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• July 01: Coaches Cookout features Titan basketball, July 31

  Monday July 01, 2024
  

  

  Join the Department of Athletics for a Basketball Coaches Cookout on Wednesday, July 31 from 5-7 p.m.

  Enjoy a delicious barbecue, drinks, music, and games with the Titans basketball coaches at the tennis court pavilion behind Calihan Hall.

  Head women’s basketball coach Kate Achter and new head men’s basketball coach Mark Montgomery will be in attendance to meet and greet with guests, before sharing updates with their programs and previewing the upcoming seasons.

  Fans will be able to renew, reserve, or purchase season tickets ahead of the 2024-25 basketball seasons.

  RSVP for the Cookout!

  

• July 01: Titans Service Day with ARISE Detroit set for Aug. 3

  Monday July 01, 2024
  

  Join fellow Titans in helping clean up the community for ARISE Detroit‘s 18th annual Neighborhoods Day on Saturday, Aug. 3.

  The University has partnered with Demographics Inspiration – Detroit to clean up community gardens and lots located just five minutes away from the McNichols Campus. The volunteering will take place at 15368 Fairfield Street in Detroit.

  With any questions, please reach out to Alumni Relations at 313-993-1540 or alumni@udmercy.edu.

  Sign-up to Volunteer!

• June 30: University names new dean of Libraries

  Sunday June 30, 2024
  

  Kate Harger

  Kate Harger will join University of Detroit Mercy as the new Dean of Libraries. She will join the University August 1.

  Harger has more than 20 years of experience leading academic libraries in the metropolitan Detroit and Chicago areas. In addition to a Master of Library and Information Science degree from Wayne State University, Harger has earned a Doctor of Business Administration degree from Baker College, a Post-Baccalaureate Paralegal Certificate from Lansing Community College, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from Hope College. She joins Detroit Mercy from Henry Ford College, where she was Director of Library & Academic Support Services.

  Prior to her position with Henry Ford College, Harger was dean/executive director of the library at McHenry County College, Ill., and library director at Baker College of Clinton Township. She has experience leading library teams through periods of transformational change, including library renovation projects and large-scale library system implementation projects. She is skilled at engaging stakeholders to better understand and anticipate evolving needs, aligning library initiatives with the strategic goals of the institution, and implementing innovative library resources and services that foster student and faculty success. A fan of all things Detroit, Harger has a particular fondness for Eastern Market and the Detroit Film Theatre. When she isn’t working, she enjoys swimming, flower gardening and traveling.

  She will replace Marilyn Dow, who served as interim dean for more than two years.

• June 30: Charlton Center to host annual Money Matters Camp, July 29-Aug. 2

  Sunday June 30, 2024
  

  

  The Charlton Center for Responsible Investing will host the Money Matters Camp from July 29 through Aug. 2 on the McNichols Campus.

  More than 300 Metro Detroit elementary, middle and high school students, along with volunteers and camp counselors will be at UDM. They will participate in an exciting week of education and fun-filled activities centered on financial literacy, investing, and life skills.

  The Charlton Center’s Mission of reversing the trend of under-representation of people of color and females in the investment industry by providing academic excellence and hands-on training to this demographic aligns with the focus of the camp.

  The camp’s founder, Gail Perry-Mason, is an alumna of the University. A longtime senior investment professional, author, and renown speaker, Perry-Mason’s passion for financial-based education led her to found Money Matters for Youth in 1996. The camp has helped provide important financial learning to thousands of Detroit students.

• June 29: Save the date: Wellness Expo 2024

  Saturday June 29, 2024
  

  

  Calling all vendors for the 2024 Wellness Expo, which is set to take place Thursday, Oct. 3 from 12-2 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom.

  The Wellness Center is looking for departments, organizations, clubs, and local businesses that care for our student’s and employee’s wellness and well-being. Holistic wellness is larger than the physical or mental health services we typically think of first.

  Wellness includes occupational, financial, spiritual, social, and community well-being, so almost all organizations, departments, and businesses are welcome to participate.

  If you are interested in hosting a table at the expo, please contact the Wellness Center at 313-993-1185 or wellnesscenter@udmercy.edu.

  

• June 29: UDM to hold information sessions for in-demand health career programs

  Saturday June 29, 2024
  

  

  University of Detroit Mercy’s online Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (AGCNS) and Post-Master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs will host information sessions this June and July.

  Information sessions for the AGCNS program are scheduled for Thursday, June 20 and Thursday, July 25, at 1p.m., while Post-Master’s DNP program information sessions are scheduled for Thursday, June 13, at 6 p.m.; June 27, at 1 p.m.; and Tuesday, July 9, at 6:30 p.m.

  The AGCNS program gives graduate degree-seeking students the transformational experience of becoming an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in the role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS). This program also provides an easy pathway to complete a student’s remaining DNP program requirements.

  CNS professionals help change the trajectory of care for populations of patients to exceptional outcomes by prescribing advanced, compassionate, holistic care to patients/family caregivers. In addition, CNS professionals receive advanced training and education to make nursing and medical diagnoses. These highly trained APRNs also prescribe pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical care options while assessing the nursing environment and bringing best protocols to the bedside.

  Coursework for the AGCNS program is 100% online and conducted asynchronously through active engagement with faculty. This program equips students with the knowledge they need to be independent clinicians and to practice across clinical settings. Students are trained to be a generalist AGCNS overall, and skills will merge with their specialty or setting of choice in their CNS career.

  The program is also distinctively different from others because it incorporates several doctoral level courses, which allow students who complete AGCNS requirements to finish their doctoral work now or at a future time. This aspect of the program is delivered through a blend of asynchronous and synchronous learning, which culminates with a DNP project.

  The Post-Master’s DNP welcomes master’s prepared certified APRNs in the clinical specialties of nurse anesthetist, nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, and CNS. Additionally, MSN-prepared nurses in specialty areas such as nurse administration, executive leadership, and nursing informatics are also encouraged to apply to the program. The online program builds upon a student’s current skills to become effective leaders in healthcare as they work to improve the health outcomes of patients. The DNP represents the highest level of clinical nursing competence—students gain in-depth knowledge of nursing, biophysical, psychosocial, analytical, and organizational sciences. Using sophisticated informatics and decision-making technology, they develop collaborative strategies to optimize the health of individuals, families, communities, and UDM’s faculty and student mentoring approach, flexibility in clinical experiences, and affordable tuition makes this Post-Master’s DNP a unique experience.

  Information Sessions

  For more information on the AGCNS Program and/or to sign up for an information session, please visit the AGCNS webpage.

  For more information on the DNP Program and/or to sign up for an information session, please visit the DNP Program webpage.

  You may also contact Julie Bazydlo, recruiter for UDM Graduate Nursing, at gradnursing@udmercy.edu or 313-993-1828.

• June 29: Earn $40 through Detroit Mercy’s mental health study

  Saturday June 29, 2024
  

  Detroit Mercy students, staff and faculty can earn $40 through a mental health study at the University. The Department of Psychology is looking for participants for the study.

  To qualify, you must be 18 or older, have experienced a traumatic event and have the ability to complete questionnaires and interview about current mental health symptoms in English. Each in-person appointment will take approximately 60-90 minutes.

  Participants will be asked to fill out a few self-report questionnaires relating to traumatic experiences, relationships, emotions and coping. They’ll also be asked to participate in a confidential videotaped clinical interview regarding traumatic experiences.

  The study will use the information to help clinicians diagnose trauma-related conditions and design better programs for people who have experienced traumatic events.

  Please call 313-993-1486 or email Katelyn Lowe at loweke@udmercy.edu with any questions or to see if you may quality for the study.