News & Events
2009 News Stories for the College of Liberal Arts and Education
CLAE Inducts 13 Alumni into Hall of Honor
October 21, 2009
On Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, 13 alumni were inducted into University of Detroit Mercy’s College of Liberal Arts and Education Hall of Honor. The first annual inauguration was held at the Detroit Golf Club.
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CLAE Inducts 13 Alumni into Hall of Honor
October 21, 2009
On Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, 13 alumni were inducted into University of Detroit Mercy’s College of Liberal Arts and Education Hall of Honor. The first annual inauguration was held at the Detroit Golf Club.
Read moreUDM and Marygrove Present: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee!
October 19, 2009
A D-E-L-I-G-H-T-F-U-L ADULT MUSICAL COMEDY
DETROIT- Get out your dictionaries and prepare for a H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S night at the UDM Theatre Company’s and the Marygrove College Music Department’s A-D-U-L-T musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Opening November 13 and playing a limited two week engagement till November 22, 2009 at the Marygrove College Theatre, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is sure to warm your heart, challenge your spelling skills and have you humming all the H-O-M-E!
Read moreUDM and Marygrove Present: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee!
October 19, 2009
A D-E-L-I-G-H-T-F-U-L ADULT MUSICAL COMEDY
DETROIT- Get out your dictionaries and prepare for a H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S night at the UDM Theatre Company’s and the Marygrove College Music Department’s A-D-U-L-T musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Opening November 13 and playing a limited two week engagement till November 22, 2009 at the Marygrove College Theatre, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is sure to warm your heart, challenge your spelling skills and have you humming all the H-O-M-E!
Read moreUDM Theatre Company’s 2009-2010 Season - Great Theatre: Close to Home
October 17, 2009
The University of Detroit Mercy Theatre Company is presenting their 2009 - 2010 season of award-winning theatrical excellence in the Metro Detroit community. The 39th season will feature The Winning Streak, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Recent Tragic Events, Unheard Voices and Bleacher Bums.
Read moreUDM Theatre Company’s 2009-2010 Season - Great Theatre: Close to Home
October 17, 2009
The University of Detroit Mercy Theatre Company is presenting their 2009 - 2010 season of award-winning theatrical excellence in the Metro Detroit community. The 39th season will feature The Winning Streak, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Recent Tragic Events, Unheard Voices and Bleacher Bums.
Read moreBroadside Press Poets’ Theater presents Bilal Mutawassim
October 14, 2009
The Dudley Randall Center for Print Culture and Broadside Press' Poets' Theater will host Detroit poet Bilal Mutawassim. The event will be held in Grounds Coffee Haus on the October 18, 2009 from 3 to 6 p.m.
Broadside Press Poets’ Theater presents Bilal Mutawassim
October 14, 2009
The Dudley Randall Center for Print Culture and Broadside Press' Poets' Theater will host Detroit poet Bilal Mutawassim. The event will be held in Grounds Coffee Haus on the October 18, 2009 from 3 to 6 p.m.
The "Winning Streak" opens UDM Theatre's 39th Season!
October 05, 2009
DETROIT- Award-winning actor David Regal will be featured in Lee Blessing’s "The Winning Streak" which opens September 25 and runs for three weekends, through October 11, 2009. :The Winning Streak" is a bittersweet father and son story that proves that it is never to late too explore the need for family.
Read moreThe "Winning Streak" opens UDM Theatre's 39th Season!
October 05, 2009
DETROIT- Award-winning actor David Regal will be featured in Lee Blessing’s "The Winning Streak" which opens September 25 and runs for three weekends, through October 11, 2009. :The Winning Streak" is a bittersweet father and son story that proves that it is never to late too explore the need for family.
Read moreAuditions: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spellling Bee
September 17, 2009
The UDM Theatre Company and the Marygrove College Music Department announce auditions for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee on September 21, 2009. Community auditions will be held from 7:00 - 9:00 pm in Denk Chapman which is on the 1st floor of the Madam Cadillac Building on Marygrove College’s campus.
Read moreAuditions: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spellling Bee
September 17, 2009
The UDM Theatre Company and the Marygrove College Music Department announce auditions for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee on September 21, 2009. Community auditions will be held from 7:00 - 9:00 pm in Denk Chapman which is on the 1st floor of the Madam Cadillac Building on Marygrove College’s campus.
Read moreUniversities and Colleges such as UDM Participate in Yellow Ribbon Program for Veterans
August 24, 2009
University of Detroit Mercy is proudly participating in the Yellow Ribbon Program, a provision of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008.
Universities and Colleges such as UDM Participate in Yellow Ribbon Program for Veterans
August 24, 2009
University of Detroit Mercy is proudly participating in the Yellow Ribbon Program, a provision of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008.
