Tim McCabe, S.J., executive director of the Pope Francis Center in downtown Detroit, will discuss homelessness in Detroit at the Oct. 18 gathering of the Jesuit Friends & Alumni Network of Detroit.
The University of Detroit Mercy marks its 10th year of educational travel to Cuba. Several events are scheduled in October to learn about the program, viewing student projects and how to participate in traveling to Cuba during spring break of the 2022-23 academic year.
All students who wrote a thank-you note for Day of Giving last week can redeem the coupon for a free boxed lunch on Tuesday, Oct. 4 from 12:30-2 p.m. in the ballroom of the Student Union.
Detroit Mercy and Detroit’s Parks and Recreation department have joined in partnership to provide virtual foreign language programming to residents in the city. This is …
Anne Kohnke, principal investigator for the Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) and director of the Center for Cyber Security & Intelligence Studies, …
Assistant Professor of English Stephen Pasqualina published “Such a Tangible Thing: Zora Neale Hurston’s Unruly Stones of Memory” in The Journal of American Culture. The …
Professor of Philosophy David Koukal recently presented his paper, “Post-Truthism and the Fragility of Sense” to the German Society for Phenomenological Research, Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat (Jena, Germany) …
Upcoming events include free snacks and information at the School of Law on Monday Oct. 10 and tabling with prizes at the Titan Dining Room on Wednesday, Oct. 26.
Looking to display an upcoming event or important information on the new televisions in the Student Union? Detroit Mercy Marketing & Communications, in partnership with Information Technology Services (ITS), now uses a centralized system for digital signage on the McNichols Campus.
Visiting Scholar Nizar Ibrahim will present a seminar, titled “Spinosaurus: The Lost Giant of the Cretaceous,” on Monday, Oct. 3 at noon in Engineering E237. …
Enjoy the final presentations of the Titan monologue slam and stay for the live improv show with performers Jaime Moyer ’01, Marc Evan Jackson and Nancy Hayden.
Detroit Mercy alumnus Thomas Page ’71, ’76 recently commissioned a sculpture to honor and reflect the University’s Jesuit and Mercy foundations, traditions and values while paying homage to the institution’s bright future. An unveiling of this sculpture will take place during the University’s Homecoming.
Celebrate all Titan Athletic teams while enjoying music and refreshments alongside the glow of a bonfire on the McNichols Campus following the annual Hoop Night in the D at Calihan Hall, where alumni, students, staff and fans will get a first-look at the men’s and women’s basketball teams.
Detroit Mercy President Donald Taylor was featured on WXYZ Detroit’s Spotlight on the News on Sunday, Sept. 25.
Detroit Mercy students, the University is looking for 8-10 students to assist with the booster clinic against COVID-19, set for 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4 in the ballroom of the Student Union on the McNichols Campus.
Titan students, staff, alumni and fans, along with the community, are welcomed to get a first-look at the Detroit Mercy men’s and women’s basketball squads with Hoop Night in the D from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 at Calihan Hall.
Detroit Mercy’s History Department and College of Liberal Arts & Education have created a new grant specifically for history majors and minors, who would like to participate in Detroit Mercy’s International Experience in India in May 2023.
Thanks to a grant received from The Kresge Foundation and partnerships with Grow Detroit’s Young Talent and Urban Neighborhood Initiatives, the Detroit Mercy School of Architecture & Community Development’s nonprofit community design organization, Detroit Collaborative Design Center, was able to continue to give back, this time through a six-week high school summer internship program.
The Detroit Mercy women’s basketball squad, under first-year head coach Kate Achter, is looking for male practice players and team managers for the upcoming 2022-23 season!
Detroit Mercy’s Day of Giving, hosted by Alumni Relations and Annual Giving, is celebrated Tuesday, Sept. 27! There are many activities — both in-person and virtually — allowing students to participate on the McNichols, Riverfront, Corktown and Novi campuses.
Detroit Mercy’s School of Architecture & Community Development lectures series will feature guest speaker Kofi Boone at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28.
Join a march to protest gender-based violence, support safe communities, and stand in solidarity with women and others affected by sexual violence and other forms of discrimination.
Founder’s Week celebrates both Catherine McAuley and St. Ignatius of Loyola with a number of special events set beginning Friday, Sept. 23 and running through Saturday, Oct. 1.
Detroit Mercy’s Office of Mission Integration begins its monthly liturgies on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 12:45 p.m. inside of the St. Ignatius Chapel on the McNichols Campus.
