UREC Fitness Classes and Training University Recreation offers free fitness classes to all Detroit Mercy students and employees. Personal training is also available at the Student Fitness Center. To virtually attend this week’s fitness classes, visit the following lobbies: Yoga Cardio Dance Total Body Fix Butts & Guts HIIT Note: …
This winter seems particularly slow and gloomy – all the more reason to get outside of our heads and connect with others. Creative writers in all genres and levels of experience are welcome to join the Detroit Mercy Creative Writing Collective for discussion, idea-sharing, feedback and writing exercises. . Save …
Detroit Mercy students and employees are offered digital resource training seminars throughout the semester with ITS. Please click the links below to register for each session you plan to attend. All sessions will be offered virtually on Zoom. Training resources are also available online. Individual and small group training sessions …
The Student Fitness Center reopens on Tuesday, Jan. 19 with new hours, intramural sports and fitness classes to keep the community safe, active and engaged! Call 313-993-1783 or visit udmercy.edu/urec for more information. Follow University Recreation on Facebook and Instagram for the latest updates and be sure to turn notifications …
Registration for Winter 2021 intramural sports is now open! University Recreation (UREC) offers a variety of in-person and virtual intramural activities this semester, including ping pong, euchre and cornhole! See below for the full schedule. Intramurals are open to all Detroit Mercy students and employees, free of charge. For questions …
University Recreation offers free fitness classes to all Detroit Mercy students and employees. The Winter 2021 Fitness Class schedule is available below. Personal training is also available at the Student Fitness Center. To virtually attend this week’s fitness classes, visit the following: Yoga Cardio Dance Total Body Fix Butts & …
The latest reflection organized by Assistant to the President for Mission Integration Catherine Punsalan-Manlimos: Many of us said goodbye to 2020 with great hope for a better 2021. With recent national events and the beginning of classes on all three campuses, the Office of Mission Integration invites you to take …
With the move to online teaching due to COVID-19, many instructors ask how to integrate minor discussions and writing exercises into meetings normally part of in-person classes. On thursday, Jan. 14 from 10 to 11 a.m., faculty are invited to share ideas on how to create successful Discussion Board and …
Whenever students are asked to complete a writing assignment, they have to move through a purposeful process. Faculty are invited to this professional development workshop on Thursday, Jan. 7 from 10 to 11 a.m. to explore how to successfully develop and integrate a successful writing process, including generating ideas, focusing, …
Creative writers in all genres and levels of experience are welcome to join the Detroit Mercy Creative Writing Collective for discussion, idea-sharing, feedback and writing exercises. Save the dates for the following Zoom events: Thursday, Feb. 4 – 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 3 – 5 to 6:30 p.m. …
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the virtual Detroit Mercy Christmas Party and Employee Recognition Celebration. Approximately 300 colleagues gathered on Zoom Dec. 11 for the annual traditions of recognizing employee years of service, acknowledging retirees, announcing the Commitment to Excellence Awards and winning raffle prizes! Congratulations to …
Nominations for the 2020 Commitment to Excellence Awards will be accepted until midnight on Tuesday, Nov. 10. All full-time, non-exempt staff and administrative exempt employees of the University are eligible. Detroit Mercy staff, faculty or administrators may nominate any colleague. Please direct any questions to the Staff and Administrator Development …
Aware of the challenging situation that many in our community continue to face, The Hive is now expanding food distribution services to University employees, including those directly contracted by Metz, Aramark and Barnes & Noble. The Hive is a student organization that assists peers in accessing food and increasing student …
The Healing Wall, which debuted at Celebrate Spirit!, is a campus community activity that calls us to live out solidarity by naming and seeking healing for injustice in our world. The project was created by Detroit artist and educator Carole Morisseau to bring attention to systemic racism and violence in …
Detroit Mercy students and employees gathered in both socially-distanced and virtual solidarity for our annual Celebrate Spirit! celebration, Sept. 10. Gilbert Sunghera, S.J. led the University community in an inspirational homily and names were added to the Healing Wall as we welcomed in the new academic year. View the Celebrate …
All Detroit Mercy students and employees are encouraged to attend virtual Celebrate Spirit! on Thursday, Sept. 10. Celebrate Spirit! is the official welcoming event to the new academic year and part of a tradition dating from European universities in the Middle Ages. This year’s theme is “In Solidarity,” focused on …
All Detroit Mercy employees are encouraged to participate in the 10th Fall Colleague Development Days, scheduled virtually for Tuesday, Aug. 18 and Wednesday, Aug. 19. Colleague Development Day programming includes plenary and concurrent sessions designed to contribute to your personal and professional growth. Register today before Thursday, Aug. 13. Plenary …
University of Detroit Mercy faculty, staff and administrators from all three campuses were invited on Zoom to the virtual President’s Convocation, Aug. 17. New colleagues were digitally welcomed as we celebrated the new academic year. The event lasted approximately 90 minutes and included: President’s State of the University address Latest …
All programming for the 10th Fall Colleague Development Days will be virtual this semester, scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 18 and Wednesday, Aug. 19. Two plenary sessions will begin each day. On Tuesday, there will short welcome and guest speaker. The plenary session on Wednesday will be an opportunity to update …
As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy becomes increasingly felt by more and more individuals and families, the reality of the growing needs within our own Detroit Mercy community cannot be ignored. While the institution continues to do all it can to make decisions attentive to the …
