Emergency alert system update
During UDM's recent testing of the new emergency alert system, cell phones and text messaging devices showed the best results in receiving messages. It is therefore recommended that everyone in the UDM community register these devices as directed on the UDM Alert System page.
The system also sends alerts to pagers and e-mail accounts, which should be registered as well. UDM continues to work with Wayne County to develop and test the alert system. For details on recent tests and project activity, see the update web page.
BTM graduates first class
The College of Business Administration recently held a reception honoring the first class of graduates from its Business Turnaround Management (BTM) Certificate Program, a program which is considered to be unique among business schools in the country. Below is a picture from the reception. For more information on the program, see the BTM web page.
Pictured, left to right: Ed Mahon, Dean Hossein Nivi, Melinda Kay Brown, Janice Sylvertooth, James Linton, Fr. Ozzie Mascarenhas, S.J., Ken Kuna, Bruce Brorby and Ken Munn.
Theatre Company presents The Play About the Baby
The Theatre Company joins in the celebration of the 80th birthday of one of America's greatest living playwrights, Edward Albee, with its upcoming production of The Play About the Baby. The production opens Friday, March 28 at Marygrove College Theatre and runs through April 13. The April 5 performance will be followed by a UDM Alumni Afterglow reception.
For more information on this last production of the 2007-2008 season, see the UDM Theatre Company page.
STEPS girls with robot in 2007
E&S sets summer pre-college programs for 2008
Two popular camps hosted by UDM's College of Engineering & Science are set to welcome high school students this summer. The STEPS (Science Technology Engineering Preview Summer camp for girls) program encourages young women to consider engineering, science, manufacturing and robotics as career choices, and the TRANSIT program introduces students to the world of transportation, from its science and technology to its impact on communities.
For more information on the programs, see the STEPS page and the TRANSIT page.
Public Interest Auction, April 4
The sixth annual Public Interest Fellowship Auction will be held Friday, April 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the School of Law. Help the School extend its commitment to public service. By attending the auction, you can help fund stipends that Law students will receive for summer public interest fellowships at various organizations. For more information, see the School of Law event page.
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Sodexo event to benefit Gleaners Food Bank
To raise money to help feed the hungry, UDM dining services provider Sodexo will host a Visiting Chef event, "Dining for Dollars," Wednesday, March 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Loft in the Student Center.
William Frank, Sodexo's executive chef at the Plymouth-Canton School District, will prepare and serve three Asian lunch entrées for $7.20 including side dishes. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Gleaners Community Food Bank to help feed hungry people in the Detroit area.
Sisters of Mercy Arts & Sweets event
The Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Regional Community of Detroit will host the third annual "Arts & Sweets" event on Sunday, April 13 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Costick Center in Farmington Hills.
Sisters and Associates will display and sell their artwork while local restaurants, bakeries and the Mercy community offer samples of their desserts. Tickets are $20. For more information, e-mail Kathleen Rembacki or Leslie Wessel or call 248-476-8000.
Etiquette Dinner, April 10
For the fifth consecutive year, the Career Education Center and Sodexo will team up to present "Dining for Success," an etiquette dinner event, Thursday, April 10. (Location to be announced.) The dinner program is intended to teach students how to network at business functions. Faculty are encouraged to attend the event as well. A $12 per person fee and pre-registration is required. Call the Career Education Center at 313-993-1017 for more information.
Thumbs Up!
Professor of Religious Studies Gloria Albrecht's presentation to the Society of Christian Ethics, "Detroit: Still the 'Other' America," has been selected for publication in the Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics.
Stokes S. Baker, associate professor of Biology, has been invited by the Botanical Society of America and the Canadian Botanical Association to give the symposium presentation, "The Future of Biology Teaching," at the groups' joint annual meeting, "Botany Without Borders," July 26-30 at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
Professor of English John Freeman presented the paper, "Shakespeare and the Catholic Legacy in Hamlet," at St. Elizabeth's Church in Wyandotte, March 6.
With this year's staging of Feb. 21, the UDM Women's and Gender Studies Program has now raised nearly $30,000 to help fight violence against women and their families in the Detroit area during the last several years.