UDM Volunteers in “United We Serve”
President Obama has headed up a nationwide project entitled “United We Serve,” with a goal “to build a new foundation for economic growth in America to help other in need with health care, education and clean energy issues. He has asked all Americans to donate their time and talents to others in their own communities.In conjunction with this project, UDM students, faculty and staff are also been asked to participate in their own “United We Serve” projects in Detroit.
Students can volunteer at the Capuchin Soup Kitchen at 4390 Conner St. in Detroit on October 21, 2009 from 3:30 p.m. until 6 p.m. Students who volunteer may fulfill their service-learning course requirements.
UDM faculty and staff will volunteer their time at the Capuchin Soup Kitchen at 1264 Meldrum St. in Detroit on Friday, Oct. 23, and Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 from 10:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
For more information, please contact David Nantais, director of UDM's Leadership Development Institute at 313-993-2003.
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The University of Detroit Mercy is Michigan's largest private Catholic University, offering approximately 100 majors and programs in 60 academic fields. Sponsored by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) and the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, the University has three campuses located in downtown and northwest Detroit.
For the 11th consecutive year, UDM was ranked among the top tier of Midwestern master's universities in U.S.News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" – 2012 edition.
Publish date: October 20, 2009