Current Students

Students, get ready for next semester at One-Stop Advising Day. Faculty and advisors will be available to help plan your courses, review program requirements and map out your academic goals.

This event takes place on Wednesday, Oct. 29, from 1-4 p.m. in the Briggs Building, Room 117.

Whether you’re exploring new programs or finalizing your degree plan, this is the perfect opportunity to get personalized, one-on-one guidance.

For questions, please contact Assistant Dean for Student Academic Affairs Kiantee Rupert-Jones at rupertkn@udmercy.edu.

Stop by Detroit Mercy’s Writing Center for a meet and greet from 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28 and discover how we can support your success. The Writing Center is located in the Briggs Building, Room 131.

This is a great opportunity to chat with our team, learn about the resources we offer and find out how we can help you with your writing goals, all while you enjoy some free drinks and snacks.

For the first time ever, Student Life, the Campus Activity Board (CAB), and the School of Architecture & Community Development (SACD) are combining forces to put on a premier community festival here on the McNichols Campus.

Safety Street trick-or-treating itself has been going on at UDM for more than 30 years. Safety Street begins at 4:15 p.m. in Lot F by the main entrance of the McNichols Campus. But this year, the Safety Street festivities will be immediately followed by SACD’s ‘Movies at Mercy’ event.

At 7:15 p.m., SACD will be screening in retro-style ‘drive-in’ the 2025 live action film How to Train Your Dragon. SACD students have specially prepared furniture for everyone to relax on as they enjoy the movie.

For more information on facade decoration and candy collections, head to Raftr, the UDM app. There are monetary prizes for best facade and most candy donated. Feel free to reach out to hisnersj@udmercy.edu if you have any questions. We hope you can participate in one or all sides of this fantastic event!

To volunteer for the event, click here.

The start of the Titan basketball seasons are upon us, with the Detroit Mercy men’s basketball squad debuting at Calihan Hall on Friday, Oct. 24.

Coach Mark Montgomery and the Titans unofficially start the 2025-26 season at 7 p.m. in an exhibition against Grand Valley State.

The Titans return a number of players from last season and will look to begin the season on a bright note. Detroit Mercy will also play at Wayne State on Thursday, Oct. 30 (5 p.m.) against Central State in the inaugural Horatio Williams Foundation Hoops & Culture Event.

Their season officially opens Nov. 3 (at UIC) and Nov. 7 (at Notre Dame).

The first regular season home game for the Titans is Nov. 11 against Cleary at 7 p.m. inside of Calihan Hall.

Join Titan Equity Nourish Network (TENN) in celebrating our community at the third annual community meal on Thursday, Oct. 30, from 5-7 p.m. in the Fountain Lounge inside the Student Union. All are welcome to come together to share a meal, connect and celebrate what makes our community so special.

Volunteer Chef Bob from RóBear Culinary will be preparing a delicious meal for all to share.

This event is free, but please help us plan and ensure there’s plenty of food, by registering using the link below.

For any questions, please email tenn@udmercy.edu.

The 2025 Bruttell Endowment for Social Ethics presents “Black Freedom, Religious Excitement and the Invention of a Public Health Crisis,” a lecture by Judith Weisenfeld, the Agate Brown and George L. Collard Professor of Religion at Princeton University.

This event will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 6:30 p.m., in the Architecture Exhibition Space, inside the Loranger Architecture Building. The talk is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be available.

Weisenfeld will examine the rise of mental institutions as public institutions in the late 19th Century and the increasing prominence of a racialized understanding of “religious excitement” as a public health crisis that served as justification for the institutionalization of the formerly enslaved and their descendants.

Weisenfeld’s research and teaching focus on African American religious history, religion and race, and religion in modern American culture. She is the author most recently of Black Religion in the Madhouse: Race and American Psychiatry in Slavery’s Wake and New World A-Coming: Black Religion and Racial Identity during the Great Migration, which was awarded the 2017 Albert J. Raboteau Prize for the Best Book in Africana Religions. She is also the director of The Crossroads Project: Black Religious Histories, Cultures, and Communities, which is funded by the Henry Luce Foundation and supported by Princeton’s Center for Culture, Society and Religion.

For any questions, please contact Chair of the Department of Religious Studies Todd Hibbard at hibbarja@udmercy.edu.

The event is co-sponsored by University of Detroit Mercy College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences, the African American Studies Program and the Department of Religious Studies.

Celebrate Halloween with the Detroit Mercy Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and the Titans at this frightfully fun event on Friday, Oct. 31 in the Titan Field parking lot.

All are invited to a spooktacular evening of Trunk or Treating from 5-6 p.m.

Then, stick around for the UDM men’s soccer game at 6 p.m. at Titan Field and show your spirit for the Titans as they take on Purdue Fort Wayne.

Costumes are encouraged. There will be a costume contest, so bring your best Halloween look and show off your fang-tastic creativity.

Bring your friends, grab some candy and enjoy Halloween, Titan-style!

All Detroit Mercy students are invited to attend an evening of professional and personal development at the Student Alumni Leadership Council (SALC) Annual Student Etiquette Dinner. This event is set for Thursday, Nov. 13 from 6-8 p.m. in The Loft, located in the Student Union.

Business attire is encouraged.

This year, alumni from the Women of Stellantis will present as well as lead roundtable discussions regarding the following topics:

• Developing your personal elevator speech
• The art of negotiation
• How to say no in the workplace

Please RSVP by Friday, Nov. 7.

Students are invited to a special Halloween season screening of the classic horror film Scream (1996) on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 8 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom on the McNichols Campus.

Admission:

• $2 entry fee (cash only)
• Free candy provided

Snacks and beverages available for purchase (cash only):

• Hot cocoa: $1
• Cookies: $2
• Popcorn: $1

This is a great opportunity to enjoy a spooky evening with friends, treats and a cult-favorite film. Proceeds will benefit TENN and future Business students. For questions or additional information, please contact noeljc@udmercy.edu.

Titan Equity Nourish Network (TENN) is hosting a fun and interactive culinary workshop led by Chef Jessica Mitchell on Tuesday, Nov. 4 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Lower Level of the Student Union. Learn how to make delicious, dorm-friendly banana mug cakes that are low waste and perfect for cozy evenings.

Come early as supplies are limited.

This hands-on event is a great way to explore sustainable snacking while picking up a new recipe you can easily prepare in your dorm.