{"id":19669,"date":"2024-12-03T14:36:21","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T19:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=19669"},"modified":"2024-12-05T23:19:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T04:19:59","slug":"announcing-2024-25-mission-micro-grant-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2024\/12\/03\/announcing-2024-25-mission-micro-grant-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing 2024-25 Mission Micro Grant Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-19678\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/MMG-TENN-2024.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"TENN Student Leaders and volunteers packing bags of fresh produce for 60 families in the Martin Park Neighborhood.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/MMG-TENN-2024.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/MMG-TENN-2024.jpg?resize=733%2C550&amp;ssl=1 733w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/MMG-TENN-2024.jpg?w=753&amp;ssl=1 753w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>The Mission Micro Grant Evaluation Committee and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udmercy.edu\/about\/mission-vision\/office\/\">Office of Mission Integration<\/a> are pleased to announce the 2024-25 Mission Micro-Grant Awards.<\/p>\n<p>The program makes annual grants of up to $200 to any full- or part-time UDM faculty or staff member in support of activities that promote Detroit Mercy\u2019s mission of being a Catholic, Mercy, Jesuit, urban and student-centered university.<\/p>\n<p>Since its start in 2008, the program has supported 370 mission-based projects and events.\u00a0<span class=\"markru2j7gg0b uM2yb\" data-markjs=\"true\">Congratulations<\/span> to this year\u2019s recipients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jennifer Ahlquist, Mary Serowoky, Andrea Kwasky (CHP\/MSON):<\/strong> Support for a mindful self-compassion workshop for College of Health Professions faculty and staff<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diego Arias (CBA):<\/strong> Support for students\u2019 exploration of business ethics through the lens of cinema<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anna Lawler Bryson (University Ministry):<\/strong> Support for student visits to and discussions of diverse places of worship in Detroit<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joshua Budiongan, Ceara O&#8217;Leary (SACD):<\/strong> Support for refreshments and community leaders&#8217; participation in architecture students\u2019 Public Interest Design Capstone Studio<\/li>\n<li><strong>Angela Davis (CHASS):<\/strong> Support to stock a Student Pantry housed in Briggs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emily Dowgwillo (CHASS):<\/strong> Support for developing teaching videos of psychotherapy techniques that feature diverse representations of therapists and patients<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lee Eshelman (CHASS\/Psychology Clinic):<\/strong> Support for a therapy group supporting students impacted by global conflict<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lee Eshelman, Angela Nasr, Max Frank, Briana McLeod (CHASS):<\/strong> Support to revitalize graduate student space in Reno Hall<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sr. Sarah Foster RSM, Felicia Hartinger (University Academic Services\/Student Success Center):<\/strong> Support to provide menstrual supplies in McNichols Library public bathrooms<\/li>\n<li><strong>Courtney Griffin (SOL):<\/strong> Support to bring Detroit Public School students to Detroit Mercy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mary-Catherine Harrison (CHASS\/Rx for Reading Detroit):<\/strong> Support to purchase books for incarcerated parents and their children, in partnership with Staying in Closer Touch<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andrea Kwasky, Mary Serowoky (CHP\/MSON):<\/strong> Support for a campus presentation by speakers from the National Alliance on Mental Illness<\/li>\n<li><strong>Camesha Little (SOL):<\/strong> Support for fostering law students\u2019 well-being and academic success through mindful learning<\/li>\n<li><strong>Taylor Long, Sonya Kowalski, Elaine Webber, Julie Stocker-Schneider, and Renee Courtney (CHP\/MSON):<\/strong> Support for nursing students\u2019 art projects exploring their personal spirituality and community advocacy in relation to Mercy and Jesuit traditions<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mina Maleki (CES):<\/strong> Support for student team registration for International Collegiate Programming Contest<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chelsea Manning (Institute for Leadership and Service\/Titan Equity Nourish Network):<\/strong> Support for produce deliveries in collaboration with Princeton Street Block Club (PSBC) and Theresa Maxis Senior Apartments<\/li>\n<li><strong>Molly McClelland, Megan Conrad (CHP\/CES):<\/strong> Gift cards for community clients working with nursing and engineering student teams in Prototype Design &amp; Assistive Technology courses<\/li>\n<li><strong>Claire Nicholson, Nour Lyon (CHP\/ Physician Assistant Program):<\/strong> Support for PA students to assemble and distribute care packages to unsheltered individuals throughout metro Detroit<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thomas Provost (SACD):<\/strong> Support for architecture students\u2019 exhibit on design of several community collectives located in Chicago&#8217;s Pilsen neighborhood<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jennifer Shivnen, Sara Gifford, Phillip Olla, Niko Kanagawa (CHP\/MSON):<\/strong> Support for a Futures Study research workshop focused on scenario planning for the future of education<\/li>\n<li><strong>Valerie Williams (CHASS):<\/strong> Support to establish a dual purpose mindfulness\/mothers&#8217; room in Reno Hall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn more information about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udmercy.edu\/about\/mission-vision\/micro-grant.php\">Mission Micro-Grants on its webpage<\/a> or contact Rosemary Weatherston, director of the Mission Micro-Grant Program, at <a href=\"mailto:weatherr@udmercy.edu\">weatherr@udmercy.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mission Micro-Grant Evaluation Committee and Office for Mission Integration are pleased to announce the 2024-25 Mission Micro-Grant Awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":677,"featured_media":19678,"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":[162,3333,2792],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/MMG-TENN-2024.jpg?fit=753%2C565&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbwnTV-57f","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19669"}],"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\/677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19669"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19679,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19669\/revisions\/19679"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}