March 8, 2005
Watch the Detroit Titans battle for NCAA tournament
spot
Join
the excitement at Spectadium, 2511 Livernois in Troy, as the UDM Detroit
Titans (14-15) play the Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers (23-5) for the Horizon
League championship title tonight at 9 p.m. UDM fans are asked to wear their
red, white and blue. For more information, contact UDM Alumni Relations
at 313-993-1540. No reservations are necessary… just show up. [more]
Submit nominations for the Mission Leadership Award
by March 11
The University Mission Effectiveness Committee seeks nominations for the
Mission Leadership Award, which will be presented at the Honors Convocation
on Sunday, April 3. The Mission Leadership Award recognizes one faculty
member and one staff/administrative member for their creativity and diligence
in making UDM’s mission visible. Nomination criteria are available
on the Committee's new web site at www.udmercy.edu/mission.
Please send your nomination letter to Emmy Yousey, Office of the President, no later than Friday, March 11. The committee will review the nominations and make a recommendation to President Gerard L. Stockhausen, S.J. Please contact the following sub-committee members for more information:
- Nancy Gibney, 993-6322
- Liz Roberts-Kirchhoff, 993-1021
- Jim Tubbs, 578-0355
UDM Theatre Company and Marygrove College collaborate
for the rock musical Godspell
The
UDM Theatre Company and Marygrove College have come together for a modern-day
Detroit spin of one of the theatre world's favorite rock musicals, Godspell.
The production features a unique view of Jesus and his followers as they
re-enact parables and scenes from Jesus' life, based on the Gospel according
to St. Matthew. Godspell will be performed from March 31 through
April 10 at the Marygrove College Theatre. There will be a talkback on April
10 immediately following the performance.
The discount ticket price for UDM faculty and staff is $13. Discount tickets for students are $3. To purchase tickets, visit the UDM Theatre box office located in Reno Hall, Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., or call 993-3270. Tickets can also be purchased at the Marygrove box office on performance days, Thursday and Friday from 6-8 p.m., Saturday 3-8 p.m. and Sunday 12:30-2 p.m. [more]
UDM to co-sponsor "Women Taking Care"
summit
UDM will host the Annual AAUW-Detroit Branch summit, “Women Taking
Care,” on Saturday, March 19 from 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in the President’s
Dining Room on the McNichols Campus. This free and interactive program is
designed to provide supportive information for women attending Metro Detroit
colleges and universities and is being sponsored by UDM, Henry Ford Community
College, Marygrove College and Wayne State University in collaboration with
the AAUW-Detroit Branch. Space is limited. For more information or to RSVP
by Saturday, March 12, contact Denise Williams at 313-993-1496 or williamd@udmercy.edu.
Women of UDM Recognition Dinner
In recognition of Women’s History Month, the Student Programming Board
is sponsoring its annual “Women of UDM Recognition Dinner” on
Thursday, March 31 at 5:30-7 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. The dinner
will recognize UDM women employees for their outstanding contributions to
the growth and development of the University. All women employed by UDM
are invited. Please call Ashley Gray at 313-993-2021 to RSVP by March 24.
Thumbs Up!
Kathryn Gross and James Michael Steele,
adjunct professors of Education, presented “Literacy for a Global
World” at the Michigan Council for the Social Studies. The presentation
combined mathematics, language arts and social studies to create the simulation,
“African Survival Challenge in the Classroom,” which featured
ongoing warfare, child soldiers and disease.