Community
UDM News for our Neighbors
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Helping charities for the holidays with UDM
Thursday November 21, 2024
The Detroit Mercy community offers many ways to help others during this holiday season. The Marketing & Communications team is gathering all opportunities onto one page, which we hope will help you choose how and what organization you may want to help.
Click here for giving opportunities!
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Detroit Mercy TheatreLab presents ‘Ripped’ by Rachel Bublitz, Nov. 22
Thursday November 21, 2024
Detroit Mercy Theatre Company’s TheatreLab series presents Ripped, the captivating play by Rachel Bublitz.
This one-night-only performance takes place on Friday, Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at Live6 Alliance Event Space located at 7426 W. McNichols Rd. in Detroit. Tickets for this event are FREE but limited.
Lucy, a freshman in college, struggles to balance her old life with the new, and a troubling encounter forces her to confront questions of consent. This powerful play weaves through time, revealing the complexities of her relationships and the events that shape her uncertainty. Don’t miss this compelling exploration of memory, consent and the search for clarity.
Directed by Mycah Artis, this production is in partnership with Detroit Mercy’s Office of Equal Opportunity.
Warning: This play contains adult subject matter and sexual violence and is not recommended for those under the age of 13.
Reserve tickets here!
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MarCom strategizes with Greenhouse::Innovation, internal and community stakeholders on University rebranding efforts
Monday November 18, 2024Over the past year, UDM’s Department of Marketing and Communications (MarCom) was charged with initiating a three-phase marketing research and rebranding process to replace the “Build a Boundless Future” brand with a more emotive and connective brand that all UDM stakeholders will use with pride. This process entails an innovative strategy that does not follow the traditional mode of branding and research higher education institutions historically leaned on for the past 30 years or more.
As part of this process, UDM is working with GreenHouse::Innovation, a firm that works to help connect organizations with thought leaders focused on social innovation to identify and tackle the hardest problems and design new models, frameworks and strategies for measurable change. Members of the GreenHouse network are well equipped to have the “un-have-able” conversation; to challenge biases and overturn assumptions to help an organization see the true conditions of the problems it faces.
GreenHouse utilizes a process called designed thinking, which helps organizations break free of cognitive patterns that resist and undermine innovation and works from the ground up in an organization. In January 2024, UDM held an introductory strategy session conducted by GreenHouse with members of the University Leadership Council.
The purpose of this session was to:
- Subvert norms and take a very close look at the institutional identity crisis
- Start to develop a new mindset, new behavior
- Identify actions (“work that you can really use”) that befit a major league school charting a new future
- Work in the short term/enhance in the long term
- A new narrative to live…starting today
Since January 2024, several other strategy sessions have taken place with our neighborhood community and internal stakeholders. Soon, UDM community members will be invited to participate in more strategy sessions with GreenHouse. The goal is to solicit your thoughts, ideas, input and perspectives about our institutional identity, future of our university and a future brand. Additionally, MarCom reps hope to visit departments, offices and individuals to present details on the rebranding efforts and to engage everyone in this work.
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Writing about/with animals the theme for Nov. 20’s Creative Writing Collective
Saturday November 16, 2024
Detroit Mercy students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends are invited to join UDM’s Creative Writing Collective from 5:30-6:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20!Led by Stacy Gnall, the theme for the third installment of the semester is “Writing About/With Animals.” The gathering will take place in the Briggs Building, Room 201.
No writing experience is necessary, you are welcome if you have an interest in exploring or developing your creative inclinations.
Contact english@udmercy.edu with questions or to join the CWC mailing list.
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Joe Mulligan, S.J., talks on the Gospel of Luke
Thursday November 14, 2024
On Friday, Nov. 15 at 1-2 p.m., Fr. Joe Mulligan will talk via Zoom about the new third volume of his Gospel of Luke book, with its focus on applying the Gospel insights in the contemporary context of suffering and struggle.Those interested may go to his Google Drive to read Volume 3 (and also the previous two volumes) of his free e-book. Register (below) to receive the link.
Fr. Mulligan is a Jesuit from the Detroit Province of the Jesuits who has lived in Nicaragua for many decades and is no stranger to the struggle for justice and peace. Mulligan is the author of several books including The Nicaraguan Church and the Revolution and more recently The Jesuit Martyrs of El Salvador: Celebrating Their Anniversaries. He has been writing a series of volumes on The Gospel of Luke, and in previous years he has shared Volumes 1 and 2 of his book. Fr. Mulligan is an activist who has engaged in nonviolent action such as fasting and civil disobedience in pursuit of justice.
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Resources, Centers and Clinics
Titan Equity Nourish Network (TENN)
TENN is a student-led and community-driven food justice program that delivers fresh produce to 60 families in New Martin Park Neighborhood and 80 seniors at Theresa Maxis Senior Apartments.
Center for Social Entrepreneurship
The Center provides business expertise and acumen as well as mentors to assist local entrepreneurs, beginning with the “Boost” workshop that aids entrepreneurs in developing business plans to achieve a greater social impact.
Counseling Clinic
The clinic provides no-cost counseling services to Detroit residents who otherwise may not have access to mental health services.
Dental Center
Detroit Mercy Dental offers dental services and education through two clinics, nine outreach clinics, a mobile dental clinic and a school-based dental sealant program.
Detroit Collaborative Design Center
The design center provides design services to non-profit community and civic organizations to engage communities and enhance neighborhoods.
Detroit Mercy Eye Institute
The Detroit Mercy Eye Institute includes the state-of-the-art equipment and technology needed to diagnose, monitor, and treat numerous eye conditions. The clinic will also provide affordable eyecare to the uninsured and vulnerable populations.
Law Clinics
Detroit Mercy Law provides legal assistance to Detroit area residents through six clinics: Immigration Law Clinic, SADO Criminal Appellate Clinic, Criminal Trial Clinic, Veterans Law Clinic, Juvenile Law Appellate Clinic and Intellectual Property Law Clinic.
Live6 Alliance
University of Detroit Mercy helped to launch the Live6 Alliance in August 2015 to strengthen the Livernois Avenue and McNichols Road commercial corridor in northwest Detroit.
Pre-College Programs
Detroit area students in grades 4-12 participate in more than 15 outreach programs annually through Saturday classes, summer camps, and innovative curricula in the sciences, technology engineering, mathematics, architecture and design.
Media Experts Guide
Detroit Mercy scholars are experts in their fields and many have agreed to be available to media. Note that experts' views are their own and may not reflect the views of their colleagues or University of Detroit Mercy.
Migration Research Directory
The AJCU Migration Research Directory is an open-access resource for high-quality research on migration, provided by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. Faculty members from Jesuit universities around the world provide important migration and refugee research from a wide variety of perspectives.
Psychology Clinic
The Psychology Clinic provides assessment and counseling services for approximately 300 clients annually. Fees are based on ability to pay.
Reimagining the Civic Commons
University of Detroit Mercy serves as one of the institutional anchors for the “Reimaging the Civic Commons” initiative, which is funded through the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation grant. The initiative focuses on the City of Detroit’s neighborhood revitalization priority: the Livernois/McNichols area. The project’s goal is to revitalize the neighborhoods between its two anchor institutions, Detroit Mercy and Marygrove College, creating a denser and more diverse urban community.
Rx for Reading Program
This program increases access to children’s books and supports families in reading to their children. The program has distributed more than 2,000 children’s books a month at a variety of locations, including low-income health, dental and WIC clinics; homeless shelters; and Head Start programs.