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• February 24: Your voice matters: Take the Healthy Minds Survey, open until March 2

  Tuesday February 24, 2026
  

  

  Titans, check your email for an invitation to participate in the 2026 Healthy Minds Survey. This important survey will help the University better understand student and faculty well-being and guide positive changes across campus.

  We want to learn more about what helps you thrive at UDM — and the challenges you may face along the way.

  Bonus: By participating, you’ll be entered for a chance to win great prizes, including gift cards and awesome UDM swag!

  The survey is confidential and will remain open until Monday, March 2.

  Please contact deanofstudents@udmercy.edu with any questions.

• February 24: Nominate worthy alumni for 2026 Spirit Awards until Feb. 28

  Tuesday February 24, 2026
  

  

  Detroit Mercy’s Alumni Relations Office is accepting nominations for the 2026 Alumni Achievement Spirit Awards. This annual event during Homecoming recognizes seven alumni — one from each college and school at the University — for their significant accomplishments in both their professional careers and in their commitment to community. Nominations will be accepted through Feb. 28.

  If you know of any alumni who are making or have made extraordinary achievements in their careers, please nominate them for this prestigious recognition.

  Award criteria includes:

  • Nominee should be a respected member of his/her chosen profession (active or recently retired).
  • Nominee has been recognized in their industry for exemplary professional achievements.
  • Nominee should be engaged in the community, either with Detroit Mercy or another civic/community organization.
  • Nominee has demonstrated a willingness to financially support Detroit Mercy at some level either in the past or in the future.
  • Nominee must be available to accept the award in person.
  • Nominee shall not have received any University of School/College award in the last five years.

  The Spirit Awards are held annually during Homecoming weekend. You may view honorees of past awards HERE.

  For more information or any questions, please contact Director of Alumni Relations Peggy Pattison at 313-578-0327 or pattisma@udmercy.edu.

  Submit nominations here.

  

• February 24: Cook live with Savoy Detroit chef, TENN on Feb. 25

  Tuesday February 24, 2026
  

  

  For those looking for healthy, flavorful meals that won’t break the budget, Detroit Mercy alumna Melba Dearing, executive chef and co-owner of SAVOY Detroit, will hold a special live cooking demonstration on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 4:30 p.m., in Room 124 of the Health Professions Facility.

  In partnership with the Titan Equity Nourish Network (TENN), Chef Melba will share practical, budget-friendly cooking tips designed especially for college students. Participants will learn how to transform simple, affordable ingredients into a delicious one-pot meal while picking up real-world kitchen skills they can use every day.

  This is a free demonstration, and all are welcome.

  Chef Melba’s work bridges food, business and community impact. From leading Detroit’s celebrated SAVOY Detroit to supporting student-led food access initiatives through TENN, her approach to cooking is rooted in creativity, intention and equity. This demonstration shows how nutritious meals can be accessible and flavorful.

  RSVP here.

  

• February 24: Black Student Union, TENN to hold Jazz Night during BHM, Feb. 25

  Tuesday February 24, 2026
  

  

  Detroit Mercy’s Black Student Union (BSU) and Titan Equity Nourish Network (TENN) will host an evening of music and community at Jazz Night on Wednesday, Feb. 25, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., in the Fountain Lounge of the Student Union.

  Enjoy great food, fun games and a live jazz band in celebration of Black History Month. All are invited to this event.

  Please email Chelsea Manning at mannincp@udmercy.edu with any questions.

  

• February 24: Philosophy Department to host scholar Thomas Nail for pair of events, March 18-19

  Tuesday February 24, 2026
  

  

  Thomas Nail, distinguished scholar and professor of Philosophy at the University of Denver, will be the guest speaker at a pair of Philosophy Department events on Wednesday, March 18, and Thursday, March 19.

  • March 18, at 4 p.m., The Figure of the Migrant, in Room 317 of the Briggs Building: The talk introduces the main ideas of Nail’s books, The Figure of the Migrant and Theory of the Border, rethinking the nature of political philosophy and history from the perspective of migration. Nail has expanded his analysis to incorporate the advent of climate change and migration in deep Earth history. The conversation will step back and look at the longest and widest frame for which to illuminate the current events of unprecedented global migration and climate change.
  • March 19, at 10 a.m., The Birth of Order from Chaos: Perspectives from Comparative World Mythology, in Loranger Architecture Building Exhibition Space: The conversation explores the meaning of the word ‘chaos,’ from an immanent worldview where the oldest native language cosmogonic texts say the cosmos was born from chaos. During this lecture, Nail will present a summary of his research from his latest two unpublished books, The Birth of Chaos and The Birth of Order. His presentation will outline the common features of the world’s oldest recorded cosmogonies and argue that they offer a compelling movement-oriented alternative to post Axial-Age worldviews.

  In addition to the works mentioned above, Nail is the author of numerous books, including Theory of the Earth, Marx in Motion, The Philosophy of Movement, Lucretius I, II, III, and Being and Motion. His research focuses on the philosophy of movement.

  The March 18 event is co-sponsored by Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive (CLASA).

  All are welcome to attend to these free events. Please contact Gail Presbey at presbegm@udmercy.edu with any questions or for more information.

• February 24: Detroit Mercy Night at Detroit Pistons game set for March 25

  Tuesday February 24, 2026
  

  

  All Titans are invited to Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday, March 25, for Detroit Mercy Night, where the Detroit Pistons will host the Atlanta Hawks. The game starts at 7 p.m.

  Tickets start at just $35. All-you-can-eat seats in the North End Club are also available.

  When purchased through the link below, tickets also include a co-branded Pistons and UDM sweater.

  Purchase tickets here. 

  

• February 23: SACD Dichotomy lecture series explores ‘Who is the decolonial urban designer?’ on March 2

  Monday February 23, 2026
  

  Detroit Mercy’s School of Architecture & Community Development (SACD) 2026 Dichotomy Lecture Series will host Shreya Vadrevu, who was featured in Dichotomy 28:RED, for a lecture titled “Who is the decolonial urban designer?”

  The lecture will take place on Monday March 2, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Warren Loranger Architecture Building Exhibition Space. All are welcome to attend this free event.

  This presentation explores the complexities of post-colonial perspectives within urban design. Focusing on mixed methods of photography, counter-mapping and participatory documentation of public markets, the presentation asks an important question: What is the evolution of a decolonial urban designer?

  Vadrevu is an urbanist and architectural designer, who holds a Master of Urban Design from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Architecture from PES University, Bengaluru. She currently works as an architectural designer in the K-12 education space and continues to work with Dystopia, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about speciesism.

  Dichotomy, a student-published journal of SACD, strives to be the critical link to the discourse on design, architecture, urbanism and community development.