{"id":17335,"date":"2024-06-23T08:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-23T12:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=17335"},"modified":"2024-06-24T14:53:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T18:53:54","slug":"university-to-honor-employee-with-a-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2024\/06\/23\/university-to-honor-employee-with-a-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"University to honor employee with a tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17336 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/06\/chaka-7-Copy.jpeg?resize=260%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chaka Hughes\" width=\"260\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/06\/chaka-7-Copy.jpeg?resize=260%2C300&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/06\/chaka-7-Copy.jpeg?resize=888%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 888w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/06\/chaka-7-Copy.jpeg?resize=768%2C885&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/06\/chaka-7-Copy.jpeg?resize=477%2C550&amp;ssl=1 477w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/06\/chaka-7-Copy.jpeg?w=1152&amp;ssl=1 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Chaka Hughes was more than just a member of University Mail Services; he was a cherished friend, a bright smile, and a positive presence who touched many lives every day at University of Detroit Mercy.<\/p>\n<p>He passed away suddenly on Oct. 8, 2022. To honor his memory and his lasting impact on the McNichols Campus, friends and co-workers are raising funds to plant a memorial tree on the Detroit Mercy campus. Alongside the tree, a plaque will be placed to commemorate his life and the joy he brought to the Detroit Mercy community.<\/p>\n<p>They hope to raise $400 to cover the costs of installing the plaque. Your generous donation, no matter the size, will help create a lasting tribute to Hughes\u2019 memory and his contributions to our community.<\/p>\n<p>Donations can be made online\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.givecampus.com\/aiqiv7\">https:\/\/www.givecampus.com\/aiqiv7<\/a>\u00a0or dropped off to Darrin Brown in University Advancement on the Second Floor of the Student Union.<\/p>\n<p>To mail a donation by check, make it out to University of Detroit Mercy with \u201cChaka Hughes tree dedication\u201d in the memo line and send it to: University Advancement, University of Detroit Mercy, 4001 W. McNichols, Detroit, MI 48221.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To honor Chaka Hughes&#8217; memory and his lasting impact on the McNichols Campus, friends and co-workers are raising funds to plant a memorial tree on the Detroit Mercy campus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":224,"featured_media":17336,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[6],"tags":[6417,6418,5796],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/06\/chaka-7-Copy.jpeg?fit=1152%2C1328&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbwnTV-4vB","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17335"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/224"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17335"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17337,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17335\/revisions\/17337"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}