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• September 29: Grab some UDM swag and free lunch at Thank-a-Donor Day, Sept. 30

  Monday September 29, 2025
  

  Thank A Donor Day takes place Tuesday, Sept. 30, from 12:30-2 p.m. in the Fountain Lounge of the Student Union on the McNichols Campus.

  Several activities are planned to educate students about how alumni and friends of Detroit Mercy enrich all aspects of the University. Students can:

  • Write a thank-you note to a donor and receive a free lunch.
  • Create a photo or video message to thank donors and be entered into a drawing for a $25 Visa gift card!
  • Participate in fun games to test skill and UDM philanthropic knowledge and earn Detroit Mercy swag!
  • Hunt for one of four plushies wearing Titans swag belonging to Tommy Titan on the McNichols Campus and choose which Detroit Mercy fund will receive a gift from an anonymous donor 鈥� and keep the plushie!
  • Wear Detroit Mercy or Titan apparel for an extra chance to win prizes!

  More information here.

  

• September 29: UDM hosts 20th Annual Great Lakes Bioneers Detroit Conference, Oct. 2-3

  Monday September 29, 2025
  

  Once again, UDM will host the 20th annual Great Lakes Bioneers Detroit Conference from Oct. 2-3.

  This year’s Great Lakes Bioneers Detroit (GLBD) Conference is a platform for community members to network and highlight innovative approaches to environmental and social challenges. The conference is for people of all ages who are interested in exploring topics, developing skills and motivating action for the betterment of our One Earth Community.

  Participants will have the opportunity to share experiences and learn strategies to ensure that humans are a positive force in our earth community while addressing the critical issues of public health and wellness; racial and environmental justice; indigenous (Traditional Ecological Knowledge, TEK) resource protection and sustainability; fresh water resource and Great Lakes protection; and recycling, food waste reduction and management.

  Learn more and register here.

  

• September 29: UDM opens new Black Box Theatre on McNichols Campus

  Monday September 29, 2025
  

  University of Detroit Mercy opened a theatre on its McNichols Campus Monday, Sept. 29, that it hopes will become a venue not just for the school鈥檚 , but for artists and community members across Detroit who need a place to come together.

  鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled to bring live theatre back to campus,鈥� said Detroit Mercy President Donald B. Taylor. 鈥淭his will enhance our student engagement on campus and provide community engagement opportunities for our neighborhood in ways we are only beginning to imagine.鈥�

  The state-of-the-art Detroit Mercy Black Box Theatre is designed to be a flexible, professional-quality space that allows students and faculty to explore innovative forms of storytelling. Located on the Lower Level of the Student Union, the venue will also be made available to Detroit鈥檚 varied community organizations and businesses for meetings, performances and presentations.

  Though there have been performances at various spaces on the McNichols Campus for decades, this is the first dedicated theatre space there.

  鈥淭he new Black Box Theatre will be a catalyst for creativity,鈥� said Greg Grobis, associate dean of the College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (CHASS) and associate professor of Theatre. 鈥淚ts flexible design ensures that no two productions will ever feel the same, empowering students and faculty to dream bigger, take risks and explore new forms of storytelling.鈥�

  Most important, it will be the new home to the award-winning Detroit Mercy Theatre Company, which will open its 55th season on Nov. 7 with a new adaptation of William Shakespeare鈥檚 comedy 鈥淭welfth Night鈥� adapted by Marc Palmieri. Most recently, the company produced its works at the Marlene Boll Theatre at the Detroit YMCA.

  鈥淭he Department of Performing Arts and Detroit Mercy Theatre Company cannot wait to return home to UDM鈥檚 McNichols Campus after more than 10 years away,鈥� said Sarah Hawkins Rusk, managing director of DMTC. 鈥淭his new theatre space will be a vibrant home for creativity on campus 鈥� giving our students a professional-quality space to learn and grow, whether they鈥檙e performing on stage or working behind the scenes.鈥�

  The 13,000-square-foot space cost just under $3 million and funded through investments by many donors, including several alumni who work in the entertainment industry across the country. It will seat up to 109 people, depending on the configuration of the stage, which can be adapted to each production. Lighting and sound technology is of a caliber being used in professional theaters across the country, allowing students to develop skills they can take directly to the workforce. The theater also includes a costume shop with laundry, individual changing rooms and a greenroom where performers can prepare and relax before and after a show.

  The Detroit Mercy Black Box Theatre will also strengthen arts and culture connections beyond campus said Jocelyn Boryczka, CHASS dean, noting its wider impact on both the University and surrounding neighborhoods.

