{"id":14276,"date":"2023-06-27T15:22:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T19:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=14276"},"modified":"2023-06-29T17:13:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T21:13:25","slug":"event-honors-life-work-of-fr-jerry-cavanagh-s-j","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2023\/06\/27\/event-honors-life-work-of-fr-jerry-cavanagh-s-j\/","title":{"rendered":"Event honors life, work of Fr. Jerry Cavanagh, S.J."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More than 150 people came together on June 3 to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.udmercy.edu\/about\/news\/articles\/2022\/11-10-detroit-mercy-loses-beloved-fr-gerald-cavanagh.php\">celebrate the life<\/a>\u00a0of Professor Emeritus Fr. Gerald Cavanagh, S.J.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alumni, faculty, staff and family members came together at what was originally planned to be a retirement party for Fr. Cavanagh, but changed into a celebration of his life after he passed away last November.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The event included Mass at St. Ignatius Chapel on the McNichols Campus and a dinner and silent auction. Items included collections of Cavanagh\u2019s seminal works in business ethics and other prizes donated by supporters and alumni.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A new book,\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Business Ethics and Social Responsibility: Essential Works of Fr. Gerald F. Cavanagh, S.J.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was published in conjunction with the event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Attendees watched video montages of Fr. Cavanagh and listened to remembrances by friends, colleagues and family members. Guests received commemorative medallions with Fr. Cavanagh\u2019s likeness designed by Marie Henderson, RSM.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Proceeds from the event will support the new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.udmercy.edu\/giving\/cavanagh-fund.php\">Cavanagh Fund for Ethical Solutions to Social Problems<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/udmercy0-my.sharepoint.com\/:f:\/g\/personal\/boutonat_udmercy_edu\/Eq1hPObE6phOvlnYbSRdt0YBqglFJRJt63Cm-JmDTaBJPw?e=3zCIMc\">Full photo gallery.<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14277\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/06\/cavanagh-celebration-full.jpg?resize=993%2C377&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"At left, a small medallion featuring Fr. Gerald Cavangh's likeness on it sits in a case, with a program underneath, reading Fr. Gerald F. Cavanagh, S.J., 1931-2022. The medallion reads, Fr. Gerald F. Cavanagh, S.J., Fisher Chair of Business Ethics. On the right, five people smile as they sit indoors around a table.\" width=\"993\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/06\/cavanagh-celebration-full.jpg?resize=300%2C114&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/06\/cavanagh-celebration-full.jpg?resize=1024%2C388&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/06\/cavanagh-celebration-full.jpg?resize=768%2C291&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14280\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/06\/cavanagh-full-2.jpg?resize=993%2C377&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Three students stand inside of the Student Fitness Center, one at a podium, at left. At right, dozens of people sit around tables inside.\" width=\"993\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/06\/cavanagh-full-2.jpg?resize=300%2C114&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/06\/cavanagh-full-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C388&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/06\/cavanagh-full-2.jpg?resize=768%2C291&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/06\/cavanagh-full-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C582&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/06\/cavanagh-full-2.jpg?w=1900&amp;ssl=1 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14281\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/06\/cavanagh-full-3.jpg?resize=993%2C377&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Three Detroit Mercy leaders sit at a table indoors and watch a video, at left. At the right, a man speaks from a podium with a red University of Detroit Mercy banner on it.\" width=\"993\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/06\/cavanagh-full-3.jpg?resize=300%2C114&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/06\/cavanagh-full-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C388&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/06\/cavanagh-full-3.jpg?resize=768%2C291&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/06\/cavanagh-full-3.jpg?w=1900&amp;ssl=1 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 150 people came together on June 3 to celebrate the life of Professor Emeritus Fr. Gerald Cavanagh, S.J. 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