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• October 02: Appreciative Advising Workshop takes place on Oct. 17

  Wednesday October 02, 2024
  

  

  Appreciative advising is a student-centered advising model that emphasizes positive relationships between advisors and students and encourages students to reflect on their aspirations, abilities and the resources they can draw on to succeed. This workshop is organized by UDM’s Academic Advising Committee and will engage new and experienced advisors in hands-on application of the appreciative advising model.

  Led by Assistant Dean of CHASS Kiantee Rupert-Jones and Associate Professor of English Mary-Catherine Harrison, the workshop will take place on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 12:50-1:50 p.m. in the CETL Classroom 324, McNichols Campus Library.

  All advisors and student support professionals welcome!

  RSVP to Carolyn Rimle at rimlec@udmercy.edu.

  

• October 01: All students welcome for Food Justice Immersion Day, Oct. 8

  Tuesday October 01, 2024
  

  

  Join University Ministry, in partnership with TENN (Titan Equity Nourish Network), on Monday, Oct. 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for a day of exploration, service and learning centered around the topics of food justice and food insecurity. Utilizing our Ignatian and Mercy values, students will visit SDM2, an organization in Detroit that focuses on providing sustainable solutions for local Detroit residents to combat the issues of food access and insecurity.

  Lunch and transportation will be provided at no cost. Students will meet in the University Ministry Office (Lower Level of Student Union across from the Book Store) at 9:30 a.m. for a light breakfast prior to departure. All students are welcome. 

  For questions, please email Associate University Minister Becky Vires at rvires@udmercy.edu or visit the University Ministry office.

  Reserve your spot!

  

• October 01: Submit for “UNREAL” SciComm Art exhibit through Oct. 31

  Tuesday October 01, 2024
  

  

  Please consider this opportunity to create and publish art through Detroit Mercy’s second annual Science Communication Art exhibit, “UNREAL.” Students, faculty and staff can submit applications through Oct. 31.

  This open call is looking for clever and evocative submissions that touch on topics like futurism, science fiction, inventions, fantasy, allegory/metaphor, challenging the impossible and dystopias/utopias. There will be opportunity to apply for funding. The exhibit will run for one week in February 2025.

  SciComm Art is an interdisciplinary form of expression that incorporates STEM topics, art and educational content. It includes all mediums and can range from more science-focused to more art-focused but always includes an interesting back story and engages audiences on an intellectual and emotional level.

  UNREAL. Extraordinary, Impossible, Nonexistent: this multiplicitous concept serves as a source of inspiration, a rallying cry, a warning and a tool of oppression. That which is unreal is limitless, but chipping away its edges has driven innovation, science and art for millennia.

  If you have questions, please email Maris Polanco at polancmc@udmercy.edu.

  Artists apply here.

  

• October 01: Inaugural Titan Move Challenge for students begins Oct. 1

  Tuesday October 01, 2024
  

  

  Join us for the inaugural Titan Move Challenge, happening throughout the entire month of October!

  This exciting event is designed to encourage fitness and activity among students as we compete to see who can be the most active on campus. Each week, participants can take part in new fitness challenges, including the fastest lap and longest plank, and enjoy our brand-new fitness classes offered this month like kickboxing and Zumba.

  Don’t miss your chance to win great prizes through weekly raffles!

  Sign Up Here!

  

• October 01: Faculty recognition event set for Nov. 1

  Tuesday October 01, 2024
  

  The 2024 Faculty Recognition event is set for Friday, Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. inside of the Student Union Ballroom. Full-time faculty, administrators and guests will all receive an invitation for the evening. Hors d’oeuvres and dinner precedes the awards ceremony.

  The event not only honors two distinguished Detroit Mercy faculty members, but also recognizes faculty from all of Detroit Mercy’s campuses, who contribute to the mission of the University and the education and development of UDM students. Being honored with awards are:

  • Professor Claudia Bernasconi, School of Architecture & Community Development
  • Assistant Professor Nadine Wodwaski, College of Health Professions and McAuley School of Nursing

  An electronic email invitation with additional information will be sent soon. We look forward to seeing everyone on Nov. 1!

  Faculty Awards.

• October 01: Detroit Mercy College of Engineering & Science part of consortium awarded $2 million

  Tuesday October 01, 2024
  

  

  

  In an effort to support industry-sponsored partnerships, University of Detroit Mercy’s College of Engineering & Science was recently one of five institutions in a consortium awarded $2 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

  The consortium includes UDM, Andrews University, Milwaukee School of Engineering, University of St. Thomas Engineering and Western New England University. Each school will receive $400,000 over three years as part of the grant from NSF’s Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) program.

  “This grant will better enable Detroit Mercy faculty and students to engage with industry-sponsored projects,” said Rick Hill, associate dean for research and external initiatives for UDM’s College of Engineering & Science. “Working on such projects provides our students the kind of experiential learning that is core to a Detroit Mercy engineering education, while also benefitting our faculty by keeping their skills current and helping them gain a better understanding of the needs of our industrial partners which they can then bring back to the classroom.”

  The focus of the grant is on emerging technologies prevalent in engineering and computer science programs at UDM, they include artificial intelligence, physical cybersecurity, product innovation, and robotics and autonomy. Potential opportunities for other disciplines include pure sciences, health professions, business and computer information systems.

  Hill said UDM will benefit from working with the other consortium members during the tenure of the grant, using each other’s strengths and experiences to support one another.

  The grant also serves as an opportunity to build new partnerships with those in the industry.

  “Engineering at Detroit Mercy has a long history of industry engagement, an example of this is the cooperative internships required of our students,” Hill said. “We plan to use this award to build on those relationships to expand the amount of industry-sponsored research conducted at the University.”

  Alumni, friends of the University and any potential industry partners interested in working with the College of Engineering & Science can contact Hill at hillrc@udmercy.edu.

• September 30: President’s Town Hall set for Oct. 1

  Monday September 30, 2024
  

  

  The first President’s Town Hall of the 2024-25 school year is set for Tuesday, Oct. 1 from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Fountain Lounge on the McNichols Campus.

  The town hall is an opportunity for employees to ask questions of and share comments with the President’s Council members, along with mix and mingle with UDM colleagues. Donuts, cookies and cider will be served to those who attend.