Child care at UDM? You help decide.
The topic of child care for UDM students and employees has arisen a number of times in recent history. Last fall, a group of University faculty, staff and administrators convened to determine the importance of child care at UDM.
Your input is what this fact-finding committee now needs. The group has developed a quick, online Child Care Interest Survey to gather needed information on the issue.
Even if child care is not a direct concern of yours, all students, faculty, administrators and staff are encouraged to please take a few minutes to fill out the online survey so the Committee can determine the future of this issue. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. Thank you! Go to the UDM child care survey.
Poetry reading tonight
Prominent Washington, DC area poet Judith McCombs, local poets Joan Gartland and Judith Goren, and UDM students Danielle Blasko and Amy Thomas will read their poems in honor of Women's History Month, tonight from 7 - 8:30 p.m. in the Commerce and Finance Building, Room 334. The event is free and open to the public.
Lenten series continues
The third of four Lenten talks on the Jesuit Spiritual Exercises, "Following Jesus into the World," is open to the public Wednesday, March 21 at noon in the Jesuit Residence, Lansing-Reilly Hall. For more information on the series, see the news article.
CLASA events help conclude exhibit
This Thursday, March 22, UDM's Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive (CLASA) presents the concluding events in its week-long celebration of Peruvian art and discussion of Latin American issues and experiences.
The closing event features the presentation, "Mercy Sisters' Mission Work in Peru," by Teresa Saetta, RSM, and a concert by Robert Scullin, S.J., who will perform songs from his recent CD, And It's So Clear. The event will take place from 7 - 9 p.m. in the Genevieve Fisk Loranger Architecture Center.
Honors Convocation - March 25
University Honors Convocation will celebrate the academic excellence and leadership of UDM students, Sunday, March 25. Outstanding students will be honored throughout the day in ceremonies for their respective colleges. Also, the 2007 Valedictorian and Magis Award recipients will be honored following a Liturgy. For details, see the event page.
Acclaimed jazz artists to perform at UDM
Grammy-nominated jazz musicians Straight Ahead are an all-female trio of instrumentalists, vocalists, composers and arrangers, who will perform Tuesday, March 27 at 5:30 p.m. in the Student Center Fountain Lounge. Pictured at right are (from left) Gayelynn McKinney, Marion Hayden and Alina Morr.
The award-winning group's concert is free and open to the public, and is sponsored by the Women's Studies Program, the African-American Studies Program, the Student Programming Board and the College of Liberal Arts and Education. For more information, see the UDM article.
UDM coordinates "Lifeskills for Latinas"
Beginning this month, UDM's Language & Cultural Training Department is coordinating the program, "Lifeskills for Latinas: ESL," enabling Spanish-speaking women in southwest Detroit to begin their first formal English language course.
Funded by a grant from the Michigan Women's Foundation awarded to Detroit Public Libraries, the program began at the Campbell and Conely library branches, which are in an area where Spanish is often the most commonly spoken language.
UDM's Director of Language and Cultural Training Lara Wasner says, "The 'ESL' stands as much for Esteem, Self-Sufficiency and Literacy as it does for English as a Second Language."
Women's History Month exhibit
To commemorate March as National Women's History Month, UDM's McNichols Campus Library is hosting an exhibit through April 2. The display contains a selection of books and other materials relating to renowned women, women's history and feminism.
Concerned about identity theft?
Almost everyone knows someone who has been the subject of some form of identity theft, from stolen SSNs to ATM card transactions are more. Public Safety suggests a few sites where we can learn more about identifying and preventing identity theft:
Tickets available for 2008 NCAA Midwest Regional
The one-year countdown has begun for the NCAA Men's Basketball Midwest Regional Games at Ford Field! Hosted by UDM, the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight games on Friday, March 28 and Sunday, March 30, 2008, will be the first Regional Games to be played in the city of Detroit. Tickets went on sale at Ford Field yesterday. Visit the DetroitTitans.com article for more information.