Front and center screen: A young woman in military fatigues is in charge, giving orders to groups of service members in a command center. Confident and no-nonsense — she is clearly a leader. That leader, one of many featured in “Decide to Lead,” the U.S. Army’s new advertising campaign is Lt. Col. Tanvi D. Patel ’02.
Spend time with your family and friends while enjoying a free BBQ and festival with games, arts and crafts, a petting zoo and inflatables. It’s just one of many homecoming activities in 2022.
Crystal Windham has helped leave her mark on the cars Americans drive and the automotive industry itself. In 2008, she made General Motors history as the first Black woman appointed to serve as a design director.
She credits her Detroit Mercy education for helping shape her career, in a recent Bloomberg article.
During a lunch break one day at the OB/GYN clinic where Leanna Alaiwat ’19 works as a physician assistant, she found an empty examination room, …
Student editors are needed for the next issue of [sic], Detroit Mercy’s student art journal, which is slated to start production at the beginning of the fall 2022 semester.
Day of Giving, hosted by Alumni Relations and Annual Giving, has added a new activity for students. There will be a scavenger hunt on the McNichols, Corktown and Riverfront Campuses during the week, Sept. 20-26, leading up to Day of Giving on Tuesday, Sept. 27.
Mark Zachos, director of Vehicle Cyber Engineering Programs for University of Detroit Mercy, recently gave a presentation on vehicle cybersecurity threats to wheeled vehicle mechanic …
It is an exciting time when student organizations welcome new members and begin activities. With this comes potential for initiation events which may include substance misuse, injury, or worse.
Detroit Mercy’s Department of Performing Arts and the Detroit Mercy Theatre Company invites all students for the third annual Titan Slam Monologue Competition.
Students, looking for volunteer opportunities? If you need to fulfill volunteer hours as part of service requirements for your organization, there are several opportunities coming up in September!
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion invites the Detroit Mercy community to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15.
Clinics and classes will run all day, but the carnival fun is from 6-8 p.m. Sept. 20 and includes strolling circus performers from the Detroit Circus, carnival food, live music including a DJ, a video game truck, inflatable games, smoothies, a photo booth and more! Students will have a chance to win prizes and receive giveaways at the celebration.
The English Department at Detroit Mercy’s first Creative Writing Collective of the 2022-23 school year is set for Tuesday, Sept. 20 from 4-5:30 p.m. at Room 101 of the Briggs Building.
Learn about how you can travel to India with Detroit Mercy during an in-person information session at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22 in the Briggs Building, Room 105. The trip to India with the University is scheduled for May of 2023.
Detroit Mercy students, be among the first 100 students to register and receive a FREE food trick meal at the Titan Tailgate!
On Sept. 15, Professor of History and department co-chair Roy E. Finkenbine gave a talk on “The Indigenous Underground Railroad” at Latrobe University in Melbourne, Australia. …
Detroit Mercy’s School of Architecture & Community Development along with Detroit Collaborative Design Center (DCDC) will host an exhibition, “Their Untold Stories: Black Landscape Architects Michigan Connection” inside the Loranger Architecture Building on the McNichols Campus.
A new accelerated option offered by University of Detroit Mercy now allows community college transfer students to earn their Bachelor of Social Work in approximately one year starting summer 2023.
Alexandra Hichel, director of recruitment and communications for the College of Liberal Arts & Education, received the IABC IED Chair award, a top international award …
Detroit Mercy students, learn more about University resources and student organizations available on the McNichols Campus, while also enjoying activities, games and food!
The McNichols Campus Library and the Black Abolitionist Archive invite Detroit Mercy students, faculty and staff for the annual Constitution Day event from 1-2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19. The event will be held on the second floor of the Bargman Room of the McNichols Campus Library.
Live6 Alliance and Detroit Mercy’s Detroit Collaborative Design Center present an exhibit that honors the legacy of the Hawkins family, founder of Hawkins Apparel Company and Detroit’s first black-owned women’s clothing store.
University of Detroit Mercy will host the 17th annual Great Lakes Bioneers Detroit conference Oct. 14-15 in the new Student Union on the McNichols Campus. …
The Detroit Mercy community is invited to experience the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius through the lens of personal and systemic racism, using Patrick Saint-Jean, S.J.’s book The Spiritual Work of Racial Justice as a guide.
University of Detroit Mercy was ranked among the top national universities by U.S. News & World Report for a fourth year in a row, earning a No. 202 rank in the National Universities category of the publication’s “Best Colleges” 2023 edition. Twelve other Michigan universities earned a place in this year’s National University category. Detroit Mercy ranks fourth in the state and is the highest ranked private university in Michigan.
Join Detroit Mercy Law and the legal community in celebrating the 110th annual Red Mass on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at noon.
