Commencement 2013

The University of Detroit Mercy is proud to welcome 1,200 students to our alumni network the weekend of May 10-11.

The annual McNichols Campus commencement ceremony is Saturday, May 11 at 1:30 p.m. in Calihan Hall. Jane Kay Nugent '48, retired vice president of Administration at DTE will be presented with a honorary degree. The Baccalaureate Mass begins the day of academic celebration at 10 a.m. in Gesu Catholic Church. For a complete timetable, visit the Commencement web page.

UDM School of Dentistry and the UDM School of Law commencement ceremonies are both hosted on the McNichols Campus on Friday, May 10. The School of Dentistry ceremony begins at 9:30 a.m. The School of Law ceremony will begin at 5 p.m.

Class of 1963 Golden Jubilee!

Members of the Class of 1963 will gather to celebrate their Golden Jubilee on Saturday, May 11 at 4:30 p.m. on the McNichols Campus. To register and see who is planning to attend, please visit the event page. Also, complete the profile form posted on the event page to update your fellow classmates.

Senior Class Gift Campaign

The Class of 2013 is raising funds to support a scholarship for a member of the Class of 2014. To date, 83 senior students have raised $2,071.38. The Senior Class Gift Campaign Committee is comprised of 10 volunteer students. Visit the senior gift website to learn why they think it is important to give back to their future alma mater.

The Senior Class Gift Campaign sponsored an outing to a Tiger game on April 30 (pictured below) and will sponsor the Senior Class Dinner on May 9.

UDM celebrates scholarship donors

On April 14, the University of Detroit Mercy held a Scholars Luncheon, inviting all scholarship donors and recipients to celebrate a year of academic achievement.  Nearly 80 donors and students came together to celebrate the gift of education. To learn about scholarship giving and to see a photo gallery from the recent scholars luncheon, please visit the giving web page.

Hurricane Sandy relief trip

The largest group in the past 24 years of coordinating service trips at the University of Detroit Mercy is volunteering in New York to help with Hurricane Sandy relief this week (Sunday, April 24 – Saturday, May 4). Twenty-five UDM students and five UDM faculty and staff members will help with general debris clean-up, volunteer at a local Salvation Army aide distribution center, work with the non-profit Bucket Brigade, and help to rebuild a family home. Look for pictures from this historic trip in the next Alumni e-Connect.