Thursday, November 14, 2024
Detroit Mercy’s University Ministry organization, fresh off a service immersion trip to Chicago earlier this month, is already planning its next stop: El Paso, Texas, in late April. The trips include manual labor, cultural learning, relationship building and daily prayer and reflection, according to the group’s website. “The main mission […]
Titan Field is scheduled for a much-needed facelift this May. The University had been meaning to install new turf on the field, which hosts men’s and women’s soccer as well as lacrosse, but the project has been postponed the past two years by the coronavirus pandemic. “The new field was […]
The University of Detroit Mercy’s search for the next dean of the Col– lege of Liberal Arts and Education is down to three finalists, according to information provided to faculty members. They are: Dr. Jocelyn Boryczka, Dr. Wesley Renfro and Dr. Sharon Nell. According to Law School Dean Jelani Jefferson Exum, […]
Mark Denham, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Education, is retiring after nine years in the position. During his tenure, the college has expanded with new minors and other programs, like the recently-added Center for Justice Studies, as part of Criminal Justice program. However, the university in 2018 […]
The phrase “home is where the heart is” evokes an entirely different feeling for those whose homelands are economically challenged or volatile. The above statement ties asylum seekers, migrants and immigrants together in a common bond. Amrutha Jindal, chief defender attorney at nonprofit advocacy organization Restoring Justice, expressed her concerns […]
The University of Detroit Mercy Theatre Company later this week is set to begin production of The Addams Family, its first musical in Detroit since the coronavirus pandemic. The show, a shortened 90-minute dramatic concert version of the much longer musical, starts March 31 and runs through April 10 at […]
The University of Detroit Mercy recently announced that Dr. Donald B. Taylor will succeed Dr. Antoine Garibaldi as the school’s 26th president. Taylor currently serves as president of Cabrini University, a Catholic school in Radnor, Penn., about 20 miles outside Philadelphia. His appointment is effective July 1. Michael T. McNamara, […]
Outgoing President Antoine Garibaldi is known on campus for remembering students’ names and forming connections even after brief encounters. Senior pre-law student Matt Hutnick, a Psychology major, experienced this firsthand. Hutnick, who also serves as president of the Student Government Association, first met Garibaldi when he was an 11-year-old […]
As seniors Antoine Davis and Willy Isiani prepare for graduation, they’re also preparing for what’s next in their basketball stories. Davis and Isiani arrived on Detroit Mercy’s McNichols campus together during the 2018-19 season, the same year Head Coach Mike Davis, Antoine Davis’s father, took over the program. The younger Davis […]
Youth voice in philanthropy is a necessity. Without it, we limit community sustainability and impact. The nature of philanthropy is centered around an individual or group streamlining resources towards sustainable change in communities and to promote the welfare of others. Since the 19th century, philanthropy has been the leading source […]
