Faculty, Staff and Administrators

Faculty/Staff Announcements from Campus Connection

Open All | Close All

• January 23: Apply now for mini mission grant to fund your student org project

  Thursday January 23, 2025
  

  

  Fund your student org project today!

  Apply for a grant of up to $200 (10 grants available) to be awarded to UDM student organizations and their org university 800 accounts in support of activities that promote Detroit Mercy’s mission. Celebrate Spirit themes (radical hospitality, stewardship of creation, solidarity, joy) or Mercy critical concerns and Jesuit values (racism, immigration, non-violence) are given priority.

  The mini mission grant encourages students to actively participate in embodying the Detroit Mercy values and empowers students with seed money to take action on their ideas and foster a culture of entrepreneurship and initiative. It also helps to cultivate a sense of community and belonging by emphasizing fellowship and collaboration to promote positive change, which involves social change, by addressing poverty, advocacy for marginalized communities or pursing environmental sustainability.

  Only four criteria are needed for a project or activity to receive a grant:

  • The project or activity must promote one or more elements of Detroit Mercy’s mission.
  • Students must be personally involved in the project or activity (no pass-through funding of other people’s projects).
  • You must be a student at the University during the time the project or activity takes place.
  • The grant monies must be spent by April 30, and a short summary of the event (used for media purposes) and three to four pictures/short videos of the event must be submitted to the University Ministry Office.

  The application is available now, and grants will be awarded until Feb. 28.

  For more information or any questions, please contact Director of University Ministry Anita Klueg at kluegag@udmercy.edu.

  Apply here!

  

   

   

• January 23: Sr. Judy Mouch’s Celebration of Life set for Jan. 27

  Thursday January 23, 2025
  

  

  Detroit Mercy community, please join us as we remember, celebrate and share memories of Sr. Judy Mouch, RSM on Monday, Jan. 27.

  A Mass of Remembrance will be held in the Fountain Lounge of the Student Union at 4 p.m., followed by a Celebration of Life reception and program at 4:45 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom on the McNichols Campus.

  For those who would like to make a gift in memory of Sr. Judy, the University has established the Sr. Judith A. Mouch, RSM Endowed Scholarship. The scholarship has been established to honor her, a beloved member of both the Sisters of Mercy and Detroit Mercy communities.

  This scholarship, initiated through a gift from the estate of Mercy College alumna Patricia Beck, will support nursing students annually, continuing Sr. Judy’s legacy of compassion and service. We invite you to celebrate her life and impact by contributing to this scholarship fund.

  Sr. Judy was a much-beloved member of the University community since 1995. She entered eternal life on Dec. 14, 2024 at age 77.

• January 23: Second annual SciComm art exhibit ‘UNREAL’ set for Feb. 10-14

  Thursday January 23, 2025
  

  

  Please join the College of Engineering & Science for UNREAL, the second annual Science Communication art exhibit at Detroit Mercy. This exhibit, which runs from Feb. 10-14, will feature about 30 works of science-informed art that touch on topics like futurism, science fiction, inventions, fantasy, metaphor, challenging the impossible, and utopias and dystopias.

  This FREE event will take place in the Warren Loranger Architecture Building from 2-7 p.m. each day of the exhibit. Tickets are not required for entry, but please RSVP below so we know how many to expect.

  This event is made possible in part by the Titan Innovation Fund and the Michigan Arts and Culture Council.

  RSVP HERE!

  

• January 23: Mission Week activities planned, Jan. 24-31

  Thursday January 23, 2025
  

  

  Mission Week celebrates the gathering of our community to honor, reflect on and learn more about our Detroit Mercy mission and identity through our Mercy heritage and Ignatian traditions.