  鈥淭he Detroit Mercy Black Box Theatre will energize arts and culture on UDM鈥檚 McNichols Campus, in our Northwest Detroit neighborhoods and across metro Detroit,鈥� she said of the Livernois and Six Mile corridor of Detroit. 鈥淭his space will host student productions, lectures, spoken word and musical performances, and other events that will drive community engagement. Our new theater exhibits how UDM lives its mission by creating a space where we can all reach for the听magis, the more.鈥�

  The theatre also represents a significant step forward for Detroit Mercy鈥檚 Department of Performing Arts. Andrew Papa, chair of the Department of Performing Arts, emphasized the impact it will have.

  鈥淭he Detroit Mercy Black Box Theatre is set to become a game-changer for not just the Department of Performing Arts, but for the entire Detroit Mercy community,鈥� he said. 鈥淗aving a permanently designated space for our theatre productions is an invaluable learning experience for our students. It will give them more opportunities to experiment, to work with technology that mirrors the real world, and even to develop their own student-produced work.

  He continued: 鈥淒etroit Mercy is a 鈥榣earn by doing鈥� institution, and laboratories are a key method for teaching our students. We have Chemistry lab spaces and Architecture lab spaces and even lab spaces for our Nursing students. And now, the student artists at Detroit Mercy have a laboratory space, too.鈥�

  Following a ribbon-cutting scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 29, the University will hold an invitation-only gala during the run of听Twelfth Night. Discounted tickets are available at special high school students and community members during the run of the show.听.

  鈥淲e look forward to seeing what our students can do with this incredible resource, and how the commitment to arts on campus will echo through the community,鈥� said Grobis.

  Learn more about Detroit Mercy Theatre Company.

• September 29: Joanna Fuhrman featured in virtual poetry reading, Oct. 1

  Monday September 29, 2025
  

  Detroit Mercy鈥檚 welcomes poet Joanna Fuhrman for a special reading, hosted by UDM鈥檚 Poet-in-Residence听Stacy Gnall. All are invited to attend this free event, which takes place virtually on Wednesday, Oct. 1, from 6:30-7:45 p.m.

  Fuhrman is the author of seven poetry collections, most recently including Data Mind听and To a New Era. Her poems have appeared in The Believer, The Baffler, Fence, The Georgia Review听and more, as well as on the Poetry Foundation and Academy of American Poets websites. Her work has also been featured in Best American Poetry, The Pushcart Prize anthology and The Slowdown podcast. A graduate of the University of Washington鈥檚 MFA program, Fuhrman lives in New Jersey where she serves as an assistant teaching professor of creative writing at Rutgers University.

• September 29: Guided 8-week retreat for UDM community begins week of Oct. 5

  Monday September 29, 2025
  

  Beginning the week of Oct. 5 and concluding around the Feast of Christ the King on Nov. 24, Meeting Christ in Prayer is an eight-week retreat that invites participants to engage in spiritual exercises as a lived experience within daily life鈥攏o retreat houses required, just an open and generous spirit.

  Each week, small groups will meet with a prayer leader who will guide participants through spiritual exercises and offer daily prayer suggestions to support their retreat journey. Additionally, a spiritual director will be available to participants twice within the retreat journey for individual spiritual conversation.

  This program is free and open to all members of the Detroit Mercy community. Weekly gatherings will include time for prayer, discussion and shared fellowship over food.

  For more information, please contact Anna Bryson at lawleran@udmercy.edu.

  

• September 29: TENN to host Halloween game night with community neighbors, Oct. 9

  Monday September 29, 2025
  

  Titan Equity Nourish Network (TENN) is hosting a festive evening filled with cider, donuts, games, crafts and goodie bags.

  All are welcome to join in the Halloween fun with Detroit Mercy’s neighbors from the Princeton Street Block Club and Theresa Maxis on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 5:30 p.m. in the Briggs Building, Room 101.

  Transportation is available for community members.

  Please email Chelsea Manning at mannincp@udmercy.edu with any questions.

  

• September 28: Mission Micro-Grant Program applications due online, Oct. 10

  Sunday September 28, 2025
  

  Now in its 18th year, the Mission Micro-Grant Program awards annual grants of up to $200 to any full or part-time Detroit Mercy faculty or staff member in support of a wide range of activities that promote Detroit Mercy鈥檚 mission of being a Catholic, Mercy, Jesuit, urban and student-centered university.

  There are only four criteria a project or activity must meet to be considered for a Mission Micro Grant:

  • The project or activity must promote one or more elements of Detroit Mercy鈥檚 mission.
  • You must personally be involved in the project or activity.
  • You must be employed by the University during the time the project or activity takes place.
  • The grant monies must be spent in the same fiscal year in which they are received.

  Please visit the Mission Micro-Grant website to learn more about what type of projects are eligible for funding and project deadlines. You can also browse previously funded projects and activities.

  The application process is very simple. One-page online applications are due Friday, Oct. 10. PLEASE NOTE: Only one grant application may be submitted per project. For more information or questions, please email Rosemary Weatherston at weatherr@udmercy.edu.