Detroit Mercy Campus Connection

Student business pitch competition awards cash stipends, scholarships

The Michigan Colleges Alliance (MCA) is once again hosting the Campus Community Challenge. Scholarships up to $7,500 will be awarded to winning students/teams that are selected to be included in the final pitch competition. In addition to the opportunity for scholarships, all projects selected for the final competition will net a $250 cash stipend.

Gary Erwin, associate vice president of the Marketing & Communications Department, recently had an excerpt from his novel in progress titled Cut River Redemption published …

Well-Being Survey for students offers feedback, chance to win prizes

The survey will strengthen what we know about our campus and student well-being, and in turn, enable us to make more positive changes at Detroit Mercy. The goal is to understand more of what contributes to students thriving at UDM and more about some of the challenges that students face. The survey is confidential and will close on Monday, Feb. 12.

Alumnus’ research in ‘Science’ highlights new plastic material

As humans work toward a more sustainable future on Earth, imagine having one material that can act like many of the plastics used in daily life. Now consider those same principles being used in outer space, where resources and capacity are precious commodities. Thanks to research by Nicholas Boynton ’19, these concepts may one day become a reality. 

Senior Lecturer in Decision Sciences Terry Howard was elected to the board of directors for a three-year term (2024-27) at the Association of College Honor …

Detroit Mercy was recently named one of the top-5 colleges/universities with the most engaged officials on ZeeMee in 2023. The list featured the colleges/universities with …

Professor of Architecture and Community Development Claudia Bernasconi and Emerita Professor of Psychology Libby Balter Blume recently published two journal articles in December 2023. The …