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• May 19: UDM summer reading program returns for 2025

  Monday May 19, 2025
  

  

  The Institute of Reading Development‘s Summer Reading Program is back for summer 2025.

  Since 1996, Detroit Mercy has partnered with the Institute of Reading Development, a nationwide leader in reading instruction, to help students in every grade–from pre-K through high school–build the reading skills they need to succeed.

  Did you know students can lose two to three months of reading progress over summer break? These summer reading programs turn potential setbacks into real gains and send students back to school confident and ready to excel!

  Unlock your child’s potential with fun programs that have already helped over 3 million students gain confidence and skills.

  Enrollment is now open! Limited spots are available. UDM employees receive a $99 DISCOUNT for enrolling their children.

  Secure your child’s spot here!

   

• May 19: Detroit Mercy students needed for summer investment camp

  Monday May 19, 2025
  

  

  

  Are you a Detroit Mercy student looking for a rewarding and enriching way to spend part of your summer? The Charlton Center for Responsible Investing is seeking motivated student volunteers to assist with its upcoming Beginners’ Investment Summer Camp 101, a dynamic educational experience for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors from the metro Detroit area.

  Camp Details:

  • Dates: June 23-27
  • Time: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., daily
  • Location: Commerce & Finance Building

  This week-long camp is designed to introduce local high school students to the fundamentals of investing, and your support can make a meaningful difference in their learning experience. As a student volunteer, you’ll have the opportunity to take on a variety of assigned roles and also have access to guest investment professionals.

  Why Volunteer?

  • Flexible time slots to fit your schedule
  • Hourly stipend provided
  • Complimentary breakfast snacks and lunch
  • A chance to build leadership experience and boost your résumé

  Spots are limited, so interested students are encouraged to sign up soon.

  To get involved or learn more, please contact Director of the Charlton Center Dawna Edwards-Rodgers at [email protected] or 313-993-3259.

  Take part in shaping the next generation of investors while gaining valuable experience this summer!

• May 19: Input needed on future development of Livernois & McNichols corridors

  Monday May 19, 2025
  

  

  Live6 needs your input via a 10-minute online survey about the Livernois and McNichols corridors.

  Please take some time to complete this survey. The results will inform planning for future development, improvements and retail interventions in our district.

  Your perspective will help build our community’s five-year retail and market strategy in partnership with Main Street America.

  We appreciate your input as longtime stakeholders and supporters of the growth of the commercial corridors and the businesses that anchor Livernois and West McNichols.

  Start survey here!

• May 19: DMTC receives national recognition from Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival

  Monday May 19, 2025
  

  

  Detroit Mercy Theatre Company (DMTC) received national recognition from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) for its production of “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)[revised][again].”

  The awards are as follows:

  • DMTC: Distinguished Achievement in Audience Interaction
  • Josiah Martelle and Li Udell: Distinguished Achievement in Backstage Run Crew
  • Alan Batkiewicz: Distinguished Achievement in Properties Design
  • Mason Modzelewski, Gavin Rapuzzi and Jordan Collyer: Distinguished Achievement in Performance Ensemble

  The KCACTF is a national theater program that engages 18,000 students each year, recognizing and celebrating outstanding and diverse work from college and university theater productions across the country. It provides opportunities for students to connect and develop their dramatic skills and seeks to improve the quality of college and university theater in the United States.

• May 19: Student Success Center open for summer hours

  Monday May 19, 2025
  

  

  Do you need a tutor or a place to study this summer? Come visit the Student Success Center (SSC), located on the third floor of the McNichols Campus Library!

  The SSC is open for students and faculty during the summer terms, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tutoring appointments can be made on TutorTrac by logging into your MyPortal account.

  If you cannot find a tutor for your summer course, email or call the SSC at [email protected] or 313-993-1143.

  Other services, including the Testing Center, College Life Coaching and Academic Advising, are also available.

  For a full list of services, please visit the SSC website.

• May 19: Volunteers need for TENN summer deliveries

  Monday May 19, 2025
  

  

  Titans, we need YOU! The Titan Equity Nourish Network (TENN) deliveries take place all summer long, and volunteers are needed to help deliver fresh produce to our neighbors.

  Please consider lending a hand with your muscles and cheerful personalities while bringing some smiles to the Detroit Mercy neighboring communities.

  Tap on the links below to sign up for bi-weekly Friday and Wednesday deliveries. Your participation is greatly appreciated.

  For questions please email Chelsea Manning at [email protected].

  Sign up for Friday Deliveries! Sign up for Wednesday deliveries!

  

• May 18: University Ministry launches blog highlighting student reflections on service immersion

  Sunday May 18, 2025
  

  

  University Ministry is excited to launch a blog highlighting stories from student experiences of service immersion with UDM.

  Titled “Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly,” after the biblical passage Micah 6:8, this blog serves as a record of students’ experiences, a way of sharing their thoughts with the larger UDM community and a place for students to learn from one another as people seeking justice.

  Service immersions are key experiences of a transformative Mercy and Jesuit education, rooted in service and social justice. These experiences include serving in shelters, soup kitchens, after school projects, urban farms and many other important community-based projects. They integrate cultural learning, relationship building, presentations from local community leaders, prayer and reflection. They offer a life-long path for our students to become “men and women with and for others,” and we believe that these experiences form student leaders who have critical minds and compassionate hearts.

  The first blog post comes from senior Tevon Conrad, reflecting on his spring break trip to Montgomery, Ala.—a historic hub for both slavery and the Civil Rights Movement.

  Read Conrad’s thoughts (and more student reflections coming soon) here!