Detroit Mercy welcomes students to campus
September 01, 2021
![President Antoine M. Garibaldi and new students line up to start first-year convocation.](_images/firstyearconvocation_full_1.jpg)
Detroit Mercy is thrilled to welcome our new and returning students to our three campuses for the 2021-22 academic year.
Our newest Titans officially began their academic careers last week during freshman move-in day and Detroit Mercy’s orientation program, Prologues, Transitions and Viewpoints (PTV). Incoming freshmen and their families participated in first-year convocation, where they were introduced to University administrators and could mingle over a tasty outdoor lunch. New students experienced the University’s mission firsthand by performing service work with current students, employees and alumni to enhance neighborhoods in northwest Detroit.
![A group of students shovel dirt during PTV.](_images/ptv21_full_1.jpg)
![Two students, one wearing a University of Detroit Mercy shirt, wheel belongings into Shiple Hall during move-in day.](_images/moveinday_column_3.jpg)
![President Antoine M. Garibaldi talks to a group of female students during first-year convocation's lunch.](_images/firstyearconvocation_column_1.jpg)
!["A group of students unload a wheelbarrow of mulch during PTV.](_images/ptv21_column_2.jpg)
![Students and their families enter Shiple Hall during freshman move-in day.](_images/moveinday_full_1.jpg)
![A student carries away brush while a group of students are seen gathering around him.](_images/ptv21_column_6.jpg)
![A group of students unload a vehicle during move-in day.](_images/moveinday_column_2.jpg)
![The rock on Detroit Mercy's campus is painted for move-in day. Text on the rock reads: Titans Together. You Belong Here. IG: @udm_ministry](_images/moveinday_column_4.jpg)
![A group of students pose for a photo with President Antoine M. Garibaldi during first-year convocation.](_images/firstyearconvocation_full_2.jpg)