Celebrate Spirit! photo gallery online
Once again, it was a beautiful day for UDM's Celebrate Spirit! event, Sept. 24. Look for your friends, colleagues and yourself in the 2009 Celebrate Spirit! photo gallery.
2009 Ford Innovation Symposium, Oct. 15
All faculty, staff and students are invited to the 2009 Ford Innovation Symposium, Thursday, Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. in the Ford Life Sciences Building, Room 113. This year's presentation is by Iain Roberts, associate partner at IDEO, where he works with clients such as AT&T and Ford Motor Company.
Roberts' presentation will be about the design of experiences and the use of design thinking as tools to develop and deliver against strategic business goals. To hear this leading brand innovator, RSVP to Melanie Dara by Oct. 12 at 313-993-1218, or darame@udmercy.edu.
UDM honors three at Ignatian Circle Dinner
At the Ignatian Circle Dinner, Sept. 25, UDM presented three awards for contributions to the University and our community. John E. Lobbia '64, former chairman and CEO of Detroit Edison, was honored with the Founders Award; Charles Rutherford '53, '57, of counsel with Dykema Gossett PLLC, received the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award; and UDM Board Trustee Christine K. Cortez was presented with the Honorary Alumnus Award. Read the news release to find out more about these three special people and why they are important to UDM.
Fom left: John E. Lobbia '64, Charles Rutherford '53, '57, and Christine K. Cortez
Student Life Health Fair, Oct. 14
The Student Life Health Fair is open to UDM students, faculty and staff who want to learn more about health and safety issues, Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Center Fountain Lounge. Flu vaccinations will be available for $20, as well as information on health topics from nutrition and fitness to personal counseling. For details, see the event page.
Community Health Fair at McAuley Health Center, Oct. 21
The McAuley Health Center will host a Community Health Fair, Wednesday, Oct. 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Samaritan Center at 5555 Conner Avenue in Detroit. Student nurses will administer immunizations to children from the community, and offer the H1N1 vaccine to all ages. The fair will also include information and screenings on many health issues.
The Health Center is asking for licensed volunteers to help supervise the students at the fair. For more information, call Joyce Jordan-Shaw at the Mercy Primary Care Center, 313-579-4000.
Harvest Festival at New Windmill Market, Oct. 24
The New Windmill Market, the farmers market just south of McNichols Campus, will hold a Harvest Festival, Saturday, Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The market, on the southwest corner of Livernois Ave. and the Lodge Freeway, regularly offers fresh produce and flowers on Saturdays from June to October.
At the Harvest Festival, you can also enjoy fresh apple cider and donuts and buy a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch. The New Windmill Market is a project of the University Commons Organization, in partnership with Wayne County and the Black Farmers Coalition.
LCT Program to provide ESL training in Detroit
UDM's Language & Cultural Training Department received a $1,200 grant from the Father Clement H. Kern Foundation to help sustain its "Lifeskills for Latinas: ESL" classes. LCT's director Lara Wasner and coordinator Jean Krystyniak applied for the grant, which will fund one six-week session for up to 15 women to learn English.
Six six-week sessions are scheduled to run at three Detroit Public Library locations in Southwest Detroit. "Thanks to the Kern grant and money from the Friends Foundation, our library ESL programs are fully funded for the 2009-10 school year, keeping language training accessible" says Wasner.
U. Windsor president visits to finalize VABE program
After a signing ceremony in Windsor, University of Windsor President Alan Wildeman came to UDM's School of Architecture, Sept. 23 to sign the documents to create the new Visual Arts and the Built Environment (VABE) program, a partnership between UDM and University of Windsor. Pictured at the signing ceremony are Wildeman (left) and UDM President Gerard L. Stockhausen, S.J., seated before a group of VABE students. See a previous story for more on the VABE program.
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Assistant Professor of Counseling & Addiction Studies Montie Garraway recently began his tenure as president of the Michigan Counseling Association. In this role and during his two-year term, he will lead the state's primary professional counseling association.
Nutrena Tate, assistant professor of Nursing, received the Nurse Educator of the Year Award from the National Black Nurses Association. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to professional and/or patient education. She was honored at the Scholarship, Chapter and Nurse of the Year Award Ceremony, Aug. 4 in Toronto.