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• September 25: Detroit Mercy community invited to Pistons opening day, Oct. 20

  Friday September 25, 2026
  

  

  Detroit Mercy students, faculty, staff and alumni are invited to cheer on the Detroit Pistons as they tip off the 2026-27 NBA season in their home opener against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 3 p.m., at Little Caesars Arena.

  Tickets start at $24 and include a $10 credit for concessions or merchandise.

  Arrive early to enjoy pregame activities in the plaza and live entertainment.

  Use your Detroit Mercy email address to access tickets.

  Purchase tickets here.

  

• September 25: Homecoming 2026 Fall Festival with Street Fest set for Sept. 25-26

  Friday September 25, 2026
  

  

  Fall Festival at Homecoming returns to UDM’s McNichols Campus Sept. 25-26. The weekend is packed with activities, and this year Detroit Mercy is partnering with Live 6’s Six Mile Street Fest, providing additional entertainment, local cuisine and family-friendly activities on the UDM Front Lawn (outside the McNichols gate).

  This two-day event offers something for everyone—from exciting games and tours to informative sessions. Among the highlights are the annual bike tour of the historic areas surrounding the McNichols Campus, an open kickball game, a taping of Detroit Mercy’s long-running show “Ask the Professor” and an improv show as well as an evening of creative writing in the newly established Black Box Theatre in the Student Union.

  Attendees can also cheer on the Titans men’s soccer team at Titan Field as they take on Purdue Fort Wayne at 4 p.m. on Saturday.

  The main event is the Fall Festival which is slated to begin at 4 p.m. on Saturday. It features arts and crafts, bubble soccer, yard and casino games, an escape room, food trucks, skating, scavenger hunt and much more.

  Attendees also have the opportunity to take historical tours throughout campus, even one of Calihan Hall, featuring the newly renovated Titan Club.

  After dusk, a bonfire will be lit to celebrate all Titan Athletic teams, followed by the NPHC Yard show, where multicultural fraternities and sororities will showcase their chapter’s history and traditions through steps, strolls, chants or dancing.

  Also included in the weekend’s events and numerous reunions are the College of Health Professions Research Symposium, a Golden Jubilee reunion for the Class of 1976 and the presentation of 2026’s Alumni Achievement Spirit Award honorees.

  Join in Fall Festival activities as you reconnect with the University during two exciting days filled with food, fun and celebrations.

  Register or learn more about Fall Festival/Homecoming.

• September 25: Wellness Expo returns Oct. 1, open to all students and employees

  Friday September 25, 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 25: Wellness Center and CVS partner to bring vaccine clinic to McNichols Campus, Oct. 1

  Friday September 25, 2026
  

  The Wellness Center and CVS have partnered to bring a vaccine clinic to the McNichols campus. The clinic will take place during the Wellness Expo on Thursday, Oct. 1, from 12-2 p.m., in the Student Union, Room 208.

  Flu, COVID and many more vaccines will be available.

  All are welcome to attend and receive vaccine(s). Please be sure to register ahead of time at the link below.

  CVS requires 20 participants to be registered prior to the clinic, otherwise the event will be canceled. Once the 20 timeslots are filled, you will not be able to preregister. However, walk-ins are still encouraged and welcome.

  Please contact the Wellness Center at (313) 993-1185 with any questions.

  Preregister for vaccine clinic here.

• September 25: Free headshot photographs for McNichols Campus employees, Oct. 5-6

  Friday September 25, 2026
  

  McNichols Campus employees can have their headshot taken for free by a professional photographer on Oct. 5-6 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom as part of a Get to Know MarCom event. 

  These new headshots are perfect for employees’ University biography (person) pages and professional use. 

  No appointments are necessary — just dress up, drop in and smile for the camera. Once headshots are available for downloading, they will be distributed to the University community through Campus Connection. 

  The McNichols Campus headshot event is open to employees from all of UDM’s campuses, but the Corktown and Riverfront campuses provide similar opportunities for their employees. Please contact the School of Law and School of Dentistry communications staff for more information. 

  MarCom staff will be at the McNichols Campus headshot event to answer any questions the University community may have about marketing and communications at UDM. 

• September 25: Philosophy Department to host scholar Guido Parietti for Hannah Arendt anniversary lecture, Sept. 29

  Friday September 25, 2026
  

  

  The first speaker in the UDM Philosophy Department’s 2026-27 Public Lecture Series will be Guido Parietti, assistant professor of Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy at Michigan State University.

  In commemoration of the 120th anniversary of German thinker Hannah Arendt’s birth, Parietti’s lecture, “Why Politics? Why Arendt?” will explore her infamous answer to a fundamental question of our age: what is politics for?

  The event will take place Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Warren Loranger Architecture Building Exhibition Space and is free and open to the public.

  Parietti is the author of On the Concept of Power: Possibility, Necessity, Politics (Oxford, 2022) and has published numerous works on deliberative democracy, political theology and the philosophy of Hannah Arendt and Thomas Hobbes.

  For more information, please contact Kieran Aarons at aaronska@udmercy.edu.

• September 24: Photos: Download pictures from Titan Fest

  Thursday September 24, 2026
  

  

  The University had several photographers at 2026 Titan Fest, capturing all of the fun from the annual club and organization fest on the McNichols Campus. A full display of captures featuring your club/orgs/friends are available for download now!

  Download Titan Fest photos.