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Detroit Mercy Social Work students among this year’s NASW-MI student ambassadors and representatives

Four Detroit Mercy Social Work students received the distinctive honor to represent their profession through leadership roles within the National Association of Social Workers – Michigan Chapter (NASW-MI).  Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) seniors, Destiny Burns, Kristen Hayes, Kaila Hemphill and Jessica Weick were highlighted in the January 2024 NASW-MI …

Q&A with theatre minor Katherine Mutschler on her experience at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival

Q: What was it like competing in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival?  A:   Q: How did you prepare for the competition?  A: The initial submission process required me to film myself performing two 60 to 90 second monologues. At first, I was a little intimidated by the …

Thumbs up: Patrick Kelly, S.J., featured speaker at JFAN Detroit luncheon, March 7

Fr. Patrick Kelly, S.J., author, alumnus and professor at Detroit Mercy, is the featured speaker at a Jesuit Friends and Alumni Network (JFAN) of Detroit luncheon, set for Thursday, March 7 at noon.  Doors open at 11:30 a.m. inside of the Student Union Ballroom on UDM’s McNichols Campus. Connect with …

College meeting highlights shared governance, upcoming events and showcases new student ambassadors

The winter College meeting provided an opportunity for faculty and staff to come together as a community for the second of three meetings that Jocelyn Boryczka, dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Education (CLAE), has planned to connect the College community and generate excitement for the semester ahead.    …

Black History Month Event: Zoom Webinar with Margaret Burnham Monday, Feb. 5

Margaret Burnham, the founding director of the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project at Northeastern University, will discuss her recent book, By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners (Norton, 2022) on Monday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. on Zoom. The book explores a series of legal cases involving African …

Communication Studies major among three students to receive Adia J. Palmer Memorial Scholarship

Jennifer Raptoplous, Communication Studies major, was one of the first recipients of the Adia Palmer Memorial Scholarship for the 2023-2024 academic year.    The scholarship was made possible through donations from UDM students, faculty and staff, as well as the friends and family of Adia J. Palmer. Palmer was a …

Opening Next Week: DMTC presents “Photograph 51” about scientific hero Rosalind Franklin, Feb. 9-18

Detroit Mercy Theatre Company (DMTC) presents the Michigan premiere of Photograph 51 by Anna Ziegler, a captivating and thought-provoking play that tells the story of unsung scientific hero Rosalind Franklin, at the Marlene Boll Theatre inside Detroit’s Boll Family YMCA.  Photograph 51 runs six performances Friday through Sunday, Feb. 9-11 …