Homecoming, this Saturday
Don't miss UDM's Homecoming on Saturday, Feb. 16! UDM faculty and staff are invited to both the Titan women's and men's basketball games as well as to a Titan tailgate party.
The Titan Athletic Department is awarding each UDM employee four free tickets to the basketball games at Calihan Hall: the women's game at 2 p.m. and the men's game at 4:30 p.m. Call Titan Athletics at 313-993-1700 for information on free game tickets.
The UDM community is also invited to a tailgate party between the two games, from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. in the Engineering Building high bay. The tailgate is a family-friendly event where you can vote for your favorite Dean's chili, win prizes, play games and get ready to cheer the Titans to victory! Tailgate tickets are $15 per person and include food, beverage and entrance to the two basketball games. Tickets for the tailgate party are available from Alumni Relations. (More on tailgate party)
Law School "Project SALUTE" goes national
On Feb. 7, UDM's School of Law launched a nationwide tour of its new Mobile Law Office donated by GM (right), which will provide free assistance and/or representation to thousands of low-income veterans throughout the United States.
"Project SALUTE" (Students And Lawyers assisting U.S. Troops Everywhere) is focused on helping veterans with federal benefits issues and on training attorneys around the nation who are willing to assist veterans pro bono.
Raed Jarrar
Presentation: "Casualties, Refugees and Reconstruction in Iraq"
Two speakers from the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) will be at UDM to discuss issues in Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Ford Life Sciences Building, Room 115. Raed Jarrar, AFSC Iraq consultant, directed a door-to-door casualty survey group and established a grass-roots reconstruction group in Iraq.
Patricia McCann, AFSC program associate, was deployed to Iraq as part of the Iowa National Guard and is an active member of Iraq Veterans Against the War. The event is co-sponsored at UDM by the Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive, the Women's and Gender Studies Program, Detroit Friends and the Midwest Coalition for Human Rights.
Robert Brown
Law professor in play
Professor of Law Robert Brown is among the cast of lawyers acting in a special charity production of Twelve Angry Men, Friday, Feb. 15 at the Chrysler Theatre in downtown Windsor. Another notable Detroit lawyer sharing the stage is trial attorney Geoffrey Fieger.
The performance benefits Canadian charities and will be followed by an afterglow reception at the theater. For more information, see the UDM news release.
E&S honors national leader in intellectual property law
The College of Engineering & Science has selected Judge Joseph V. Colaianni '56, as the 2008 Engineering Alumnus of the Year. Colaianni served for 14 years on the United States Court of Federal Claims, and remains active in the area of patent protection.
Colaianni has taught at American University and The Catholic University of America, and is a member of the UDM College of Engineering & Science Executive Advisory Board. The Alumnus of the Year award will be presented at the 76th annual Slide Rule Dinner Dance, Saturday, April 5 at Cobo Hall. For more information, contact Melanie Dara at 313-993-1218 or darame@udmercy.edu.
On stage: And Neither Have I Wings To Fly
The UDM Theatre Company will present its final performances of the play, And Neither Have I Wings to Fly, Friday, Feb. 15 and Saturday, Feb 16 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. at Marygrove College Theatre. Set in an Irish coastal town in the 1950s, the play tells the story of a family coping with the loss of their mother and the conflict between choice and obligation for the two daughters. For more about the play, see the UDM news release.
Tickets are $15 general admission, $13 for faculty and staff, $9 for students, $5 for UDM and Marygrove students. Call 313-993-3270 to reserve tickets or see the Theatre Company web site for more information.
Bowl for HSA
The Health Services Administration (HSA) program will hold a bowling event to raise funds for the McAuley Health Center and the HSA student organization. Everyone is welcome to attend Friday, Feb. 22, beginning at 9 p.m. at Apollo Bowling Lanes, 29410 Gratiot Ave., in Roseville. The event will also feature a 50/50 raffle and prize drawings. To RSVP, e-mail Aundra Bomar.
Freeway project may impact Corktown Campus
The School of Dentistry's new Corktown Campus may be affected this summer by a Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) freeway contruction project. The MDOT I-75 Ambassador Bridge Gateway Project, which begins this month and will last until December 2009, is a major redevelopment that will connect Detroit-area freeways to the Ambassador Bridge.
The I-75 and I-96 freeways south of I-94 will be affected, including the stretch of I-96 that passes the Corktown Campus. The impact on the Corktown Campus will be greatest beginning in July. As that time approaches, UDM will help provide alternative driving suggestions. For more information on the Ambassador Bridge Gateway Project, see the MDOT web site.
Thumbs Up!
Maureen Anthony, associate professor of Nursing, authored the article, "Hypoglycemia in hospitalized adults," in the January/February issue of MEDSURG Nursing.
Assistant Professor of Education Lorri MacDonald was invited to present "Inquiry in Science" to the Japan Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development in Tokyo, Jan. 26. While in Japan, MacDonald was also invited to consult at Yokohama International School and Saint Maur International School, and to give a presentation to the Department of Defense School, Yokota West Elementary, on her constructivist approach to science instruction.