Date/Time
Date(s) - August 20, 2025
8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Location
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit Mercy’s Institute for Leadership and Service invites all UDM faculty and staff to consider accompanying incoming first-year McNichols Campus students in the half-day of service that they do as part of their orientation program.
The schedule runs from 8:15 a.m. for breakfast to 1 p.m. for lunch Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 20-21.
Hal of the first-year students do service Wednesday and the other half Thursday during the orientation program, also called PTV (Prologues, Transitions, and Viewpoints). Detroit Mercy staff and faculty can choose the day that fits best in their schedule, with some going both days. You do not need to bring anything special, just your desire to accompany new students in this part of their introduction to Detroit Mercy’s Mission.
Most of the service groups this year will be clearing overgrown lots in the neighborhoods surrounding the McNichols Campus in Palmer Park. Some groups will be working at one of two schools (Gesu or Palmer Park Prep Academy) and at two youth empowerment sites run by Brilliant Detroit. Other groups will also assist in the gardens that are affiliated with the Titan Equity Nourish Network (TENN).
If interested, please contact Sr. Karen Dunville, RSM, at dunvilmk@udmercy.edu or by phone at 248-880-5061.
Full schedule for each day:
- 8:15 a.m. — Breakfast
- 8:25 a.m. — Orientation at pre-reflection
- 9 a.m. — Departure for service sites
- 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. — Work at sites
- 12-12:30 p.m. — Reflection on the experience at sites
- 12:30 p.m. — Head back to McNichols Campus for lunch
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