Nominations are still open for the annual Mission Leadership Award at Detroit Mercy — the Agere ex Missione (“to do the mission”) and submission forms can be found online. Nominations are due by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, May 4. Note: The Mission Effectiveness Team is seeking nominations for “faculty” Agere ex Missione …
We may be in the middle of a pandemic, but life goes on. Detroit Mercy’s Marketing & Communications Team is collecting stories of the many inspiring and heartwarming ways our alumni, students and other members of the University community are responding. In the series we are calling “Snapshots of a …
Detroit Mercy Titan Athletics recognizes all faculty, staff and administrators on Friday, Feb. 21 in conjunction with the men’s basketball game against Green Bay at 7 p.m. in Calihan Hall. Athletics would like to thank all employees for their dedication to improving the lives of Detroit Mercy student-athletes and celebrate …
The Titan Winter Blast, Detroit Mercy’s signature winter celebration, returns Saturday, Jan. 25. Join students, employees, alumni, friends and neighbors from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Student Fitness Center as we turn up the heat with homemade chili, toasty drinks and Titan camaraderie. Festivities include the popular Chili …
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Detroit Mercy Christmas Party and Employee Recognition Celebration last week. As is tradition, Human Resources presented the Commitment to Excellence Awards. Congratulations to this year’s recipients: Financial Aid Data Operations Specialist Marisa Tucker (Rising Star) College of Health Professions Administrative Assistant …
As the dreaded Finals Week loomed over our Titans, University employees volunteered to feed the masses at the annual Late Night Breakfast in the Titan Dining Room. This year, Student Life added a winter wonderland photo booth for the students. Small donations were given to participate with proceeds benefitting this …
The annual Detroit Mercy Christmas Party and Employee Recognition Celebration will be on Friday, Dec. 13 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom. If you are to be recognized for a years of service milestone, please stop by the registration table. Don your favorite festive wear and …
University of Detroit Mercy honored two faculty members at the 2019 Faculty Recognition Awards held earlier this month. Professor of Counseling and Director of Addiction Counseling Nancy Calleja received the Faculty Excellence Award and Terry Howard, lecturer in Decision and Information Sciences, earned the Faculty Achievement Award. Faculty Excellence Award …
Marketing & Communications Associate Vice President Gary Erwin‘s book of short stories, Trail Crossing Sixteen Counties, was nominated by Adelaide Books for the “2020 Michigan Notable Books.” Learn more about the book online or purchase a copy here.
Nominations for the 2019 Commitment to Excellence Awards will be accepted until midnight on Friday, Nov. 8. All full-time, non-exempt staff and administrative exempt employees of the University are eligible. Detroit Mercy staff, faculty or administrators may nominate any colleague. Please direct any questions to the Staff and Administrator Development …
The English department Writers’ Series will host its first reading by Marketing & Communications Associate Vice President Gary James Erwin on Wednesday, Oct. 2 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Bargman Room on the second floor of the McNichols Campus Library. Erwin will share from his new collection of short …
College of Liberal Arts & Education’s English department will host an annual Writers’ Series this semester, featuring readings from published Detroit Mercy employees and community members. All readings are free, open to the public and will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Bargman Room on the second …
The ITS Department will offer the following technology training sessions during Term I in Room 9 of the Commerce & Finance Building: Using Formulas with Microsoft Excel (Students) – Thursday, Sept. 19 from 1 to 2 p.m. Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint (Faculty) – Tuesday, Sept. 24 from 1 to 2 …
As a reminder, the deadline for this year’s Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program competition is Monday, Sept. 16. With 17 awards in 11 countries, Detroit Mercy faculty and staff have several opportunities to teach and conduct research at educational institutions, research centers and non-governmental organizations throughout South and Central Asia ranging …
Faculty, staff and administrators from all three campuses are invited to attend the annual President’s Convocation on Monday, Aug. 19, on the McNichols Campus. The convocation is a chance to formally open the academic year and includes a State of the University address and presentation on “Boundlessly Forward: Detroit Mercy …
Submit nominations for the two annual Mission Leadership Awards at Detroit Mercy — the Vivere ex Missione (“to live the mission”) and the Agere ex Missione (“to do the mission”). Specific criteria for the awards, additional information and submission forms can be found online. Nominations are due by 11:59 p.m. …
Detroit Mercy Titan Athletics wants to recognize the University community for its dedication to improving the lives of our student-athletes. Detroit Mercy employees are invited to a reception in between the men’s and women’s basketball games on Thursday, Feb. 28 at approximately 7 p.m. The women will take on Wright …
Ever wonder which Jesuit institution has the most active employees? University Recreation is calling all Detroit Mercy employees to sign up (free!) and log your steps for this year’s Go Move Challenge. 20+ Jesuit colleges and universities compete to see who is the most active through the month of February. …
Sign up for the seventh annual Detroit Mercy Biggest Loser competition and shave those holiday pounds! Registration is $25 per person and is due before Thursday, Jan. 31. Participants can create a team of three to six people or enter as a free agent and be assigned to a team. …
Macomb County Court Judge Linda Davis will present “Changing the Stigma of Addiction” and “Hope not Handcuffs for Addicted People,” on Thursday, Jan. 17 from 7 to 8 p.m. in Room 124 of the Health Professions Facility. The presentation is intended to make more people aware of the opioid epidemic …
University Ministry and the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs invite all Detroit Mercy employees to the Winter Colleague Development Day on Friday, Jan. 4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom. Register online. The workshop is limited to 70 participants and …
