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• April 09: Graduate Admission workshop set for April 14

  Thursday April 09, 2026
  

  

  Are you interested in applying to graduate school? Make your applications stand out by attending the Graduate Admission workshop at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 14.

  During the workshop, students will learn about best practices for requesting letters or recommendation and interview etiquette.

  The session is offered in-person in the Office of Admissions, located on the first floor of the Student Union, in Room 181, as well as virtually.

  The Graduate Admission workshop is hosted by the Center for Career & Professional Development and the Office of Admissions.

  Click here to join virtually. The Office of Admissions on the McNichols Campus of University of Detroit Mercy.

• April 09: DMTC presents ‘I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire,’ April 10-19

  Thursday April 09, 2026
  

  

  Detroit Mercy Theatre Company (DMTC) will close the inaugural season of the new Detroit Mercy Black Box Theatre with I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire by Samantha Hurley.

  Six performances will run in back-to-back weekends, Friday through Sunday, April 10-19, in the new Detroit Mercy Black Box Theatre on University of Detroit Mercy’s McNichols Campus.

  I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire is set in 2004 and follows 14-year-old Shelby Hinkley, who is obsessed with Hollywood star Tobey Maguire and creates a play to kidnap and marry him in her basement.

  “This play is as hilarious as it is heartfelt,” said DMTC managing director Sarah Rusk. “Shelby truly believes Tobey Maguire is her destiny, and through her obsession we get a look into the complicated emotions of growing up during the Y2K era.”

  “I absolutely love working with young actors,” said director Cassandra Svacha. “Watching them create and rise to the challenge is thrilling. I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire to college-aged kids is like a period piece; none of them were alive when this story takes place, so it’s extra fun to have them dive into this world in an anthropologic way. They aren’t reminiscing or remembering 2004, they have to study that world and build it for themselves.”

  The DMTC Ticket Office is open Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m.-2 p.m., with tickets being available for purchase anytime online. Individual tickets are $25 for adults; $18 for seniors and Detroit Mercy faculty, staff and alumni; and $10 for veterans and students (ages 4-college). Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. To schedule your group, contact Sarah Rusk at 313-993-3273.

  Those looking to buy tickets should note that the play is rated R and contains adult language and situations, including drug use, suicidal ideation and sexual situations. See full list of subject matter.

   SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS

  • April 10: Opening Night Celebration.  Join the cast and crew following the performance for a reception in the Lower Level of the Student Union.
  • April 11: Community Night. All tickets $10.
  • April 12: Detroit Theatre Discussion Project.  Join in the discussion following the first Sunday’s matinee performance as we welcome Professor Erin Henze from the Psychology Department at Detroit Mercy to expand upon themes and ideas from the performance in a talkback.
  • April 17: College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (CHASS) at the Theatre. Join CHASS in celebrating the arts on campus with $5 tickets for CHASS students and alumni with coupon code CHASS_5. Free tickets to faculty/staff of CHASS by calling 313-993-3270 or email theatre@udmercy.edu.
  • April 19: Closing Night

  Get tickets here.

  

• April 09: ‘Build a Boundless Future’ is retired

  Thursday April 09, 2026
  

  

  As UDM continues to advance institutional branding efforts, please discontinue use of the ‘Build a Boundless Future’ brand across all materials, including email signatures, collateral, flyers and digital content viewed by internal and external audiences.

  In the meantime, please use ‘The World Needs Titans’ as a bridge brand until a new brand is introduced and stakeholders have an opportunity to provide input.

  Brand development is ongoing. As a reminder, updates and information are available on the Detroit Mercy rebrand page.

  

• April 09: Earn service hours at planting day, set for April 11

  Thursday April 09, 2026
  

  

  For April Service Immersion Day, University Ministry is partnering with Alumni Relations to beautify the Titan Equity Nourish Network (TENN) gardens.

  Planting day is set for Saturday, April 11. Check-in will begin at 9 a.m. at the TENN gardens, located behind the Health Professions Facility, with a light breakfast of coffee and donuts. We will finish around noon with free lunch to follow. All are invited to come out and lend a hand.

  Participants will spend a day of service on the McNichols Campus and neighborhoods, earning three service hours, while learning about the importance of our TENN gardens for food access, sustainability and community building.

  This event is hosted by Laudato Si’ Student Group, University Ministry, TENN, Alumni Relations and the School of Architecture & Community Development and the Detroit Collaborative Design Center.

  Please contact University Minister Sammy Eckrich at seckric@udmercy.edu with any questions or for more information.

  Sign up for April Service Immersion.

• April 09: Political Science to induct UDM students into reactivated Pi Sigma Alpha honor society, April 10

  Thursday April 09, 2026
  

  Detroit Mercy’s Department of Political Science will induct 11 students into the National Political Science Honor Society, Pi Sigma Alpha, on Friday April 10, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 124 of the Health Professions Facility.

  The department is delighted to reactivate its Pi Sigma Alpha Chapter after some time of dormancy.

  The ceremony will be presided over by Dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Jocelyn Boryczka.

• April 09: TENN to hold thrift pop-up shop during De-Stress Fest, April 23

  Thursday April 09, 2026
  

  

  Need to relax before finals? Engage in some retail therapy during De-Stress Fest by stopping by Titan Equity Nourish Network’s (TENN) Thrift Pop-Up Shop on the second floor of the Student Fitness Center.

  Enjoy sustainable shopping while supporting TENN’s work. Join us starting at 4 p.m. on April 23 and shop till you drop! All proceeds go to a good cause.

• April 09: Annual WGS writing competition winners announced

  Thursday April 09, 2026
  

  The Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) Program is delighted to announce the winners of the 2025-26 Annual Undergraduate Writing Competition. The competition awards cash prizes for original student work exploring issues of gender, sexuality and/or feminist thought in categories of poetry, academic essay and short fiction/personal essay.

  This year’s winners are as follows:

  Poetry

  • First place: Melissa Converse – Blue’s Clues Never Covered This
  • Second place: Eemi Toma – I Do Not Want to Be the First
  • Third place: Kylee Foster – The Phenomenal Fawn

  Academic Essay

  • First place: Erin DeFever – Beyond the Binary: Speculative Fiction as a Lens for Postgender Futures
  • Second place: Allena Williams – Voices in the Margins: Biblical Women Reclaiming their Narrative
  • Third place: Candy Saputo – Domestic Violence: A Plague Infiltrating the Souls of Our Women

  Short Fiction/Personal Essay

  • First place: Sarah Soria – The Consistency of Wool
  • Second place: Erin DeFever – Matryoshka: A Cruel Legacy
  • Third place: Melissa Converse – Survive

  Congratulations to these winners and thanks to all the students who submitted their work.