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• September 17: Wellness Expo returns Oct. 1, open to all students and employees

  Thursday September 17, 2026
  

  

  

  The UDM Wellness Center will hold this fall’s Wellness Expo on Thursday, Oct. 1, from 12-2 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom.

  Over 40 vendors will be present, and attendees will have the opportunity to get this year’s flu shot. Free snacks are also available as well as a therapy horse, raffles and more.

  All are welcome to this free event.

• September 17: UDM to host NAMI Walk Michigan, Sept. 19; Join the Titans team

  Thursday September 17, 2026
  

  

  

  The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) 2026 walk in Michigan is set for Saturday, Sept. 19 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on University of Detroit Mercy’s McNichols Campus. All are welcome to join. It’s the third-straight year the University has hosted the NAMI walk.

  Join the Detroit Mercy Titans team with your friends, family, colleagues or classmates and support mental health.

  Get involved and make a difference in the lives of Americans living with mental health concerns. If you shake a hand, give a fist bump or cheer with your team, this NAMI Walk is one of the most powerful days of the year, and you can make a real difference.

  Please save the date and consider signing up for the walk or donating to mental health programs. Further details will be provided soon.

  For more information, please contact the Dean of Students at deanofstudents@udmercy.edu.

  Sign up for the Titans team!

• September 17: Video: PA professor Nour Lyon hosts first Titan Taxi of 2026-27

  Thursday September 17, 2026
  

  

  How old is the University? What was our first mascot?

  Detroit Mercy students answer these questions and more during the school year’s first episode of the Titan Taxi, hosted by Physician Assistant Program Assistant Professor Nour Lyon ’12!

• September 17: Grab free lunch, UDM swag at Thank-a-Donor Day, Sept. 22

  Thursday September 17, 2026
  

  

  Thank A Donor Day takes place Tuesday, Sept. 22, from 12:30-2 p.m. in the Fountain Lounge of the Student Union on the McNichols Campus.

  Several activities are planned to educate students about how alumni and friends of Detroit Mercy enrich all aspects of the University. Students can:

  • Write a thank-you note to a donor and receive a free lunch.
  • Create a photo or video message to thank donors and be entered into a drawing for a $25 Visa gift card!
  • Participate in fun games to test skill and UDM philanthropic knowledge and earn Detroit Mercy swag!
  • Hunt for one of four plushies wearing Titans swag belonging to Tommy Titan on the McNichols Campus and choose which Detroit Mercy fund will receive a gift from an anonymous donor — and keep the plushie!
  • Wear Detroit Mercy or Titan apparel for an extra chance to win prizes!

  Full info!

  

• September 17: Plant clippings needed for Mercy Day student project

  Thursday September 17, 2026
  

  

  In recognition of Mercy Day on Sept. 24 and this year’s Mercy concern of “Care for the Earth,” University Ministry is collecting plant clippings for a special student craft project.

  Faculty and staff are encouraged to donate plant clippings suitable for propagation. Clippings can be dropped off at the University Ministry Office in the Lower Level of the Student Union between 9:30 and 11 a.m. on Sept. 24.

   

• September 17: Celebrate community at TENN garden party, Sept. 18

  Thursday September 17, 2026
  

  

  All are welcome to help Titan Equity Nourish Network (TENN) celebrate our community and bustling garden with an evening of food and harvesting on Friday, Sept. 18.

  The garden party is set to begin at 5:30 p.m. at the TENN and Martin Park Community Garden, located at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 16100 Lawton St., in Detroit.

  To RSVP and for more information, please contact tenn@udmercy.edu.

  

• September 15: Celebrate Spirit! launches new school year, Sept. 17

  Tuesday September 15, 2026
  

  

  Celebrate Spirit! is the official kickoff to the new academic year and a University-wide celebration that welcomes our entire community of students, staff, faculty and administrators.

  The celebration is set for Thursday, Sept. 17 in the Whitty Student Fitness Center. The 150th Jubilee Mass of the Holy Spirit begins at 11:30 a.m. 

  The celebration includes a Catholic Mass, and individuals from all faith traditions are warmly invited to participate or observe in a manner that feels comfortable to them.

  Celebrate Spirit! will be presided over by Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, STD, JCL, the Apostolic Nuncio (Vatican Ambassador) and Pope Leo XIV’s envoy to the United States. The event is hosted by University Ministry and Mission Integration. All are invited to wear red, orange or yellow as part of the event.

  A lunch and reception will be provided in the Fountain Lounge & Terrace of the Student Union at 1 p.m.

  Celebrate Spirit! is open to all members of the Detroit Mercy community no matter their religious affiliation.

  Click here to volunteer at Celebrate Spirit!

  Celebrate Spirit! 2026 invites the Detroit Mercy community to reflect on “Faith In Action” as this academic year’s theme as part of our 150th Celebration.

  Faith is not stagnant—it is active. It is not an individual proclamation or checklist—it is something that exists in community and in relationship. Just as God animates our lives, we are called to actively respond to God in all things. This active faith moves us to imagine a prophetic future for our community. In our Ignatian and Mercy traditions, faith-in-action requires discernment and imagination—Where are we headed? Where does the world call us to be?

  Learn more about Celebrate Spirit!