CLAE news
UDM celebrates its faculty authors
The University of Detroit Mercy held its 4th annual Celebration of Faculty Authors on March 19 to honor its academic authors for their recent written work. Assistant Professor of Journalism Tom Stanton, author of Ty and The Babe, is one of the CLAE faculty members who published a book, journal article, book selection or conference proceeding in 2008-2009. See a complete listing of UDM faculty-authored publications that range from the 1970s to 2010 on the UDM Libraries site.
CLAE Alumni Council seeking new members
As the activity level of the College of Liberal Arts & Education Alumni Council continues to grow, the Council is looking to expand its dedicated team. In particular, the Council would like to add some recent graduates. If you are interested in joining this ambitious group, contact Dean Charles Marske at marskece@udmercy.edu.
Dean Marske reigns as 2009 chili chef champion
Alumni and friends who attended the 2009 Homecoming Tailgate party voted CLAE Dean Charles Marske number one for having the best tasting chili. Each of the UDM deans (or their dean associates) concocted a delicious chili recipe for voting consideration during the annual Dean's Chili Cookoff. Marske won't share his winning recipe, but says that he plans to have the same recipe at next year's Chili Cookoff.
Counseling Clinic receives grant
The World Heritage Foundation has awarded the UDM Counseling Clinic $30,000 to support the ongoing work of the Clinic. Assistant Professor of Counseling and Clinic Director Sheri Pickover led this fund-raising effort, and as a result, the Clinic will be able to make infrastructure improvements.
Approximately $60,000 has been awarded to the Counseling Clinic over the last year to support infrastructure improvements.
Career Services available for alumni
For alumni who might benefit from accessing the services of the UDM Career Education Center (CEC), a range of services are available, including: access to the full-time and part-time job listings currently in the job search database TitanCareerLink (www.udmercy.edu/cec), attendance at career development workshops, employer information sessions and career fairs scheduled during the year, one half hour resume critiquing session, participation in campus interviewing (based on employer interest), and resume referral (by employer request only). All events are subject to change. For a list of all CEC-sponsored events, please visit: the CEC Calendar of Upcoming Events. www.udmercy.edu/cec.
New and improved Varsity News web site
Keep up with student and campus news with the new online version of The Varsity News. The web site for UDM's student-run newspaper, The Varsity News, has been revamped and improved at thevarsitynews.net.
In addition to online versions of the Varsity News' print articles, the site features video blogs and the ability to submit comments. Upon registering you can receive the bi-weekly edition of The Varsity News as an e-mail and any breaking news updates that appear online.
College announces new Psychology major
Beginning in fall 2009, undergraduate students will have the opportunity to major in Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology. I/O Psychology applies psychology to organizations and the workplace and contributes to an organization's success by improving the performance and well-being of its people.
Topics in the field include motivation, stress, job satisfaction, selection and placement, job design, performance appraisal, organizational structure and training and development, to name a few. Emphasis is on understanding research and practice at the levels of the individual employee, work group, and organization.
Schussler Fiorenza
Cushing Lecture Series features Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza
Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza, the Krister Stendahl Professor at Harvard University Divinity School, and founding co-editor of the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, was the featured speaker for the second annual Cushing Distinguished Lecture Series at UDM on April 16. Nearly 160 people gathered in the Maureen A. Fay, O.P., Center in the Health Professions Facility to hear Schussler Fiorenza discuss "Scripture and the Rhetoric of Empire: A Feminist Perspective."
Schussler Fiorenza is an activist who not only reconstructs the ancient Christian "Discipleship of Equals" but works to promote its reality today. Among her many influential works are: In Memory of Her: A Feminist Theological Reconstruction of Christian Origins; Jesus: Miriam's Child, Sophia's Prophet: Critical Issues in Feminist Christology; Jesus and the Politics of Interpretation; and Wisdom's Ways: Introducing Feminist Biblical Interpretation.
UDM to teach "the language of Jesus"
UDM's Language & Cultural Training program is collaborating with Ishtar Cultural Center in Sterling Heights to provide the class, Aramaic 110, teaching the modern version of "the language of Jesus." The language is also relevant to 120,000 Chaldeans living in the Detroit area. For more, read the article, "Aramaic for the masses," published recently in C&G Newspapers.