  A number of activities designed to acknowledge and teach us more about our mission and identity will take place during Mission Week from Friday, Jan. 24 through Friday, Jan. 31, as follows:

  • Friday, Jan. 24 at 1-2 p.m. (Zoom) — Workshop: “Integrating Catholic Social Thought, Mercy Critical Concerns and the Jesuit Universal Apostolic Preferences as Empowering Assets for Decision Making” (for employees)
  • Saturday, Jan. 25 at 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. — Stillness: Silent retreat at Maxis Spirituality Center with University Ministry (preregister)
  • Sunday, Jan. 26 at 6:30-7:45 p.m., Commerce & Finance Building, Room 118 — Faith with Friends: Dinner and a Guided Prayer Experience (for students)
  • Sunday, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m., St. Ignatius Chapel — Sunday Mass
  • Monday, Jan. 27 at 9 a.m., Student Union — New Employee Orientation to Mission 101 with HR and OMI offices (for employees)
  • Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 12:45-1:45 p.m., Student Union, Room 208 — Mission Deep Dive 201: Delve into the spirit and story of our founders (for employees)
  • Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 1-2 p.m., Fountain Lounge — Beats of Unity Drum Circle: Creating community rhythm
  • Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 12-2 p.m., St. Ignatius Chapel — OMI Mass and lunch: Pizza served in Commerce and Finance Building after Mass
  • Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 3-4 p.m. — M.U.G. Hour: Mingle, unwind and gather with free cookies, trivia and prizes
  • Thursday, Jan. 30 at 12:45-2:45 p.m., Chemistry Building, Room 114 — UDM Mission and Values Forum: Report from the Mission Effectiveness Team (for employees)
  • Friday, Jan. 31 at 1-2:30 p.m., Fountain Lounge — Jummah Connect: Prayer, snacks and conversation with Oussama, our Muslim chaplain
  • Friday, Jan. 31 — Wellness and Mindfulness Seminar (for CHP staff and faculty)

  More on Mission Week!

  

• January 22: Religious diversity to be celebrated at interfaith dinner on Feb. 5

  Wednesday January 22, 2025
  

  

  Join University Ministry in celebrating religious diversity at an interfaith dinner set for Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom on the McNichols Campus. All Titans are invited.

  We will break bread together and enjoy listening to a guest panel representing the Sikh, Hindu and Native American cultures present on the topic of spirituality and radical hospitality. Free food will be available for all in attendance and will feature halal, Kosher and vegetarian options.

  This will also be a +1 spiritual and service hour opportunity for UDM students, and the first 25 guests to arrive will receive a free t-shirt!

  For more information, please contact Anita Klueg at kluegag@udmercy.edu.

  RSVP HERE!

  

• January 22: Register to present at 19th annual scholarly celebration event

  Wednesday January 22, 2025
  

  

  Registration is open for students, staff and faculty to present at the 19th annual University’s Celebration of Scholarly Achievement & Community Engagement (CSACE).

  CSACE, to be held from 12-8:30 p.m. April 3 at the Student Fitness Center, is an opportunity for students, staff and faculty to be recognized for their work throughout the academic year. It will feature research posters, artistic displays, performances, lightning talks and more.

  Presenter registration and abstract submissions are due by 5 p.m. March 3. To register, visit the link below. For more information contact Michele Favoretto at favoremi@udmercy.edu.

  Register here.

• January 21: First Creative Writing Collective of winter term set for Jan. 28

  Tuesday January 21, 2025
  

  

  NOTE: The first Creative Writing Collective has been moved to Tuesday, Jan. 28 due to inclement weather.

  Detroit Mercy students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends are invited to join UDM’s Creative Writing Collective (CWC) on Tuesday, Jan. 28 from 5:30-6:45 p.m.!

  Poet-in Resident and Adjunct Instructor Stacy Gnall and Senior Adjunct Instructor Michael Lauchlan will lead a conversation on “braiding” in poetry for this first installment of the winter semester. The gathering will take place in the Briggs Building, Room 205.

  No writing experience is necessary to join the CWC! You are welcome if you have an interest in exploring or developing your creative inclinations.

  Save the date for future Creative Writing Collective dates this semester:

  • Wednesday, Feb. 26, 5:30 p.m.: Special virtual CWC gathering
    Register at https://linktr.ee/DetroitMercyEnglish
  • Monday, March 24, 5:30 p.m., Briggs Building, Room 301

  Please contact english@udmercy.edu with questions or to join the CWC mailing list.

  Keep up with the Detroit Mercy English Department on Instagram and Facebook @detroitmercyenglish.