New library café name: the votes are in
It was a close match with more than 400 total votes submitted, but the newly expanded coffee shop and bistro in the McNichols Campus Library will be named The Bookmark.
Congratulations to Mike Neill for your winning suggestion! Thank you to everyone who sent in suggestions and helped vote for the new hot spot on the McNichols Campus. We look forward to the University community stopping in and grabbing a bite and a beverage this fall.
Relaxed students tackle finals thanks to De-Stress Fest
The Student Fitness Center was packed with fun, food and games for students to unwind before hitting the books and finishing the winter semester, courtesy of De-Stress Fest. Stay tuned on Facebook this week for a photo gallery.
Volunteer at Commencement
Volunteers are needed for the Commencement ceremony in Calihan Hall and the Baccalaureate Mass at Gesu Church on Saturday, May 12. Ushers, communion ministers and choir volunteers are asked to help from 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. and can contact Drew Peters at petersas@udmercy.edu or 313-993-1560.
Volunteers for Commencement will help distribute programs, offer general assistance to guests and help clean up after the ceremony; anytime between 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. is appreciated. Students will be eligible to receive service hours for the Emerging Leaders Program or other programs that have service requirements. If you are interested, please contact Lisa Zessin at zessinle@udmercy.edu or 313-993-1469.
Detroit Collaborative Design Center wins NEA Grant to support Design Futures Student Leadership Forum
The Detroit Collaborative Design Center at University of Detroit Mercy recently won a $35,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for the 2018 Design Futures Public Interest Design Student Leadership Forum. This forum takes place from May 21-25 on the University’s McNichols campus. Read the full story online.
Summer Mass schedule available
University Ministry would like to welcome anyone interested in attending Mass over the summer to use the following schedule until fall semester:
- Weekdays – 5:30 p.m., Gesu Church
- Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays – Noon, St. Ignatius Chapel
- Saturdays – 5 p.m., Gesu Church
- Sundays – 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Gesu Church; Noon, St. Ignatius Chapel
There will be no 9 p.m. student Masses during summer hours.
Titan lacrosse enters postseason semifinals
The University of Detroit Mercy men's lacrosse team is back in the postseason for the seventh time in nine years. As members of the MAAC, the second-seeded Titans will face the Monmouth Hawks in the conference semifinals on Thursday, May 3. The women’s lacrosse team is currently first-seed heading into its conference semifinals as well. Read the full story online.
Upcoming training seminars
The ITS Department will offer a number of technology training sessions during the summer months. All sessions will be offered from 1 to 2 p.m. in Room 9 of the Commerce & Finance Building. There will be an overview presentation, followed by a question and answer period for each seminar; no RSVP is required.
- ITS 101 (Types of Accounts, Help Desk Solution, Emergency Alert System) – Wednesday, May 9
- Skype for Business – Thursday, May 17
- Cyber Security – Thursday, May 24
- Creating Mail Merges in Microsoft Word – Thursday, May 31
- Using Formulas with Microsoft Excel – Thursday, June 7
- Microsoft Access: Tables and Forms – Thursday, June 14
- Microsoft Access: Queries and Reports – Thursday, June 21
- Microsoft Teams – Thursday, July 5
- Survey Tools (LimeSurvey and Office 365 Forms) – Thursday, July 19
- OneDrive & Office 365 Groups – Thursday, July 26
Individual training sessions may also be scheduled with Renee Kettering, RSM, at ketterrd@udmercy.edu or 313-993-1223.
Detroit Mercy rolls up its sleeves for service
Detroit Mercy students, faculty and alumni participated in the Third Annual Jesuit Day of Service on the Riverfront Campus, April 21. This community service day was part of a national initiative of Jesuit colleges and universities. See the photo gallery online.
Thumbs Up!
Detroit Mercy Dental Dean Mert Aksu received a Diplomate's pin at the National Oral Health Conference in Louisville, Ky., in honor of his recent diplomate status of the American Board of Dental Public Health, April 16. Dental Public Health is one of the nine specialties recognized by the American Dental Association.
Detroit Mercy President Antoine M. Garibaldi will be a guest on Nolan Finley's 910 AM radio program on Friday, May 4 from 8 to 8:30 a.m. Guest hosts Matt Friedman and Don Tanner from Tanner & Friedman will join Dr. Garibaldi and give updates on the University and Live6 Alliance. Tune in or watch it live online. Dr. Garibaldi also spoke as the keynote speaker at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Commencement ceremony and was quoted in the Olean Times Herald article, "Pitt-Bradford grads," April 30.
Professor of Philosophy David Koukal gave the talk, "The Disordered Soul and Presidency of Donald J. Trump: Platonic Reflections on 45," at the Shimer Great Books School of North Central College in Naperville, Ill., April 25.