UDM Receives Federal Contract for Cyber Security Research
July 24, 2009
University of Detroit Mercy has been awarded a $551,500 federal contract from QSS Group, an award-winning, high technology services company. The organization provides innovative solutions and advanced problem solving capabilities in information technology disciplines to U.S. federal agencies.
UDM Education Open House – 8/19
July 24, 2009
University of Detroit Mercy will be hosting an Education Open House on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 from 3:30 p.m. -5:30 p.m. in the Fountain Lounge of the Student Center on the McNichols campus, 4001 W. McNichols, Detroit.
UDM Receives Federal Contract for Cyber Security Research
July 24, 2009
University of Detroit Mercy has been awarded a $551,500 federal contract from QSS Group, an award-winning, high technology services company. The organization provides innovative solutions and advanced problem solving capabilities in information technology disciplines to U.S. federal agencies.
UDM Education Open House – 8/19
July 24, 2009
University of Detroit Mercy will be hosting an Education Open House on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 from 3:30 p.m. -5:30 p.m. in the Fountain Lounge of the Student Center on the McNichols campus, 4001 W. McNichols, Detroit.
History Professor Gregory Sumner Awarded Second Fulbright Scholarship
May 21, 2009
The Council for the International Exchange of Scholars has awarded University of Detroit Mercy History Professor Gregory D. Sumner his second Fulbright Lectureship to the Unversita of RomaTre, beginning in February, 2010. Sumner will live in Italy for four months, teaching students in Rome.
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May 21, 2009
The Council for the International Exchange of Scholars has awarded University of Detroit Mercy History Professor Gregory D. Sumner his second Fulbright Lectureship to the Unversita of RomaTre, beginning in February, 2010. Sumner will live in Italy for four months, teaching students in Rome.
Read moreUDM, Highland Park, MSHDA and Cities of Promise team up for Community Resource Day, March 28; UDM to offer free services
March 25, 2009
University of Detroit Mercy, in conjunction with the City of Highland Park, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), and Cities of Promise, will offer services related to University programs, schools, departments and clinics free of charge on Community Resource Day, to be held Saturday, March 28 at the Ernest T. Ford Recreation Center, 10 Pitkin (west of Third Street), in Highland Park.
Read moreUDM, Highland Park, MSHDA and Cities of Promise team up for Community Resource Day, March 28; UDM to offer free services
March 25, 2009
University of Detroit Mercy, in conjunction with the City of Highland Park, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), and Cities of Promise, will offer services related to University programs, schools, departments and clinics free of charge on Community Resource Day, to be held Saturday, March 28 at the Ernest T. Ford Recreation Center, 10 Pitkin (west of Third Street), in Highland Park.
Read moreUnited States Basketball Writers Association Host Sports Writing Seminar at UDM
March 24, 2009
The 2009 NCAA Final Four, the United States Basketball Writers Association and University of Detroit Mercy are hosting a sports writing seminar on Thursday, April 2, 2009 from 9 to 11 a.m. on UDM’s McNichols Campus.
Read moreUnited States Basketball Writers Association Host Sports Writing Seminar at UDM
March 24, 2009
The 2009 NCAA Final Four, the United States Basketball Writers Association and University of Detroit Mercy are hosting a sports writing seminar on Thursday, April 2, 2009 from 9 to 11 a.m. on UDM’s McNichols Campus.
Read moreBroadside Press Poet's Theater featuring Gloria House and Albert M. Ward
March 12, 2009
The Broadside Press Poet's Theatre will be holding a poetry reading on Sunday, March 15, 2009 in Grounds Coffeehaus from 3-6 p.m. This will be the third poetry reading of the semester, hosted by the Dudley Randall Center for Print Culture. Highly acclaimed poets, Gloria House and Albert M. Ward will be introduced.
Read moreBroadside Press Poet's Theater featuring Gloria House and Albert M. Ward
March 12, 2009
The Broadside Press Poet's Theatre will be holding a poetry reading on Sunday, March 15, 2009 in Grounds Coffeehaus from 3-6 p.m. This will be the third poetry reading of the semester, hosted by the Dudley Randall Center for Print Culture. Highly acclaimed poets, Gloria House and Albert M. Ward will be introduced.
Read moreUDM and Marygrove College collaborate to produce the musical The Threepenny Opera!
March 09, 2009
The Performing Arts Department of University of Detroit Mercy and the Music Department of Marygrove College proudly announce their joint production of the musical The Threepenny Opera. Opening at the Marygrove College Theatre on March 20 and running three weekends till April 5, 2009, The Threepenny Opera, directed by Arthur Beer, will highlight parallels between 1837 London and from 1974 to 2009 Detroit.
