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Business Alumni Week under way
Approximately 30 College of Business Administration alumni will participate in the College's Alumni Week, Feb. 25-29, giving students the opportunity to experience a wide variety of industry perspectives.
This year's keynote speaker is Michael J. Brenner '67, chief financial officer, executive vice president and a director of Related Companies, one of the nation's leading private real estate development firms. Brenner will give his presentation on what makes companies and careers successful, Thursday, Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. in the Commerce & Finance Building, Room 128. For more on the 2008 Business Alumni Week, see the news page.
Gateway construction will affect UDM
Starting yesterday, the I-75 freeway was closed in Detroit between Rosa Parks Blvd. and Clark Street. (A single lane leading traffic from southbound I-75 to the westbound I-96 connector will remain open.) Beginning in July, the closure of the adjacent stretch of I-96 between the I-75 interchange and Warren Avenue will directly impact access to UDM's Corktown Campus from the freeways.
The closures are part of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) "Ambassador Bridge Gateway Project." Project and detour information is available in a printable Gateway Connection Guide on the MDOT Gateway page.
STAR Program event celebrates Black History Month
UDM's STAR Program will present a dramatic monologue by performer Sumarah Karen Smith, Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. in the Student Center Fountain Lounge. The presentation, "One More Night Before Freedom," details the experience of a runaway slave the night before crossing the Detroit river to seek freedom in Canada.
The event celebrates Black History Month. All are welcome to the event, which includes a free light dinner. For more information, contact the STAR Program in the UDM Learning Center at 313-993-1143.
UDM-hosted NCAA Midwest Regional expected to break record
According to a Feb. 7 article in the Detroit Free Press, the upcoming NCAA men's basketball Midwest Regional at Ford Field is on pace to have the largest Regional attendance in NCAA history.
The projection is based on the sale of over 47,000 tickets so far. UDM is the host institution for the Midwest Regional segment of the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship. In the 2009 tournament, UDM will be the host institution for the championship's Final Four®, also to be held at Ford Field. Find out more on the UDM news page.
President's update online
A summary of the University update presented by UDM President Gerard L. Stockhausen, S.J., Jan. 31 is now available online on a Town Hall Meeting page. Highlights include recent achievements and activities around the University.
Social ethics lecture, March 19
Gary Dorrien, Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics, Union Theological Seminary, and professor of Religion, Columbia University, will deliver the George Pickering Memorial Lecture in Social Ethics, Wednesday, March 19 at 7 p.m. in the Maureen A. Fay, O.P. Center in the Health Professions Facility.
Dorrien's presentation is the first in the The Ralph and Barbara Cushing Distinguished Lecture Series, co-sponsored by the Religious Studies Department.
Thumbs Up!
Associate Professor of English Heather Hill-Vasquez has been invited to present her paper, "Mapping the Spiritual in a Physical World: Pilgrimage and the Medieval Drama," at the 29th Plymouth State University Medieval and Renaissance Forum in Plymouth, New Hampshire in April.
Isaiah McKinnon, associate professor of Education, gave the presentation, "Heroes," to the student body of Marian High School. The talk asked the questions, "Are heroes necessary?" and "Do they impact our lives?"
Associate Professor of Sociology & Criminal Justice Michael Witkowski gave the presentation, "Is torture ever justified? College students' attitudes toward coercion and torture," based on a paper co-authored by himself and Professor of Sociology & Criminal Justice Robert Homant. The presentation was delivered at the conference, "Terrorism and Justice: The Balance for Civil Liberties," at the University of Central Missouri, Feb. 18.