM students. Applications are due by Jan. 21.
University Ministry is offering a Service Immersion trip to Montgomery, Alabama, during spring break (March 7-13) for all UDM students. Applications are due by Jan. 21.
UDM’s 2025 Fall Career and Co-op Fair takes place on Thursday, Oct. 9, from 3-6 p.m. inside the Student Union Ballroom and is open to all current students as well as recent UDM graduates.
All are welcome to join in the Halloween fun with Detroit Mercy’s neighbors from the Princeton Street Block Club and Theresa Maxis at the TENN Halloween game night on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 5:30 p.m.
UDM is undertaking a new branding effort, and we’d love your input. Your insights will help us craft a more authentic identity that honors our rich history, energizes our present and sets the stage for a vibrant future. Please share your thoughts on the feedback form.
University Ministry is offering an 8-week retreat for the Detroit Mercy community where participants will engage in spiritual exercises as a lived experience within daily life–no retreat houses necessary. Weekly gatherings will include time for prayer, discussion and shared fellowship over food.
Prospective students looking to earn their graduate degrees will receive an opportunity to learn more about UDM graduate programs currently available, including online and hybrid programs.
The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse rankings focus on student outcomes rather than inputs, highlighting the tangible value a school delivers to its students. It evaluates colleges on several key measures, including social mobility and salary impact.
Thank A Donor Day takes place Tuesday, Sept. 30 from 12:30-2 p.m. in the Fountain Lounge of the Student Union. Take part in activities to help you learn how alumni and friends of Detroit Mercy enrich all aspects of the University, receive a free lunch and earn prizes!
This year’s Great Lakes Bioneers Detroit (GLBD) conference, which takes place Oct. 2-3 on UDM’s McNichols Campus, is a platform for community members to network and highlight innovative approaches to environmental and social challenges.
Detroit Mercy brings live theatre back to campus on Sept. 29 with the opening of its state-of-the-art Black Box Theatre, designed to be a flexible, professional-quality space that allows students and faculty to explore innovative forms of storytelling.
