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• April 07: Softball to host Faculty and Staff Appreciation game, April 9

  Tuesday April 07, 2026
  

  

  The Detroit Mercy Athletic Department is holding another faculty and staff appreciation game on Thursday, April 9, as the Titan softball team takes on Green Bay. The game is slated for a 3 p.m. first pitch on Friday from Buysse Ballpark on the McNichols Campus.

  The Titans have 11 wins on the season and are 3-3 in Horizon League play early in the conference season. Detroit Mercy is also winners in four of its past five contests entering Friday’s home contest against the Phoenix.

  Admittance is FREE, and all faculty & staff in attendance can pick up a complimentary Titans hat from the marketing table.

  

• April 07: TENN needs your plastic grocery bags

  Tuesday April 07, 2026
  

  

  Support Titan Equity Nourish Network‘s (TENN) food pantry and deliveries by donating clean plastic grocery bags.

  TENN uses grocery bags for pantry and weekly produce deliveries. Your donation will help save funds and plastic by re-purposing gently used bags.

  Drop off to the Commerce & Finance Building, Room 05, or email mannincp@udmercy.edu.

• April 07: Telephone system upgrade at University coming soon

  Tuesday April 07, 2026
  

  Over the next few months, the ITS department will transition existing UDM phones to the Microsoft Teams Telephony platform. Teams Telephony is a widely used communications solution that provides telephone services integrated with Office 365 contacts and calendars.

  With this transition, calls will be made and received through an employee’s assigned computer. As long as the computer has internet access, phone service will be available, regardless of location. This ensures continuity of communication, including in situations where the University may need to shift to remote work.

  All existing University phone numbers will remain unchanged. Employees who currently use only an extension will be assigned a full direct inward dialing (DID) number.

  Departments will be migrated in phases, with all users within a department transitioning together. ITS will coordinate with departmental leadership to conduct a pre-assessment prior to each migration.

  Common area and shared phones will be transitioned at a later phase. Existing phone trees and call center services will also be migrated to the new system.

  If you would like to learn more about how Teams Telephony works, a YouTube short video series is available that provides an overview, including how to make and receive calls in Microsoft Teams.

• April 07: Triptych +1 features student authors at Book Suey, April 16

  Tuesday April 07, 2026
  

  

  To wrap up this year’s Triptych virtual reading series, join the Department of English for Triptych +1, a special in-person encore showcasing original work by Detroit Mercy creative writing students.

  This free event is set for Thursday, April 16, at 6:30 p.m., at Book Suey in Hamtramck. All are welcome.

  Eleven Detroit Mercy creative writing students will be joined by special guest alumna Sarah Pazur to read their original work.

  

• April 07: All invited to annual Celebration of Scholarly Achievement on April 9

  Tuesday April 07, 2026
  

  

  The 19th Annual Celebration of Scholarly Achievement & Community Engagement (CSACE) is set for Thursday, April 9, from 12-4:30 p.m., in the Whitty Student Fitness Center on the McNichols Campus.

  UDM friends and family are invited to join the celebration.

  CSACE is a university-wide event showcasing more than 200 research posters and presentations, including artistic displays, robotics, 3D models, lightning talks and more. CSACE highlights exemplary work from across all UDM campuses and serves as an opportunity to celebrate the academic, scholarly and creative accomplishments of our University community throughout the academic year.

  Highlights of the event include:

  • Research posters & presentations: 12-2 p.m. — Exhibits, models, robotics,  scholarly publications
  • Lightning-talk presentations: 2:15-4:30 p.m. — Award-winning research & poetry

  A complimentary box lunch from Subway will be provided.

  Guest registration and parking pass are required.

  This event is sponsored by Delta Dental, Alliance Catholic Credit Union and RIIS

  Guests register here.

  

• April 07: Psi Chi to induct new Honor Society members, April 9

  Tuesday April 07, 2026
  

  The University of Detroit Mercy chapter of Psi Chi, the International Psychology Honor Society, will be inducting six new members on Thursday, April 9 at 6 p.m.

  The short ceremony will be held in Reno Hall, Room 165. Pizza will follow the ceremony for those who attend. All are welcome!

• April 06: University announces 2026 Commencement speakers

  Monday April 06, 2026
  

  

  Commencement ceremonies for the University of Detroit Mercy are nearly one month away and UDM has announced its lineup of speakers across the four 2026 ceremonies for May 8-9 on the McNichols Campus.

  Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, CM, former president at both DePaul University and of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, is the featured speaker for the two McNichols Campus ceremonies that will be held on Saturday, May 9.

  Law School graduate Brian K. Zahra ’87, who has served many years on the Michigan Supreme Court, is the commencement speaker Friday, May 8 during the graduation ceremony for Detroit Mercy Law.

  Also on Friday, May 8, Detroit Mercy Dental adjunct professor Judith Jones will address the Dental graduates during the School of Dentistry ceremony.

  For full information on the 2026 Commencement exercises, visit Detroit Mercy’s Commencement website.

  From left: Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, CM, Judith Jones, D.D.S., and Brian Zahra.