Read moreUDM and Marygrove College collaborate to produce the musical The Threepenny Opera!
March 09, 2009
The Performing Arts Department of University of Detroit Mercy and the Music Department of Marygrove College proudly announce their joint production of the musical The Threepenny Opera. Opening at the Marygrove College Theatre on March 20 and running three weekends till April 5, 2009, The Threepenny Opera, directed by Arthur Beer, will highlight parallels between 1837 London and from 1974 to 2009 Detroit.
Read moreUDM professor and alumnus discuss the changing economic landscape
February 03, 2009
University of Detroit Mercy Economics Professor Donald Byrne and Senior Research Analyst and UDM alumnus Paul Ballew '88, '91, will present an economics symposium on Feb. 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Student Center Fountain Lounge on McNichols Campus. The discussion will include the economic problems of 2008 and how the economy has been rapidly changing over the past decades. Both economic experts will discuss the U.S. economy from the Great Depression to now.
Read moreUDM professor and alumnus discuss the changing economic landscape
February 03, 2009
University of Detroit Mercy Economics Professor Donald Byrne and Senior Research Analyst and UDM alumnus Paul Ballew '88, '91, will present an economics symposium on Feb. 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Student Center Fountain Lounge on McNichols Campus. The discussion will include the economic problems of 2008 and how the economy has been rapidly changing over the past decades. Both economic experts will discuss the U.S. economy from the Great Depression to now.
Read moreUDM’s Theatre Company presents "Speech and Debate"
January 28, 2009
Sex, secrets, Internet blogs and videos comprise a snappy Speech and Debate! Questioning to find the truth in the midst of sex, secrets, Internet blogs and videos is at the core of Stephen Karam’s Speech and Debate, which opens at the UDM’s Theatre Company on January 30th and runs for three weekends, through February 15th. Edgy theatre comedy and technology collide head-on in this funny and touching tale of three teens’ quest for fame and free speech.
Read moreUDM’s Theatre Company presents "Speech and Debate"
January 28, 2009
Sex, secrets, Internet blogs and videos comprise a snappy Speech and Debate! Questioning to find the truth in the midst of sex, secrets, Internet blogs and videos is at the core of Stephen Karam’s Speech and Debate, which opens at the UDM’s Theatre Company on January 30th and runs for three weekends, through February 15th. Edgy theatre comedy and technology collide head-on in this funny and touching tale of three teens’ quest for fame and free speech.
Read moreDominican Sister discusses her photos of "The people of Iraq & the current humanitarian crisis"
January 27, 2009
Sister Beth Murphy will speak about her photography exhibit "IF THEY HAD FACES: JOURNEYS THROUGH IRAQ" at University of Detroit Mercy on Monday, February 2. She will give talks at 10 a.m. and noon. The talks will be held in the Fountain Lounge in the Student Center on UDM’s McNichols Campus. This event is free and open to the public.
Read moreDominican Sister discusses her photos of "The people of Iraq & the current humanitarian crisis"
January 27, 2009
Sister Beth Murphy will speak about her photography exhibit "IF THEY HAD FACES: JOURNEYS THROUGH IRAQ" at University of Detroit Mercy on Monday, February 2. She will give talks at 10 a.m. and noon. The talks will be held in the Fountain Lounge in the Student Center on UDM’s McNichols Campus. This event is free and open to the public.
Read moreBroadside Press Poet’s Theatre Feature Poets La Shaun phoenix Moore and Cassie Poe
January 16, 2009
The Broadside Press Poet’s Theatre will kick off the year with Detroit poets, La Shaun phoenix Moore and Cassie Poe on Sunday, January 18th from 3-6 pm in the Commerce and Finance Building, Room 138. The event will also include an open mike session.
Read moreBroadside Press Poet’s Theatre Feature Poets La Shaun phoenix Moore and Cassie Poe
January 16, 2009
The Broadside Press Poet’s Theatre will kick off the year with Detroit poets, La Shaun phoenix Moore and Cassie Poe on Sunday, January 18th from 3-6 pm in the Commerce and Finance Building, Room 138. The event will also include an open mike session.
Read moreNoted expert on U.S. nuclear weapons speaks at UDM
January 09, 2009
The Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive (CLASA) at University of Detroit Mercy is sponsoring a presentation by Frida Berrigan, senior program associate of the Arms and Security Initiative at the New American Foundation.
Read moreNoted expert on U.S. nuclear weapons speaks at UDM
January 09, 2009
The Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive (CLASA) at University of Detroit Mercy is sponsoring a presentation by Frida Berrigan, senior program associate of the Arms and Security Initiative at the New American Foundation.
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