{"id":25775,"date":"2026-05-07T10:20:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=25775"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:20:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:20:59","slug":"spotlight-on-excellence-to-recognize-detroit-mercy-community-may-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2026\/05\/07\/spotlight-on-excellence-to-recognize-detroit-mercy-community-may-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on Excellence to recognize Detroit Mercy community, May 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Titan community will come together at this year&#8217;s Spotlight on Excellence Celebration, which is set for <strong>Tuesday, May 12<\/strong>, from <strong>2:30-4:30 p.m.,<\/strong> in the Student Union Ballroom on the McNichols Campus.<\/p>\n<p>The Spotlight on Excellence Celebration is a yearly event to recognize UDM employee milestones, achievements and honors.<\/p>\n<p>Retirees will be honored as well as employees who have achieved milestones for their years of service. Promotion and tenure achievements and faculty recognition, Jesuit Community Faculty Stipend, Commitment to Excellence and Mission Leadership awardees will also be announced.<\/p>\n<p>If you plan to attend, please RSVP as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.cloud.microsoft%2Fpages%2Fresponsepage.aspx%3Fid%3D2MKkyGi9ukC4tnUivppxceWQWQ5TrBFDlRWFaVvztC1UNjVQMzlES0RUVjkyTko3QUY2MVNUMlZSTi4u%26route%3Dshorturl&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjerwin%40udmercy.edu%7Ce1cae1645d8e405d1e9208dea6033283%7Cc8a4c2d8bd6840bab8b67522be9a7171%7C0%7C0%7C639130729869463220%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=rxtABHLpVa6h%2BaJu%2Bzg4WW0l%2B3W32t%2FNCIA%2FlvEMV1A%3D&amp;reserved=0\">RSVP for the Celebration.<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-25776 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/04\/spotlight-collage.jpg?resize=993%2C212&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A grouping of three photos of attendees\/awardees at Spotlight for Excellence Celebration\" width=\"993\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/04\/spotlight-collage.jpg?resize=300%2C64&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/04\/spotlight-collage.jpg?resize=768%2C163&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/04\/spotlight-collage.jpg?resize=1536%2C326&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/04\/spotlight-collage.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1190%2C254&amp;ssl=1 2380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spotlight on Excellence is an employee recognition event to acknowledge the contributions and achievements of our faculty, staff, administrators and retirees. 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